Valerie Marques, Event Services Coordinator

I learned a lot from eCruit and the company itself. I learned that with enough effort and dedication, this economy isn't so bad because of opportunities like this. You really get a feel of each department that most companies have, and how you fit into it. It's a great way to see what interests you and what you wouldn't want to do for any future job, not just etouches. But it also provides a great learning tool to how this company runs and what it takes to make it successful. 

I was most interested in the Events Services department at eCruit, because I had experience with events at my last job and I grew to really enjoy it. Luckily, with Leonora's intuition, she placed me into this department. I have learned so much since then, and I am really content with where I ended up. I worked with support for a while and it was a great way to help me get introduced to the software and then I started to dabble into different projects and now I think I am really getting the hang of how everything works.  

I haven't had a job in a while where I actually enjoy what I do and the people I work with. I love the atmosphere here at etouches, it makes work so much more pleasant and enjoyable. I think that the entire team really cares about their work and what their role is, which makes it easier to get work done. There definitely is teamwork at etouches and that is why I think this company will gain even more success in the future.

My goal at etouches is to really gain knowledge on everything in the Events Services team along with knowing everything about our software. I would like people to come to me for help instead of the other way around. I would also love to see this company continuously grow and be successful. Personally, I just want to really still enjoy what I do at work years to come and to continue to be happy with everything in my life.

Jake Diserio, Marketing Coordinator

Going into eCruit, I was not too sure what to think. I was both excited and curious to see what the week would bring. Regardless of what the program had in store for us, I felt that it would be a good opportunity to learn something new and to be in a start-up office environment for a week.

My experience during the eCruit program was genuinely positive. I thought I knew a bit about what running a business entailed, but it truly felt like I was taking a week long MBA course, taught by actual professionals at the top of their game. While each person presented in a slightly different style, they were all equally engaging and knowledgeable about their topic and inspired me to keep soaking up everything they had to say.

I can say that I came out of eCruit a much more knowledgeable person about what it takes to run and to be a part of a SaaS (software as a service) startup, as well as a new inspiration to work in an environment like etouches. I realized through seeing actual professionals in their work place, what it takes to successfully keep a company like etouches moving in the right direction, both business and culture wise.

Upon completing my introduction to the company and getting up to speed with the product with the Support Team, I began my career with Sales, only to move to Marketing. While I initially thought that Sales was right for me, I began to realize, along with our CEO’s, Leonora Valvo, intuition that my skillset was best suited for Marketing. Prior to etouches I had done a lot of work in video and multi-media production, something that etouches had not tapped too deeply into up to that point. Once I made the change, I began brainstorming and implementing a number of video campaigns to help promote etouches.

I do not know too many people that wake up each and every day and look forward to heading off to work. I really enjoy the people I work with, company wide, and especially among the team I work with. Additionally, I like the work that I do and think it’s really cool seeing tangible contributions to the company.

Viviana Apuril, Client Support Representative

Chet Schmid, Sales Director

I thought that ecruit would a training seminar of sorts for etouches, yet I was surprised by variety and depth of information that was taught during the sessions.   

I felt as if etouches was a weeklong class as to the interworking of the software industry and its various components. The quality and amount of information produced during this week was almost comparable to four years of college. 

Ultimately, eCruit provided me with the knowledge and insight into the world of software, which has built my confidence going into the workforce. 
I was forayed into sales.

My first day was amazing. Everyone was very nice and always willing to help me in anyway.