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Just Hired: Tressa Rogers

July 12, 2024

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MACOMB/MOLINE, IL - - Meet Tressa Rogers, a Spring 2024 Agriculture Science graduate who recently accepted a position at Illinois Natural History Survey, part of the Prairie Research Institute through the University of Illinois.

Rogers said the interview was conducted over Zoom with the two people who would eventually become her supervisors.

"About two weeks after the interview, I received an offer from the company and I promptly accepted," Rogers said.

Rogers said her professors at WIU, including Ag Communication Instructor Jana Knupp, were integral in her early career success.

"Her Success Strategies class and her Personal Development and Leadership in Agriculture class taught me a lot of tactics to use while interviewing and applying for jobs," Rogers said. "These classes also taught me interview and phone etiquette and how to format a proper resume, cover letter, reference page and LinkedIn page."

Rogers said she plans to continue to follow WIU and maintain contact with the organizations she was involved in throughout her career.

Posted By: Aaron Viner (AP-Viner@wiu.edu)
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