Jocelyn Benavidez discovered she enjoyed leadership while working as a salon manager.
She is taking her passion to a new level by preparing for a human resources career
through leadership degree programs at Trine University.
Jocelyn, from Waterford, Michigan, said she connected with Trine’s online Bachelor
of Science in organizational leadership (BSOL) program after seeing the course list.
She also enjoyed the opportunity Trine offered to earn credit toward a Master of Science
in organizational leadership (MSOL) while completing her bachelor’s program, which
she finished last year.
“I was able to complete half of my master's courses by the time I graduated with my
BSOL,” she said. “Of course, I now must complete my graduate degree!”
She had many “Aha!” moments through the BSOL program and was able to take what she
learned and apply it right away, both professionally and personally.
“I honestly just enjoyed the whole program. I was intrigued by what I was learning
and had interest in the topics,” she commented. “This made it enjoyable.”
Once she completes her last two courses for the MSOL, she plans to seek Society of
Human Resource Management (SHRM) and/or Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification
and begin working as a human resources director.
“(Trine’s) program gives you all the tools and resources to be a great leader,” she
said. “If you’re someone who is ready to really learn and absorb the amazing information
it has to offer, then the program is perfect. The courses online with online textbooks
were a huge bonus as well.”