Ellie McLaren, Hope '18
Hope College alumna Ellie McLaren, a Marketing Coordinator at IMV America, Inc. shares a little about her journey from Hope College to IMV America, Inc.
How did Hope College set you up for success in your field?
“Hope College taught me how to teach myself new skills.”
How did you get from Hope College to where you are now?
“I worked part-time as event staff at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts. I then got placed through a recruiting firm at a Holland manufacturing company doing data entry, and ended up getting hired full-time doing database management. I also learned CAD design and used it to manage their CAD files for hardware parts. I was there for about a year overall, and then I was found by another recruiter who was looking for a Japanese bilingual marketing/admin assistant who also knew CAD and had graphic design experience, and that’s what I am so that’s where I’ve been pursuing my career!
What is your favorite part of your career?
“Working in a Japanese company and getting to use Japanese with native speakers”