What brought you in to the International Trade Industry?
Teaching English, and my desire to retain ties to Japan, led me to a position with Nissho-Iwai American Corp. At the time it was the 7th largest trading company in J...
What brought you in to the International Trade Industry?
My mom’s insistence that I stop trying to find a job “on my own,” put my humble pants on, and apply to a temp agency. Shout-out to Northwest Staffing, who immediately [a...
What brought you in to the International Trade Industry?
The same thing as everyone else…a fluke! Like most, I didn’t even know the brokerage/forwarding industry existed. I had originally intended to be a Spanish teacher. I...
What brought you in to the International Trade Industry?
After graduating from OSU, I had a minor in German (and majored in Business). Having this on my resume caught someone’s eye who gave me an interview and a company who w...
Q&A WITH EVELYN APPEL-SHAEFER, CRCBFA Secretary/Treasurer
What brought you in to the International Trade Industry?
I had a friend who worked for a Customs broker and they needed someone who could type. My interview: “Can you type?” “Yes.” “Can you start tomorrow.”...
What brought you in to the International Trade Industry?
I was working as a secretary for the President of an insurance company in 1977. I became tired of working on a project and my boss getting all of the credit. So I decided...
