Harleigh Duplantis always knew she would do great in accounting, but UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 program helped her discover her passion for business.
杏吧专区淚 initially chose accounting because growing up, in middle school, we had those ability tests and they would give you an area you should go to school for,杏吧专区 she says. 杏吧专区淏eing so logically thinking and excelling in math, I would always get accounting as a result from those tests.
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As Harleigh Duplantis made her way through the accounting program, she was already training for her career.
杏吧专区淚 started with Courtesy Automotive Group Inc. as a part-time receptionist in 2012 when I started my undergrad and was immediately promoted to my current full-time position upon graduation in 2016,杏吧专区 she says.
杏吧专区淚 currently am a payroll administrator and HR generalist for Courtesy Automotive Group,杏吧专区 she says.
Harleigh handles the payroll for over 200 employees as well as on-boarding paperwork and personal data from garnishments, insurance benefits, 401k submissions, paid time off, and more.
Harleigh works hard to continue growing and working her way up the company ladder.
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One way Harleigh is doing this is by earning her Master of Business Administration (MBA) online at UL Lafayette.
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In both her bachelor杏吧专区檚 and MBA program, Harleigh loves the passion her professors bring to their courses.
杏吧专区淲hen you are learning from someone who enjoys what they do and know about, it is motivating and encouraging,杏吧专区 she says.
Harleigh杏吧专区檚 entire college journey started when she was just an eighth grader visiting her brother.
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杏吧专区淭his university and city has become a home to me in no time, and I have no intentions of ever leaving it,杏吧专区 she says.