Jones Succeeds Despite Doubts

Sienna Jones spent most of her time during high school in the greenhouse which inspired her to join the natural resource club at Snow College. Her hands-on experience expands her passion for plants and agriculture and drives her career goal to work in an agriculture or natural resource position.

Jones wants to help others manage and improve land to grow crops, raise livestock, harvest timber, and respond to the needs of her customers. Landing a spot that allows her to be outside often will be a bonus since she loves to spend her free time there.

While taking an agriculture career exploration course last semester, Jones learned about a position for a soil conservationist internship. After using the resume template available on the Snow College Career Center web page, she sought help from Stacie Durrance, a career advisor.

“Stacie helped me to realize my accomplishments and advised me to include detailed information about my previous job that I had not considered.” After working with the Career Center, Jones received the soil conservationist internship.

Jones’ works for the Natural Resource Conservation Service where she assists in creating management plans for others who are seeking to improve their land quality.

“I am currently taking a GIS Navigation class at Snow College, which has proven to be useful for my internship because I use maps and UTM coordinate systems frequently,” Jones says, “Even though the application process for my job required many hours of my time and effort, it was worth it!”

Jones advice to others is to apply for positions even if you have doubts. “Put forth the effort and apply because you never know what opportunities it will open up to you. Always be striving for resume building experiences because Snow College offers them constantly.”