Christian Flores

Hi, my name is Christian Flores. I was born in Missouri and raised in San Antonio, Texas. A little fun fact about me is that younger me would never have guessed I would find myself in the HR career path. I was one of the many who never could quite figure out what they wanted to do even as I was going to college. I went to college and earned an Associate’s Degree in Computer Science, but I found it wasn’t for me until I tried an HR job over the Summer afterwards that made me think THIS is the career for me. I have earned my Associate’s Degree in Human Resource Management since then while working here at NSTEM. I accepted a leadership position because I always like to try new things. I believe that everyone should at least try to experience something new when they can because you never know what might catch your fancy unless you experience it firsthand. I have some experience in a leadership position when I worked as a HR Coordinator/Supervisor from one of my previous jobs. This has taught me the importance of communication both as a leader and when working with a team. I learned how things that might be common sense to some might not be common sense to others, and instructions need to be as clear and concise as possible because work can be left undone otherwise. Additionally, I find that an important skill to have as both a team leader and coworker is to make note of everything whether it is tasks assigned to you or great plans/ideas that you think of out of nowhere. From personal experience, I have to write everything down otherwise I am liable to forget crucial details. The last bit of experience and advice I bring ties with the previous one. When assigning tasks and making announcements, it is important to write it down and post it whether it’s through email or group chat to ensure that those who weren’t there in person know what is going on, and everyone has something to go back and look at in case they forgot something.