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Domingues: Never Miss an Opportunity to Learn and Grow

Risks are often worth taking, so accept every challenge, CU Times' latest Trailblazers 40 Below honoree says.

By Tahira Hayes | Updated on March 06, 2016
women to watch melissa dominguesMelissa Domingues, CFO of the $576 million, Beaumont, Texas-based MobilOil Credit Union, was driving when she received an unexpected phone call that would change the trajectory of her career. The caller wasn’t a recruiter who would typically make a job offer, but rather an elated credit union CEO who was intent on offering her the job himself.

“I was up against people who had way more experience than me, even a person who knew people within the credit union, including the CEO … I really thought it was a long shot,” the latest Trailblazers 40 Below honoree said. “I applied for it anyway because I thought it was a good fit. However, I didn’t think I would get it.”

Domingues nervously accepted her first position in senior management, but still wondered if she could really do the job. During her 90-day review, she asked the CEO if he felt like he made the right choice.

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