1) Event coordinator at the Rockville Sportplex
2) Came in early to update client database so everything will be in order for company merger
3) Stepped into run a full soccer practice after coach informed me he would not be attending this was only 2 weeks into the job
4) Took leading role in a supply chain presentation explaining terms of payment and Incoterms to professor for my groups business model.
5) Took initiative to make client portfolio recommendations in factious client scenarios.
Problem Solving:
1) Working as an event coordinator I had to oversee conflicts with time schedules among several events. So if there was a scheduling conflict with their event room or rental space I had to offer a solution that was viable for the event.
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5) Worked with a newly hired event coordinator to improve company productivity by scheduling a staff person to help with clean up duty.
Communication:
1) Presented upper management with weekly progress reports on new hires.
2) Communicated time schedules to employees so that everyone knew their tasks for the day.
3) Trained several workers on being event leaders so they could run a full event at the end of training
4) Explained to customers how their event was going to be handled throughout the day and answered any questions they had on their event.
5) Handled customer concerns for their children’s coaching.
Adaptability/ Flexibility:
1) Had to step in as an event leader for coworkers who were unavailable for the day
2) First job out of high school was being a soccer coach for kids. I’ve never had any experience dealing with kids but learned on the job and ran a full event after only seeing how 4 events were done
3) Ran a 3-week beginner baseball camp with a fellow coworker having minimal baseball
Jesse Owens once stated, “We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” Athletic Directors run the business, it is their duty to keep everything running correctly and maintaining upkeep throughout their work environment. Athletic Directors can make or break a facility, many skills are needed to be successful in this job area. Being able to be organized, work under pressure, and communicate with others are big keys to success. This career is important because many people have a love for sports and sports need a person to support stability throughout time.
I did a good job because they only contacted me with their questions and I was able to give them my full attention. There was no confusion of who was in charge of Health Fair. My manager noticed my capability of being responsible and having the ability to supervise others. I gained more confidence in myself from this experience.
I looked in their faces and knew mine mirrored theirs. I didn’t want it to, but it did. Just ten minutes ago, we all were so jubilant. We were so sure we were going to win. We had all wanted it for so long, but we finally felt is as our destiny just a few moments ago. But as our opponent threw the ball in the air, I knew she was just about to serve another ace. However, when the ball landed three feet in front of our best passer, something snapped inside of me.
Being an athletic director seems like an amazing job because of the interaction with people and being around athletics. A lot of kids are involved in at least one sport, if not more, during their life time. Being an athletic director would give the opportunities for the kids to enjoy the sport or sports they are in by having an organized program and making it a good experience for them. An athletic director’s job is very important, they make sure every thing is in tact and organized. They make the schedules and let everyone know what is going on.
Last summer, I worked at a car dealership in my hometown as a cashier and receptionist. I was responsible for processing large payments, handling both the physical paperwork and the digital orders in our dealer management software. On the reverse side, I worked at Five Guys in a very team-oriented environment. Everyone had their own part to play, but our successes were ultimately a result of how well we worked as a team. This job also taught me how to juggle multiple responsibilities, as we were frequently understaffed and had to jump between positions.
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Samantha Ureno Professor Zia English 99 22 January 2016 The Science Behind Sports Authority “Nothing in a grocery store is where it is by accident. Every item on a shelf has been planned” (Paco Underhill). In the articles, “The Science of Shopping” by Malcolm Gladwell and “How Target Knows What You Want Before You Do” by Charles Duhigg, these authors exemplify effective marketing strategies which were composed by Paco Underhill and Andrew Pole. Underhill is an environmental psychologist; additionally he employs the basic idea that one’s surroundings influences ones behavior and invented structuring man-made environments to make them conducive to retail purposes.
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...ership skills and helped me acquire organizational and time management skills, a key combination for success at the graduate level.
From business conferences to weddings, there are events going on all around us, and where there are events there are event planners constructing it, putting it all together, while making everything run effectively. Event planning is always unpredictable and you need to be always ready for any problematic situation that may occur. When starting out there is a great chance that problems will occur that one will not prepared to face, but this is all a part of the improvement process. These situations should be looked at as a learning experience and should give you some ideas of how to improve one’s event planning skills and one’s own business. Because of all the hospitality, craziness, and personal gratification, I have chosen to become an event planner.
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