For my interview, I interviewed a family friend, Kate who does ordering for her deli. The menu there has many things from sandwiches to some bake goods and soups, among other things. I asked her questions about how she decides what to order, how often, damaged goods, suppliers…etc. I learned a lot from this interview, and I feel like it gave me some more comprehension of the hospitality purchasing field. From budgets to controlling inventory, there are little details that can make you make mistakes when ordering, so by talking to someone who has done this for a while it helps you to learn from their mistakes and their tips for purchasing. First of all, I asked her how she knows what she needs. Kate described the process as being easy for …show more content…
One of which was about the technology she uses when purchasing. She said she first uses old fashion pen and paper to write down what she needs, then after ordering it by phone, because the supplier calls her instead of vice versa, she enters it into a program on her computer that allows her to easily look up records for last year or even further back so she can more readily make future predictions. I found that interesting that she writes it down on paper first, but she explained it helps reduce mistakes by making sure her order is finalized before adding it to her computer. After hearing how she does her purchasing I was curious to know if she had a budget of sorts, something to make sure her spending wasn’t harming the business. She told me that yes she does have a budget but she gets a bonus if she stays below her budget. The amount she is given changes yearly based on sales, and she explained how she pretend she has about $1000 less to work with each year to make sure she stays within it, only using that last $1000 if she needs it. I thought that was an interesting tactic and very smart too, since she gets a bonus if she stays below her budget. Going back to an earlier question she commented on that working with a sometimes small budget was also a big challenge for her job. But what if a customer asked her order something special for them, I was curious what she would do in that situation. Kate replied that she is sometimes unable to do so, depending on how much of her budget she’s met already and if that customer is a regular or not, because they may only come in once and never buy the thing they ask for again. Then she would be left with a product that may or not sell and that a huge risk. If the supplier offers it she said she may depending on what it was and how expensive it was to order, and if she knows that particular customer. It made sense to me, because you’d want your
I thought it would be a good idea to revisit the training styles of my first interview with general manager Terrel from West Virginia 's Red Lobster. We began the interview with the recap of our first interview, which mainly focused on the training and development of future managers of Red Lobster restaurants. For this interview, I wanted to focus on the entire training process from a new employee to the general manager position.
I felt that this response was the least ethical. Firstly, the salesperson would have taken advantage of the customer for personal gain. Secondly, a salesperson should not assume anything about the customer. If a salesperson were to assume anything, it should be through analysis of the customer’s needs. Even then it shouldn’t be an assumption, but an educated decision.
Although my group was not able have the second interview with Sheraton Suites Hotel, I was able to gain a lot of knowledge about a different company. I learned much about an extremely popular lodging franchise (Motel 6 and Studio 6) and from that I can enlighten people around me that next time I am traveling and pass one of them. Like I said before, I was not very familiar
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[Accessed: 20 Feb 2014]. Appendix Interview questions How long have you been a manager at this business for? Do you have a degree in management or a qualification in it? Have you received any managerial training in this job or a previous job? How long did it take you to become a manager?
McDonalds, a limited service restaurant whose staple menu items are hamburgers and fries intends to offer a Turkey burger option in response to the consumer’s desire for healthier menu options. This may lead the way for future Vegan menu options. This new option will follow the procedures already in operation. Cycle Time Cycle time is the amount of time needed from the initiation of the concept to the completion of the project where new item is implemented into the menu. Initially, the concept is reviewed.
· There is the possibility of the supplier integrating forwards in order to obtain higher prices and margins. This threat is especially high when
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One in person, and one via remote chat. The in-person interview was conducted at a medium sized public library while the virtual interview was posed to a reference librarian at a large academic library. Both reference librarians were asked for book recommendations. The question was posed as “I am looking for some book recommendations, my boss tasked me with providing a selection of books on finance for various user groups. Can you help me?”.
Also, I witnessed her going to work and how it affected her when her job had to move locations. Here were her responses. How were you affected when you had to go to work 45 minutes farther than what you were used to? I had to spend more money traveling paying tolls, gas, wear and tear on car, and had to get up earlier for work and also would get home later from work. How was it adjusting to working with new people from a different branch?
Company sales are important even if you are not interviewing for a sales job. If you have reviewed several years of annual reports, you can easily see if the company's sales have gone up or down. Asking questions about the company's sales during an interview scores lots of points because it shows you have done your homework.
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With our growing obsession of food culture, and an estimate of 16 million restaurants worldwide, there is one neglected element that has been right in front of us all this time: the menu. When it comes to profits, the menu is not only important; it is everything in a successful restaurant brand identity. Research has found that a customer only takes an average of 109 seconds reading a menu. This is the time limit one has to impress and sell. This essay will outline different ways and means on how the graphic designer under-take different methods to turn the menu into a sales tool for the restaurant and will discuss menu design techniques to help boost the effectiveness of the ‘silent salesperson’ onto customers and increase profits (Pavesic, 2013).
In this recent time, too many job seekers stumble through interviews as if the questions are coming out from blue moon. Though, any types of questions should be expected in interviews in any given circumstances. Study this 15 possible interview questions and answers to be successful at job interviews below and plans your interview answers on time so that you 'll be prepared to answer the questions with confidence. Also, be prepared to discuss your strengths, experience and desired salary range. Practice your answers out loud before the big day.
I prepared a questionnaire and included all the relevant questions as stated in the assignment. I was fortunate to get a prompt reply with a narrative description. A phone interview was scheduled on September 23rd to fill in the gaps of the questionnaire which help me in articulating the details for the questionnaire. Since I already had a questionnaire completed by the manager, I was able to formulate more questions based on the questionnaire. This made my note-taking using MS OneNote easy and aided me in preparing the content for this