Customer Service Project

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November 17, 2012

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Presentation/Resume Reflections

Posted in . on Saturday, October 20th, 2012 by ******@*******.***

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Oct 20

As our presentation Monday nears, our group is trying to narrow down our topic to one idea. The root of our problem we believe lies within the communication between International and American students. Our theme for the remainder of the project will be focused on bridging the gap . Today our group met to discuss more about the PowerPoint and how we will connect with the audience. After watching the Ted Talks videos we wanted to focus on bringing the issue to life. It s not enough just to propose an idea/problem; you have to get your audience involved and connect with them on an emotional level to gain their interest. In order to achieve this we asked Maggie if she would share her story of being an International student with the class. The first day we met as a team Maggie expressed her fear of speaking in front of large groups. I was so proud of her today when she agreed to tell her story. Not only will it help our project but it will also help Maggie get over her fear of speaking in font of crowds. As far as the rest of the presentation goes, we still have a lot of work. I think my most challenging role for the weekend will be revising the PowerPoint and narrowing down the points for the presentation.

The resume assignment this week required a lot more than I expected. After going to the workshop last week I started to think about how to tailor my resume to a future job. I thought my current resume was well written but after the workshop I went back and read through it. I found that in my writing I focused too much on tasks and not enough on how those tasks benefitted others and myself. With the newly revised resume, I tried to elaborate more on how my accomplishments benefitted the company. I started looking on Nikebiz for the project and it took me a lot longer than I thought it would to find a post that I was interested in. While reading through the job posting it occurred to me that tailoring a resume to a specific posting is difficult.

With each bullet point I chose action words that I felt embodied Nike and verbs I try to embody on a daily basis. I took time in looking back on my working experiences and how each of my past job experiences have helped me grow. Also in the resume I focused on my experiences with Nike that would impress future employers within the company. I tried to show how versatile I was within Nike that included, customer service, apparel displays, and product management.

Looking into job openings I found many required 5+ years of retail experience or an MBA. This had led me to start thinking about my future and if I wanted to pursue an MBA after my four years at UO. Making plans for the future is very terrifying. I blame this anxiety on my inability to change. I want to be successful and work in a fast-paced environment like Nike, but at the same time I am hesitant. I always think about what could go wrong instead of the positive. Subconsciously I love the fast paced feel of Nike, and when I m working I thrive off the energy. I have discovered that if I think too much about something I try to dissuade myself from doing it. In these next couple of week I want to start consciously identifying times when I am over thinking situations and just need to go with the flow.

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