Month: April 2020

My first impression that I would want to present to potential future employers is that I am a hardworking, successful student athlete in division I college athletics. I have met with the student athlete development people here at OSU many times, and they say having this on a resume can help me get far in the future. Play collegiate volleyball, being named captain as a sophomore, while maintaining a high GPA says a lot about my dedication to what I do. My strengths include dedication, leadership, and perseverance, most of which I gained through my volleyball career in college. What makes me unique from other candidates is my commitment to being the best at everything I do. Growing up playing every sport, I became very competitive, and still am. Whether it be in volleyball, school, or even board games, I strive to be the best possible.

Since I want to continue to work in the athletic field, it makes sense to convey this information in a situation wanted ad. I would present myself in my ad as a former DI volleyball player, competitive, driven, and hardworking, who is looking for a job in the athletic industry. I would explain that I’m open to challenges and will strive to be the best I can in whatever is open. I know athletics well and want to continue to be a part of it, even as a retired athlete. I want to play professional volleyball overseas for a few years after college, so I can include that in my description as well. One way I could make my ad visible to prospective organizations is by posting my ad on the “Beaver Athlete Network” forum, or on LinkedIn. The Beaver Athlete Network brings together all current athletes at Oregon State who are currently playing, retired, graduated, or connected to OSU athletics in some way shape or form. There are several people on the network I have connected with who work in various athletic industries including Nike, the Trail Blazers, Adidas, and many more. Not only can you upload your resume and explain yourself on your page, but you can post to a community forum. I would post my ad there, in hopes of someone who works in the prospective industry(s) seeing it and showing interest.

The last job I had was my senior year of high school as a barista at Black Rock Coffee Bar. I decided to apply for the position because my two older sisters worked at the same coffee stand, and they loved their jobs. The job description called for excellent customer service, being able to memorize many drink recipes, and make quality drinks for customers. My experience matched the description closely, but it also called for a lot more than what the description entailed. Being a barista in a small coffee bar was harder than I expected. Working five to six hour shifts while standing the entire time was exhausting. I also worked in the summer, which are busier times for coffee bars in Oregon because of the nice weather. This meant that there were almost always long lines of cars, and we had to work very quickly but correctly. There hardly no room for error because if you mess up a drink, not only does it slow down the line because you have to remake it, but it also leads to customer dissatisfaction. So, the description did not make clear the true amount of work and energy needed for this job. Being a barista may look easy, but it was an extremely exhausting job for me. Unfortunately I do not have the posting available at this time.

If it became public that a company I originally supported widely discriminates against something I associate with, I would most definitely no longer support that company. Even if I did not associate with the group they discriminate against, but I find it wrong, I still would not support them. For example, it was public knowledge that the company, Chick Fil A, discriminates against homosexuals. Before I knew this, I was a big fan of their food. My mom was actually the one to inform me of this. She said she wouldn’t take me to eat there because she did not support what they believed in. After I knew they highly discriminated against this group of individuals, my views of the organization changed. I didn’t like the fact that I would be giving money to a company that wasn’t accepting of a lot of people I that know, and that are close with my friends, siblings, and parents. I stopped eating at Chick Fil A for a while until my mom again informed me that they publicly stated that their views have changed. Of course, no one can really know if this is true, but my older sister’s friend who is gay, applied and got a job there, and said he really liked his new job. I am not someone to only give support to things I agree and believe in. If I believe a company discriminates against any groups of individuals, I most likely will not be a customer of that company, especially if it is a group that I personally associate with.

Organizations might decide to dedicate more resources toward marketing and product design rather than recruitment and selection because those are what the consumers see directly. Marketing produces advertisement and product design results in the finished product, which is what the public sees and decides wether or not they are going to invest in it. If the marketing and product design are not catching the eyes of the target market, then it will result in the company losing money. Prioritizing marketing and product design over recruitment and selection of employees has its positives and negatives. The positives that could come out of this are bringing high amounts of attention to the company and getting successful reviews from the customers. This is more likely to be the case if the company has been building for a while and has a strong foundation and culture. They negatives that could come out of this are giving all of the resources to these divisions of the company and potentially not getting the result they were aiming for. The only way to know if the company will be successful is after they produce the product and if the customers are satisfied. That being said, if they prioritize marketing and product design and start selling their product, there is no guarantee that they will be successful. Just because the company prioritized these divisions, does not mean that they had the best people within them to produce a successful product. But, who knows, if the company is confident and has a strong foundation, they could be successful in the end.

The last job I applied for was to be a barista my junior year of high school. Although this was now almost four years ago, I still remember the hiring process fairly well. Both of my older sisters worked at the coffee bar I was applying to, which was the reason I chose to apply there in the first place. Since my sisters worked there for a while before me, the hiring process was pretty laid back. Their managers were their friends, and they knew I would be great addition to the team because they loved my sisters. All I had to do was fill out and send an application and have an informal interview with the manager of the coffee bar. After going through the hiring process, my views of the job did not change from before. I knew that just because I was hired quickly and without much question, the job would still require a lot out of me. In my interview, the manager explained to me that working 6 hours in a coffee bar is not as fun as it might seem. Opening at 6 am and standing for the entirety of the shift while would be difficult, and maintaining great customer service would always be most important. Hearing that it would be a challenge excited me. I know that this hiring process wasn’t a typical one, and in my future they are likely to be much more difficult, but at least I have had the experience and know how it works for less-professional, customer service jobs.

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