WEEK 7 EOC: PROFILE STATEMENT

Fashion blogger/ stylist with five years of social media experience. I collaborate with other fashion professionals to create   Skilled at identifying industry trends and applying them to my work. 

Experienced fashion blogger with over five years of social media experience. My years of collaborating with many brands and optimizing my online presence, I am the ideal candidate for a social media job. Skilled at identifying industry trends and applying them to my work.

Many years of fashion blogging and social media experience make me the perfect candidate for a social media position. Collaborating with many brands has allowed me to optimize my online presence and equipped me with tools for a career.

WEEK 6 EOC: JOB POST

“The American public has probably always been concerned about ethics. However, today, after recurring news events about numerous business organizations and political corruption and abuses at all governmental levels that most persons believe to have serious ethical consequences, these concerns have never been more significant.”  Before coming to The Art Institute I don't think I would have the skills that I have attained at this school.  Being here for the past year and a half, I have gained so much education about the business of fashion.  How this business can be cruel, but at the same time can be the most rewarding position.  The company Farfetch is one I have been following for a long time.  They have the biggest high end and luxury retail stores in the world.  They are an international brand that The independent boutiques within our community have been carefully selected for their forward-thinking attitude, unique approach to merchandising and diversity of brands.

They are located everywhere from Paris, New York and Milan to Bucharest, Riyadh and Seattle, but united in one e-commerce website. When you order through Farfetch, your order is delivered directly from the boutique to your door.  "Human resources managers should recognize that their behavior often speaks more loudly than the philosophy expressed in their organization's mission statement. Consider managers who specify food portions that violate truth-in-menu laws, their peers who raise hotel room rates in times of emergencies in states where it is legal (but perhaps not ethical) to do so, and managers in all segments of the hospitality industry who exaggerate benefits in marketing and advertising messages."

Week 4: Physical Attractiveness

In every work environment, there is always a tension of physical attractiveness.  The key is if employees and employers are going to stay professional and act accordingly.  Anyone inside the workplace is not supposed to mix in any personal life.  Then situations start happening such as, biased points of views, and favoritism.  "Just as employers face economic constraints, employees may be attracted to or deterred from applying for a position because of the money they can earn. It is clearly in the best interests of both the employer and employee for each to understand the realistic range of compensation available for vacant positions before these positions are advertised and applied for." The workplace is somewhere an employee needs and should feel safe.  It is prohibited to force oneself onto any sort of physical attractiveness.  If it did happen, the company can go through a law suit that may lead to more trouble at hand.  "Those managers directly responsible for recruiting a qualified pool of candidates must be keenly aware of the varied constraints they face prior to developing their recruiting plans."

Week 3: Workplace Fairness

"Employment law in the United States arose, in most cases, as a result of the demands of workers for better working conditions and the right to organize. Whenever these worker demands were deemed reasonable by a majority of society or the courts, legislation was enacted and became part of the accepted employment practices of the country."  Living and working in the United States we have many rights as citizens and paid workers.  If for any injustices going on in the work place, that employee is authorized to report it.  If for any reason, the employee does not report it.  The company can have a really big lawsuit if and when it is out.  The National Employers Lawyers Association acts on behalf of the employee for any workplace fairness.  "In other cases, the citizens of individual states or cities may vary greatly in their own views of what constitutes fairness in employment. Not surprisingly then, employment laws that vary greatly are likely to be enacted in those states and cities. As a result, you as a hospitality manager must be keenly aware of the individual employment laws that directly affect you, your operation, and your employees."  

Week 2: Case Study-Human Resources Management in Action

Being a single mother is one of the hardest jobs in the world.  I know first hand, because my mother is a single mother and I know what she went through to get my siblings and I to this point.  Donna, a hotel attendant works nine years with perfect attendance the whole time and she has one day to miss with her daughters graduation and they can't give her that.  I feel like hotels have many people on the extra board and one of those people can fill her spot.  I don't think their is a reason of conflict, because Donna wants to take one day off.  I feel like the hotel should understand that, and accommodate her on.  I feel believe in seniority, and if a person has an obligation to her daughter.  It is essential her workplace should support.  It is hard to find good hardworking employees that never call out and do their work as they should.