Starting Over...

As I forgot I had created this blog and why I had created it our teacher reminded us in class on Tuesday that we will have some sort of creative paper to do about ourselves and what we have learned this semester. Since I have forgotten about journaling every week for this class I am going to journal and recap what happen last semester and then begin journaling for the second cycle. I am also going to tell you a little about myself what makes me happy, what this semester has been like for me, and what I plan to do when I graduate here shortly. I am going to start with catching up on what happen in the last cycle.

We started the beginning of the semester by taking a test over the workbook we had to take the test four times until everyone passed it at the same time. I ended off last time saying I got an 83 and for the final test I got an 95% and everyone passed it because we all worked together as a team. I felt this was ridiculous at the time but now as we actually started having to do the simulation I realized how important it was to know exactly what we were doing as well as all of the rules.

Even after taking the tests and passing them I still felt so confused as to what we were going to be doing and how it was going to take place. I am a person that likes structure and although the workbook seemed as that I did not feel like I knew what to expect which makes me nervous. I think if I were to talk this class again I would ask more questions at the beginning so I wouldn't be so unsure of what to expect. I felt like we were just thrown into the class and the simulation but by just being thrown in we made up our own rules and learned how to manage as a corporation with our group.

After we were finally done taking the test then we had to pick who the group leaders also known the the interviewers were going to be. People just volunteered themselves. I did not realize that they did not have to be the Corporate manager at the time. If I would have realized this I would have been an interviewer because I would have enjoyed doing that. I was one of the interviewee and it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. I took my resume up to the interviewers nervous and they just asked questions about what position I wanted to be and how I thought I could better their groups.

When the interviewing process was over we were asked to rank who who's group we wanted to be in just like the interviewer were asked to rank who they wanted to be in their group and our groups were then posted later that day.


Resume:

BRITTNEY M. WAITE
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3722 Sims Drive, Decatur, IL 62526 217.454.5284 bwaite@eiu.edu


OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position as a Sales Manager or a Corporate Manager within a successful corporation.

EDUCATION Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
Bachelor of Arts, May 2010
Major: Communication Studies
Minor: Business Administration & Advertising

ACTIVITIES
Sigma Kappa-New Member Ritual Leader
∙ Instructed new members on sorority rituals
Caterpillar Leadership Institute
Richland Community College Youth Leadership Program

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Lab/Office Position, ADM/Corn Plant
Decatur, IL Summer 2008-Current
· Reformatted Standard Document Procedure forms and completed sign off process with plant staff
· Researched and presented options for document system purchase
∙ Inventoried laboratory equipment
∙ Calibrated equipment
∙ Developed spreadsheets


Lab Technician, ADM/East Lab
Decatur, IL Seasonal 2007
∙ Tested food products for e-coli and salmonella

Telefundraiser, EIU Alumni Services
Charleston, IL 2007-2008
· Performed outbound fundraising calls

Associate Trainer, Panera Bread Co.
Decatur, IL April 2004-May 2007
∙ Trained new employees
· Planned special events for staff

COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office Suite, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Indesign,Fireworks


VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Special Olympics
Good Samaritan Inn
Eagle Ridge Nursing Home
Meals on Wheels