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Work Experience June/July 2017
DIR By: ClaireG
Date: June 18, 2017, 11:54 pm
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This is a chance to reflect on your work experience placement -
the good and the bad - and communicate with each other about
your experiences.
Write a response to the questions below of around 100-150 words
(in total) and please comment on or ask questions about your
classmates' posts.
Questions:
1. What is the most interesting thing you've learned (either
about the business, the industry, yourself etc.)?
2. Describe the workplace (give lots of details).
3. Describe some of your duties while you were on placement.
#Post#: 44--------------------------------------------------
Re: Work Experience June/July 2017
DIR By: TDale96
Date: June 25, 2017, 8:54 pm
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1.
out and putting it back with the item. Using the markdown gun- a
little red sticker to put on the clothing. Unpacking the
delivery – toys, clothing, shoes, towels, beauty and putting
them on the trolley’s. stacking the shelves – putting items from
the storage room and put them on the trolley and take them and
stack them on the shelves. Electronics - putting magnets on all
the electronical appliances on display so people do not steal
them.
2.
we were in the meeting I found out that target was in debt last
year over 1billion and this year they are still in 600 million
in debt this year. I also found interesting was actually doing
something hands-on that I enjoyed but cleaning for 3 days was
boring.
3.
into target on the right when you walk in the registers are
there and on the left is the toys and clothes and lollies and
then when you walk straight that’s the baby clothes and kids
clothing and then when you go straight its layby and then left
is bikes and toys and on the right is linen, bathroom, hardware
and dressing rooms.
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Re: Work Experience June/July 2017
DIR By: TryMyBallsOfGum
Date: June 25, 2017, 9:38 pm
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1 The most interesting thing I learned while working at the
Reject Shop was their terminology, for example, Deep See
Recovery was the act of searching behind products on the shelf
to retrieve missing products, rubbish, or products fallen behind
the shelving units.
2 Small, but full, it was a small shop but it was manageable, I
was able to cope in this environment.
3 Recovery which was pulling stock forwards, folding boxes and
throwing them in the bin, stocking shelves, helping customers.
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Re: Work Experience June/July 2017
DIR By: TDale96
Date: June 26, 2017, 6:24 pm
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well its great that you learnt something that you can put on
your resume and to use in other industries. i hope you can get a
job in that industry or some industry like that. its good to
have customer service in that kind of industry. i hope to see
you working in that industry soon. :)
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Re: Work Experience June/July 2017
DIR By: Didyoueverhearthetragedyofdarthplagueisthewise?
Date: June 26, 2017, 6:27 pm
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Sounds like you guys were pretty busy and worked hard. Good job.
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Re: Work Experience June/July 2017
DIR By: ClaireG
Date: June 26, 2017, 11:54 pm
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--- Quote from: TryMyBallsOfGum link ---
>
> 1 The most interesting thing I learned while working at the
Reject Shop was their terminology, for example, Deep See
Recovery was the act of searching behind products on the shelf
to retrieve missing products, rubbish, or products fallen behind
the shelving units.
> 2 Small, but full, it was a small shop but it was manageable,
I was able to cope in this environment.
> 3 Recovery which was pulling stock forwards, folding boxes and
throwing them in the bin, stocking shelves, helping customers.
>
--- End Quote ---
Lachlan it sounds like the Reject Shop was a nice place to do
work experience - and seems that you had lots to do. Funny that
they call it 'deep sea recovery' - but it makes sense!
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Re: Work Experience June/July 2017
DIR By: ClaireG
Date: June 26, 2017, 11:55 pm
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--- Quote from: TDale96 link ---
>
> 1.
tag out and putting it back with the item. Using the markdown
gun- a little red sticker to put on the clothing. Unpacking the
delivery – toys, clothing, shoes, towels, beauty and putting
them on the trolley’s. stacking the shelves – putting items from
the storage room and put them on the trolley and take them and
stack them on the shelves. Electronics - putting magnets on all
the electronical appliances on display so people do not steal
them.
> 2.
when we were in the meeting I found out that target was in debt
last year over 1billion and this year they are still in 600
million in debt this year. I also found interesting was actually
doing something hands-on that I enjoyed but cleaning for 3 days
was boring.
> 3.
walk into target on the right when you walk in the registers are
there and on the left is the toys and clothes and lollies and
then when you walk straight that’s the baby clothes and kids
clothing and then when you go straight its layby and then left
is bikes and toys and on the right is linen, bathroom, hardware
and dressing rooms.
>
--- End Quote ---
Isn't that interesting that you got to find out 'inside'
information about Target in the staff meeting. I think retail is
a pretty difficult industry these days - maybe because people
love to buy online or use the internet to shop around to find
the cheapest stuff.
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Re: Work Experience June/July 2017
DIR By: judymae
Date: July 18, 2017, 8:18 pm
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1.
Spotlight was that they do not just do lights, most of their
shops are big, and they have different areas that can satisfy
different people and different occasions. Also I learnt that I
am a hard worker and when I start something I make sure that I
follow through and get the job done and I make sure that I put
my all in whatever job that Andrew or James give me.
2.
A description of Spotlight (Work placement) when you first walk
into Spotlight on the right when you walk in the registers are
there. On the left side of the store are fabric, bedding and
covers. Straight ahead on back wall, there are the curtains and
framings, then on the far right back area is the crafting area,
along the backside wall are all the wool and other crafting and
painting accessories. In the middle of the store is where we
keep the clearance and kids bedding and in the centre of the
store, they have bathroom accessories, and on the right of the
register is kitchen wear.
3.
objects/ items back into their right area/ shelves, cleaning up
or picking up anything that was on the ground and folding
towels. I also rearrange shelves to make it easy for the
customers so they can find the items that they want to buy.
;D 8)
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Re: Work Experience June/July 2017
DIR By: Didyoueverhearthetragedyofdarthplagueisthewise?
Date: July 18, 2017, 9:36 pm
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My work experiences was pretty interesting and I've never done
anything like it before. I also didn't have that much to do
other then socializing with event attendees and other
volunteers. Out of the 32 hours that I was volunteering I only
actively worked for about 6 hours, the rest of the time I was
just drifting around asking the senior volunteers if they needed
help with anything, or attending the presentations. I did enjoy
my time there though. The presentations at the event were really
cool and some of the topics like PC building and games
development related to my interest. I was a little stressed on
the first day because I felt lazy and though that I wasn't
pulling my weight because I was pretty much sitting down doing
nothing for the whole day. But on the second and last day I
calmed down and didn't have those feelings.
I really liked working at the event and I got along really well
with the other volunteers. I also really enjoyed talking to the
events attendees and had a couple of really good conversations
with some of them. In my previous jobs I always had trouble
communicating with others, and I could never really hold a
conversation. So I guess something that I learned about myself
while doing this placement is that my communications skills have
really improved since I last worked.
The work space was pretty large. The event took place at the
Chisholm Frankston campus in building D and building W. The main
events and presentations took place in building D, while work
shops, e-sports, VR and smaller presentations took place in
building W. Going back and forth between these buildings took
about 2 and half minutes each way. The week of the event was
also really cold so walking back and forth between the two
buildings got annoying very quickly. Building D was also very
cold because it didn't have heating and the rooms were so large.
The main stage area in building D was also a warehouse all of
its windows were open, making the place even more cold.
My duties at the event were registering and signing in event
attendees, handing out and collecting raffle tickets, telling
attendees where to go and what the schedule for the day is if
they needed help, cleaning, and moving objects.
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Re: Work Experience June/July 2017
DIR By: TDale96
Date: July 18, 2017, 9:39 pm
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That is very good helping the customers find what they need and
easier for them to find things on the shelves.
Glad you learnt a few things while you were there great job :D
Glad the cleaning was done :D jokes i did that the first three
days.
GREAT JOB
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