Week 7 EOC: Profile Statements

Passionate creative consultant who enjoys seeking the latest fashion trends by researching the latest fashion websites. Always offering a company loyalty and dedication.

An experienced fashion creative consultant, who will deliver great customer service to the consumers that need styling services.

Motivated consultant who is eager to serve consumers and always excel in customer service, with proven experience in customer service and has communication and interpersonal skills. 

Week 6 EOC: Job Posting for Sweetwater Travel

JOB DESCRIPTION

Sweetwater Travel is a company located in Livingston, Montana founded in 1995 by three Vermillion brothers (Dan, Jeff and Pat and Ron Meek). Sweetwater Travel is a family owned business that provides the best of class fly fishing experience. Sweetwater Travel Company has helped build and create some of the best known loges in the business (some include: Royal Amazon, Lodge in Brazil, and Mangrove Cay Club in the Bahamas). We make sure to plan out a trip in which our clients can encounter the greatest fly fishing experience. We encourage our clients to take plenty of pictures, so epic catches are well-documented.

A day in the Sweetwater…

·         Prepare and come up with a trip for our client(s)

·         Travel to our feature destination

·         Carry at least two rods (one by Sage and one by Echo)

·         Carry-on a waterproof Simms backpack (which will hold laptop, camera, satellite phone, passport, and reading material)

·         Checked Duffel Bag (will pack waders, guide raincoat, new pair of wading boots, Altera Alpaca socks, fingerless gloves, UV-protection gloves by Buff)

·         Carry a plastic briefcase (bring two or three dozen flies {some trips might require five dozen flies})

·         Use dyed bucktail, feathers, bunny fur and foam on single, barbless hooks

·         Keep a supply of materials at the fishing camp

·         Guide our clients into the wildernesses

·         Fly Fishing

·         In the evenings will sit around a fire camp tying flies late into the night

JOB REQUIREMENTS

·         Ability to perform travel agent responsibilities

·         Be willing to travel and be out in the wilderness for days (sometimes weeks)

·         Ability to guide/leadership skills

·         Communication skills (be able to communicate with our clients as well as being  able to interact with our clientele)

·         Meet our client expectations

·         Have fly fishing abilities/skills

·         Be willing to do research (must have prior knowledge of environment, eco systems, and must know fly fishing terminology)  

·         Must be able to perform fly tying, dry fly tips and tricks, knot tying, fly; casting etc.

·         Ability to carry numerous amounts of pounds

·         First Aid certification

·         Be Family oriented

We’ve got you covered…

We are a company that not only cares about our clientele but we also care greatly about our employees. Our employees are like a part of our family. We plan astonishing trips for our clients while our employees enjoy the very same experience. Come onboard and be a part of Sweetwater Travel. Turn your dreams and to reality while we visit feature destinations such as Suskeena Lodge, Mangrove Cay Club, French Polynesia, and many other destinations.

Websites

http://www.sweetwatertravel.com/
http://www.wsj.com/article_email/what-it-takes-to-go-fly-fishing-with-the-president-1424214978-lMyQjAxMTI1MDE0OTQxMzkzWj
http://fishandboat.com/fish_skills.htm
http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobseeker/jobs/jobdetails.aspx?sc_cmp1=js_jrp_jobclick&APath=2.21.0.0.0&job_did=JHV2026HJ13DP1511Y1&showNewJDP=yes&IPath=QHKV0A

Week 4 EOC: Physical Attractiveness

“Tattoos are more popular than ever, but workers can be dismissed from or denied jobs because of their body modifications.” (http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28758900) There are controllable factors such as tattoos and personal hygiene and uncontrollable factors such as scars; they all play a big factor when it comes to seeking a job in places such a hospitality organizations. Physical attractiveness is conclusively a factor used to select employees in positions such as front-of-the-house food servers and hotel front desk agents. I can personally see why companies might not want to hire people with tattoos, personal hygiene and/or with scars. In a consumer point of view, I would feel very uncomfortable watching someone make my food with bad hygiene, certain scars, and/or with tattoos. Not everyone has the same opinion, but that is how I personally feel as a consumer. Thinking as a manager I wouldn’t want to loose customers due to the issue. I understand that certain people might be well fit for the job and they are discriminated over a scar, for example. Certain scars are uncontrollable, and I would understand why it would not be fair for them to get rejected from getting a job. Personal hygiene and tattoos are something that are controllable and I feel that if a person wants to work for a front-of-the-house food server, for example, they should think twice before getting a tattoo in a place that is visible by the public. Personal hygiene is also controllable and there shouldn’t get mad because they cannot get a job due to their bad hygiene. It wouldn’t make sense to hire someone with bad hygiene in any type of job, especially in an area in which consumers are around/visible.  “In nearly all cases, hospitality managers such as Latisha can (and often do) legally impose rules and guidelines that have a basis in social norms, such as those prohibiting visible tattoos, body piercings, or earrings for men.” (Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry, P. 78) Since not everyone has the same views and/or opinions about piercing, tattoos, scars, etc. I do believe that there should be certain rules and certain laws when it comes to hiring someone for a job. I believe that a company has the write to hire people who they believe will fit their company’s culture and who will bring more clientele. “While tattoos and piercings may be examples of employee self-expression, they generally are not recognized as signs of religious or racial expression (and thus are not typically protected under federal discrimination laws).” (Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry, P. 78) Although it might be unfair for certain people, I feel that it is the right thing because a company can loose their clientele due to certain qualities of their employees.