Unit 5 - Resumes

One class period we had a case study about resumes and when has the applicant gone too far in terms of lying. This got me thinking since I am graduating in 2 weeks. I just applied for a job at Guitar Center in Louisville for a post graduation job until I can find something more permanent (and honestly because my current job at home sucks). I was wondering if I should change my resume to put Hollywood Video on it. That job shows that I have experience with sales and customer service, but I don't to just be a salesman as odd as that sounds. I don't want to be one of the people on the floor trying to convince some kid's mom to buy the $1000 guitar for him if he has only been playing for a month. I want a more behind the scenes role if possible. So I don't know if I should put the Hollywood Video experience on my resume because I think they would automatically make me a guitar salesman. The job that i left on the resume was my job as concert director and marketing coordinator. I'm not sure that would make me a shoe in for an interview though.

A really good song

Unit 3 - Conflict Styles

In unit 3, we discussed the 4 conflict styles which include, avoiding, accommodating, collaborative and competing. The collaborative conflict style is when the person is trying to be cooperative and considerate of the others involved. I believe I am more of a collaborative person. For example, when me and my friend write music, we constantly have issues with what the other person likes. We don't like much of the same music and want different things out of every song, so it can become a hassle, but in the end we find a way to compromise our way into a good situation.

I have been in bands with very uncooperative people. For example, I was in a band that had LITERALLY the same formula for every song. They wanted every part of the song to be 4 bars long, but when I would tell them it made us sound too predictable, they wouldn't listen. Needless to say, I left.

Unit 2 - Diversity

From Unit 2 I have learned that diversity is always a great thing, but cultural differences can get in the way. Based on discussions and group 2's case study, I have been reminded of a situation from 2 years ago. My 2nd year on UK's Rugby Team, one of our senior players brought out a new player from South Africa. His name was Sebastian and he played Flyhalf (which is like your "quarterback"). Whenever we come across a foreign player, we all get excited because foreign players are typically good. (FYI: I have never met a bad player from South Africa.) So when Sebastian starts running plays at practice, he isn't the greatest communicator which means that we had a few issues with him. UK is a very vocal team and if someone (this someone being out "quarterback") isn't talking, it hurts our chemistry. Instead of telling us what he wanted, he would just snap his fingers...literally.

So in conclusion, it was great to play with someone who had grown up with the sport, but at the same time, our cultural differences got in the way and he didn't come back after only dressing for one game.

South Africa vs Argentina highlights

Unit 1 - Managers

In class, we talked about how UPS would send their managers to a camp to teach them how to be more empathetic and personable. I felt that UPS didn't just want to have their managers come off as robots and only go by the book. When I was 17, I worked at McDonalds' and I remember one of my co-workers had just become the father. Before the baby was a week old, he/she had already started to experience health problems, so severe that the child needed to be taken to the docotr. When my co-worker, asked off work to take his newborn child to the doctor, he was denied. I didn't understand how I could get off of work for a track meet with any questions asked, but a new father couldn't get off of work to take care of his newborn child.