Functional Rotation Paper

Section I: Specific Job Information

Functional Rotation Area #1 Event Planning

1. Functional Area Description:

My first rotation was working as an event-planning assistant. In an event planning company, Event Operations is the department whose responsibility is to use business management and organizational skills to envision, plan and execute social and business events. The process includes budgeting, scheduling, catering, site selection, arranging bands, speakers and hosts, arranging decoration, coordinating with third party vendors, and managing transportation and parking. When organizing an event, Event Operations department’s role starts with understanding the goal of an event by negotiating with our clients. After analyzing the aim and

He graduated from Drexel University in Philadelphia in 2012 and he used to major in Finance. As he mentioned, during his college years, he has been a volunteer at a few non-profit organizations in the state and a catering company in Shenzhen, China. After graduation, he ran an E – commerce business mainly focusing on selling Japanese and Korean cosmetics. He has profound experience in retail services and marketplace services. Also, his international background allows him to work really flexibly because he is able to communicate in Cantonese, English, Korean and Mandarin fluently. In terms of his management style, he is a directive leader. He develops high standard, and provides guidance to avoid uncertainty in workplace. His management philosophy is “ Divide work of our business for maximum efficiency”. I really appreciate his working and management style since he helps us to work more efficiently and effectively by providing clear tasks goals and requirements and specific information of procedures. In my observation, he is a good supervisor since he respects all team members and values our work. He pays fully attention to listen to members or clients’ concerns then solves problems with strong and effective communication