Career Goals

My three goals are to:
Obtain an MBA
Become fluent in another language
Start my own company

Once I have finished my last year of undergrad I have decided to take year off from school, and to try to find the Masters that best fits my plans and interests. I want to make sure that I am immersed in a program that I am happy with, and that it fits my future career goals. I believe that a year to plan will help my decision greatly.

I have started to learn Spanish through the Rosetta Stone Program, Through this program and travel I hope to become fluent in the near future. In this day and age it seems to be an invaluable trade, especially in the New York city area.

I have a great entrepreneurial spirit and have been starting small projects in an attempt to branch out into web sales. I have designed clothing and accessories and am working with people in many different states to try and get a national brand started. It is a hard industry to get into, but creating your brand and getting your foot in the door will definitely help.

ZARA

1    1. Zara’s use of division of labor enhances its efficiency greatly. Because each team and role is so specified, they can all do their job and send their work to the next individual or team as quickly as possible. This generates an environment where a job becomes almost second nature, and greater efficiency is the result.

2    2. Operations management is definitely in practice at Zara. They strive of effectiveness and efficiency above most other things. Project management and inventory management play crucial roles in Zara’s business plan. If workers are not on top of their specified job, and if inventory is not perfectly organized, managed and distributed, the end result will not meet up to Zara’s standards. The fact that everything from design to retail sales are done by Inditex only increases the efficiency and allows for a lower price-point on the items.

3    3. Zara understands that the importance of contingency thinking in a global retailer such as their self is very important. When providing service worldwide, it is important that they use different methods in different economies and areas of the world. Their methods of getting the current trends into their stores faster than anyone else are highly efficient and create much of their success.

4    4. Zara’s statistics are continuing to improve. BBC says, “Inditex reported a net profit of 944m euros ($1.23bn; £758m) for the six months to 31 July, up 32% on the same period last year.” This article also states that Zara has recently increased their online retailing, and are continuing to do so. In this modern age it is important that retailers utilize e-commerce, as it is a fast-growing and lucrative industry. If they continue to expand online as well as globally they should remain powerhouses in the fashion industry.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19645749

http://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/free-fashion-industry-article/zara-the-driving-force-in-fashion/zara-the-driving-force-in-fashion1.asp