1. Donna Toy- Director of Dry Goods at Publix Super Markets
2. Dominant Expert
3. I want to work to continue to work my way up through the ranks of Publix so I contacted my manager and asked if he could get a list of the three people I would need for this assignment, and he found all of their emails and provided me with them.
4. I emailed Donna and asked if I take up a few minutes of her time to talk about how she became a director and if she could offer any advice to me as I begin to work into the corporate offices.
5. Donna is a very influential person in her department, acting as director she is the one who has the ultimate decision on whos in her department so having her in my corner could put me above other candidates if I were to ever find myself applying in her department.
1. Matt Dryer- Marking Analyst at Publix Super Markets
2. Dominant Market Expert
3. My current Manager gave me his email
4. After a short email conversation, he described how he uses different techniques to predict how the market will change for the upcoming year. He didn't d me a favor or expect anything from me, it was a few email exchange.
5. Matt is a good person to know because he's very honest about the tasks he has to accomplish and how demanding the job can be. If I am able to work my way up to his level in corporate I would go to him for advice or help to become accustomed to the corporate culture.
1. Kent Lambert- Coke Vendor for local grocery stores
2. Important Supplier
3. I stopped him the last time he came into the store to restock our coke products
4. As I was talking to him about the aspect of his job and how many stores he travels to in order to resupply them with coke products I was helping him to stock our shelves and he made a joke about how he should hire me to help at the other stores he visits.
5. Kent can't help me get ahead in corporate Publix but being able to have a conversation when he's in our store shows my manager how great my communication skills are and that looks good when they're considering people for promotions.
Final Reflection:
I would say this networking experience is pretty similar to those I've done in the past, but what made this one different is that I wasn't in person to talk to all of my interviewees. I used to think it was more nerve-racking to met someone face-to-face rather than over the phone or through email, but I found that I was a lot more nervous to really articulate myself since I didn't have the body language to continue the conversations.
It's great you've spent the majority of the semester talking with people face-to-face! It's okay to be nervous in person or on the phone, just say what you feel is right and proper for the time. It's funny most people don't feel that way and would prefer to. Well done I enjoyed reading your networking experience as you found people that were harder to contact.
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