Growing My Social Capital (Week 10)

Katie Song

1. Katie has a position as a talent acquisitions director at Amore Pacific Global Corporation. She recruits talent, or young business professionals, to join the corporation as a hiring director.
2. She is a domain expert in the industry that I would like to join, as a hiring director in the ideal company that I would like to work for in the beauty industry. Amore Pacific is a leading skincare and cosmetic company, based in Korea, with many subsidiary brands. They have been a leading product innovator in the global beauty industry in the sense that they are way ahead of the game compared to the luxury high-end and well-known European and American brands. The BB cream, CC cream were all introduced in Korea 10 years before European and American brands such as Dior, L'oreal, Maybelline started to introduce it. 
3. I found the person utilizing the professional networking website, LinkedIn. I sent her an InMail message detailing my assignment and asked if I could establish contact with her if she could provide the time.
4. The favor that they did for me was to set aside their busy time to talk to me, so that I may become more familiarized and aware of the inner and outer-workings of the company, as well as exciting projects. There was no return expection other than for me to do well on this assignment.
5. Including this person in my network will enhance my ability for future career opportunities. As a talent acquisitions director, she is well-aware of my extreme interest in the company, as well as my passion for it. By staying in touch with her, I establish a communication relationship in the hopes of future employment.

Holly Crowell

1. Holly has a position in the Marketing Development team at Amore Pacific Global Corporations. 
2. She is the market expert for this assignment, as her role in the Marketing Development Team is to analyze the target market, create and pitch ideas for certain product marketing, and work with a team to carry out specific marketing plans.
3. Like Katie above, I found this person by using LinkedIn and also sent her an InMail message. 
4. The favor that she did for me was to answer my questions about the specific marketing projects she has worked on and her specific job duties and responsibilities. 
5. Including this person in my network will also enhance my ability for future career opportunities.

Carrie Dubsky

1. Carrie has a position as the retail manager at Sephora. She manages the product sales and distributions at Sephora to the customers.
2. She is the important supplier in this industry.
3. I found this person by walking into the Sephora at the Boca Raton Town Center Mall. I asked for the manager, asked if I could talk to her, and set aside a quick 20 minute appointment for an interview.
4. The favor that she did for me was to answer my questions and also conversate with me about the major changes and shifts she has seen in product innovations and marketing trends. 
5. I don't think including this person will necessarily enhance my ability to exploit an opportunity in the career sense, but I can establish a communicating relationship with her in case I have further questions.

I honestly enjoyed this assignment as it gave me a chance to professionally network. I was already building a network by reaching out to HR directors and talent acquisitions directors of many companies that I was interested in through LinkedIn. Therefore, this assignment was very relevant to what I was currently doing in profeessional terms.