The retail seminar was held on Wednesday, 7 November
2012, followed by the career fair which allows students to find out more about
possible job opportunities for themselves. About 120 SBM Retail Management
students and 30 guests from retailing companies such as Spring, Chopard, Richemont, Front
Row, H&M, EpiCentre and Uniqlo were involved in this event.
Pre-Event
preparation (6 November 2012)
On 6
November, a day before the event, Team 3 started to set up the vendors’ booths
and registration counter at the foyer at BLK B Level 2. Tables and chairs were
transported from the fixtures room and EMRS room to the foyer. Initially, some
of the chairs that we brought down were all of different colours and was not
coordinated accordingly. Therefore we had to get 2 people from the other team
to help bring down chairs of the same colour and bring up the ones which we
were not using. We also prepared the signages to paste on the tables of each
booth so that it would be easier for the vendors to identify their booth. By
5pm, we were done with the set up.
Event
Day (7 November 2012)
On the
day of the event, Team 3 gathered at the foyer at 12.30pm. Some of us helped to
carry down the boxes of goodie bags. The packing of goodie bags was done a week
before the event by 5 of us. There were a total of 150 bags and 30 of the bags
were to be given to the guys and these bags contained different items. Goodie
bags were sponsored by SASA and it contained items such as mascara, eyelashes, body
scrub etc.
Putting up reserve tags for the
speakers/guests
Two
students were assigned to be at the registration counter and each of them had
their own name lists for the registration. Moreover, name tags were prepared so
that they can be given to the speakers. 2 students were also assigned at the
registration counter to assists the speakers/guests to the lecturers and
students to the respective rooms.
Students having their refreshments
before the second talk
Talks
held in the seminar room
While
the second talk was going on, a few of us started to sort out goodie bags and
placed them outside each of the seminar rooms. 2 students were stationed
outside each room to help distribute goodie bags to the students. Initially,
there were not enough bags for one of the rooms. However, there were extra bags
left after giving out to the students in the other 2 rooms because the talk
ended earlier. As such, we had enough for those in the last room. If all three
talks had ended at around the same time, it would be hard getting extra bags
from the others and thus, some students might not have gotten the bags.
Students were then encouraged to
visit the various booths for the career fair. EMRS students also visited the
career fair booths.
At about
4.45pm, once all the students left, we started to pack up and clear the place. In all, the retail seminar was a successful one.
Although there were a few hiccups such as the lack of seats for students and
problems with the sound system, we managed to settle things quickly. The
lesson learnt after this event is that no events will run smoothly without any
problems occurring. Teamwork and communication among team members are extremely
important to ensure the event was a smooth one.
The judging factor is the way we solve the problems and the solutions to
ensure a smooth run for the whole event.
