Blog 19: Independent Component 2

LITERAL
(a)  “I, Yesenia Martin, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”

(b) Manuel Martin, my mentor a sales representative for about 14 years.

(c) It is linked at the right side of my blog titled "Independent Component 2 log'

(d) I did my 30 hours for my independent component with my mentor. I spent most of that time going with my mentor to see clients about future purchases. I also had the chance to introduce a price list to a potential client who said was interested in doing business. I familiarized myself with the QuickBooks program as well as  different sets of price lists for different products. I got the chance to attend a business meeting with my mentor and his boss which led to a stop at the factory where they get their product (foam).

INTERPRETIVE 

This is where my mentor and the company he represents get there foam from.

A price list I helped my mentor create for a company he works for.

 

This is Ricardo, my mentors boss.

APPLIED
Independent component 2 helped me get a better understanding of customer service and foam itself. I saw the way my mentor treated and served his clients and it gave me a better understanding of how a sales representative should treat every client. I learned more about the kind of foams that are used in mattresses.My mentor taught me how to figure out how to price a certain foam depending on the thickness of it. The most popular foam used in mattresses in these time is usually memory foam due to it's softness that attracts most customers. It also helped me with my first answer as well regarding price lists.

Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval

1. Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

For my 30 hours I will do mentorship with my mentor. That will consist of rid alongs with him to visit clients as well as office and computer work. By office work I mean organizing files and making phone calls and by computer work I mean updating price lists and sending out invoices.

2. Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

I will do 3 hours at least a week with my menor and write in my hours on the log. I will also provide proof the pricelists and invoices that I make.

3. And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

The work I will be doing will help me find my other answers to my essential question. The actual ride alongs with my mentor to see clients will help me see what my mentor has to do to make profit on a daily basis.

Blog 14: Independent Component 1

LITERAL
(a) Statement saying: “I, student name, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”


I Yesenia Martin, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.

(b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component


My mentor Manuel Martin was my mentor through these 30 hours. He helped me understand how important it is to show consistency with your clients. He also showed me how to impress and get the attention of client to buy the product you are offering. My mentor also helped me understand how the measurements of foam are taken and how to figure out the exact price of the foam that is being sold.



(c) Provide a digital spreadsheet (aka log of the 30 hours).   Post it next to your mentorship log.

(d) Explanation of what you completed.    

My mentor took me for ride alongs with him to visit clients as well as put me behind a computer making price lists and invoices. He also had me do a lot of hands on stuff with the actual product (foam). I had to cut cardboard templates out to the precise measurements that the clients asked for so that the employees in the back knew where exactly to cut the foam. I also helped design an easier form of a price list that is easier to understand. He introduced the template of the price list I helped him make to a Las Vegas Market convention.

INTERPRETIVE 
Defend your work and explain how the significant parts of your component and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  

APPLIED
How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better?  Please include specific examples to illustrate how it helped.

At first when I did my 10 hours for my summer mentorship I really couldn't picture the things my mentor would explain and since I started my 30 hours I actually got a chance to do all of the things my mentor would talk to me about. It really helped actually see and experience all the things I was told about the sales industry especially all the things I read.

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval

1. Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.
 

• I plan on doing my 30 hours with my mentor because my topic is a little difficult to do. My mentor offered me to do ride alongs with him. I would basically be going with him to visit his clients and to his meetings with his bosses. I'm still working on trying to find a leadership or communications class but I am having a hard time finding one.

2. Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

• To show evidence of completing the 30 hours I will try taking pictures. If I am able to take a class I will get a confirmation from the teacher that proves I completed it. 

3. And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

• By going with my mentor to his meetings and conferences I will get a better undertanding of how a sales representative comprehends the product he is selling. If I take a leadership or communications class it will help me understand how a sales reps traits and ability to work with people establish over time.