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JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
JenniferVuHuong.com
Interview
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
Why are you an ideal candidate for the position?
Passion/Mission: to help people raise standards of living
Passion/enthusiasm > creativity and excitement and flexibility People skills : interpersonal skills, communication skills Management skills: time and team
Me
Mission: to help farmers have a better life in a sustainable way
Type of work: Ensure good preparation and facilitation of two events
VECO
VECO HAS BEEN DOING A GREAT THING THAT IS CONNECTED TO MY LIFE MISSION/PASSION SO I WANT TO BE A PART OF IT
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
What have learned from mistakes on the previous job
To find a rhythm between people in the team to make the event successfully To create the harmony environment to make sure everyone work as the best they can
Team
Event
Me
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
What challenges are you looking for in this event officer position?
- To effectively utilize my skills (people skills, time management, etc) and my experience in a national and global scale that benefits to my life career
- Always motivated by challenges : Challenges > opportunities to grow
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
Describe a typical work week for chief event officer position
Routine Tasks: choose vendors, places…
Client Meetings
Show time
Physical demands
Expect the unexpected: No “a typical
day”
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
Describe a typical work week for chief event officer position
Routine Tasks Expect the unexpected: No “a typical
day”
-A lot of hours on the computer or phone with vendors or clients, hammering out contracts, production schedules, floor plans and other details: choose suitable vendors with a pros and cons list-Research and choose event locations, arrange support services such as catering, set up electronic communications for events, negotiate agreements with facilities and suppliers, and create budgets that project event expenses-Out of office work might include running event-related errands and holding relationship-building meetings with venues and vendors such as photographers, caterers and florists, idea development
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
Describe a typical work week for chief event officer position
Client meetingsExpect the unexpected: No “a typical
day”
- Clients don’t always follow the plan- Decision making skills
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
Describe a typical work week for chief event officer position
Show timeExpect the unexpected: No “a typical
day”
- Crunch time for event coordinators comes during events-Also on the to-do list: Checking meeting rooms for sufficient seating and audio-visual equipment, and ensuring events follow fire and labor regulations-Coordinators must evaluate whether the event met clients’ goals, often through surveys that ask for feedback on attendees’ experiences-After the show, a planner might compare the event’s costs and benefits to help clients determine whether the expense was worthwhile
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
Describe a typical work week for chief event officer position
Physical demands Expect the unexpected: No “a typical
day”
-Don’t expect a nine-to-five schedule.-Planners might work substantially more than 40 hours a week leading up to a major event- The pressure brings a big payoff: “The greatest joy is helping someone produce a social event that is exactly what they envisioned, and where all the elements come together seamlessly.”
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
Explain a situation where you feel your boss was wrong and how did you handle the same?
• How to train new staffs?
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?
Passionate and full of positive energy > bring creativity and create excitement and commitment
People skills: interpersonal skills and communication
Flexibility and responsibility Management skills: team and time
OVER EXCITED > IMPATIENT WITH THE WORKING SPEED OF THE TEAM
YOU CAN TRAIN SKILLS BUT YOU CANNOT TEACH PASSION
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
What are the typical responsibilities of an event coordinator?
Translate inputs into a Plan: requirements
+budgets+time
+human resources+vendors+partners
Process
Outputs: Successful event which makes everyone happy
and meets the objectives of the event
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ALL MAJOR AND MINOR ASPECTS
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
What technical expertise do you offer?
Visio, MS Office, EDRAW Reporting, presentation
Create stories/posts Fun games and ice break
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
How would you ensure efficiency while working as an events coordinator?
Passion Time management
Big picture and Attention to detail
Flexibility and problem-solving
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
What are some of the challenges you think are part of this work?
Meeting objectives/deadlines/requirements/budgets
Customer satisfaction
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
How would you prioritize an event?
Customer satisfaction Time and size
Objectives of the events
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
Tell me of a particularly disastrous event that you had to manage. How did you cope?
Halloween party: raining and power off Public speaking: stretching
Hiking: raining
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
What types of clientele have you managed events for?
Social group Business group
Hiking
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
Why did you leave your last job?
100% work on my passion May go to the UK the end of the month
Raise my standards to utilize my expertise on a right platform
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
How would you describe your work style?
Work by heart Work smart
Work hard
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
If you had to describe yourself as detail-oriented or big-picture oriented, which would you choose? Why?
Give an example of a time when you felt the greatest sense of accomplishment in your job?-----------------------------------------Halloween party-----------------------------------------------------
big-picture when planning
big-picture when processing
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What was your most difficult event promoting? What made it difficult?
• Thanksgiving event while people are not celebrating in their countries
• The event which is belonging to a specific country but the idea is try to gather people from all walks of life
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
What do you know about the company ?• https://www.veco-ngo.org/• Youtube
Mission: to achieve a better prospective for farmers
Head quarter is in Belgium and offices in 7 countries
Work with farmers and companies in a supply chain to meet food quality
requirements and protect environment
History: 1958 founded by Father Dominique Pire2001 finally formed as Vredeseilanden by
mergering COOPIBO and FADO
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With 6 ingredients we create sustainable food most natural thing in the world
Less meat Choose sustainable fish Best on fair trade
Choose local and seasonable food
Opting for sustainable agriculture
Reducing food waste
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What do you know about the company ?• https://vietnam.veco-ngo.org/ • Youtube
Mission: to achieve a better prospective for farmers
VECO is one of 7 members of Vredeseilanden founded in Beligum
Founded more than 30 years;primary focus on promoting farmers’ food security and on
supporting the sustainable development of specific agricultural chains
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VECO VIETNAM
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
VECO VIETNAM In 10 provinces
• LANG SON – SAFE VEGETABLE• PHU THO –SAFE VEGETABE • PHU THO YEN LAP – SUSTAINABLE TEA • PHU THO HA NOI NGHE AN – TEA • HA NAM ORGANIC VEGETABLE • HOA BINH SAFE VEGTABLE• AN GIANG – NICHE RICE• PHU THO, TUYEN QUANG, YEN BAI, NGHE AN,
HANOI, LAM DONG: tea to export markets
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
VECO VIETNAM - STRATEGY Apply government regulations
Help each actor in the value chain work together SSD
Help to restructure and modernize
Help farmers to meet the standards of quality, safety and traceability of their products IMM
‘Sub-Sector Development’
‘Inclusive Modern Markets’
(farmers, cooperatives, governments, private actors, policy networks,
consumers and research institutions)
FOCUS on creating an ENABLING ENVIRONMENT for a whole sub-sector
Helping farmer organizations to implement a quality control system, stimulating relationships between farmers and the private sector, working with private companies to change their sourcing policies, etc.
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
Mekong Programme
• Embarked in 2014 • 6 years • Mekong area: Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar,
China • The Vietnam-based Regional Program will support smallholder
farmers across the region that produce tea, rice and fruits & vegetables in a sustainable way, with a specific focus on improving the business capacities of farmer organisations
• We also work with private actors to develop business models that include smallholder farmers in their sourcing policies, and with consumers to raise their awareness on sustainable and safe produce
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
Tea and Organic vegetable project- Big market- Main income of farmers - Little power to bargain because of the quality- Provinces: PHU THO, TUYEN QUANG, YEN BAI, NGHE AN, HANOI, LAM DONG
> Cooperation to increase the quality and income > Agronomic /əˈɡrɒnəmi/ support (to obtain the UTZ certificate)> internal control mechanisms to check the quality of tea> Help LUSOTEC to establish relations and to negotiate with companies
> Difficult to control farmers to follow strictly the standards > Capacibility
Tea project
Food safety issues
> increase their income, but also to feed local communities in a safe, sustainable way
> lack experience with post-harvest practices (sorting according to quality, washing and packing of vegetables) > Lack of experience with the marketing> PGS not accepted by government yet
Organic vegetable project
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Project 1: VREDESEILANDEN CLASSICS IN VIETNAM
30 cyclists raise funds for VECO at home
Visit VECO’s projects by bike
Exploring surroundings learning more about VECO’s work and stopping by the most important scenic areas
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Tasks for “VREDESEILANDEN CLASSICS IN VIETNAM”
being VECO Vietnam contact person for the event team at VECO HO in Belgium
Support the preparations of the mission
Accompanying the delegation of VECO HO during the preparations from 12 to 22 April 2016
Practical preparations
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Tasks for “VREDESEILANDEN CLASSICS IN VIETNAM” (cont)
Practical preparations
-Accommodation: negotiations, bookings,…-Meals, dinners, drinks,…-Local transport (bus, truck, jeep,…)-Follow-up of the budget, administration of the expenses, making up the intercompany (with the support of the financial desk of VECO Vietnam)-Partner visits (with the support of the program team of VECO Vietnam)-Security on site-Obtaining governmental permissions for the prospection and for the Vredeseilanden Classics event
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
Project 2: CAMPAIGN 2017
A group of Belgian volunteers and students will visit Vietnam
Play an important role in awareness-raising activities in Belgian schools
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
Tasks for: CAMPAIGN 2017
-Preparing the students & volunteers visit planned in July 2016: - developing the program of the visit in collaboration with HO staff- preparing all arrangements of the practical issues (visits to partners,
accommodations, transport, food, etc….) - Accompanying the visitor group during the visit: facilitating, translating, etc
•Delivery of supportive information for campaign: Collecting stories, information on situation of farmers and from other actors involvedidentification of interesting (media ) cases for publication in magazine(s) identification of interesting places and interesting people for meeting with the Belgian groupIdentification of strong individuals (farmer m/f) that have potential to be the “face” of the campaign
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
Why want to work with us
Passion/Mission: to help people raise standards of living
- To effectively utilize my skills (people skills, time management, etc) and my experience in a national and global scale that benefits to my life career - Always motivated by challenges : Challenges > opportunities to grow
Me
Mission: to help farmers have a better life in a sustainable way
Type of work: Ensure good preparation and facilitation of two eventsWorking environment: international scale VECO
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
Regarding salary
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
Questions for the company
• Which provinces in Vietnam are going to extend to?• Which agricultural products are VECO Vietnam going
to extend to?• Is VECO planning to organize other events in the
upcoming year?• How long does it take fro VECO Vietnam to convince
the government to accept PGS (ARTICIPATORY GUARANTEE SYSTEMS)?
JenniferVuHuong-NonstopWorld
Skills • Excellent time management
– The ability to coordinate not only yourself, but the scheduling of the entire team helping with the event. It’s all about planning, and re-planning and scheduling.
• Communication – Share your ideas and your vision openly with your team.
Communicate on a level that is respectful to everyone. Do not talk down to anyone, regardless of their role. Everyone has their part and it ultimately leads to your success, make sure you communicate clearly and respectfully. Accept criticism and be open to new ideas