Resume and Cover Letter

Question: Describe about the resume and cover letter? Answer: JOB ADVERTISEMENT Wanted a fresher or experienced junior legal secretary with excellent office management and client attorney handling skills with a working knowledge of basic legal terminologies, general law, legal proceedings and completed or continuing studies in social and legal disputes. Applications for junior legal secretary Name of the company Allen and Overy Post Junior legal secretary Number of vacancies 4 Job description Responsible for assisting the secretaries and lawyers in group with basics of law File maintenance and administrative tasks completion Fast typing of legal documents Front desk interaction and fixing of meetings with clients Management of client databases Be able to produce documents like legal memos, deeds, motions, briefs and charges Educational qualification required Diploma or graduation in secretarial qualification (Legal secretary certificate or associate degree) Minimum qualification in legal writing, legal research, business communication 0-1 year experience in a legal or front office job is preferable. Required a typing speed of 40-50 wpm Good and working knowledge of Microsoft office (Word, excel, power point and access) Additional requirements Excellent communication skills Excellent client handling skills Positive attitude and keenness to learn new concepts Comfortable and professional phone manner Reliable, sharp and trustworthy Salary $ 20000 -$30000 (Further negotiable as per the experience and standards of the candidate) Job location Sydney and Perth, Australia Resume 1. Personal details Full name Lim Wei Tan (Kelly) Nationality Malaysian Current location Melbourne, Victoria Date of Birth 06th June 1992 Gender Female Age 22 yeras Marital status Single Current position Bachelor student Contact details +6 011-33658990 / +614 666 31374 Email details miya_kly@hotmail.com / s3428872@student.rmit.edu.au Expected salary RM500 (negotiable) Depend on area and country Citizenship Availed Australian Visa and Working permit Available Immediately or 2 week notice Mailing address 709, 330 lygon st, Brunswick East 3057, Victoria. Residential address k.s114, Kuala Sungai Baru 78200, Melaka, Malaysia. 2. Career objective I would like to start my career with the challenging job of legal secretary as assisting the law firms will give an opportunity to handle complex real life situations. Moreover I being a self motivated professional would like to demonstrate my legal abilities and critical thinking within the complex social and political situations. Management of core legal deals and experience gained form the handling of the client- attorney relationships will help me to expand my legal career in future as senior legal executives in International organizations. I am a person with high degree of organizing skills and can effectively plan, manage and maintain the confidentiality of the legal proceedings. 3. Educational qualifications Name of the degree Name of school/ college/ university Year of passing Grade or marks obtained Relevant coursework High School Graduate degree Notre Dame in Melaka, Malaysia 2005-2011 Passed with first division grades English Mathematics Science SPM- Certificate of education is a national examination for fifth-year secondary school student in Malaysia Certificate of English language Chisholm Tafe in Melbourne, Australia 2010 - 2011 Secured first division grades Learn about basic English skills like public speaking, listening, grammar, spelling, reading and writing Diploma in Business administration 3. Chisholm Tafe in Melbourne, Australia 2012-2013 Secured 65% marks Finance Environment Teamwork Training Marketing (Sales, advertising, price etc) Management of business Bachelor of social science and legal and dispute studies RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia 2013 2016 Family, society and law Deviant, control and conflict Foundation of law Alternative dispute resolution Intercultural communiation 4. Employment details Company Name: Arrow Game in Melaka Industry type: Entertainment industry (Business of archery for young people with first time experience) Job position: Waitress Job span: October 2004- December 2004 (Three months) Duties Cleaning and making the premises tidy and presentable Making and serving of drinks to the customers Providing all kinds of customer services Preparing of archery equipments for clients Company name: Tims Style in Melaka, Malaysia Industry type: Fashion Industry Job position: Sales assistant Time Span: November 2008 June 2010 Duties catering to the customer service needs like visiting the prospective clients Sale the companys product and meeting of monthly targets Management of the cash inventory of the store as a cashier position at times Keeping a valuation of the closing stock of the store Company name: Seri Hair Beauty Salon in Melbourne, Australia Industry Type: Fashion industry Job position: Hairdressing Apprentice Time span: May 2011 December 2012 (One and half year) Duties Engaged in Coloring of the customers hair Perform effective blow drying of both male and female customers Engaged in functions of hair treatment Providing basic customer care services Sales the beauty products of the salon Company Name: Kian Hong Plant SDN BHD in Melaka, Malaysia Industry type: Administrative industry Job position: Human Resource manager Time span: October 2012- March 2013 continued again from October 2013 March 2014 Reason for time gap: Working on holiday period on a part time basis Duties Recruitment and hiring process of new employees Dealing and fixing the problems and complaints of the employees Maintaining effective communication with external as well as internal stakeholders Providing legal advice in relation to facts like visa policy, social policy, company contracts, employee contracts and registration terms to the employees 5. Additional qualification Language proficiency High school graduate level certificate in English Language in 2008 for high skilled English delivery in debates, public speaking, essay writing and extempore Technical proficiency and computer knowledge Beginners certificate in computer language program covering MS office, DMBS applications, DOA and Windows applications Advanced certificate in computer language program covering Humming bird document management, Financial tools including Tally 9.1 Technical certificate on DAKCS database system helpful for the purposes of recording account histories, case sensitive documentation for attorneys. 6. Core competencies and professional skills Good and effective communication skills with accuracy in grammar and spelling Organizing and planning skills with ability to work to deadlines Multitasking and ability to manage several tasks at a time Excellent secretarial skills Discreet and trustworthy in maintaining confidentiality of data Highly accurate and attentive to every minute details knowledge and experience of the law and legal Decision making and judgmental skills ability to interact easily with customers and make a positive fist impression Ability to remain patient to the needs and requirements of the customers and team members Ability to maintain good working relationship with the colleagues and facilitates sharing of information and ideas 7. Interests and hobbies Reading academic and business journals Listening to live music albums Interested in viewing comedy films Volunteering for charity activities and community services Beekeeping Cooking 8. Extracurricular activities Member of a debate society in the higher graduate school level and participated in structured public debates Member of a law group and participate in international relation, social environment and legal conferences Participated in mooting during the paralegal degree and acted in mock legal hearing cases and also participated in witness examination, client interviewing and negotiation cases Member of environmental clubs and chess club in the bachelor degree college Member of RMIT Asian Association and participated increasing fun and engaging atmosphere and a good social life for the Asian students of RMIT Member of RMIT HSKA wwhich is a Hong Kong students association in RMIT University of Melbourne 9. Referees Name: Ms. Nicky Position: manager Company: Kian Hoong Plant SDN BHD Contact address: No. 29-1 Jalan TTC 26B,Taman Teknologi Cheng, 75260,Melaka, Malaysia Name: Ms Jinni Park Position: Manager of Hair dresser Company: Seri Hair and beauty Salon Contact address: Melbourne Central Dome, 154/211 La Trobe Street, Melbourne Cover Letter Dear Sir/ Madam, In response to your advertisement for Application for junior legal secretary I am enclosing my resume with the appropriate required details and proofs of my academic qualification certificates and job experience certificates. I shall be greatly obliged if you would consider my application for the current mentioned post in your organization. By applying for the vacant position of legal secretary in your company I would be able to capitalize on my education and prior legal work experience. Availing this job opportunity will help me to progress in my career and advance within the legal and social sector. I have completed degree in Bachelor of Science in Paralegal studies and is currently pursuing an additional degree in Bachelor of social science and legal studies hence I can assure you of having concrete theoretical knowledge of law. During my current course I have gained knowledge relating to critical societal debates and how society responds to social issues including criminality, imprisonment and abuse. Your organization being a legal expert in criminal matters will help me to apply the theoretical knowledge practically. Hence forth I am eager to put the theoretical knowledge into practice within your organizational context. My resume reflects that I have also acquired legal as well as administrative practical experience in small and medium organizations. While working as an administrative assistant and front office executive I have gained experience in customer handling techniques and have also developed skills in effective database management. Moreover I would like to highlight the fact that my present job position of legal assistant has helped me to learn about practical legal terms and also made me capable of drafting legal letters, court case proceeds and effective use of DAKCS technology. I would like to confirm that I am suitable for the vacant position in your organization since I have already worked in a legal firm and hence I have discreet qualities of maintaining confidentiality. My non legal experience has also helped me to increase my potentials in completion of projects under stringent deadlines. At every educational level I had a clear goal of achieving first division in spite of simultaneously engaging myself in various part time jobs. Apart from my professional and educational experiences I have been working as a volunteer to serve the community against legal abuses and I believe my leadership skills and hardworking commitment nature will be helpful for the post in your organization. I also belive that my passion and undying spirit and capability to conduct through research for any given piece of work will be helpful for the legal research work conducted by your firm. I believe that I am a suitable candidate in view of my knowledge, legal exposure and long term commitment within the legal field however I would be grateful if you would give an opportunity to further discuss about my qualifications and arrange an interview at your end. Thanking you in advance for your consideration. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely Lim Wei Tan (Kelly) Selection Criteria Statement The following statement will guide you about my achievements and will help you to analyze the selection criteria of the post. The following skills, abilities, knowledge and qualifications will help you to identify my potential in respect to the desired job position in your company. The different selection criteria are listed below along with the instance which proves the presence of the criteria within my works. I have focused on the use of the simple STAR model for the structuring of the selection criteria. The model helps to identify the situation, outlines the task performed in the situation, describes the action taken by me in the situation and explains the result or the impact of the action. Team work skills Situation: In my high school while pursuing the graduate degree I was involved in a research project for conducting primary research on a new product launch. The research project was divided into two parts. The first part involved collection of data from the consumers about their perceptions of the new product and the second part involved compilation of the data and using of various statistical tools in order to analyze the data and prepare a hand written report of the same. Task: The co coordinator of the project had divided the class into different teams and the teams were assigned various parts of the project. This was done in order to facilitate quick completion of the project work. My team was assigned to complete the final stage work of preparation of the hand written project report. Action: The team discussed the process of doing the report in a meeting where it was decided that the report will be divided section wise in between various team members. My role was to co ordinate the works of the other team members. I was supposed to collect the report portions from the various team members and combine them together and report for the overall progress of the same. We agreed upon a schedule for the same and all reports were forwarded to me within the stipulated timeline. Finally I assembled and combined all the arts of the report efficiently and prepared the final project. However after the preparation of the final project I forwarded the same report to all the other team members for their consent or any further suggestions. Finally with the consent of all members I was able to deliver the final project. Result: The result was positive as we secured a high distinction and the project was completed on time and our work was appreciated by the teachers and other team members. Good and effective communication skills Situation: I was appointed as a waitress in Arrow Game in Melaka, Malaysia Task: My task was to manage a group of foreign delegates along with my team members Action: Many of my team members lacked appropriate communication skills hence I spoke to my team members and trained them to understand non verbal communicative signs in order to cater to the basic needs of the delegates (Southwood, 2012). Result: The final result was positive and the delegates were impressed with our services and we were given a token of appreciation by the manager of the hotel. Decision making and judgmental skills Situation: While working as a sales assistant in Tims Style Melaka, Malaysia I faced a grave situation where my junior had sold a wrong item to the customer and the customer companied to the company executive about the same. Task: The major problem was that my junior had sold a wrong item to the customers. This created a job issue for my junior and also an accountability issue for me. Action: I was given the responsibility to take a decision in this matter. I was supposed to inform the senior level management about whether it was the fault of the junior assistant or it was a fault within the clause. My decision would make a negative impact on the career of the junior assistant who was new in the company and was not highly knowledgeable about products. Result: The decision I took was beneficial for both the parties. I informed the senior managers that the junior was not totally knowledgeable about the products and the lack of guidance by any higher authority made me make this mistake. Further I spoke with the client and assured him that product had certain other benefits which the client can avail and using my good convincing skills I convinced the customer. Customer service Situation: While working in Arrow game I was faced with a situation of customer service interaction with one of the customers who visited the hotel. The customer was very rude and complaining in nature and since I was in charge of serving drinks to the customers hence I had to encounter her negative behavior within the company premises. Task: In this situation a customer complained about an insect in her drink and she was very upset about the situation. On enquiry it was found that there was no evidence of any inset in the drink. However the customer was aggressive and was not ready to accept any views of the hotel staffs. Action: Being the front office executive I had to console the customer and also sooth the customer in order to maintain the goodwill of the hotel in the eyes of the other customers present there. Hence I took her to a different room personally spoke with her for minutes and understood the fact that she was out of money and hence created the drama so that the cost of the drink could be foregone. Empathizing with her situation I offered her a complementary drink and she also apologized to the hotel staffs about the accusation and the rude behavior she expressed. Result: The problem was solved effectively and she was pleased at the customer services provided in the hotel. Moreover she visited the hotel again with her friends and paid an extra amount for the previous days drink confirming that she likes paying visits to this hotel. Research analytical skills Situation: While pursuing my legal course in the field of social science and legal issues I participated in a legal mooting event. A legal moot is a one act legal play which is conducted by the legal students. The mooting is a form of legal court case where a court case role play is conducted in order to give the law students a practical experience in the following field. Task: I was given the part of the lawyer and was bestowed upon by a case which was a very complex social case on a rising social issue. However I was not given any case references or any previous case links in this matter. Hence I had to conduct my own research over the case issues and form a draft which I would have to execute in the moot court case event. Since this was a part of my semester activity hence I had to be very careful in conducting the case in a relevant manner so that my semester marks would not be hampered. Action: I made a thorough research of the academic journals and the relevant case laws in order to gain suggestions about the case. For further investigations I explored the relevant cases or the moot cases which are similar to my case study. I gained references from academic journals and academic law books in order get knowledge about the whole case study. I also contacted my seniors in order to acquire their advice on how to conduct the moot case study and what relevant points should I include in order to make my case stronger. Result: Finally on the day of the moot court case, I was able to make my case stronger in comparison to the opposition lawyer. The facts collected by me helped me to defend my case at every turning point of the case. The judge and the concerned professors were impressed by my through research on the case topic and my production of the relevant laws, sections and subsections. I won my case due to my excess efforts and highly developed analytical skills. I was able to establish the fact that I have very good research skills. These highly effective research skills helped me to secure a high grade in the semester examinations. Technical skills Situation: I was given the job to revive lost data base from the DBMS system in the computer while working as a HR. The data was every important and relevant because they were the customer and client information which were stored within the system without any manual backup. Task: The breakdown of the technology had resulted in the loss of client case data in the DBMS system. The company had given me the responsibility to revive or create new data overnight for all the clients in order to facilitate the progress or the cases (Brandon, 2013). Action: Since the time of my joining I had kept e record of the client data in my own personal computer. Hence I had the opportunity of accessing the lost data. However it was a challenging to convert the data and record the whole data within the DBMS overnight. Nevertheless, I took the opportunity to revive the data which I had recorded by taking the data out from my own personal computer and creating the data list in the DBMS overnight. I used my fast typing speed and high technical and computer knowledge in order to record the data in a super speedy manner. Result: This made a positive and a good experience about my technical skills in my office. I was able to create a new data base overnight and everyone in the office appreciated about my hard work, dedication, typing speed and moreover my effective computer and technical knowledge. Planning skills Situation: While pursuing diploma in business administration, I was required to participate in a business fair for the social welfare purposes. This fair was organized for the contribution of fund for social causes. The plan of the fair was to establish various stalls with usable products and food products to the customers and the fund collected from the same would be forwarded to the social child care organizations. Task: My task was to organize the marketing and promotional activities directed towards the promotion of the products for sell. The major part of my task was to organize the whole event and plan for the appropriate marketing strategies for the promotion of the products so as to increase the sale of the products and fetch a good revenue amount in order to forward a huge amount to the social organizations. Action: I set up a strategic plan for the same. I prepared a marketing proposal including the promotional strategies and the appropriate financial fund and expenses that the marketing strategies and promotional strategies are expected to incur. Then I showed my proposal to the working committee of the college who was in charge of the whole event. The committee considered my proposal and we decided to implement the marketing campaign program. Finally I contacted different sponsors who would be able to sponsor the whole event and the different stalls. I also contacted the different concerned persons like the people who are dealing in designing hoardings, online promotions and also the print shops for the printing of the pamphlets. I arranged and made a blueprint for the construction of the different sores within the campus. The stores were allocated to the different students and I selected the tem leaders from among the various team members in each stall. Finally the event started and it continued for around 3days. Result: The end result was a huge success of the event. Majority of the products were sold and huge amount of fund was collected for the funding purpose of the social organizations. The committee informed me that as a result of my marketing campaign I was able to attract more that the expected number of customers. Reference list Books Brandon, M. (2013).How to write the perfect CV. Lexington, Kentucky: publisher not identified. Southwood, S. (2012).Fast facts for job hunters. Leicester: NIACE.

Remains of the day Essay Example For Students

Remains of the day Essay What history is to a nation, memory is to the individual. Both serve to locate us, to tell us who we are by reminding us of what we have been and done. And both, as Kazuo Ishiguro suggests, are open to selection, repression and revision. The Remains of the Day, Ishiguros third novel, examines the intersections of individual memory and national history through the mind of Stevens, a model English butler who believes that he has served humanity by devoting his life to the service of a great man, Lord Darlington. The time is 1956; Darlington has died, and Darlington Hall has been let by an American businessman. As Stevens begins a solitary motor trip to the west country, traveling farther and farther from familiar surroundings, he also embarks on a harrowing journey through his own memory. What he discovers there causes him to question not only Lord Darlingtons greatness, but also the meaning of his own insular life. The journey motif is a deceptively simple structural device; the farther Stevens travels from Darlington Hall, it seems, the closer he comes to understanding his life there. But in Stevenss travel journal Ishiguro shapes an ironic, elliptical narrative that reveals far more to the reader than it does to Stevens. The butler believes, for instance, that he makes his trip for professional reasons, to persuade a former housekeeper, Miss Kenton, to return to Darlington Hall. But through deftly managed flashbacks and Stevenss naive admissions, the reader sees instead that the matter is highly personal: Stevens had loved Miss Kenton but let her marry another man; he now wishes to make up for lost time, to correct the mistakes of his past. More important than that veiled love storybut intimately connected with itis the matter of Lord Darlington, and the degree to which Stevenss sense of self is founded upon his belief in Darlingtons greatness. It becomes clear enough to the reader, though Stevens is long in admitting it to himself, that Darlington had been a political pawn of fascism and the Nazisunwitting perhaps, misguided no doubt, but hardly the great man that Stevens had deceived himself into believing he served. These revelations are made through a delicate and powerful process: as Stevenss journal shifts between travelogue, personal memoir and reflections on his profession, his memory slides continually between Darlington Hall in the ruined, empty present, the height of Darlingtons influence (and Stevenss pride) in the 1920s, and the tense, disturbing pre-war 1930s. Carefully elided from consideration, repressed and hidden, are the war years themselves and their immediate aftermath. We know they are there, of course, and we may guess what they meant at Darlington Hall, but Stevenss memorial archaeology leaves that particular tomb unexcavated. In the end, Stevens must come to some sense of resignation and resolution, both about Darlington and about himself. The source of Stevenss pride is also, after all, potentially the source of his shame. He was willing enough to shine in the light of Darlingtons greatness, and now must either share in his disgrace, orwhat is perhaps more difficultadmit that his own dedicated and deeply considered professionalism has had no real part to play on the stage of world history. Like all great novels, The Remains of the Day is an organic work, its parts perfectly integrated, every scene imaging the whole. In his carefully controlled prose, so perfectly suited to his narrator, in his effortless movement among several different time settings, in his almost magical evocation of simultaneous humor and pathos, Ishiguro proves himself a masterful artist in full command of his elements. And in this novel, those elements combine to form a profound psychological and cultural portrait that reveals the authors great abiding theme: the art and artifice of memoryBibliography:

A Case Study Analysis on the Strategic Alliances of Audio Duplication Services, Inc. (Ads) Essay Example

A Case Study Analysis on the Strategic Alliances of Audio Duplication Services, Inc. (Ads) Essay Abstract Logistic strategy is vital part of company’s goal to reduce cost, gain more profit and improve supplier-customer relationship. This paper studied the logistic process of Vanity Products to have a grasp of how logistic works and affects the flow of supply chain. Guide questions are answered to have a better understanding on the logistic and warehousing; and how these decisions must be well thought. Evaluation, conclusions and recommendation are done to know the best alternative for Vanity Products. Introduction Background and Significance of the Study The strategic decision with regards to alliances is an option for firms to improve and strengthen their respective firms. Strategic alliances is said to be a multi-faceted, goal oriented partnerships of companies in which each shares resources and rewards but the risks involved is also shared. In deciding whether such alliances will help your firm, several factors should be considered. These factors are, if this would add value to the products, if this would improve the firm market access, if this would strengthen the operation, if this would enhance strategic growth and organizational skills, and if this would build the firm’s financial strength. The decision if one firm should make an alliance to another company is something that is thought thoroughly. We will write a custom essay sample on A Case Study Analysis on the Strategic Alliances of Audio Duplication Services, Inc. (Ads) specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now We will write a custom essay sample on A Case Study Analysis on the Strategic Alliances of Audio Duplication Services, Inc. (Ads) specifically for you FOR ONLY $16.38 $13.9/page Hire Writer We will write a custom essay sample on A Case Study Analysis on the Strategic Alliances of Audio Duplication Services, Inc. (Ads) specifically for you FOR ONLY $16.38 $13.9/page Hire Writer This strategic alliance is a very big step for any firm and the firm should be very critical in making such decisions because the benefits are high and so the risks in this kind of arrangement. Objective of the Study This study aims to: 1. Study and analyze the strategic alliances of Audio Duplication Services, Inc. (ADS) 2. Evaluate the alternative of ADS on its logistics management 3. Study and analyze the benefits of Vendor-managed inventory(VMI) Key Terms to Remember Shipping Cost – Third Party Logistics- the use of outside company to provide for a particular services to perform all or part of the firm’s material management and product distribution functions Strategic Alliances – agreement among firms in which each commits resources to achieve a common set of objectives Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI)- a family of business models in which the buyer of a product provides certain information to a vendor Results and Discussions Case Questions 1. Why are ADS’s customers’ customers moving towards VMI arrangements? ADS’s customers’ customers (i. e. etailers) are moving towards the VMI arrangement so that the likelihood of being out of stock is reduced and the inventory level in the supply chain is also reduced. This will be achieved because through VMI the retailers could provide a continuously updated point-of-sale (POS) to the record companies. By then, the decisions that will be made by the record companies like how much of each album, CD, and cassette title is delivered and when each delivery is made will be more accurate because the records company’s data is updated. 2. How will this impact ADS’s business? How can ADS management take advantage of this situation? This decision on VMI arrangement will have a big impact on ADS. The ADS management should take advantage in the new arrangement because through this they could maintain a more accurate inventory level. Because in this kind of arrangement, the ADS takes full responsibility on the inventory level and through VMI they could have a more accurate inventory level and also ADS could deliver the product on time. 3. How should ADS manage logistics? The ADS should manage logistics by hiring a third party logistics to manage the logistics in their supply chain. This decision is based on several reasons. One of these is that managing logistics is not one of the expertises of ADS Company and by hiring a third party logistics the ADS Company could now focus on their competency of cassette duplication. Also, the new arrangement of direct shipping to the stores would incur higher shipping cost for ADS because of a more complicated route that unlike before there is a distribution center where the products are shipped; in this situation it is very logical for them to hire a third party logistics so that the path networks of these stores would be manage efficiently by third party logistics who are experts in this things. Another reason why ADS Company should not opt to buy a fleet of trucks is that this alternative would require a very high capital investment. Thus, ADS should hire a third party logistics to manage their logistics. 4. Why are the large national retailers moving toward a direct shipment model? So that the product would get into the specific stores where it is needed on time and with the right quantity. Also, direct shipment model is important in a business to reduce the lead time especially for a company whose nature is already changing due to the changing technology. Conclusions, Recommendations, References, and Other Details Conclusions Ultimately, a business organization’s goal is to make profit. But one cannot forsake the quality of the product as well as the satisfaction of customers. In this case, the customers of Vanity Products made changes in terms of ordering the products they need. It was very challenging for VP to adapt to the changes made by the customers since significant changes have to be implemented to address the demands of customers. VP encountered problems regarding cost as well as logistic service. With this, Tom White recommended a solution where different warehouses will be established near the customers. In the long-term, it is beneficial to the company because it decreases the cost in terms of transportation. Recommendations From the main discussion, Tom’s proposal is the best course for Vanity Products. The requirement of the customers that the products be delivered within five days will be met. At the same time, the cost of VP will be lower compared to that of delivering less than truckload quantities to a specific store or using a peddle run method to deliver a full truckload quantities to a set of stores or customers. Thus, the best alternative or solution to the problem is to implement Tom’s proposal. References (1)J. Heizer and B. Render. (2010). Operations Management. Tenth Edition. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc. (2) Munley. com. Truck Accidents Glossary. Retrieved February 4, 2013 at http://www. unley. com/truck_glossary/legal_glossary_p. html (3) Businessdictionary. com. Freight Costs. 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Global forces and Western European brewing Industry

Global forces and Western European brewing Industry PESTEL analysis of Western European Brewing Industry Political factors Unfavorable attitude of European governments toward beer and alcoholic beverages, in general. These products are regarded as demerit goods which means that their consumption has to be restricted. This results in numerous legal regulations on the advertisement, marketing, and production of such products1. Economic factors The decrease in consumption of beer. In many European countries such as Belgium, Denmark, Norway, France, and the United Kingdom bear consumption level dropped significantly within the period between 2000 and 2007. Merges in the industry due to global pressure of consolidation. Economic recession in Europe and the United States2. Social factors Growing concern about the dangers of alcohol consumption. The changes in the buying behaviors of consumers, especially the growing popularity of wines3. Increasing demand for alcohol-free beer. Low birth rates in European countries4 and increase of pop ulation In Asian countries and India. Technological factors The development of new technologies which can facilitate the production and storage of beer. For instance, one can mention those technologies that improve beer recovery process or filtration5. Environmental factors The demands to make brewing process more eco-friendly, for example, we can speak about the necessity to reduce the discharge of chemicals6. The necessity to develop an alternative to conventional bottles or aluminum. cans. The main purpose is to make beer containers more recyclable. At the given moment, the influence of these environmental factors is not very strong but this issue can become much more urgent within the next two decades. Legal factors Stronger enforcement of laws prohibiting underage consumption of alcohol. For instance, one can mention such plan â€Å"Think 21† which is aimed at reducing the availability of alcoholic beverages to adolescents7. Similar laws and restrictions are impose d throughout Europe and the United States. Tight governmental control over the production of beer. Porter’s Five Forces The threat of new entrants Currently entry barriers are very high because brewing industry becomes more consolidated, and the majority of the companies operating in this market are economies of scale.Advertising We will write a custom essay sample on Global forces and Western European brewing Industry specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page Learn More According to the data, presented in the case study there are ten international brewing companies which control more than 30 percent of global market share8. These corporations can pursue cost-leader policies, and new-comers will find it difficult to compete with them. Therefore, the threat of new entrants is not significant. The threat of substitute products Wine and some non-alcoholic beverages can be viewed as substitute products; however, drinking beer is rooted in the tradit ions of many countries and it is important from social point of view. This is why it is rather unlikely that this beverage will lose its popularity. Hence, the threat is more or less moderate. The power of suppliers The main suppliers of brewing companies are the packaging manufacturers and agricultural sector. Each of these industries is highly concentrated, for instance, there are only three can producers in the UK9, and breweries dictate their terms to them. The same thing can be said about the suppliers of barley or grains. Thus, the power of suppliers is relative strong. The bargaining power of customers The main buyers are supermarket chains such as Tesco or Carrefour. Brewing companies sell them approximately 67 percent of their products10. Thus, these customers are very important to breweries and they can make concessions to them, especially if we are speaking about the price. Thus, the power of customers is very strong and it can become even stronger. The Intensity of compe tition The industry is very concentrated and the competition between companies is very intense. In 2009, ten brewing companies produced more than 60 percent of global beer volume11. Under such circumstanced competitive advantages can be gained by introducing new products such as fruit-flavored beer.Advertising Looking for essay on business economics? Let's see if we can help you! Get your first paper with 15% OFF Learn More Discussion PESTEL analysis and the study of Porter’s Five Forces indicate that brewing companies must be aware of the following challenges. Legal and social factors will produce the most adverse effects on this industry. These companies should remember about changing lifestyles and increasing awareness about the dangers of alcohol consumption. The same thing can be said about legal restriction on the marketing of beer. This is why they need to emphasize the healthfulness of their products. They must prove that beer should not be vi ewed by the governments as alcoholic beverage and a demerit good. In the future, they may have to increase the production of alcohol-free beer. Secondly, they should explore new markets for their products, especially in such countries as China or India. The thing is that the consumption of beer in Europe can decline even more due to the decrease of population in this region. Finally, these companies should develop their own distribution networks in order to diminish their dependence on super or hypermarkets. At this point, they are the main customers of brewing companies. The impacts of global forces on specific companies Anheuser- Busch InBev The products of Anheuser- Busch InBev are well-positioned in the markets of different counties. This company possesses such famous brands as Stella Artois, Beck’s or Budweiser. Its main strengths are well-developed supply chain and close cooperation between various divisions 12. This company ensures that the best practices are quickly s hared across different breweries. However, it has some weaknesses as well. They have to manage more than 300 brands and this is quite a challenging task. Secondly, the legal status of this corporation is not secure since in many countries is viewed as monopoly. Greene King The main strength of Greene King is that it has its distribution network. This company runs more than 200013 pubs across the UK. Hence, they are less dependent on hypermarkets. Moreover, many British customers feel strong affiliation to this brand. However, there are several significant weaknesses.Advertising We will write a custom essay sample on Global forces and Western European brewing Industry specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page Learn More First, this company has not fully explored international markets and in the future they can suffer losses due to the decline of beer consumption in the UK. Additionally, in the recent year public image of this company suffered significant ly, because it is accused of monopolizing the UK market and closing many local breweries. Tsingtao The key strength of this company is that it is very well-posited in China, one of the largest markets in the world. Furthermore, this company has successfully entered European and American markets. The main weaknesses of this organization are more related to its external environment. Tsingtao operates in a very regulated market and it can be controlled by the Chinese government. Finally, some of its brands are not familiar to European customers. 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Whittington. â€Å"Global forces and the Western European Brewing Industry†. In G. Johnson (ed.), Exploring Strategy, 9th edn, Pearson Education, New York, 2008, p 2. 3 Blee M R. Whittington, p 1 4 Bereridge F S. Velutti. Gender and the open method of coordination: perspectives on law, governance and equality in the EU, Ashgate Publishing, New York, 2008. 5 Proctor A. Alternatives to Conventional Food Processing, Royal Society of Chemistry, London. 2011, p 237 6 Lewis M. Bamforth C. Essays in brewing science, Springer, London, 2006, p 170. 7 The Department of Health. Youth Alcohol Action Plan, Home Office, London, 2008, p. 16. 8 Blee M R. Whittington, p 2 9 Blee M R. Whittington, p 2 10 Ibid, p 2 11 Blee M R. Whittington, p 2 12 Blee M R. Whittington, p 3 13 Blee M R. Whittington, p 3

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