As a Senior Buyer at Darcy’s, a national department store

Option 2): As a Senior Buyer at Darcy’s, a national department store, Sasha Warner manages the buyers in the eastern U.S. region. You’re currently working under her as a sale co-op student. She drops by your office to chat one day and brings up a subject she’s been wondering about.

As a Senior Buyer at Darcy’s, a national department store

Option 2): As a Senior Buyer at Darcy’s, a national department store, Sasha Warner manages the buyers in the eastern U.S. region. You’re currently working under her as a sale co-op student. She drops by your office to chat one day and brings up a subject she’s been wondering about. “Do you know anything about Skype?” she asks. You nod, having used this online international phone service yourself. “I heard it’s totally free and really easy to use,” she continues, “so I’m thinking about recommending that all my buyers subscribe to it.

Then maybe they could talk to each other and to international designers and merchandisers more easily. Is there any downside? Maybe security issues?” You’re not sure–but you offer to look into the matter for her. Do the necessary research, and, if you haven’t yet done so, try this service yourself and then write Sasha a report giving her the information she needs to decide whether or not to pursue this idea further. She may want to share your report with other managers in the company, so be sure you give it your best effort.

Option 3): You work for the owner of three local coffee and tea shops, one of which opened a few months ago. The newest one has already developed quite a nice, regular clientele, mostly those in or near the neighborhood who want an alternative to the big-coffee-chain experience, but your boss thinks its sales need a bump. She is considering holding an in-store promotion at the coffee shop – her first ever. Since she knows you’re an Internet whiz, she turns to you for help. “How do you run one of these events?” she wants to know. “How much do they cost?

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