How Andrea Jung Became Successful

Her parents are both Chinese immigrants that locomote their children with the dream of providing them with a better education. Both her parents are rattling ameliorate populate and they set high standards for Jung and expected her to wee-wee hard for what she wanted and to achieve as much as possible without losing sight of her heritage and values. She has always stated that she was not a very good educatee growing up, but her parents would offer something in return for her earning straight As. all time she wanted something she knew she would have to study really hard to rile It and Its be construct of this that she credits her parents with furthering her resolve and ambition. 1 While In high take she got Involved In extra-curricular activities, specially the student body, she served as class secretaire and then president. After high school, Jung attended Princeton university and earned a allow loose degree in English Literature. She heady to take a detect from schoo l and hoped to attend police school after(prenominal)wards, but she enjoyed her Job so much that she decided that perhaps that was her calling. Jung attended a college life history sensible and she was hired by Bloodinesss for a bitagement-training program. She had at first figured the fuck off would come in helpful once she started fielding on her law degree, but she realized that she really enjoyed work In retail. Her parents TLD agree with her ratiocination of working In the retail business and they saw her choice of career as a waste of a good college education. Jung do a smart move along the way and chose a learn. Having a mentor was good for Jung as she was very successful and had proceed the companys first womanish vice president.Jung knew she could learn a lot from her and she did. Jung learned that men didnt calculate women executives as strong but weak beings and found that the majority of women in the workplace didnt suffer other women and it was a tough en vironment. Some people just wait for someone to take them under their wing, he said. argue always advised that they shouldnt wait. They should find someones wings to grab onto. 3 Jung do it a point to become successful and she worked hard at It and didnt let any misconceptions or put downs get In her way or set her back. Jung had other Jobs and as she moved she worked her way up the chain. Junks extrospective personality was helpful and she made friends and networked with many then she went on to work at Newman Marcus as the executive vice president in stir up of merchandising. L She learned a lot along the way, especially the impressiveness off good self image. If she wanted to be successful she had to go to successful and she knew how burning(prenominal) it was to have a good image. She really enjoyed her work but she was also hungry for a challenge and she found it when she started working as a consultant for Avon.The companys executives really liked Jung ideas as a consul tant so they decided to hire her as president of growth marketing group for U. S. Operations. L The company found themselves needing a chief executive officer and Jung and three other women thought that they had a good chance of get picked as they had all worked for the company for quite some time. Unfortunately Avon decided to hire someone from the outside and this was a disappointment because this was a man whom they saw as having no experience in the industry.Not long after though, Mr Perrine, the current CEO, resigned and opened the door for Jung to step right in. She became Vans ninth president and CEO. 2 Avon has gone through many changes since Jung came onboard, the products have definitely become more updated and they now target a wide variety of customers. You advise see anything from dresses, shoes, purses, items targeting children, and of course beauty products. They have products targeting women of all ages and the prices easily tucker prices on high stores. One thi ng that has attracted me to Avon lately is the different campaigns that support important causes. Breast Cancer is one of them, Jung grandmother died of breast genus Cancer at the age of 63. 2 This was a deep loss for Jung, who recalled, It was the advance(prenominal) Seventies, and the C-word was forbidden in our house. She didnt want us around her in field it was contagious. There was fear about the subject (London Times, June 29, 2002). 2 The other cause is called, Empower Women Campaign, this s an important cause because it fights to end military group against women.Jung has worked hard to get to where she is. She was brought up with good family values and has always made sure her family was not affected by the numerous meetings and business trips she has had to attend. Her family is very important and she has said that she has missed some of her childrens events, but not the important ones. L Jung was featured in the October 2010 issue of Fortune Magazine and was class-con scious number 5 among the 50 Most Powerful Women. She is a large woman and someone I can certainly say I have learned a lot from.