Spring Semester, Montclair State University 2019
City Tropics:
City tropics was opened in 2006 by my boss, Anthony Ruccatano, and his wife Laurie. The first salon was opened in North Arlington, NJ and two years later they opened their second location in Nutley, NJ. They have been extremely successful with both salons from day one. This is due to amazing reviews, consistently positive word of mouth, and a great social media presence as of recently.
What I’ve done with my time here:
I started my internship at City Tropics training for the assistant manager position. This position consists of taking care of inventory, all maintenance appointments, employee scheduling, paying bills, taking care of payroll, etc.I have been working under my manager, Iacobella, who has been training me since I started. I have taken over a lot of her managerial roles, helping her with many tasks for both salons. I also have been helping with promotional sales ideas and social media marketing alongside my boss Anthony.This internship has taught me so much already and I am excited to stay and work at City Tropics after my internship ends.
Quotes & Pictures of my time here!
“You’ve been doing great & you’re not leaving us just yet Debbie!” – Bella (my nickname at the salon is Debbie,long story lol!)
“Are you going to stay after your internship is over? You’ve been doing such a great job with the girls, they told me you’re doing great with everything.”- Daily Customer, Roe Fascetta
“Sweet girls behind the counter, not crowded and clean beds.”- Yelp Review from customer Dianna D
Me wearing a City Tropics tank top that my boss used for our Instagram.
Instagram post my boss and I worked on to promote our monthly deals.
My boss Anthony and I behind the front desk at the North Arlington salon.
A screenshot text message from my manager Iacobella telling me to keep up the good work! – great feeling.
Our Instagram page with 31.3 thousand followers and another Instagram post I created with my boss.
Example of the work Schedule I create week to week:
Program used at City Tropics:
-We use Helios at the salon to control all of the tanning beds (on/off, timing of usage).
-I check the usage times of the beds through this software in order to be up to date on when to schedule full bed cleanings.
-I use this to calculate employee work hours weekly.
-Helps me keep an eye on inventory sales in order to keep track of stock and order our products efficiently.
Thank you Dr.Naumoff !!!
I have had the best time during this internship and I can’t wait to continue!Thank you so much for making this process so enjoyable through all of my weekly journals and giving me such helpful feedback!
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