...advice to help young business professionals establish themselves in professional world. The advice was provided through interviewing Terry Everett, manager of a million dollar store. The advice focuses on three key areas: * Get to know people * Be brave, world is yours * Respect comes with hard work Terry Everett has been a manager for 22 years. Throughout his career Everett has worked for many companies including government owned, for the past 6 years Everett is a manager of a million dollar shoe store. Get to know people. Establish relationships with colleagues. When entering a new job, remember that you enter already established community with its own rules. The environment is unique to every company. A new comer is often rejected, people don’t like changes. Everett says that throughout his career he had to switch work 5 times. Every time was as a fresh start. Don’t hesitate and wait till people will come to you, this will never happen. Make a first step; don’t be afraid to start a conversation with coworkers even if they are from a different department. Treat each person like a blank piece of paper and then slowly add on to it until you get a perfect image. Meanwhile, let people know about yourself, fear comes from unknown. Open up to others, let coworkers remember you. Tell them funny stories; don’t be afraid to make fun of yourself Be brave, world is yours Don’t be afraid, express your thoughts. Never let your ideas go; when on a meeting of conference, don’t...
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...undertaken by an individual to reflect upon their own learning, performance and/or achievement and to plan for their personal, educational and career development’ (QAA 2001). This handbook provides guidelines for Postgraduate Research students at Queen’s on what PDP involves and to help you to get the most out of the process. Please note that there may be slight variations or specific requirements for you in your School or subject area. Key features of PDP: • PDP is an ongoing process, not a single document, nor is it carried out at a single point in time. • It provides you with the opportunity to plan, reflect on and record your progress, development and achievements. • PDP formalises good practice in working for and supervising a research degree. • PDP is a structured and supported process. The structure and support is provided by: - The Skills Analysis Questionnaire - The Postgraduate Skills Training Programme (PSTP) - Records of meetings with your supervisor(s) - Training plans - Formal reviews – 3 month, differentiation, and annual monitoring - Records and evidence of your achievement - Your evaluation and reflection of your progress, achievements and skills - Your research diary or log book or project management file - Support comes from your supervisor(s), your colleagues and other staff in the School, the Postgraduate Office, the Careers and Counselling Services • PDP is a continuous cycle of: - Self-assessment and evaluation - Identification of needs and goals - Planning...
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...Andreia Isabela P. Dita F2-6 Reaction Paper Farsighted Purpose “Interior Design” is a segment of a three-film movie directed by Michel Gondry. (Dagdagan pa about sa director). The story begins with the arrival of a young filmmaker, Akira and his girlfriend, Hiroko in Tokyo, Japan to find stable careers. Akemi, Hiroko's old friend, gave a hand and offered them her apartment until they have enough money to accommodate for their own. As Akira starts to become obsessed with his ambition to become a successful filmmaker, it's Hiroko who is having a hard time in knowing her purpose and goals in life. Until one morning she woke up with a very strange physical changes that made the story unusual and extraordinary. The story shows an economic issue that gives me the idea of what it feels like to be a “small fish in a big pond”. When the young couple moved to Tokyo, they struggled in coping up with how people live there. Because they don't have enough money to accommodate their own apartment, Akira and Hiroko searched for a part-time job. But sadly, it was Akira who was hired at the wrapping store. This pushed Akira to do his best and earn money for them to put up their own apartment and for their future. He used his job as a stepping stone in reaching his dream of becoming successful filmmaker and also proved that he can also be one of those successful filmmakers in Tokyo. Social issue was also tackled in the film. There was a part when Hiroko heard Akemi and her boyfriend...
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...Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) 4(1): 64-73 Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational2013 (ISSN: 2141-6990) © Scholarlink Research Institute Journals, Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) 4(1):64-73 (ISSN:2141-6990) jeteraps.scholarlinkresearch.org The Role of Student-Related Factors in the Performance of Biology Subject in Secondary Schools in Eldoret Municipality, Kenya Wabuke Joy Mukhwana Chepkoilel University College, Department of Science Education, P. O. Box 1125-30100, Eldoret, Kenya. ___________________________________________________________________________ Abstract This paper focuses on the student-related factors that influence performance of students in Biology in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in Eldoret municipality. The study was conducted through an ex-post facto design. A total of ten secondary schools were sampled. Target respondents were Form Three students and teachers of Biology (those teaching Form Three) within the municipality. The study sample (which was made up of 225 respondents; 200 students and 25 teachers) was obtained using stratified sampling. Simple random sampling was then used to choose the streams and particular students who participated in the study. Purposive sampling was used to obtain only the students who study Biology. The data was collected using questionnaires, observations and interviews and analysed using statistical package for social science (SPSS) computer programme...
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...“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing…” I strongly believe in every word Ralph Waldo Emerson said in this famous quote. For realizing my ambition I have done my bachelors in the exploitation of oil and gas fields in my undergraduate program with a significant exposure on renewable and sustainable energies. To accomplish my ambition at every stage I planned well and worked hard. Schooling infused in me a keen sense of analytical reasoning and scientific temperament. My ceaseless efforts and strong will power earned me a Distinction at intermediate level with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as majors. I am most proud that I have obtained my Bachelor’s degree through 4 years of dedicated academic...
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...Demetria Davison HCS/ 341 Instructor: Mike Sawyer Training and Development Paper The most crucial aspect for the accomplishment of an association is the capacity of the people it recruits. In today’s world where huge technological, political, social, and economical shifts transpire, associations have to be able to deal with these shifts efficiently. The altering strength of competition, both domestic and global, forces companies to innovate and utilize their assets in the most competent way achievable in order to stay competitive. This new condition does not only compel associations but also their people to transform. Existing and prospective workers have to be conscious of the new technological and socio-economical standing in order to be proficient to perform well. The best way that associations can make sure this awareness is by utilizing schooling and development. “Development and training are vital to associations because they offer the expertise both now and in the upcoming. Jointly, retraining and training guarantee the expertise and staff dedication required for high quality products and services and therefore, competitiveness and endurance”. An association’s central aim is maximization of earnings, which is always attained by increasing productivity. Schooling and development are appropriate means of making workers more fruitful. A major goal of training and development is to eliminate performance deficits, whether...
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...The first years of my middle school career were extremely difficult to pass. I had no ambition to complete any of my classes, receive good grades, and talk to my teachers for extra help when I needed it most. This year, to create a better High school career for myself, I can adapt to new habits and work hard to improve the negative ones I have now. First off, I’ll need to learn to synergize with my peers, quit procrastinating, and put first things first. These three habits will definitely help me throughout the rest of my educational career. It’s important to synergize this means to create healthy relationships with your classmates, and work in groups. Being optimistic and open to new ideas and opinions gives somewhat of a new outlook on possibilities for school work. Participating in group activities had never been easy for...
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...degree is an important decision that should not be taken lightly. The master’s program is challenging and will take time from an individual’s personal life. An MBA can further a career, begin a new career, or fulfill a personal goal. In contemplating whether to obtain an MBA degree, I had to decide what value this degree would afford me. In obtaining this degree, it would further my education and could definitely be an asset to any future career choice that I may undertake when I retire from State Farm Insurance in a couple of years. In constructing and supporting this argument on whether to pursue an MBA, as a choice, I used the Jungian Personality Self-Assessment to foster insight into possible career paths and how other individuals perceive me. The self-assessment of the Jungian personality gives an individual through 16 personality types a better understanding of him or herself. The assessment measures thinking styles of individuals, modes of dealing with information and interactions for potential managers in group settings. My personality type was the INFP result that describes individuals reserved, creative, and highly idealistic with a possible career as an architect, journalist, educational consultant, missionary, actor, artist, and poet. I agreed with some of the result tactics but some of the career choices noted would not be choices that I would have chosen for myself. The Jungian 16 Type Personality test helped me to understand how my coworkers may perceive me as I perceive...
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...Women As News Anchors Women in all careers are striving to gain equality in the work force today, and female television news anchors are definitely part of the fight. The road to television news anchoring is a rocky one, where only a few women survive and many fail. Where progress was once thought to have been made, there aren't many females getting ahead in the world of television news. Today, there is a very slow, if any, gain in the numbers of women who succeed. There are many questions surrounding the subject of women in television news, and I will attempt to answer relevant ones in this paper. How have the women that actually make it to the top and succeed as anchorwomen, done it? What does it take to make it? Why do those few endure it/enjoy it? Why has it been and still is difficult for women? What are the expectations of women in the field, as opposed to the expectations of men? I am interested in this topic because I once aspired to become a television broadcaster. I still have inspiration in me, but not quite as much due to the negative and discouraging aspects I have heard about in classes and in the media. I am not sure that I could be happy in a career such as this, and I know there are great difficulties in "making it" in this profession. I have read about the incredible ambition of successful females in television news, and it seems like it takes a special kind of passion to want to keep up in the business. I kept my questions in mind when...
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...Proposal for a New Career Exploration Program for Service Canada This proposal is for a new career exploration program for Service Canada office of Cornwall, Ontario. It will examine the use of four standardized assessments in career counseling, then select and budget relevant assessments and resource material. The anticipated client group includes: unemployment recipients (70% recently unemployed due to downsizing), average age is 30-40, 60% female, 20% First Nations, 20% professional immigrants, and an English and French population. To get a fuller understanding of an individual undergoing career counselling, there are four main groups of the psychometric assessments to consider performing, that would be helpful to assisting the individual in their decision process, they are: value scales, interest inventories, personality inventories, and aptitude test. Even though the connection between these four groups of assessment is complex, an easier way to describe the main interrelationships in terms of career assessment is that values measures make it easier to understand fundamental motivators and the cultural context. Interests come from, and can be understood in the context of these fundamental values. If the outcomes of interest measures are vague, for instance if there are two differing veins of interests, the career counsellor can go back to the values outcomes to offer a starting point for choosing between them. The personality and aptitude measures provide the person an...
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...in xyz College of xyz affiliated to University, Mumbai with 50% Following this, I was involved in research and has been working as an Analyst for Plant pharmaceuticals in Quality Control Department of Alapati Pharma company. I was Kindled with an ambition of higher education that would give a desired push to my career. With a strong will to pursue my further studies in Canada, I prepared for the IELTS examination and scored 6.5 bands. I am prepared to further deepen and refine my expertise through Biotechnology Course which has led me to take admission in one of the top Colleges, Centennial College, Canada. I was brought up in a well educated family and this helped me to maintain a consistent and excellent academic record; I secured Distinction marks in SSC and Intermediate. During my Bachelors, I submitted many research papers in worldwide and India wide seminars like IPC, IPA, National seminars where 12 of my Research papers were published in Medical and Pharmacy Journals. I was also awarded a "Gold medal" for a Seminar conducted by Indian Pharmaceutical Congress which provided me a wonderful platform to meet the top heads of Pharmaceutical Industry in the country. I Started my career as an Asst. Manufacturing Chemist in Triomed Formulations India(Pvt) Ltd as soon as i was graduated. Then i opted for a Subject Knowledge Enhancement Course (Student Associate)from University of East London, UK where i interacted with various Staff...
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...complement the university’s course structure by incorporating teachings from different components of the businesses structure. This provides a greater exposure to the necessary elements required in order to maintain the continued operations of a successful construction company. During my employment I have been able to cover sections including estimating, contracts administration, cost reporting, document control and involvement in developing tender packages. Experiencing this variety of works has enabled me to realize the area of work I wish to move into once I complete my degree and Rimfire’s cadet program. Without exposure to these categories I would not have been able to make an informed choice on my future career ambitions post graduation. This future ambition involves continuing down the path of contracts administrator and onto Project Manager. In summarizing the reflection detailed in the attached report, receiving practical industry experience is an invaluable learning curve to a fulltime university student. Making...
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...your actions. The follow up question for that will be; what is being “accountable”? “Much of the academic literature on accountability is rather disconnected, as many authors set out to produce their own specific definition of accountability.” (Bovens, 2010, para. 1) With accountability used so loosely in language, we have to make a decision as to its meaning. For me accountability is the definition for success. Whatever my choices are in school, I have to be responsible for them. If the decisions I make during the years I attend college are responsible and I hold myself accountable to be successful, there is no limit to what I will be able to achieve. Career Student Personal responsibility will lead to more substantive decisions in your career. I have never met anyone that their goal in life is to be a career student. That being said, some students do feel like their whole life has been spent in school. If for such a long period of time, you are in school, why would you choose to not be successful? Having personal responsibility for your decisions will help ensure that you do not truly spend your entire life “hoping” to achieve the goal you set out for. “As many as 50% of students fail to graduate the college in which they first enroll.” (Pickhardt, 2009, para. 1) This is an alarming rate. I believe when some students enroll into college they are not always setting themselves up for success. Their priorities are not in line with their goals and they do not take...
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...My Personal Leadership Experience The following paper will include a brief explanation of my occupational background, as well as a discussion of the circumstances, experiences, and people who I believe have helped my leadership ability. It will go on to explore my own experience and abilities in leadership roles, described by my viewpoints, and future ambitions related to leadership. Further detail will be examined of my leadership philosophies, style, and where I have put them into action. Lastly, I will conclude the extent to which I feel my leadership abilities are consistent with transformative leadership principles, as well as how these abilities will help me in the future. I will also discuss how I might strengthen said abilities in the present. Occupational Background I entered the workplace by the age of fourteen. I managed to get a job bussing tables at a supper club on the lake. I continued working in restaurants until the age of nineteen, moving up the ladder from busser, to hostess, and eventually settling on bartending. I liked restaurant work, for the most part. Truth be told, it was the money that kept me in the field. My experience was so narrow, that I had a hard time getting out of it. Management at this point in my life was never something that interested me; I was content just doing my job. I was immature, and did not have enough responsibility. I had a lot of terrible managers in this line of work, and I attribute that to the...
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...This will be my fourth attempt at taking an English Composition course. While the previous three attempts were unsuccessful for various reasons none of those were because reading or speaking is difficult or challenging. Writing, however, has always been difficult for me. So, coming up with a narrative essay to describe a reading or writing task that I found challenging seems like a monumental task of which I could never complete. The fact that the essay is the first task of my latest attempt at English Composition should be evidence of its significance. I am a very direct and straightforward person. I have a tendency to speak honestly and openly without a lot of rhetoric or wordiness. I’ve been told by more than one person that I’m too blunt and I need to be more aware of others and their feelings. This openness has a tendency to show up in my writing as well. When I write, I get straight to the point. You can imagine then that when writing an essay that requires a certain amount of words, it is very difficult for someone like me. My first attempt at an English Composition course was when I went to college for the first time. I was eighteen, and just moved out on my own. I moved approximately two hours away, to attend Snow College, in Ephraim, UT. As I understood it, you graduate high school, go to college and graduate, and then get a great job. In order to graduate from college I had to take the general courses, which included English. I must have been delusional...
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