...Working as an accountant is more complex than simply crunching numbers. A successful accountant must possess a particular set of skills, both with handling massive amounts of money-related information and with navigating the sphere in which he works. This is because accountants can work in one of several fields, including working for the public, the government or major corporations. According to the IFAC, international federation of accountants, “the attitude and skills professional accountants require are grouped under five main headings: (a) Intellectual skills (b) Technical and functional skills (c) Personal skills (d) Interpersonal and communication skills and (e) Organizational and business management skills. Above all, an attitude of continual inquiry and life –long learning is essential. An attitude of accepting and seeking continual improvement, both of self and the profession will lead to life-long learning.” Intellectual skills enable a professional accountant to understand the determining forces in a given situation and to predict their effects. Other intellectual skills include the capacities for inquiry, abstract logical thinking, inductive and deductive reasoning and critical analysis. The ability to identify and solve unstructured problems in unfamiliar settings and to apply problem-solving skills in a consultative process is also an important intellectual skill to possess as an accountant. A professional accountant encompassing these traits will have the...
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...Development Plan BJ McGhee James Reeves February 21, 2011 Counselor Becoming a counselor is what I want to pursue as my career. The necessary skills needed such as, improve qualify of clients life, develop and increase clients individual self-sufficiency skills, provide empowerment, develop coping and problem solving skills. Also, judgment, patience and acceptance, experience, education, social skills, genuineness/warmth and discretion are important skills I must possess in order to achieve my goal in becoming a counselor. However, in this transition of my life, I will have challenges that I face, but staying focus is where I draw my strength. Achieving my short term goal, which is to research my career and make a decision of the direction I want to go has been overwhelming. In the beginning, I was aiming toward school counselor and working with the adolescent. I felt that I can make a difference in their life, because of a profound experience I had in 2006; when my daughter graduate from high school. I always knew working with people was my passion, but the realization came when helping the Rhoer club with the adolescent young ladies to guide them and prepare them for their future. Further, many young adults are drawn to my spirit as a whole and I help many individual’s cope with their problems not knowing I already possess a skill with-in, but through my education at the University, I learned the proper way in handling situations and talking and listening to people. ...
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...1. Introduction The purpose of this PDP module is helping people gain the personal, academic, reflective and professional skills. In this report, I am going to reflect on what I have learnt and I need to improve. In academic area my strongest skills are note-taking, referencing and information skills. However, in presentation skills, academic writing and learning skills are the area that I still need improving. In career-related skills, I am good at self-management, adaptability and team-working. On contrary, I still need to learn how to manage time efficiently, budgeting and communication well. 2. Academic skills Three strongest skills: * Note-making. By taking e-lesson from PDP, I know how to do note-making effectively last term and keep practice during this study period. In terms of me, I need to point out the key words from the messy information and then focus and re-organize the key words to the pattern that I am familiar with. Finally, I need to revise it and concise it times and times again to make a higher and more depth understanding of my notes. After I tried again and again, I realized that I can revise quiet easy by focusing on the main parts teacher referred in class. As note-making is pretty useful, I use it almost every day and now I can make notes quickly and precisely, which plays a vital part in my university study. * Referencing Referencing, this can be seen as a basis of academic writing （Neville, C. 2012). During term two periods, we had...
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...Career planning is a lifelong process which includes getting a job, working on our skills, finding out our expectations from life and even retiring. There might always be possible changes in life because our long-term and short-term plans may not match. We cannot always control things from outside such as family, friends or health issues, but once we make a career plan, it lasts as far as possible. Career planning process should include these steps; First thing about career planning is finding out your skills. Skill is thing that we learned how to do. People have a lot of skills that they don't know about. Identifying our skills help to find us our ideal job. It includes finding out what is important for you in job and what kind of decision maker we are. Career planning is answer of the question "what are we doing after graduation?" after graduation most of people experiences the job search. Job hunting is an activity that a lot of us would just avoid as long as possible. We are aware that in today's world having a job became necessity of life. Even the best workers in the world cannot be through no fault in their lives. We always change our minds and we have may made wrong choices or the job that held such promise has turned to dust. At the end of the way, I want to be recognizing as a successful person who achieved all the goals she planned and left a positive impression in people's lives. I will have to work as hard as I can to get that recognition and I am willing to...
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...INTRODUCTION Many students of HRM in Taguig City University work part-time Employment during school could improve grades if working promotes aspects that correspond with academic success, such as industriousness or time management skills, or instead reduce grades by reducing time and energy available for school work. Otherwise, working might be associated with academic performance, yet not directly influence it, if unobserved student differences influence both labor supply and grades. Unmotivated students might neither work for pay nor receive good grades because they put little effort into the labor market or school. In contrast, HRM students uninterested in academics might work long hours that would otherwise have been devoted to leisure. Students might misjudge the link between college achievement and future earnings when making labor supply decisions. If so, obtaining a consistent estimate of how such decisions affect academic performance is prospectively important for policy consideration. Some of HRM students in Taguig City University Students are more likely to work than they are to live on campus, to study full time, to attend a four-year college or university, or to apply for or receive financial aid. Students work regardless of the type of institution they attend, their age or family responsibilities, or even their family income or educational and living expenses. Most HRM students at Taguig City University face many challenges in their already busy everyday lives...
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...Professional Development Plan Chapter 03 Highlighted on Interpersonal and transferable skills Chapter 04 Focus on Learning in a professional context Table of contents Executive summary 01 Table of contents 02 Chapter 01 03-09 1.1 Introduction on Personal and Professional Development 1.2 Self Assessment 1.3 Personal SWOT Analysis 1.4 Skill Audit 1.5 Personal Development Plan 1.6 Curriculum vitae Chapter 02 10 2.1 Evaluation on Personal Development Plan Chapter 03 11-13 3.1 Interpersonal and transferable skills 3.2 Time Management 3.3 Problem solving 3.4 Communication Chapter 04 14 4.1 Learning Bibliography 15 Chapter 01 1.1 Introduction on Personal and Professional Development Understanding skills, attitudes and knowledge is helpful to develop personal and professional career. According to the Guskey and Huberman (1995)Professional development is those processes and activities designed to enhance the professional knowledge, skills and attitudes of individuals in a working environment so that they might, in turn enhance the performance of the overall organization. This is an ongoing, systematic and intentional process. Knowledge, skills and attitudes enhancement will create confidence about themselves towards work on their future plan. And also it creates a better quality of our life physically, mentally and spiritually. 1.2 Self Assessment According...
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...By taking this class it also made me think about my values and skills. This class also helped me to consider what majors I could pick for the rest of my college career. One of the personal profiling tests I took was call the Choices Interest Profiler. The Choices Interest Profiler is a program that helps people discover their personal interest and it also gives you some possible occupation ideas that would match with you interests. My results of the Choices Interest Profiler were artistic, investigative, and social. The occupations the Choices Interest Profiler gave me were anthropologist and sociologist. I do not think my results were very accurate because I do not think I am an artistic or a social person. I think the investigative part was right because I like doing math and solving things so I think that would be under the category of investigative. The occupations the Choices Interest Profiler gave me don’t really interest me so I do not think the program did an accurate job of that either. I think the results you get from the Interest Profiler depend on a lot of things. I think the reason my results did not accurately reflect me could have been because of the was I was feeling the day I took the test, I could have been in a bad mood or something and I think that would have affected the way I answered some of the questions. Another thing we talked about throughout the course of this class was ideal working conditions. This was something I had never really thought about...
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...any professional experience. But I have skills that i have developed thought my life experiences.my strengths are my communication skills and my flexibility to adapt the situation. I am a good decision maker and make conscious effort to hear and consider opinions of others. I possess a quality of a good...
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...Many adults think teenagers are just being dramatic and bringing the problems onto themselves. Dan Jones says, “They really haven’t had the opportunity to struggle. Then when they come to college and bad things happen, they haven’t developed resiliency and self-soothing skills” (Adams). High schoolers have not been able to experience things on their own because they have always had their parents to run to, and when they do get out on their own they have no idea how to deal with the struggles. Resiliency and grit, along with the ability to communicate and advocate, are all crucial life skills. Yet, experts say, many teenagers lack them, and that’s hurting college-competition rates (Adams). Along with adolescents not experiencing life skills comes responsibility. Responsibility involves learning time management skills, coping skills, and organization. Having those three characteristics will teach you the life skills you need in adulthood and how to deal with “stress.” High schoolers are not really stressed out, they just have not experienced these skills and learned to deal with...
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...Academic qualifications ensure success in life. Do you agree or disagree? Too much emphasis is put on academic qualifications nowadays. It is said to be the sole determiner of success in life. In Malaysia, for instance, jobs are secured by only those who achieve well in their academic performance. In my point of view, academic qualification may be vital but it is not the only factor to ensure success in life of an individual as the ability and the willpower of oneself are also the determiners of success. Success cannot only be measured by academic qualification as the skill and ability of oneself should be considered as well. Skills can be categorized in many ways, for example, social skills, language skills, and computer skills. It is not guaranteed that an individual with the most A’s or perfect grades will get a job as some employers may employ workers based on their skills. This is because academic qualification is solely based on one’s performance in their respected schools, colleges or universities. It is not based on what they are yet to execute in the working environment. Hence, skills are far more important in determining a successful life in the future. Furthermore, the willpower of an individual is another secret to success in one’s life. When an individual is determined to achieve a certain goal or vision in their life, they will undeniably be victorious in their future. This does not matter whether they have a good academic qualification or not as not all...
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...overview of the different industry segments. 1. Public Accounting – Tax & Audit 2. Private/Corporate Accounting 3. Forensic Accounting 4. Fund Accounting 5. Internal Auditing 6. Tax & Wealth Management Step #2: Review the general description of four main skill categories (highlighted in yellow) used in business today as defined by Career Leader including the sub-skills that comprise each category. |Interpersonal Effectiveness: Good at working with, and through, other people. Understand people and how to motivate them. A good team member, as well as team | |leader. Engender others' trust. A skillful negotiator. | • Ability to Compromise: Able to compromise when the situation calls for it. • Ability to Teach: Clear and patient when explaining things; a good teacher. • Comfort with Differences: Comfortable and effective in relating to people from many different backgrounds and cultures. • Empathy Skills: Can see things from other people's points of view. • Gaining Trust: Inspires other people's trust. • Listening Skills: Listens to other people in a way that they feel understood. • Openness to Criticism: Accepts critical feedback without getting defensive. • Respect for Others: Respectful of other people's points of view, as well...
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...GEN/480 JUNE 27TH 2011 PEGGY BILLING Part I: Reflect on where you were in your personal and professional life when you started the University of Phoenix program Prior to my entry in to the University of Phoenix, I already had my Associate in Science and General Studies degree as a prelude in my pursuit for a Bachelor’s Degree in Management. I went through the General Studies program upon realizing that it would be better for me to rekindle my knowledge on liberal arts and science before pursuing a University of Phoenix program. As a woman, I know the value of competitive and in-depth learning especially at this period of globalization and economic uncertainties. Before entering the UOP, I was anxious on how to go by with the fast changing world and how to render an eclectic mix of marketing, business and ethics into working with patients with diverse needs and demands and demographics. At this period of uncertainty, it is highly recommended that I build first a foundation of knowledge concerning the art of doing business in the 21st century before entering UOP. I am a Patient Representative in the emergency room that is why education really plays a crucial role in my life not just for the improvement of my business but also for the betterment of my personal and career life. Personal growth and development have a tremendous impact on my career, daily life, relationships and work. This is why the role of learning should be given a high regard because it liberates...
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...Many skills developed, utalised, constructed and acquired within the educational stream of university are universally the main skills that are required to be successful within the working enviroment. When we are young adults, we often have parents or carers, to not only nurture and develop our skills and personality but also to prioritise our ideas and developments to ensure they are completed to the highest level. However, as many young adults make the transfer to higher education and move not only from their home life, but also from the continous support their parents provide for them on a continuous basis, the development of new skills are created and it is generally these skills that they take into the working world. Once attending university, not only is a person learning to find a balance between studying, attending or finding a job and enjoying leisure activities, but they are also discovering or developing skills they did not know they had. One of the most important skills that will be developed is that of time keeping and being able to prioritise activities and tasks effectively. Many students find it difficult to organise their social life along with the tasks of handing in assignments and getting into lectures on time, so the idea of list making and setting clear, achievable goals for themselves is a necessity. Dividing goals into key steps, helps the achiever of being able to carry out the task well, and also allows them to be able to reflect upon the their progress...
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...Background 1 3. Personal Skills, Knowledge and Attitude 2 3.1 My SKA profile 2 3.2 Skill audit 3 3.3 SWOT analysis 3 4. Personal learning style 4 5. Team Engagement 5 6. Personal Actions Plan 6 7. Masters Learning Personal Reflection 8 8. Conclusion 9 REFERENCE 10 APPENDIX 1: PERSONAL SKILL AUDIT 11 APPENDIX 2: LEARNING STYLE QUESTIONAIRE 15 APPENDIX 3: TEAM ROLES PERSONAL INVENTORY: BELBIN 20 1. Introduction Personal development skill plays a significant role in individual’s life. Especially in current society, when studying and working environment become more competitive and tense. Additionally, employees in many big companies now have more power to contribute their ideas for decision making process (Charan, 1999). Therefore, it is very necessary for me to constantly develop my personal skills. As a student, there are many ways for me to enhance these skills such as: classrooms, clubs, student professional organizations, athletic teams, residence halls, the Clarion community, my home community, internship programs, summer jobs… (Humpfreys, 2004). However, just focusing on developing personal skills is not enough. Assessing and reviewing the development of each skill are also significant. In other words, I should have my own personal development plan which will help me to control my progress. The plan will help me review which achievement I have gained, as well as support me to set further goals for making continuous improvement in each skill area. In this paper...
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...Edwards Saint Leo University Professor: Susan Gibbons Executive Summary Skills mismatches are one of the most common challenges faced by the economy. Observations show that in far too many cases, workers are not well-matched with their current jobs ("Skills mismatch," 2012). The economy is seeing increasing numbers of job vacancies but their unemployment rates are not going down. This is because many of the workers who lost their jobs due to the economic downturn do not have the skills the market now demands. In the actual workplace management is often finding themselves taking an unusual amount of time talking with their employees about what went wrong on the prior project and how can they fix, or noticing employees are trying to play catch up, working overtime and missing deadlines. These are collective concerns and are often related with the organization being understaffed, but also can be affected by a skills mismatch. Skills Mismatches Skills mismatches denote a lack of fit between people’s skills or qualifications and their jobs’ skill requirements (Mello, 2011, p. 270). There are two types of skills mismatches over-and under qualification. Over qualified employees have skills and/or education that exceed the skills required to perform a job. Under qualified employees typically are ones’ with a high school diploma or less. When a person is in a position that does not match their skill level a mismatch has occurred. Mismatches are likely to have widespread negative...
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