...STRONG ASSIGNMENT Career Exploration The purpose of this assignment is for you to critically reflect upon the results of your Strong Interest Inventory, as well as to explore any pre-existing majors or occupations of interest. For this assignment, you will identify and examine majors and occupations to begin evaluating how they may fit with your interests, abilities, or values. Part 1: Objective: To identify the details of occupations of interest to you and to begin evaluating how they fit with your interests, abilities, or values. (3 points) Directions: Use the Occupational Outlook Handbook to research and indicate 5 items for each of the categories in the tables below. At least one of the occupations you research must derive from the results of your Strong Interest Inventory. • Occupational Outlook Handbook: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/ OCCUPATION #1: ______Financial Manager__________ | |What They Do/ Duties |How To Become One/ Education |How To Become One/ Important Qualities |Work Environment/ Work Schedule | |1. |Responsible for financial health of | |Have to have a lot of previous experience in the |Works typically in an office or bank setting | | |organization |Bachelor’s degree |financial world to be successful ...
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...managers as well. “Our focus on customer service has been strong for more than 70 years,” says Morris. “The added focus on understanding your own and others’ psychological type is making it even better. Self-understanding and the ability to ‘read’ others can make a big difference. Communications can be tailored to the recipient, and the communicator knows when and if he or she is not getting through. Teamwork is more effective. Learning about type preferences inevitably makes it easier for both managers and their staff to understand and relate to customers—and that is where the payoff comes in.” About CPP, Inc. Since its founding in 1956, CPP, Inc., has been a leading publisher and provider of innovative products and services for individual and organizational development. CPP has been supplying reliable training solutions to businesses of all sizes, including the Fortune 500, for more than 50 years. The company’s hundreds of unique offerings have been used by millions of individuals in more than 100 countries, in more than 20 languages, to help people and organizations grow and develop by improving performance and increasing understanding. Among CPP’s world-renowned brands and services are CPP Professional Services and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®), Strong Interest Inventory®, Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI), FIRO-B®, CPI 260®, and California Psychological Inventory™ (CPI™) assessments, and Davies-Black® Publishing. Myers-Briggs...
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...because he is concerned about continuing his education. We met on several occasions to discuss his concerns and allow me a chance to interview Kyle about information I felt was pertinent to the issue at hand. Kyle has some doubts about whether he is qualified to attend the University of his choice, Duke University. He is also concerned with whether he will be successful at all in his future education and career. The purpose of testing Kyle is to provide him with guidance about his future college major and continuing education. Testing Kyle will help determine his strengths, weaknesses and interests to help him find the career and college major that best match his personality. ASSESSMENT METHODS: Examinee Biography Otis-Lennon School Ability Tests (OLSAT) California Psychological Inventory (CPI) State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Strong Interest Inventory (Strong)| Big 5 Personality Inventory EXAMINEE BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Kyle Smith is a 17 year old senior at Erwin High School in the small town of Erwin. He is 5'8" and weighs about 143 lbs. Kyle lives with both of his parents and also has two older brothers who left the house when Kyle was around eight years old. Kyle's paternal grandfather was an alcoholic and abandoned his family when Kyle's dad was young. Kyle's dad only received a fifth grade education before he had to quit school to work in the mills. Now he works very hard and supports his family during the week, but is a weekend alcoholic. Kyle describes his dad...
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...problems. Making this decision would be wrong and would show others that the real you aren’t motivated or determined in life. The major that I choose will be something that will challenge me during college and will also agree with my skills. Thinking back to August, I was choosing a major between about three different options. I knew I was interested in animals, construction, and math, but I had no idea how or if I could ever combine the three interests. In the back of my mind, I knew I wanted to challenge myself in college so that I would actually be able to get a high paying job in the future. I knew that choosing a challenging major would pay off in the long run and employers would then see who I truly was, a determined, hard-worker that will do anything to succeed. This is how I coincide with my introductory quote. When our class took the Strong Interest Inventory, I learned a lot about myself. Whether I liked the results or not, I knew they were accurate based on how I live my life. First of all, the inventory said that my top 5 interest areas were taxes & accounting, nature & agriculture, mechanics & construction, mathematics, and office management. These...
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... Abstract The paper covers six different assessment tools used to determine children’s learning profiles. This includes his or her interests, ability/intellectual level, achievement level, and personality type. Findings contain the Strong Interest Inventory, the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales (RIAS), the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition (SB5), the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the End-of-Course-Tests (EOCT), and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Each section will answer key questions and give a short description of the given assessment tool. The goal of the paper is to understand the assessment tools available to discover the differences in students so that a teacher can adapt instruction to their needs. I. Interests A. Strong Interest Inventory The Strong Interest Inventory’s theoretical framework was developed in 1974 by John Holland. This theory is represented by a hexagon with the six themes that characterize most people. The order of the themes is called the R-I-A-S-E-C order and those most closely related are adjacent and those most dissimilar are across from each other. The Strong Interest Inventory assesses which theme or combination of themes characterizes an individual. The inventory contains 291 items that cover occupation, subject area, activities, leisure activities, people, and characteristics. The administration lasts between 35-40 minutes...
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...(Strong interest inventory) Brief Description: This class is the second in a series of career development sessions during our professional development-1 course. The class started with a small exercise, in which we have to write about what we are going to do if we won a jackpot and we do not have to worry more about money. Following that we started to describe to us about the occupation themes, the personal style scale. In addition, Ms. provided us with our reports regarding the survey which we have completed in the beginning of the semester. Finally, we start discuss if the results from the report do fit our personality and career expectations in the future. Following this I am going to talk about what I learned about myself and about both my occupational and personal style. Occupational Themes: Investigative Investigative Realistic Realistic There are six occupational themes. Those themes gauge a variety of interest patterns and schemes that could be used to provide information about your work personality (or values). The six occupational themes can be seen on the following diagram: People People Ideas Ideas Things Things Conventional Conventional Enterprising Enterprising Social Social Artistic Artistic There is no just one theme that reflect the person, however, the person personality span different themes; therefore, it creates a cluster of interests. Before I present what the inventory showed about my theme, it is good to mention that the interest...
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...Carl Rogers, and others-to develop a holistic model of the experiential learning process and a multi-linear model of adult development. The theory, described in detail in Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development (Kolb 1984), is built on six propositions that are shared by these scholars.” 1. Learning is best conceived as a process, not in terms of outcomes. 2. All learning is relearning. Learning is best facilitated by a process that draws out the students' beliefs and ideas about a topic so that they can be examined, tested, and integrated with new, more refined ideas. 3. Learning requires the resolution of conflicts between dialectically opposed modes of adaptation to the world, i.e. reflection and action - and feeling and thinking. 4. Learning is a holistic process of adaptation to the world, not just cognition but also feeling, perceiving, and behaving. 5. Learning results from synergetic transactions between the person and the environment. 6. Learning is the process of creating knowledge. (see constructivism) Using the learning cycle proposed by Kurt Lewin and the philosophy of John Dewey, David Kolb developed the experiential learning model to describe...
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...This paper is to be used as a reference only. Do NOT submit as is because it will not pass turnitin. Financial Analysis – JET2 Task 1 A.1.a. Horizontal Analysis Results Comparative Income Statements Revenue - Years 6 and 7: Net sales increased 33.3% showing significant boost of sales compared to prior year. Cost of goods sold also increased by 31.8% related to increased sales volume. Gross profit rose 37.5% commensurate with the substantial increase in net sales. Overall, this data represents a strong increase in revenue. This significant increase in sales/revenue suggests market approval and preference for the product. Revenue - Years 7 and 8: Net sales declined by 15% or close to $900,000. This is a staggering decline compared to prior performance. Cost of goods went down as expected since less volume was manufactured or sold and gross profit declined 16.3%. This decline in revenue is related to the poor economy and subsequent reduction of funding from professional rider’s sponsors. Other considerations should also be investigated such as management decisions or price increases that may have negatively impacted sales/revenue. Selling Expenses – Years 6 and 7: Advertising expenses increased 37.5% which may have contributed to the substantial increase in revenue for this period. Sales commissions, distribution network support, and transportation expenses were up 33.3% likely due to the increase in sales. Selling Expenses – Years 7 and 8: Advertising expenses...
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...learning objectives: Analyze ways to create a collaborative school culture to promote professional growth and leadership; Determine some of the causes of education-based conflict. Evaluate problem solving and negotiation strategies to resolve education-based conflict. Recognize the importance of knowing personal strengths and weaknesses in conflict resolution. Justify the collaborative role of transition team members who actively participate in transition meetings. Additionally, the assignment represents your mastery of Course Learning Outcomes 1, 2, & 3. Providing tools for academic success to students with disabilities is a collaborative effort. Sometimes however, individuals within the collaborative team face conflict due to a strong emotional or professional investment from a particular member. Examples of education-based conflict include disagreements over the allocation of limited resources and funding, differing curriculum delivery methods, class behavior management styles, misinterpreted conversations (due to cultural differences, communication styles, personal or professional backgrounds, and other differences), and misunderstanding of professional roles, school policy, and other school or district-based guidelines. Chapter 9 in your Murawski and Spencer (2011) text outlines the causes of conflict and how to problem-solve through negotiation strategies with peers and in a collaborative team setting. Instructions: Content The collaboration steps, as defined by...
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...During the ethical lens inventory I learned some new attributes about myself. My core values are balanced between self and others, I value autonomy and equality equally. Classical values prudence and fortitude show that I demonstrate wisdom in practical matters and foresight as I act with enlightened self-interest in each circumstance, and manage to avoid rash actions while bringing the gift of entrepreneurship to the table. The key phrase giving to me is “I make virtuous choices that are good for everyone”, because I equally value autonomy and equality as well as sensibility I tend to assume that each person operates from a clear sense of their own values. I define ethical behavior as an ethical person who make responsible choices that benefit many different individuals at the same time, for me those who demonstrate strong leadership in their roles and who encourage others to do the same also exemplify ethical behavior. Tools for analyzing problems are experience and tradition. I see current situations in the right light of past experiences and tend to use a combination of intuition and imagination to incorporate new information and solve problems. The Gifts I use are free will and compassion, in the community I also use self-reliance and accountability. My blind spot is being satisfied with too little good or unrealistic role expectations. Sometimes I fail to be accountable to those who are depending on me, so long as I have satisfied my own need. I can become complacent, leaving...
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...KIER v CARILLION EXERCISE BFM234: ACCOUNTING FOR NON-FINANCIAL MANAGERS Group 77 Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................. Financial performance and position of Kier Group plc ................................. Financial performance and position of Carillion plc ..................................... Comparison of the financial performance and position between Kier Group plc and Carillion plc .............................................................................................. Issues impacting the comparability of Kier and Carillion ................................ Appendix ......................................................................................................... References ..................................................................................................... Introduction This report analyses the financial position and performance of Kier Group plc in comparison to one of its competitors, Carillion plc. A ratio analysis has been conducted on both companies using data from the financial statements produced in each of the company’s annual reports. Therefore this report is backward looking in nature and focuses solely on the past performance of both companies in relation to their year end. The report will begin with an analysis of the financial position and performance of each company in turn. It will then go on to compare the two companies...
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...Fine Foods by making comparisons at the intra-company level, industry averages, and with other competing companies (inter-company basis). Team C used horizontal analysis, vertical analysis, and ratio analysis to assess the significance of Kudler’s financial data. Team C presents the numerical data below, followed by the analysis of the financial statements. Financial Ratios Kudler Industry Average Safeway Current Ratio 16.94:1 1.96:1 0.83:1 Quick Ratio 13.04:1 0.73:1 0.27:1 Receivable Turnover 125.5X Not avail 72X Average Collection Period 3 days Not avail 5 days Inventory Turnover 19.8X 9.65X 12.5X Days in Inventory 18.43 days 38.82 days 29.20 days Asset Turnover 4.03X 4.0X 2.89X Profit Margin 6.2% 5.2% 1.18% Return on Assets 25.3% 3.1% 5.8% Return on Common SE 90% 9.0% 11.91% Debt to Total Assets 27.9% 69% 76% Times Interest Earned 11.6X 2.3X 4.2X Horizontal analysis is a method that analyzes a series of financial statement data over a period of time to determine the increase or decrease that resulted from one period to the next. Team C did not have financial statistics available for Kudler from the previous year, and therefore unable to make a...
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...Introduction Jaiprakash Associates is a diversified infrastructure conglomerate based in Noida, India with business interests in Engineering & Construction, Cement, Power, Expressways, Real Estate, Hospitality, Sports, Education (not-for-profit) Information Technology, Fertilizer & Healthcare. As of March 2013, the group had a net worth of Rs. 13,092 crore. DLF Ltd is the largest commercial real estate developer in India and is based in New Delhi. DLF's primary business is development of residential, commercial and retail properties. The company has a unique business model with earnings arising from development and rentals. As of March 2013, the group had a net worth of Rs 27,528 crore. Objectives The primary objective of this project is to make the financial comparison of two major companies, i.e., DLF Ltd and Jaiprakash Associates. The analysis of each company’s performance, profit and loss statement, balance sheet and financial statement ratios are prepared for the period 2009 to 2013. Financial Ratio Analysis 1. Liquidity Ratio Current Ratio Except for the year 2010, DLF has maintained its current ratio at around 2.This figure is better in comparison to Jaiprakash Associates which maintained its current ratio close to 1.3. This implies that DLF Ltd. has more current assets to cover its current liabilities. Average Collection Period Jaiprakash Associates ability to collect customers’ payments on accounts receivable is stronger than DLF Ltd, with Jaiprakash Associates...
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...STR 581 Week 1 Ethics Reflection Paper Ethics, as defined by the MintzbergGhoshal, Lampel, & Quinn, 2003, is acquisition of values and goals, not of methods. Acting ethically is coming to know the difference between what is right and wrong, and doing the right thing. Social responsibility goes hand-in-hand with ethical decision-making, as social responsibility is the obligation to act in an ethical way. Ethics and social responsibility are required when developing a strategic plan especially when considering the stakeholders. In this paper, the subject will discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in developing a strategic plan and analyze how my ethical perspective has evolved throughout my MBA program. Stakeholders of a company include those with any interest in the firm such as the shareholders, managers, employees, customers or suppliers. Each has their own duties to be socially responsible. Shareholders responsibility is to make sure there is good return on investment. For managers and employees fair pay and good working conditions constitute social responsibility. And customers deserve fair prices and good quality products. Conflict may occur between shareholders and stakeholders, which is where proper ethical decisions need to be made. Some companies establish ethical committees to ³establish some kind of routine for probing into the general ethical climate of the firm´ (Mintzberg,Ghoshal, Lampel,& Quinn, 2003, p.299). Codes of conduct are also...
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...services. Overseeing the nation's payment systems providing financial services to financial institutions, the U.S. government, and foreign institutions. Stabilizing world pricing and creation sustainable employment. While the Federal Reserve Board is in a constant challenge to perform these above tasks. The economy goes through business cycles where the output of goods and services and the employment rate of the country are above or below their long running levels. The term "monetary policy" refers to what the nation's central bank or Federal Reserve happens to administer so that they may influence the amount of money and credit in the U.S. economy. What happens to this money or the credit during this time will directly affect the interest rates and the performance of the U.S. economy and its people. Stabilizing the U.S. economy has become paramount for the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and in 1999 the economy grew by 4 percent while largely containing inflation [3]. This does not mean that inflation had no increases during this period. Matter of fact, the overall rate of inflation did increase and this could be directly tied to the higher energy prices of that year. This as you can imagine made forecasting for the year a little challenging for the Federal...
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