...After I made a research into the Career Exploration tool provided for the University of Phoenix, I found out possible careers opportunities available to all of us studying a Master of Accountancy. I completed the process of analyze the Career Areas, Our Recommendation and Specific Occupations tabs provided on it. In every one of those, I found out valuable information that helps me to organize my ideas toward a more clear point in my professional life. All the suggested careers and occupation fit well with the idea I have about my goals, possible jobs and salaries aspiration. The career exploration suggests positions such as auditor, tax analyst, treasure/controller and financial analyst, would be successful position that matched with my skills and expertise. Of course, I still have other requirements I need to pursuit in the educations, general degrees and certification licenses to achieve to assure a final conquer in the area of business and financial operations. All the information I got from the career exploration tool did not surprise me at all. I had in mind all those kind of positions recommended but I had not any idea about the requirements to get into and neither the possible salaries. I really appreciate that I have that tool in hand. The results given to me after pass by all the steps made me feel confident and add force to all those ideas I have had about my professional future. Before pass for this experience, I had idea about what I wanted, now I found a better...
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...UNIV/100 Career Exploration Plan Worksheet For this assignment, you will use the My Career Plan tools on eCampus. To complete this assignment, follow the directions provided in each section. You may refer to the completed example in the Week 3 Materials as a guideline. After you have completed all sections, submit this document to your Week 3 Assignment 1 link on your student website. Section 1: Career Interests Profiler 1. Complete the Career Interests Profiler, located in My Career Plan on the student website. To access the Career Interests Profiler in My Career Plan, complete the following steps: • Log in to the student website at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu • Click the Careers tab. • Click Career Plan. [pic] • Click the Start button to launch the Career Interests Profiler. [pic] 2. After completing the profiler for the first time, view your results within the profiler or by downloading the PDF version. If you completed the profiler before you started the Orientation Workshop, you can retrieve your results from the View Results button on the My Career Plan home page. [pic] 3. Complete the following table after viewing your results. You may describe each career in your own words or copy and paste the descriptions from your Career Interests Profile. [pic] |My Career Interest Areas |Description | |1Conventional...
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...Career Exploration MGT-521 University of Phoenix March 16, 2013 Bill Beattie Career Exploration This week’s assignment required the students to use a tool called Career Exploration to create a career plan to help us reach our career goals. Upon completion of the Career Exploration tool, our results should project what career job we will have and the path we will take to get there. According to my results, I will be a Talent Acquisition Manager or a Human Resources Manager. I was not surprised by my results because these two occupations were the career jobs that motivated to pursue my bachelor’s degree and now my MBA. My goals and plans are identical to the career path created for me by the Career Exploration tool. I was in the United States Navy for 10 years as an Operations Specials. I had many collateral duties so my job in the military was identical to a Human Resource Generalist. As I began to reach my 10-year mark with the Navy, I felt a burning desire to transition to the civilian world and start a new and challenging career in Human Resources. So I said goodbye to the military life and pursued my bachelor’s degree in Business Management with a concentration Human Resources. I did in fact gained many tips, secrets and great advice from the Career Exploration exercise, such as networking advice, cover letter and resume tips, and building a professional brand. I recommend this exercise/tool to anyone who does not have a clue of what career to pursue...
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...Career Exploration Assignment – 55 points Overview: To research a career of your choice, discover who they are in context of this career field, and uncover courses you may want/need to take or skills you should develop to be successful in this field. You will work on developing both written and oral communication skills through the preparation of a Career Exploration Memo and Career Exploration Presentation. * Advice before you Start! Be patient, flexible and open! You may discover new career fields that you did not even think you may be interested in. Take your time, search through multiple career fields, find something that is really interesting…fight the temptation to write your report on the first career field you find information about. Procedure: • Following the in-class discussion about conducting effective internet searches – conduct an internet search on a career field or specific job you find interesting. • Find a minimum of THREE reputable sources that you will reference in your Career Exploration Memo • Write Career Exploration Memo (directions below) Memo: Part I: Who Am I in Context to My Educational Path? In this section, outline who you are, personally (or attributes of your personality), in reference to your educational path. Address questions such as: • What is my educational path or journey? • What is my anticipated major (or minor) and how does it fit into my future career plans? • What do I hope to accomplish...
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...Career Exploration Plan Worksheet Section 1: Introduction to the Phoenix Career Guidance System & Understanding the Career Milestones After reading each milestone description, complete the following table, by writing a 100-150 word statement about which two milestones seem the most interesting or useful to you based on your current career situation and why. |Milestone |Response | |1. #5 - Networking |Finding a mentor because having someone who has already completed| | |the course im taking, it would be exciting to converse with | | |someone who has interest in the same thing as me. Having a mentor| | |would really meana lot to me. | |2. #7 - Interviewing |I always get very nervous during interviews and I want to make a | | |positive impression. I will practice with these questions. | Section 2: Understanding your career dashboard After reviewing the descriptions of each milestone click on home button to go back to your career dashboard to explore this page further...
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...Career Exploration Paper Tori Turner Liberty University Career Exploration Paper Career Field & Occupation Choice Within society, there are many occupations to explore and chose. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) results showed that my personal career strengths fall under the area of teaching and counseling. Currently, as a school counselor for a high school in Duncanville, Texas, a suburb outside of Dallas, I find the results of the assessment to be very accurate. Making the decision to become a counselor is a rewarding and exciting career choice. In the world of counsling, there are many individuals who place emphasis on not just basic implications, but also on theoretical studies that usually are a part of their professional and personal experiences. As times have change, so have educational curricula. Counselors and educators, their philosophies, and educational standards continue to change; therefore, educators have to take on responsibility and think more about their chosen roles within the educational system and the various means of combining theory and practice. The general examination of the different roles in counseling, personal career assessments and ideological relationships each play a role in the area of education and counseling. As a result of the choice as having a career as a counselor attaches the decision to continue to research theories and then integrate them into areas of education helps to build a solid foundation, which will...
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...Shanikwa Finley Career Exploration Paper I. I am targeting an internship in the northeastern Ohio region preferably in the Youngstown-Warren region. II. The internships I’ve chose, why and their primary responsibilities. 1. AVI Foodsystems Inc. A. I’ve selected this internship because I’m somewhat familiar with this company and its location. After reading into the company I found it very interesting that AVI gives back to their community which exceeds the expectations I was looking for in a company. B. Primary responsibilities include assisting and providing support to disciplines established within the HR department as well as executing their goals. 2. OH WOW! The Roger and Gloria Jones Children’s Center for Science and Technology A. I’ve selected this internship because the company sounds very promising, and by that I mean they seem like they are very successful as well as involved. B. Primary responsibilities include the review and entering of data that enables analysis to occur. Also to complete draft recommendations and assisting in finalizing those recommendations. 3. MRI Software A. Although this offer is located in Solon, Ohio, I’ve selected it because it seems like the company has a lot to offer. I think it would provide me with a great learning experience as well as letting me apply myself with professionals of all different levels. B. Primary responsibilities include contributing to key human resources and recruiting initiatives...
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...Career Exploration MGT/521 Career Exploration In experiencing the results of my Career Exploration, it was asked of me to chart the results and the way in which it affected me for this process. This process asked me a series of questions and my answer to those questions created me a list of careers that seemed suitable for me. My results ended with the choice as a Chief Executive Officer. Although I currently serve as a Finance Controller at this time, I was excited that this were among the choices selected for me, based upon my responses. While finance is near and dear to my heart, I have a greater love for ownership. I currently work two side businesses, whereas I serve as the Chief Executive Officer. While both of these businesses are rewarding, they are also as challenging attempting to bring growth and development of both companies. Understanding the goals and vision for the companies are paramount, but actually being able to convey to execution has been most challenging. A portion of the challenge is because all current employees, including myself, have other full-time employment. Being able to keep our full-time employment enables us to fund the vision. Going through this experience turned on some pivotal lights for me in several areas. To now understand the importance of networking and how all moments can be a networking opportunity proved as valuable information. Also, in reviewing the different stages of mentorship ...
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...Career Exploration COUN 522-D15: Career Development and Counseling Liberty University Career Field/Occupation of Choice For the purpose of this paper, I have chosen to explore the occupation field of education, guidance, school, and vocational counselors. More specifically, the focus of this paper will be on the career field of school counselors. My primary interest is identified as social, with my highest work value being relationships. These assessment results are accurate and highlight my personal passions and professional career aspirations. Nature of the Work A school counselor exists to support students, providing academic guidance, as well as personal counseling for students with special needs. The counselor serves as an advocate with the goal of guiding students towards success on both a personal and academic level. This support includes, but is not limited to, career development activities, drug and bullying prevention, and personal counseling regarding social, emotional, and behavioral issues. Although the duties will vary depending on the age of the student population, a school counselor exists to help students discover their unique abilities and interests. A school counselor will then assist the student in how to transfer their abilities and interests into career goals and life plans for a successful future. A typical workday may include one-on-one appointments with students and/or parents, as well as classroom activities and presentations. Personal appointments...
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...Career Exploration Paper One career that I am interested in is an Account Executive in Advertising. Tasks for such a job include: planning ads for businesses, picking the best way to advertise, meeting with artists to plan ads and show plans to customers. Other qualities are figuring out the costs of ads, working with budgets, layouts, computers, and products being presented. To be a successful Account Executive, one must be good at organizing projects and making decisions along with getting along well with others, being creative, dealing with stress, and speaking and writing well. It is recommended that you have a 4-Year Degree. It is recommended that you sell things, speak in public, write for a newspaper, work on a market research project, or play sports leading up to the job. The salary range for such a job is $66,500 to $102,500 per year. There is occasional travel that accompanies the job. Typically, most work is done in an office. It is a medium size category and is on the decline. Another career that I am interested in is a Financial Manager. He is responsible for keeping records of money a business makes and what it spends in taxes, wages, and benefits. He also looks at how much money a business made previously and estimates what it will make in the future along with telling management about new tax laws and insurance changes and making reports to the government. He gives management advice on how to spend their money, and uses computers, government reports, tax forms...
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...Want a job? Need a job? That’s easy, anyone can get just a job. However, if you are looking for a career (and yes, they are two distinctly different things) then before actually seeking out new employment there are three things you need. The first is, knowing the industry in which you want to work and an understanding of what the requirements are to be a candidate for that field. Next, you need a resume. Microsoft Word provides resume templates, for free, to assist you in creating a personalized resume. Last, but certainly not least, you will need a cover letter to accompany your resume when applying for positions. Keep in mind the cover letter will be the first document a hiring manager will read. Research general cover letters and industry specific ones. Use your research to assist you in writing your own. Don’t go the generic route or plagiarize anyone else’s. Make sure to highlight your strengths and allow your personality to come through and jump off the page, setting your cover letter apart from the dozens of others that the hiring manager will read that week. Entering, or reentering as the case may be, the workforce is always a daunting task. Compound this with an economy which has been notoriously struggling, increasing student loan debt, upside down mortgages and many employers unwilling to pay fair market wages based on expertise and/or education, and choosing a career can seem more difficult than sitting for the Series 7 exam. If you are newly entering the workforce...
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...Career Exploration Reflection Paper Patricia Rolin BCOM/275 July 20, 2015 Randall Savely Career Exploration Reflection Paper I have learned a good deal about my communication skills throughout this course and by completing the Career Plan Building Activities. My career goal is to be in upper management, preferably in a field that deals with animals, such as an animal hospital manager, veterinary office manager; etcetera. I know I will use what I have learned in this course at some point in my career. Processing excellent communication skills will be vital to my success. The Career Plan Building Activities made me realize I have strengths in the areas of coping with pressure, delivering result, following instructions, and adapting to change. These strengths will help me to be an excellent leader and encourage employees to do their best to deliver positive results for the company. I will be able to handle any circumstance and make beneficial and effective decisions. I will have to make sure I am thinking critically when evaluating arguments. I know how to recognize fallacies and can judge the validity and credibility of the source. The activities also help me realize my strengths and weaknesses when it comes to communicating. Communication is the key to any successful business. I know how vital it is to have a clear understanding when communicating. When sending messages, I have to make sure they are able to be decoded and seek feedback to ensure both I, and my receiver...
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...Career Exploration in Healthcare Administration Introduction I have always been fascinated with science and technology my whole life. The human body is one of the most complex works of art. Everything about it is intriguing and beautiful like a finely tuned watch, where everything must work in harmony, from the organelles of our cells to our very own organs. With the advancements in technology, Medicine as we see today is only a small fraction of what medicine will be in the future and I want to be part of a field that has so much to offer and ultimately change lives. After graduating from The University of Georgia with Bachelor’s of Science and Microbiology degree, I worked as a pharmacy technician at CVS until I received my acceptance into Medical College of School. It wasn’t long before I quickly realized the long road ahead me with a tremendous amount of debt. I still wanted to enhance my education in a more cost effective way. Getting my MBA, from Mercer University Stetson School of business, will allow me to enter the healthcare industry and work along side doctors and innovators from all over the world. Healthcare Industry The healthcare industry is full of many career opportunities, from financial data analysis to clinical trial management. This fast paced industry is constantly evolving with innovations and breakthroughs. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), passed in 2010, is changing the dynamics of the healthcare as we move into the future. According to the Bureau...
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...Rodriguez, Rizal Career Planning What is a Career? Career is an occupation or a profession, that one undertakes for a long period of his life time & derives monetary benefit from it. What is Career Planning? * Career planning consists of activities and actions that you take to achieve your individual career goals. * It is way by which one can achieve goals & ambitions successfully * It is a difference between success & failure which always leads to satisfactory results * It is a Vision Career Planning Process Career planning process is simple process of self analyzing, self upgrading & self improvement which leads you toward success. There are five steps to active career planning: * Self Assessment Self assessment revolves around the thoughtful consideration, reflection, and evaluation of your interests, personality characteristics, values, and skills through a variety of methods, such as the use of a whole host of career-related tools and instruments. * Exploration and Research The career planning component consisting of exploration and research is all about being in information gathering mode. This is the time to explore, collect, and organize all available resources to eventually begin analyzing them to see what top options arise. Pointers for Exploring Careers * Know more about the career of your choice * Nature of work * Work roles * Emerging trends * Career path / Study route ...
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...University of Phoenix Material Phoenix Career Services Access the Career Exploration Tool in the Phoenix Career Guidance System by logging into the student website at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu. After exploring the site, please answer the following three questions. (Review the attached University of Phoenix Material: Navigating the Phoenix Career Guidance System for help finding resources on this site). Question #1: What are two careers that might interest you? In one or two sentences, what attracts you to these specific careers? The two career that interest me are Network/systems Administrator, and Cyber/Information Security Engineer Analyst. I am interested in both of these career, because I’ve always been interested in computers and learning more about what they can really do. I really want to get to know the inside aspect of what goes on inside of the computer and what you can do with it. Question #2: Using the information from the Phoenix Career Guidance System or your own personal research, what specific skills do you need for your selected careers? Consider education, training, skill set, etc. Network/System Administrator A future in the career of a system Administration requires a Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a degree in electrical or computer engineering. With System Administrator career, you need to be certified in the product that you use. Whether that be Citrix, MCSE, LPIC, RHCE, etc. There are...
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