...Why a Harvard Professor Has Mixed Feelings When Students Take Jobs in Finance This is a bittersweet time on campus. Seniors are beginning to find jobs, and while their enthusiasm is infectious, some of their choices give me pause. Many of the best students are not going to research cancer, teach and inspire the next generation, or embark on careers in public service. Instead, large numbers are becoming traders, brokers and bankers. At Harvard in 2014, nearly one in five students who took a job went to finance. For economics majors, the number was closer to one in two. I can’t help wondering: Is this the best use of talent? Of course, these are intensely personal choices as young people chase their aspirations and dreams. But if a favorite student of mine comes up to me and says, “I just got an offer at this investment bank and I’m going to take it,” I want to know how should I feel about it. I will be happy for her individually, but still I wonder: Is this a good decision for society as a whole? As an economist, I look at it this way: Every profession produces both private returns — the fruits of labor that a person enjoys — and social returns — those that society enjoys. If I set up a shop on Etsy selling photographs, my private returns may be defined as the revenue I generate. The social returns are the pleasure that my photographs provide to my customers. A scene from “It’s a Wonderful Life” that presents two types of bankers. Mr. Potter, seated, played by Lionel...
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...|Programme |Edexcel BTEC Levels 4 and 5 Higher Nationals in Health and Social | | |Care | |Unit Title: Physiological Principles|Unit : 12 |Date Issued: | |for Health and Social Care | |5 May 2014 | |Student Name |St Patrick Student ID No.: |Date of final | | | |Submission: | | | |2 August 2014 | | |Edexcel Registration No.: | | |Unit Leader: Physiology teaching |Internal Verifier Name: | |team. |Mr Hasa Ram | Rules and regulations: |Plagiarism is presenting somebody else’s work as your own. It includes: copying information directly from the Web or books without | |referencing the material; submitting joint coursework as an individual effort; copying another student’s coursework; stealing | |coursework from another student and submitting it as your own work. Suspected plagiarism will be...
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...considered losing your job to a robot? Or much more have you ever considered that migrant workers lose their jobs to robots? This is a question that we all need to start thinking about when considering a job. Robots are a very popular in technology advancements. They are quickly coming up and replacing people in their jobs anywhere from field work to warehouses to possibly even doctor and more. I believe with automation advancing, robots are likely to take over the jobs of agriculture. I believe this because technology has change agriculture tremendously and how quickly thing get done. I also believe this because they are currently testing robots out in the fields. Also with shortage of workers robots will come in play to pick up the slack in the job. Technology has changed agriculture in many ways for example farmers at first would us animals to plow things or move things around and now many us tractors....
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...What you do 1. I'm a / an (+ job). e.g. a nurse / an accountant / a builder 2. I work in (+ place or general area). e.g. a hospital / an office marketing / social 3. I work for (+ name / place of the company). e.g. Union Bank / IBM / Fiat / an international bank What your job involves 4. I'm in charge of e.g. a big company 5. I'm responsible for e.g. some workers in that department 6. I have to deal with e.g. any complaints / overseas clients, mainly 7. I run e.g. the company / a restaurant 8. I manage e.g. a shop in downtown Daily duties / routines 9. I have to go / attend (formal) e.g. (to) a lot of meetings / conferences 10. I visit / see / meet e.g. patients / clients 11. I advise e.g. people / clients and give them help... 12. It involves e.g. writing letters / filling in forms / doing a lot of paperwork / using computers a lot of the time Getting a job 13. It's not easy to get / find work e.g. in big cities / round these parts 14. I'd love to do e.g. marketing / this kind of work 15. It's difficult to make a living as a / an e.g. freelance writer 16. I've been offered a job e.g. in that company / in London 17. I've applied for a job e.g. in a local company / in the accounts department Working hours 18. I have a nine-to-five job / I work nine-to-five (regular working hours in Britain) 19. I do / work shift work. (nights one week, days next) 20. I am on flexi time. (flexible working hours) 21. I have to do / work overtime...
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...the fathers of these families to come here for a job to send money to the families back home. From not having jobs for from the wages being too low to sustain a family. These individuals have to risk coming to America to better themselves. Within being in America, immigrants work in hard labor jobs and most of the times he...
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...nationally or locally. I will also be explaining why vacancies occur and show how companies can use both internal and external sources to recruit new people. I will be showing how companies advertise for jobs and what different ways there are to apply for a job. In this assignment I will be showing how companies plan to recruit by using both internal and external sources. Overview of Company 1 (Gloucestershire College) Gloucestershire College is a reasonably sized organisation that operates throughout Gloucestershire. It is a college that has 4 campuses throughout Gloucestershire. One of them in Gloucester, another in Cheltenham, one of them in the Forest of Dean and the last one in Tewkesbury. At Gloucestershire College you can apply for a job in many different ways and the way I am going to show you is their own application form that is on their own website page. I have chosen to show the process to apply for a job at Gloucestershire College as The Head of School – IT and Computing This is the section on the web page that has all of the information about Gloucestershire College and where you can navigate through to find vacancies and also the online application form. Clicking this link takes you to where all of the open job vacancies are so you can browse through and find what job you would like to apply for. As I said earlier I have chosen to apply for the Head of School – IT and Computing. If you click on...
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...but the future president might or might not take action in the issue. Illegal Immigration is and has been against the law however its beneficial as it contributes to the success of some corporations, the nation and the people of this country. For instance, certain businesses and corporations seek out to hire immigrant workers. Coming here, the men need a job to provide their family and will take any decent job available for them. Businesses hire immigrants without looking whether or not they are illegal because they are willing to...
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...In Blue-Collar Brilliance the author Mike Rose shows us that intelligence isn't based off how much school you have completed. He shows that blue-collar jobs take just as much of your mind and body as white-collar jobs do. He gives us personal examples of his intelligent family members who worked blue-collar jobs and showed that in all jobs, certain qualities have to be learned and developed just like jobs that require an education, so people shouldn't consider these jobs mindless. The story starts off with Rose showing how his mother’s job as a waitress was no easy task. It took many different skills that had to be learned and developed. She had to be able to communicate with people, think quick on her feet, and be able to develop a great...
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...authorized by the American Academy of Forensic Science, my prospective college choices are limited. After tackling the time it will take to earn my bachelors in forensics(4 years), then finish medical school and four years of residency, it will eventually all be worth the wait. The educational path required to achieve my goal of becoming a forensic scientist will be a long, exhausting process. The different characteristics of forensic science- like the use of analytical techniques- is what sets itself apart from just any other science degree(Thorpe). Being just a junior in high school, KEES money plays a major role in helping me decide where I go...
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...bright popular and well informed mechanical engineer, who graduated with an engineering degree from State University in June 2003. As she was a bright and intelligent engineer she always expected a job which can evaluate or where she can implement her working capability and exclusively one her technical skill expertise. So a firm likes Apex Environmental which is a well known and structured firm where Maria most wanted to work. This can evaluate her working ability perfectly. That was her expectation. But the interview was a disaster for her because it was an Stress interview. The interviewer seeks to make applicant uncomfortable with occasionally rude question. The question ranged from unnecessarily discourteous to irrelevant and sexist such. This it reflected a well thought out interviewing strategy on the part of the firm because it helps to identify hypersensitive applicants and those with low high stress tolerance and Maria was selected because of her responsible and mature behavior. To respond the question whether it was a well thought interview or not; well it is controversial. It can be said that it was not overall well structured but the interview was effective. The reason was in the interview the employer asked too many irrelevant questions like “why would you take a job on a waitress in a college if you are such an intelligent person”? Also “Are you planning on settling down...
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...Brian Mathews English 101 Hofreiter 4-2-13 Technology Taking Our Jobs In the 19th century, The British textile industry was one of the main contributors to the start of the Industrial Revolution. Many self-employed British tailors found themselves out of work with no way to earn income through their profession. It forced tailors out of their jobs because Britain’s textile industry was more efficient than a self employed tailor and the quality was still pretty high. They became obsolete very quickly and if they didn’t find another job, the children and families of these tailors would soon starve or become homeless. As more technologies were invented during the Industrial Revolution, more and more professions became outdated which forced many people to become unemployed. What people don’t realize is that we are still facing the same problem 200 years later. Technology is slowly replacing human jobs in order to make production and services cheaper and more efficient. Based on history, becoming replaced by a machine is inevitable to many people in many areas of work. Although technology is creating jobs, at the same time it is killing them off at an even greater rate. Many people are finding themselves no longer needed to carry out the same job that would be impossible without them 15 years ago. “In the United States, half of the 7.5 million jobs lost during the Great Recession paid middle-class wages, and the numbers...
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...Immigrants come from all over however America sees some of the immigrants that come in as a threat. With most Americans they tend to do the jobs that require a good education, immigrants take the jobs no one really wants or believes they don’t need to take. Most times immigrants are paid less than those who are already citizens, this means that the citizens are benefiting from them being here. Many companies across the U.S are trying to lure in immigrant workers because they work for less than the average American. Most Americans require at least minimum wage to work however as their skill sets get better and better they expect more money. However with immigrants what America pays is plenty to spare for their family and they will take whatever they can get. Many people try to come to America to work so their family can stay where they are; like many other parents around the world they only wish to give their children the best life that they can possibly provide. Many of the immigrants that come here came from third world countries or a bad situation, for example in war torn countries they will want to escape to go to a better place. If...
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...MT302-02: Organizational Behavior Unit Two: Job Satisfaction, “Choosing a Job that Works for You” January 15, 2013 Unit Two: Job Satisfaction, “Choosing a Job that Works for You” There are several things that are important to me when job hunting. The top five for me are job security, career advancement, great health benefits, commute (drive time) and income potential. These five things I believe are the most important to anyone in the job market needing to provide for themselves and/or their families. With the economy the way it is right now, employees are walking on egg shells, wondering if they are going to be laid off or if the doors will be locked when they show up for work the next day. Job security for me means that I will have a job to go to everyday and be able to earn a living. Every day I hear about people being laid off and companies closing down. In my home town, one of the largest employers in the region closed its doors leaving almost 1,000 people without jobs. Many of the people who lost their jobs are older employees (40-55 yrs. old) who are too young to retire and feel that they are too old to go back to school for 4 to 7 years to start a new career. For most of them, finding a new job paying what they are accustomed to making is a long shot. I want to be able to build a relationship with the company that will last for years to come and will allow me the opportunity grow within the company itself. Nowadays, many companies will not hire someone...
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...family wise. In addition I want to balance between my family and give them the time they need and my career life to be a good mom who’s fair between her being a good mom and a successful women in her career. I believe that the mindset corporate America conducive to the type of work and family because most jobs have flexible schedules. Also they have holidays off, days off some of them have their weekends off let’s not forget the vacations that most jobs have for their employee for a week or two that are already paid for. However, all this depends on what kind of a job the person is having. Let’s say doctors most likely will not be able to spend a lot of time with their families as much as a business manager who could go in anytime and leave anytime. The United States should assist mothers and fathers during the mother’s pregnancy time. Some companies give the mother two months off work for maternity. The mother needs time to spend with her newborn and also to relax. That maternity time is for her to start balancing between doing whatever she used to do before and in addition having a new member in the family. Her time to realize that she has a new responsibility to take care of other than her house, husband,...
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...educational programs that he or she must have to endure are very hard but eventually pay off in the end. There is also the on-going research about how the job might turn out or the outlook. However the roles and responsibilities that this job takes in are a great deal and weight alone. In this job, everyone has to be very careful of the patient and how they treat the patient, otherwise, the physician will probably lose their job. When applying for this job one needs to know the job description, the qualifications needed, and the job’s future outlook. First, a person needs to know how the job works. As a Sports Medicine Physician a person is required to diagnose athletes suffering from injuries on the field and off the field (Sports Medicine Doctor: Job Duties, Career Outlook and Educational Requirements). Once a person takes upon this job, they are recommended to work with others and different doctors very well. For example, if working with a Nutritionist, both physicians work on the athlete’s metabolism issues or if they are not eating correctly. Then if working with a Therapist, the physicians combine their works to insure that the player’s attitude and self-esteem are at a high level. If the physician is working alone, they are in charge of conjuring up new ways for the quick recovery of an athlete (Sports Medicine Doctor: Job Duties, Career Outlook and Educational Requirements). So in a case where the athlete has a strained muscle, the Sports Medicine Physician is required to...
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