LauraG.ThompsonAngieMillerEnglishIVNovember6th,2014ImportantJobSkillsThereare severaldifferentskillsthatareimportanttohavetohavenomatterwhatthejobyouareinsearchof oralreadyhaveEmployershavetoldusforquitesometimenowwhattheyexpectoutus;andI'm goingtotalkaboutthemostbasiconeseveryoneshouldhave,including:confidenceinthemselves andtheirwork,excellentcommunicationskills,flexibility,adaptabilityandbeingreliable.Everyone isdrawntoconfidence;it'saprovenfact.Although,youalsowanttomakesureyou'restillableto acceptpositivefeedbackandapplythelessonslearned.Employerswantyoutobeconfidentinyour workandthecompanyorbusinesswhichyoushowmorecontent
Flexibilityleadstobeingareliableandresponsibility.Youwanttobeaabletorelyandtrustother employeestodowhattheyneedtodo,soyoucandowhatyouneedtodo.Inordertobereliable youneedaccomplishtasksinatimelymannerandstickwithduesdates;finishprojectsaheadof timeforbonuspoints,whichwillalsotakesomestressoffyou.Youshouldshowupwhenyou're scheduledandevenafewminutesearly.Makesuretotakeresponsibility;completeanyworkon timeandmakeittoworkinatimelymanneratallcosts.Ifyoudoeverneedtimeoffmakesureyou scheduleitwayinadvanceandcallwheneveranemergencypopsup.Lastly,takeresponsibility whenyou'retoblame;you'llalwaysbebetteroffindoingsoFinally,adaptabilityYouneedtobe abletoadaptandworkaroundanygivenproblem;whichmeansyouneedtobeabletobe resourcefulandhaveexcellentproblemsolvingskills.Tobeadaptablewouldalsoinclude efficientlycompletingyourworkunderstress,newenvironments,newcoworkersandwithlimited resources.ThesearesomeofthetopskillsIhavefoundtobemostimportanttoemployersthat everyoneshouldhaveNowyoucancheckwhatyouneedtoworkon;unlessyoualreadyhaveall theseessentialskills,inthatcaseyouaretheperfect
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OurNeedsandWants:effectsonourinnerpeace
Life,ingeneral,hasnotchangedovertheyears;itisonlythesurroundingsandcircumstancesthat havechanged.Thewaywechoosetoreacttothosechanges,determinesthedirecteffectonthe qualityofourlife.Weneedtofocusontheneedofdistinguishing,betweentheever–increasing responsibilitiesonourshouldersandotherinsignificantmattersthatconsumeourprecioustime Ourneedsandwantsaretwodistinctentities.Weneedtoseparateourneedsfromourwantsinorder toachievesatisfaction.Itisdefinitelynotasimplematter.Thedilemmaisthatweallwant everything,butwedon'tneedeverythingwewantWhenwecanquiettheunnecessary,wecangive anopportunityto...showmorecontent...
Weneedtofindanopportunitytocoachsomewhere,infactanywhere.Findayoungperson,a youngteam,jumpinandimparttraining,likewewouldifwewerecoachingatthehighestlevel. Suchinitiativeandexperience,willgiveussufficientboosttoreachourgoals,andactuallybecome asportcoachoneday
Weshouldnotbeafraidtotakesmallsteps.There'ssomethingpowerfulaboutmomentum...no matterhowlittle.Manytimes,theimpossibleissimplytheuntried.Whenweareimmobilisedwith fear,wheneachtaskaheadappearstobeahugeone,whenweareunabletoliftourselvestofaceit–atthosemomentswecanbreakthedilemmabyusingtwosimplewords:"Dosomething!"Bytaking somesmallsteps,therequiredmomentumwillbegintocomeintoourlife
Mostpeopledon'tsucceedbecausetheyaretooafraidtoeventry.Asincredibleasitsounds,they decideinadvancethattheyaregoingtofail.Manytimes,ourfinalgoalseemssodistant& unachievablethatwedon'tevenmakeaneffortBut,oncewehavemadeourdecisionandactually start,it'slikewearehalfway
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PriortocompletingSkipDowning's"OnCourseSelfAssessment,"Iwasstartingtorealizeoneof mymostsabotagingbehaviors.Ifinditincrediblydifficulttosayathree–wordphrase.Whenit comestoassistingothers,Ihavenoproblemlendingahelpinghand,butIcannottellanyonethat"I needhelp."InwritingthispaperIhopetorecognizetherootsofmyproblemandadoptaplantoaid meinovercomingthisnegativebehaviorAfterItooktheself–assessmentandreceivedalowscore intheareaofinterdependence,IbeganconsideringoptionsforovercomingmyhesitationsothatI maybecomeasuccessfulstudent.ThefirststrategyistolearnthatIcannotdoeverythingbymyself. Typically,Ineveraskforshowmorecontent Wecannotknoweverything,andwecanallbenefitfrommutualhelpingrelationships.Imayneed someonetoexplainsomethingdiscussedinPsychologyclasstodayandthatpersonmayneedthe favorreturnedforEnglish.Workingtogetherandhelpingothersisimportantinalmosteveryareaof life.Idonotneedtofeelashamedforreachingoutfirst.Asaresultofdoingtheassessment,I realizedthatIseldomrequestandoftenrejectoffersofassistanceAsuccessfulstudentwould employinterdependencebyactivelyseekingoutmutuallysupportiverelationshipstohelpachieve theirgoalsanddreams,whiledoingthesameforothersinreturn.IchosethistopicbecauseIdonot wanttobeastrugglingstudent!Interdependenceisakeyfactorinbeingsuccessfulincollege.In ordertoobtainadegreeacollegestudentmustdowellinallareasoftheirstudies.Toaccomplish that,heorshemustcomprehendthesubjectmattertaughtandapplywhattheylearnIfastudent doesnotunderstandsomethingandrefusestoaskforhelpwhenitisreadilyavailable,theyareonly hurtingthemselves.Threelittlewordscanmakeallthedifference.Byaskingsomeonewhoismore knowledgeablethantheymaybeinacertainarea,theycouldfindthemissingpiecesthatleadto totalunderstanding.Thiswillenablethemtoperformbetteronmyassignmentsandtokeepmoving forwardtowardsthatcollegedegree.Collegecanbean
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EssayaboutTrainingandDevelopment
Traininganddevelopmenthasbecomeincreasinglyessentialtothesuccessofmodernorganisations, yetsomestilllookattrainingasaproblemorassomethingthatisnottakenseriously.Trainingand developmentisonekeyapproachusedbyorganisationstoimproveandmaintainthecapabilitiesof itsworkforce.However,manyexpertsdistinguishbetweentraininganddevelopment,beingthat trainingtendstobemorecloselyfocusedandadaptedtowardsshort–termperformanceconcerns, whiledevelopmenttendstobeadaptedmoretowardsexpandinganindividual'sskillsforfuture responsibilities(SnellandBohlander2007).Themainreasonthatorganisationstraintheir employeesistobringtheirknowledge,skillsandabilitiesuptotheshowmorecontent
Furthermore,spoiledwork,damages,andaccidentstoequipmentandmachinerycanbekepttoa minimumbywelltrainedemployees,continuedtraininghelpsemployeesdeveloptheirabilityto learnbyadaptingthemselvestonewworkmethods,learningtousenewkindsofequipment,and adjustingtomajorchangesinworkrelationshipsandjobcontent,also,throughtraining,new employeeslearntomeasureuptostandardsforperformance,therebysatisfyingtheirhumanneed forpersonalgrowthandincreasingtheirvaluetotheorganisation(PigorsandMyers1977).
Similarly,LongeneckerandFink(2005)assertthatthebenefitsderivedfromtrainingaremanifold, andtheseinclude;exposuretonewandbetterpracticesandideasforapplication,leadstoreflection, self–appraisalandretrospection,motivatesemployeestoimproveperformance,encouragescareer developmentplanning,helpsidentifyspecificperformanceproblemsandchallengesanemployeeto thinkdifferently,tonameafew.Otherbenefitsareamoreflexibleworkforce,improved performanceofexistingemployees,decreasedsupervision,higherskilllevelsandreducedlearning time,thusreducinglearningcosts,improvedorganisationmorale,andtoensureforsuccession (Molander1989).
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Whatisperseverance?Perseveranceistheabilitytogoonwhenthingsseemhopeless.Itisalsoa measureofsuccess,oratleasthowmuchsacrificeoneiswillingtomakeinthenameofsuccess.As students,itisimpossibletoachievepersonalsuccesswithouthavingagoal,ordirection.Thegoal anddirectionthatoftenpropelsustoachieveisperseverance.Perseveranceistheabilitytoforge aheaddespitesetbacksthatthreatentounderminealleffortstosucceed
Wearehighschoolstudentsandthatmeansthatthesenseofurgencytostriveforandtoachieve personalsuccessisnowWiththisurgencycomestheexpectationofhavingtopersevereThisyear hasnotbeenaseasyoneforusasaschoolbody.Wehavebeen...showmorecontent...
Thereisnoshameinfalling;theshameisinacceptingthethefallasdefeat.NelsonMandellaonce said,"Thegreatestgloryinlivingliesnotinneverfalling,butinrisingeverytimeyoufall."Thatis theessenceofpersevering––findingthewilltogetupeventhoughyouknowyouarebeingcounted out
Eachdayisachallengeforsomeofus.Someofyoustruggletogetupeachmorningandmakeitto school.Butyoufinditwithinyourselftodobecausethehopeofabettertomorrowcompelsyouto doso.Itisnoteasytoexplaintoteachersorotherstudentsthattherewasnoonetowakeyouupand seethatyouwerereadyforschoolThemomentyouleaveyourhouseandsteponthebus,youare onestepclosertorealizingyourdream,tofulfillingyourpurpose.Thatiswhatperseveranceis.Itis thefindingthestrengthtodotheimpossiblebecauseyouknowthatallthingsarepossible.Itis understandingthatyourtomorrowhasgreatpossibilitiesbecauseofthestepsyoutaketodayIhada neighborwhoseparentsweredivorced,butitseemslikebothparentsdivorcedher.Hermotherhad custody,butshewasseldomaround.Myfriendraisedherself.Shegaveawholenewmeaningtothe phrase"puttingyourselfthroughschool",butshewasinmiddleschool.However,shehadadream ofsomethingbetteranditwasevidentthatitrequiredself–motivationanddetermination.
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Gritisapredictorofacademic,professional,andpersonalsuccess.Gritcanbedefinedasstrengthof characterortheabilitytoovercomefailureandcontinuetoworktowardsuccess.Peoplewithgrit arenotalwaysthepeoplewiththemostnaturalability,buttheirworkethicandabilitytoovercome obstaclesallowsthemtoachievesuccess.Gritisaveryvaluablecharacteristicinalmostany venture,asitgivessomeoneanadvantageinovercomingtheinevitableobstaclestheywillface However,gritismucheasieradoptedwhenanindividualhasagrowthmindset.Thefirststepto obtaininggritistocorrelatebothself–controlandself–confidencewhentryingtoreachanobjective.
Bydoingthis,onecanfocusonthetaskathandshowmorecontent IhadnoexperienceasarunnernordidIhavetheform.Thisdidnotphasemehowever.ThatyearI promisedmyselftopushthroughallthesixmileruns,sorelegs,gnarlyblisters,andattimes,lackof oxygen.AteverymeetandspeedworkoutpracticeIpushedmyselffurtherandfurther.Isetagoal everytimeIkickedofffromthestartinglineandneverletmyselfgetdiscouragedwhenIfailed.By mysenioryear,IwasthefourthfastestrunneronvarsityThatyearourvarsityteamwonthedistrict meet,whichqualifiedustoruninthe2016statemeetinOregon.Thetransformationovertheyears wereevident.Mydeterminationtoaccomplishmygoalofbecomingafasterrunnerwascomplete.If Ihadsimplyjustgivenupthatfirstdayofpractice,Iwouldn'thaveranalongsideofthefastest runnersinOregonorhavemetthemultitudeofpeoplethatarenowmyclosestfriends.Havinga goalsetsoneupforachallenge,whetheritbeingphysicallyormentally,goalskeepusactiveand thinkinginmorewaysthanone.Still,ifsomeonehasself–control,confidence,andagoal,theyare stillnotcomplete.Growthmindsetistheconetoanicecream.ItisthefoundationofwhatIthinka successfulpersonisWithoutitonecouldn'tusethecharacteristicsmentionedaboveinmoreways thanone.Someonewithagrowthmindsetbelievethattheirmostbasicabilitiescanbedeveloped throughdedicationandhardwork,brainsandtalentarejustthestartingpoint.
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WhenIwasyoung,Ialwaysknewthatcollegeisimportanttothemajorthatyouchoose.WhenIsee myaunt,Iaskmanyquestionsaboutcollegeandhowitislike.Ithoughtitwouldbechallenging andstressful.ThenitwasstressfulbecauseIwanttoimprovemywriting.WhenIseemyselfasa writer,Ithinkabouttheprocess,thenIconsidertheimprovementsIneedtomake,andlastlythe strengthsIhave
First,Ithinkaboutthewritingprocess.Whentheteacherorprofessorgivemeanessay,Istartright away.IstartrightawaybecauseIdon'twantmyworktobelateandIhaveotherassignmenttodo forotherclassesOnceIreadtheprompt,IstartmyoutlinetoknowwhattowriteinmyessayIjust thinkaboutwhatIknowanddon'tknow,thenputitontopaper.Fortheoutline,Iwilldosentences orsometimeswordsonly.ItdependsonthetopicoressayIwrite.Ifindtheoutlineisahelpfulway togetstarted.
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Ialwaysontaskwhenitcometocourseworkandduedates.,Iamcreativeandveryhelpfulwith other.Idonotbeingbehindwithmyschoolworkbecauseitwilleffectmygoalthatiamtryingto improve.AquotethatIheardfromPeterElbowis"Don'tstopforanything"Peteristrytoexplainis justworkyourwaythroughanddon'tgobackIthinkwhatheistrytotellmethateveryonehavea waytogetsuccessfulincollegeandschool.IfeelAsaresult,Ibelievethatanyonecangettothere goals,sowhenyou'reoutsideofschoolyouwillfeelawesomeandandnotbe
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