in class discussions
In groups, we discussed life skills that we would like to improve. I learned more about my fellow classmates and saw what they struggle with and it made me realize that maybe i should work on the same life skills, even if i felt it didnt need work, why not try to make each skill better and improve so its at its best.
In class the professor listed five tips for career goals. They were, eliminating embarrassment, having a goal can be a goal, small steps, most people who are 40 and up say they had no clue when they were 20 and having more than one goal is okay. When the class broke off into groups, my group and i discussed how most of us in class are privelaged to be the age that we are with set goals and ways to accomplish them but No matter the age of all the students in the class, we are all well off for the future because we have a plan.
I've decided that i want to get to know myself better for our life skills plan. I intend on interviewing/ asking someone questions about myself to see what they say as well as look at old course work i have done and compare it to something more recent and see what the difference is. If i have inproved in my writing or not.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Job interview tips
http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco20045.htm
http://www.job-interview.net/
http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/interviews/a/jobinterviewtip.htm
http://www.jobopenings.net/interview_tips.htm
When i viewed job interview tips, there were series of frequently asked questions listed and tips on how one should go about answering them. I can honestly say that this was extremely helpful because simple questions such as, where do you see yourself ten years from now, if not answered with thought, can ruin your entire interview and chances of employment.
Another question that was listed was Tell me something about yourself? This question usually gets people because people tend to answer by telling the employer something about themselves that it more personal when in fact, the employer wants you to tell them something about yourself that relates to the position you are applying for or something that will benefit the company. Something that you were praised for in your previous jobs, not anything personal or about your personal life unless they ask and are very specific.
Also, i wasn't aware that certain colors of your shirt or clothing in general is not appropriate for interviews and could already give the employer an opinion of you, without having interviewed you yet.
http://www.job-interview.net/
http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/interviews/a/jobinterviewtip.htm
http://www.jobopenings.net/interview_tips.htm
When i viewed job interview tips, there were series of frequently asked questions listed and tips on how one should go about answering them. I can honestly say that this was extremely helpful because simple questions such as, where do you see yourself ten years from now, if not answered with thought, can ruin your entire interview and chances of employment.
Another question that was listed was Tell me something about yourself? This question usually gets people because people tend to answer by telling the employer something about themselves that it more personal when in fact, the employer wants you to tell them something about yourself that relates to the position you are applying for or something that will benefit the company. Something that you were praised for in your previous jobs, not anything personal or about your personal life unless they ask and are very specific.
Also, i wasn't aware that certain colors of your shirt or clothing in general is not appropriate for interviews and could already give the employer an opinion of you, without having interviewed you yet.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Studio Hour...
In our studio hour class, we had to find four websites that had information of any type that deals with our future career or our major. I came across four sites that in my opinion were beyond helpful because i found out things about my future career and education that i didn't know. First, i didn't know that once i receive my doctoral level degree in psychology, i have the option of entering, not only clinical psychology which is my dream but forensic psychology, health psychology, sports psychology and more. I was unaware of this so when i read all of this i became very happy because i now knew that my options weren't limited and i had more that i could pursue with that degree.
In these four sites i also found frequently asked questions followed by detailed answers about psychology. There was a list of recommended schools for psychology. I also found course work required for psychology and each field in psychology individually. It also had each field in psychology with a thorough description of each. I found all of these sites extremely helpful because i learned a lot of things that i was unaware of about my major and job opportunities. I highly recommend students who know what they want to do in the future to research on their career choice, degree they wish to obtain and major and I'm sure students will discover something intriguing.
In these four sites i also found frequently asked questions followed by detailed answers about psychology. There was a list of recommended schools for psychology. I also found course work required for psychology and each field in psychology individually. It also had each field in psychology with a thorough description of each. I found all of these sites extremely helpful because i learned a lot of things that i was unaware of about my major and job opportunities. I highly recommend students who know what they want to do in the future to research on their career choice, degree they wish to obtain and major and I'm sure students will discover something intriguing.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
LIFE SKILLS
http://www.theedventuregroup.org/thelifeseries.html?gclid=CJKeu_-7tp8CFdA65Qod1WMN3Q
http://ext.wsu.edu/lifeskills/viewlife.asp
I searched life skills and saw a list of life skills that caught my eye. On one site there were five that grabbed my attention, they were self-direction, values based decision making, goal setting, personal productivity and personal responsibility. I liked this list because I feel they are not long and to the point. Also, values based decision making, in my opinion is important and not too many people I know understand the importance in this. This is significant because your morals and values and beliefs all play a role, in fact a huge role on what you do and how you do it. They all take part in your decision making because it's based on what you were brought up to believe and find important.
Another site I found about life skills had a list of eight. The eight are decision making, wise use of resources, communication, accepting differences, leadership, useful/marketable skills, healthy lifestyle choices and self-responsibility. I liked this list because although it is longer, i feel that it is more detailed. It focuses on a lot of moral like skills that will make each person, a better person in what they choose to pursue in the future. Accepting differences is very important because how well someone can take change can determine a lot about the type of person they are. It shows they can adapt and think of new ideas or plans due to differences and change. Leadership shows that you are your own person and like to lead the way and make the rules rather than just simply follow all of the time.
http://ext.wsu.edu/lifeskills/viewlife.asp
I searched life skills and saw a list of life skills that caught my eye. On one site there were five that grabbed my attention, they were self-direction, values based decision making, goal setting, personal productivity and personal responsibility. I liked this list because I feel they are not long and to the point. Also, values based decision making, in my opinion is important and not too many people I know understand the importance in this. This is significant because your morals and values and beliefs all play a role, in fact a huge role on what you do and how you do it. They all take part in your decision making because it's based on what you were brought up to believe and find important.
Another site I found about life skills had a list of eight. The eight are decision making, wise use of resources, communication, accepting differences, leadership, useful/marketable skills, healthy lifestyle choices and self-responsibility. I liked this list because although it is longer, i feel that it is more detailed. It focuses on a lot of moral like skills that will make each person, a better person in what they choose to pursue in the future. Accepting differences is very important because how well someone can take change can determine a lot about the type of person they are. It shows they can adapt and think of new ideas or plans due to differences and change. Leadership shows that you are your own person and like to lead the way and make the rules rather than just simply follow all of the time.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
In Class...
TURNING POINTS
IN CLASS ACTIVITY/ DISCUSSION
In class we answered a series of questions that helped us determine what skills we have with people, work and how good we are with these skills. This activity was very helpful because i never really took time to sit back and list skills that i was good at in the work place or with others and rate how well i am at each skill. It was a good exercise to think about everything and be able to see my strong points and my weak ones.
In class we did an activity where we rotated and asked each other questions pertaining to school, work, our GPA and our people skills. This activity was good because it helped us get to know one another and learn how others go about their school life and work life and how they have learned to balance it. Listening to other classmates responses makes me want to change my routine for next semester as far as how many classes i choose to take in session one and session two. I got really good insight from my fellow classmates on that.
I feel that the mini interview we had with one another was to help us feel more comfortable with people that we don't know or don't know that well, asking us semi-personal questions to help with our nerves for future job interviews. At first i felt very nervous because i did not know the person so to have to talk to them about my GPA, work, and school was kind of weird but by the time i got to the 2nd and 3rd person i felt really comfortable that my responses came so natural that i didn't even need a second to think about what to say. I think that activity was beneficial in many ways.
IN CLASS ACTIVITY/ DISCUSSION
In class we answered a series of questions that helped us determine what skills we have with people, work and how good we are with these skills. This activity was very helpful because i never really took time to sit back and list skills that i was good at in the work place or with others and rate how well i am at each skill. It was a good exercise to think about everything and be able to see my strong points and my weak ones.
In class we did an activity where we rotated and asked each other questions pertaining to school, work, our GPA and our people skills. This activity was good because it helped us get to know one another and learn how others go about their school life and work life and how they have learned to balance it. Listening to other classmates responses makes me want to change my routine for next semester as far as how many classes i choose to take in session one and session two. I got really good insight from my fellow classmates on that.
I feel that the mini interview we had with one another was to help us feel more comfortable with people that we don't know or don't know that well, asking us semi-personal questions to help with our nerves for future job interviews. At first i felt very nervous because i did not know the person so to have to talk to them about my GPA, work, and school was kind of weird but by the time i got to the 2nd and 3rd person i felt really comfortable that my responses came so natural that i didn't even need a second to think about what to say. I think that activity was beneficial in many ways.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
10 Best jobs of 2010...
The best 10 jobs for 2010 are Actuary, Software Engineer, Computer System Analysts, Biologist, Historian, Mathematician, Paralegal Assistant, Statistician, Accountant and Dental Hygienist. I personally think that the list of best jobs for 2010 is absurd. All of these are beyond difficult to obtain and all require high level of education and training. For someone who lost their job and does not have a degree, this is impossible to gain in a short period of time. Even for someone who has a degree but has to further advance their education, this is still a lot because that would mean that they would have to go back to school in order to fulfill these requirements which leads to it being time consuming and could possibly take yrs to get the degree the person needs (depending on where they are currently standing in their education). So what does the person do in the mean time? Remain jobless? There are no jobs listed that are common or easier to get which makes it unfair to those who do not have a degree in these fields of work to begin with as well as those with little or no education. I feel that there should have been 5 jobs listed of high level education and training and perhaps 5 best jobs listed that are more common or a bit easier to get.
I don't think that stress should be listed in job scores. I feel that everything else is appropriate to consider and be scored but stress shouldn't because not everyones views on stress is the same. Not everyones stress level is the same. Some get stressed easily than others and some people are able to take in a lot before it can be considered stress. Therefore how can one determine what jobs are more stressful than others when they are not in that field of work and don't consider stress to be the same as the next person? How can these jobs be considered the best and the worst if a portion of this conclusion is based on stress when stress levels fluctuate and can be opinionated? I feel stress shouldn't be looked at because each individual is different and view stress differently, in the work place and anywhere in general.
I've noticed that a few of the jobs that were listed as the worst were common jobs. I can't seem to understand how these decent paying common jobs can be the worst oppose to some listed as the "best". Also, I noticed that all the jobs that were listed as being the worst were very high in stress. If being a biologist and mathematician isn't stressful to a higher extent than what is listed, then I don't know what is (lol). I mean it's all in the eye of the beholder. If I love math and spend my free time solving math problems and calculating things than chances are I wont find being a mathematician too stressful oppose to someone who enjoys is but does not LOVE it. This also goes with what I mentioned earlier that stress should not be listed or judged and measured when considering a job unless it is determined by that one person rather than being a general overview.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
My Dilemmas
TURNING POINTS.
The first chapter discusses education path dilemmas. The dilemmas I feel I have for my education is what schools have the best psychology programs? Would the psychology courses I've taken carry over when I enter a four-year college or will I have to re-take those courses? These are some of the questions I often ask myself when thinking of my education path towards the career I wish to pursue.
Some career dilemmas I have came across is that my sisters don't think I should major in psychology. They both try to push me to major in nursing because my oldest sister is a registered nurse and my other sister has a BA but is now attending LIU for nursing. I don't pay too much attention to it because they cannot push me towards a career they love onto me. It just annoys me from time to time that they are this persistent when I haven't changed mind at all.
After reading the first chapter, I realized that it is a good idea to sometimes sit back and set aside career dilemmas from education path dilemmas to better understand yourself as well as what you want for yourself in the future. It is some what therapeutic to write down what problems or obstacles you think you have to overcome and how you must overcome them. Also, once you have all these questions you often ask yourself, you can then seek help or research to find out the answers to each. I enjoyed the activity and learned that even though you may think you know all there is to know about your career choice or how to go about your education, there is always a question you ask yourself in mind but often push aside and is best to not ignore these questions but find the answer.
The first chapter discusses education path dilemmas. The dilemmas I feel I have for my education is what schools have the best psychology programs? Would the psychology courses I've taken carry over when I enter a four-year college or will I have to re-take those courses? These are some of the questions I often ask myself when thinking of my education path towards the career I wish to pursue.
Some career dilemmas I have came across is that my sisters don't think I should major in psychology. They both try to push me to major in nursing because my oldest sister is a registered nurse and my other sister has a BA but is now attending LIU for nursing. I don't pay too much attention to it because they cannot push me towards a career they love onto me. It just annoys me from time to time that they are this persistent when I haven't changed mind at all.
After reading the first chapter, I realized that it is a good idea to sometimes sit back and set aside career dilemmas from education path dilemmas to better understand yourself as well as what you want for yourself in the future. It is some what therapeutic to write down what problems or obstacles you think you have to overcome and how you must overcome them. Also, once you have all these questions you often ask yourself, you can then seek help or research to find out the answers to each. I enjoyed the activity and learned that even though you may think you know all there is to know about your career choice or how to go about your education, there is always a question you ask yourself in mind but often push aside and is best to not ignore these questions but find the answer.
Personality
http://humanmetrics.com/vocation/jci.asp?EI=11&sn=-12&jp=56
Everyone in class had to take a personality test. The point is to try to gain a general sense of what type of person you are and possible career choices one may consider to follow based on the outcome of the test. The categories I fell in were ENFJ. Extroverted (11%), Intuitive (36%), Feeling (12%) and Judging (56%). Although I'm in a low percentile for each section, I re-took the text two more times and the percentage was just about the same.
The professor mentioned in class that he scored a high percentage in each of his categories and when he re-took it, it was the same. Although I scored the same each time I took the test, they were all low in percentage, So what does that mean for me?
The outcome of the personality test I took does not affect my career choice because I feel strongly about what I want to do in life and psychology was listed in possible career choices. My strategy for success is the same also but I'm curious about the schools that were listed for psychology after I took the test. They were online schools and I would like to find out if those schools are any good and if its recommended to take online courses to fulfill the requirements for earning a degree in psychology or is it best to actually attend a school and interact face to face and one on one with the professors ans other students.
Everyone in class had to take a personality test. The point is to try to gain a general sense of what type of person you are and possible career choices one may consider to follow based on the outcome of the test. The categories I fell in were ENFJ. Extroverted (11%), Intuitive (36%), Feeling (12%) and Judging (56%). Although I'm in a low percentile for each section, I re-took the text two more times and the percentage was just about the same.
The professor mentioned in class that he scored a high percentage in each of his categories and when he re-took it, it was the same. Although I scored the same each time I took the test, they were all low in percentage, So what does that mean for me?
The outcome of the personality test I took does not affect my career choice because I feel strongly about what I want to do in life and psychology was listed in possible career choices. My strategy for success is the same also but I'm curious about the schools that were listed for psychology after I took the test. They were online schools and I would like to find out if those schools are any good and if its recommended to take online courses to fulfill the requirements for earning a degree in psychology or is it best to actually attend a school and interact face to face and one on one with the professors ans other students.
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