...The article I will be summarizing caught my eye because it explains which skills sets that will be needed for future jobs. This article is basing itself looking forward to the year 2020 and gives advice on which skill sets people should be preparing themselves for in the next 8 years. This article was written by a lady names Vickie Jimenez. She goes into detail about the importance of why having one or more of these skill sets are going to be so important in 2020. Personally I agree with her, because the world we live in now is not the world we were born into. Technology has grown so much in the past 20-30 years, which makes you think about how much more it is going to grow in the next decade. For example, Ms. Jimenez believes these skill sets are the most important out of any careers in the world today. The seven skill sets she talks about are; leaderships and management roles, social technologists/specialist, consulting, writing and editing, virtual assisting, IT (information technologists), and medical professionals. Jimenez explains that this world is turning itself into a globalized computer technology based universe. In more detail, this means technology is literally taking workforce jobs away from us because any industry anywhere is turning itself into computer based ran machines. With more technology comes less jobs. Also, the out sourcing for jobs now has become normal for the United States of America and many other countries. This is not a good thing for our work...
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...Graves LS100 Kaplan University Unit 5 Assignment 1.List the job title and job description and, if applicable, the area of specialization. One of the jobs I would like to obtain would be a family law paralegal. Family law paralegals typically work for private firms or government agencies that deal with domestic relationships, such as marriage, children, and parents. Family law encompasses such matters as prenuptial agreements, same sex domestic partnership, divorce, adoption, establishing paternity, child custody, child welfare and domestic violence. The second job title would be Real Estate paralegal. Real estate paralegals work alongside lawyers, helping with any preparation regarding property sales. Real estate paralegals are responsible for preparing documentation necessary to any case, including real estate purchases or sale closings. This may also include reviewing amendments, leases, subleases or purchase assignments. It is important for paralegals in this specialty area to be able to accurately work on items such as title insurance and tax bills. In addition to working with lawyers, real estate paralegals may also coordinate with landlords, housing managers or other real estate personnel. 2.List the skills needed for the job, taken both from the job description and your own analysis of the job. Be sure to list at least five skills, three of which are specific skills in the legal profession. The skills needed to work within Family and Real Estate start off with a Paralegal...
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...leadership skills are: * Describe a time when you had to lead a group to achieve an objective. * Describe a work based situation where you had to lead by example to achieve an objective. * Describe a situation where you inspired others to meet a common goal. * How do you motivate team members to do something they decide they do not want to do? Examples of decision making competency based questions are: * What is the toughest decision you have ever made? Why was this so difficult? * How do you come to conclusions? * Tell me about a decision you have made that has affected other people. * Do you find decisions difficult? * Give me an example of a bad decision you have made. Why was this a bad decision? * Describe a time when you had to lead a group to achieve an objective. * Describe a work based situation where you had to lead by example to achieve an objective. * Describe a situation where you inspired others to meet a common goal. * How do you motivate team members to do something they decide they do not want to do? Problem solving * How do you solve problems? * Give me an example of a problem you have faced in the past, either as part of a team or as an individual. How did you solve the problem? * What do you do when you can't solve a problem? * RClose Open WikiJob * Jobs * Study * Reasoning Tests * ------------------------------------------------- Psychometric Tests ...
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...Sales Job #1: B2B Position |Contact Information of Person You |[Full Name] | |Interviewed: |[Company Email] | | |[Company Website] | | |[Phone Number] | |Official Job Title: | | |Company/Employer: | | |Industry: | | How long has the person been in sales? Why did the person get into sales? What daily, weekly, and monthly activities are required to perform this job? Refer to the supplement. What are the top three skills needed to be successful in this job? What are the benefits of being a salesperson in this job? What are the downsides of a sales person in...
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...business and want to ensure they are fully utilising all of their business resource | Task 1 A. Your friend has decided that they want to employ a head chef to take charge of the kitchens and free up some of their time to work on other management tasks. They have asked you to do some research and tell them what their successful competitors are looking for in their head chefs so that your friend can assess exactly the type of person they need.They want you to email the answer at the end of the week and has asked you to specifically cover:Employability skills * Suitable qualifications * Experience in a similar role * Knowledge of products and services * Experience of specific industry * Effectiveness in meeting personal targets and team targets * Ability to raise professional standards Personal skills * Patient * Hardworking * Teamwork * Interpersonal skills * Cooperating with suppliers and colleagues * Negotiating to resolve conflicts * Interview Skills Communication skillsYour friend has decided to hire a head chef. In order to ensure that appropriate candidates apply for the job he will need to put together a Job Description....
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...BTEC Business Project |Assignment |2013/2014 | Learner Declaration I declare that all the work submitted for this assignment is my own work or, in the case of group work, the work myself and other members of the group in which I worked, and that no part of it has been copied from any source. I understand that if any part of the work submitted for this assignment is found to be plagiarised, none of the work submitted will be allowed to count towards the assessment of the assignment. |Centre Name: |Westminster Kingsway College |Centre No: |10240 | |Learner’s Name: | | |Learner’s Signature: | | |Assessor’s Name: | | |Assessor’s Signature: | |Date: | | |Date Issued: |3rd February 2014 |Submission Date: ...
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...Education, Technical Skills, Personal Qualities and/or Characteristics Needed to Be a Successful Tax Examiner Prepared By: Trina J Miller 5/22/2011 Education, Technical Skills, Personal Qualities and/or Characteristics Needed to Be a Successful Tax Examiner Prepared By: Trina J Miller 5/22/2011 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL DATE: May 22, 2011 TO: Kari Carr FROM: Trina J Miller The findings of my research provided necessary information to be aware of in choosing the career of a Tax Examiner. The main place of employment that I discovered for a Tax Examiner is the IRS, including: state, federal, and other local government agencies. It is best to obtain a Bachelor’s degree for this position; however it is not always needed. Experience in the field and continuing education are necessary to maintain knowledge needed for a Tax Examiner. I may need to revise my educational options in order to achieve the best possibility of obtaining this career. Table of Contents Letter of Transmittal………………………………………………………………………………………2 Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………………………….4 Introduction: Requirements for becoming a Tax Examiner……………………………5 Background……………………………………………………………………………………………………6 Discussion of Findings……………………………………………………………………………………7 Conclusions and Recommendations……………………………………………………………..8 References…………………………………………………………………………………………………….9 Executive Summary The best education to achieve for a Tax Examiner is a Bachelor’s degree and field related experience...
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...to first, matriculate through secondary education to attain foundational skills in support of man’s progression in society; second, enter into college to gain skills and knowledge to prepare for survival in society; third, graduate from college with specific jobs skills and credentials to give meaning to society; and finally, contribute to the functioning and betterment of society by successfully entering and succeeding in the workforce. Unfortunately, society is facing a detrimental problem that may signify a defect in this order of operation, because graduates are unprepared and lack the skills needed to succeed in today’s workforce. The basis of this paper is to provide clarity to the problem of unprepared graduates entering the workforce, and suggest a viable solution by offering that simulated education curriculum rooted in Social Efficiency Ideology is a practical response to the issue. Clarity of the Problem U.S. Chamber of Commerce (2012) recognizes that the toughest competition in business is the global race for talent. Plumer (2012) highlights that there are high rates of baby boomers retiring in the U.S., resulting in fewer “eligible” workers participating in the labor force. Consequently, the U.S. is “competing in a global economy like never before in our history” (Daggett, 2010, p. 5) and losing the competition at an alarming rate due to graduates not being prepared with skills needed to succeed in the...
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...Management Holli showers University of Phoenix MNG 330 Lane Roos July 14, 2009 Functions of Management Ever wonder what skills it takes to be a successful supervisor in a small or large corporation? There is a strategy to the success of these supervisors. In this paper, I am going to identify the skills and strategy to such success, by identifying and defining the four functions of management; planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. I am also going to explain how I implement them into my company and my office, and how these four functions help me to be successful at my job. H&R Block’s office managers need to follow and implement these four management functions in everything they do, to insure success in their offices. Take the marketing aspect of the job, for example. Without implementing these functions, there would be little success. Planning is used to specify the goals to be achieved, and deciding in advance the appropriate actions needed to achieve those goals. You use planning to analyze current situations, anticipate the future, determine objectives, and decide which activities are needed to reach company goals. When marketing for H&R Block, this management function helps to get ideas on the way to the implementation stage. Marketing takes time and detailed planning in order to be successful, and meet set goals. When planning, managers need to make specific goals on the people and communities you are trying to reach, and coming...
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...industry. Each summary will include sample job descriptions from Co-op employers who represent a particular industry segment. Keep in mind that these summaries represent broad areas of accounting, and the intent is for you to gain a high level overview of the different industry segments. 1. Public Accounting – Tax & Audit 2. Private/Corporate Accounting 3. Forensic Accounting 4. Fund Accounting 5. Internal Auditing 6. Tax & Wealth Management Step #2: Review the general description of four main skill categories (highlighted in yellow) used in business today as defined by Career Leader including the sub-skills that comprise each category. |Interpersonal Effectiveness: Good at working with, and through, other people. Understand people and how to motivate them. A good team member, as well as team | |leader. Engender others' trust. A skillful negotiator. | • Ability to Compromise: Able to compromise when the situation calls for it. • Ability to Teach: Clear and patient when explaining things; a good teacher. • Comfort with Differences: Comfortable and effective in relating to people from many different backgrounds and cultures. • Empathy Skills: Can see things from other people's points of view. • Gaining Trust: Inspires other people's trust. • Listening Skills: Listens to other people in a way that...
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...Analyzing a job Today's work environment requires employees to be skilled in performing complex tasks in an efficient, cost-effective, and safe manner. Training (a performance improvement tool) is needed when employees are not performing up to a certain standard or at an expected level of performance. The difference between actual the actual level of job performance and the expected level of job performance indicates a need for training. The identification of training needs is the first step in a uniform method of instructional design. A successful training needs analysis that will identify those who need training and what kind of training is needed. It is counter-productive to offer training to individuals who do not need it or to offer the wrong kind of training. A Training Needs Analysis helps to put the training resources to good use. One of the tools is called- Job Description. A job description is an internal document that lays out in detail the exact roles and responsibilities of a particular position. A job description can be used as a tool for new employee orientation by helping to set expectations, supervision and performance reviews. As it was discussed in the class, the primary purpose of a job description is to identify the essential functions of the position. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), essential functions are those tasks or functions of a particular position that are fundamental to the position. Knowing...
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... What are the challenges in carrying out these functions in today’s hyper-competitive marketplace? Planning determines the organizational goals and action plans for how to achieve those goals, organizing determines a structure for both individual jobs and the overall organization, leading involves directing and motivating people to achieve organizational goals, and controlling deals with checking performance and making adjustments as needed. Some of the challenges include understanding the needs and motivations of employees and developing an appropriate management style to create value for the organization. 2. Which theory of motivation do you find most compelling? What factors should you consider when choosing a motivational approach? Explain your answers. The theory of motivation that most compelled me was Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. This is because it does not separate workers and people into two different categories and give the people set qualities and characteristics, like the X and Y Theory. The uniqueness of people is something that should be considered when choosing a motivational approach. They cannot simply be grouped and expect them all to act or work the same way. What Maslow’s theory does instead is explain WHY people want to work and what helps each of them grow into their role in the workforce and in life. Using the concept that survival is the key, it then goes onto becoming more comfortable and understand what one’s purpose is. 3. How has management’s...
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...efficient and completing his task. Then I would explain to him that people react differently to different situations and learn at different rates. In saying this, people do not complete the same tasks in the same manner. Just because he completes the task faster than another person does not mean they are not doing it right. I would explain that this is a team effort and everyone on the team deserves the respect they are giving to him on a daily basis (Nash, 1990, p. 97). I would explain that everyone on the team want to same goal of completion and are working to get there, and it is alright for him to take a leadership role. I would further explain that everyone has a particular role on the team and this need to be defined to make each person successful, because once again this is a team effort (Nash, 1990, p. 109). Nash (1990) states “Because relationships are ongoing and procedural in focus, one tends to be more aware of the long-term perspective” (p. 110). This is true because you can get the person(s) who are involved to think about the long and short-term implications of the business. 2. As a colleague, what would you say to this individual if he or she was part of a team you were working on for the development of a new product? As a colleague I would inform him that we are here to complete a job for the customer and not here to become close friends or companions, but we do need to respect what each other do. I would explain that it’s alright for him to ask for assistance...
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...success under Steve Jobs. He co-founded Apple Computer and assumed leadership positions that helped it grow into a respectable company in hardware and software. The company contributed to the digital age in a remarkable way by introducing the first commercially successful graphical user interface in 1984 (Apple, Inc, 2006). Jobs creativity skills are evident in the major decisions that allowed Apple to emerge as an innovation leader. For example, the alliance with Microsoft ensured Apple’s survival by making an interested friend out a formidable foe MGT4314 Submitted to Dr. Stephanie Solansky Leadership Styles of Carly Fiorina and Steve Jobs (Wilcox, 2002). His leadership style inspired the company to return to its innovative roots. He shifted the focus to software, which led to development of iTunes, and ultimately the very successful iPod. Both situational factors and the leadership skills of Steve Jobs contributed to Apple’s recent success. The nature of the problem faced by Apple can be described as having low task structure. The company needed to turn itself around, but did not know how, which made the situation unfavorable for the leader. The company needed a leader capable of motivating followers, provide structure, and place such leader in a power position with adequate influence. Because of such an unfavorable situation, the leader’s traits and leadership skills are detrimental. When Apple selected Jobs to lead the company...
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...1. What do you think of Apex’s training process? Could it help to explain why employees “do things their way” and if so, how? I think the training process at Apex has no organizational effectiveness. It’s unstructured, and there is no training documentation which makes the entire training process weak. It appears the employee does things their way because the company clearly does not have in place a structured training process. The employee assigned to perform training is likely to have very low motivation, partial training their self, and few of the necessary skills needed to train. The employee must know what an employer wants them to do and how they want them to do it. If the employee is left not knowing, then he/she is left to improvise or teach other employees "their way" of accomplishing tasks. There are no outcome measures to determine if the training was successful. 2. What role should job descriptions play in training at Apex? The job description should play a pertinent role in training at Apex because the job description defines the learning requirements for a new or transitioning employee while also setting the boundaries of employment in terms of required knowledge and skills. By understanding the job description, a trainer can utilize the information it provides to write job descriptions and job specifications, which are utilized in recruitment and selection, compensation, performance appraisal, and training. Not only the trainee, but also the trainer can...
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