Olivet Observation

I did learn a lot from the classes. Every week, the person who delivered the speech would give really useful information. The lady Veronica from CCO gave us the tips on how to create our resume and what will be useful when you are having an interview. Although I am not going to get a job after graduation, I still got a lot of useful information.

Being in this class gave me insight on the way that I learn. I’ve had my share of jobs along with schooling and various other learning experiences. Some good, some bad but I can honestly say that I never noticed the pattern on how I learn. Now I know I learn more by being more of a hands on person. Also utilizing my thinking and problem solving skills has helped with my growth. I also found it important to use my reflective observation too. Mostly combining different learning styles have helped me in life to understand the way I learn and the benefits that could come if I use my strengths to further my ambitions.

People feed off of other people. The Ohio State Business Honors Learning Community is a fantastic opportunity to surround myself with other excelling business majors. First of all, I will be able to provide a broad set of interests from theatre, to music, to sports, and to discussion. My diverse background will allow me to reach out to many members of the community both on the business level and the personal level. Along with my broad set of interests, I can bring an up and coming major, (Information Systems,) into the community. With Big Data on the rise, Information Systems has become one of the fastest growing majors in the world. Students with these majors are often the connecting points between management level and IT level. Understanding

Conducting an interview increased my understanding of how to make a proper interview, and pick appropriate questions to ask the interviewee. Constructing the collage taught me I need to be creative and organized. If I am not creative with the collage, it would not look appealing, nor attracting to the audience. If I am not organized, I will end up putting pictures in the wrong locations, which would not display the two themes properly. I discovered that I should always have a backup plan, just in case my first idea does not work out. I also learned, I need to manage my time and use it wisely. The main lesson I learned, was not to stress out, but to rather have fun and enjoy!

One huge impact I learned instantly is how you communicate with your client. I had to strengthen my communication skills because I needed to communicate with my clients in vocabulary that I knew they would understand. Communicating with a fellow peer, who is knowledgeable about taxes, is a different situation that of when you are speaking with a client. A client most likely doesn’t know the exact, in-depth details about taxes, which can lead to complications and confusion, so I had to adjust my lexicon to fit the clients’ needs and understanding. Also, working with partners was great. It gave me an opportunity to work with others and solve problems in a group. Sometimes, when one of us didn’t know the answer, the other one would step in and help. Also, I felt like the class was a gigantic supportive group because we would ask and answer each other questions, when we a confused about a topic or area.

Isidro Cora Jar has been a State Farm agent for 25 plus years. He is a graduate of Akron University and received his bachelor degree in accounting. He worked his way through college, working three jobs in order to pay tuition every year. He always believed that working hard and being caring would be the best pay off in life. Being on his own since the age of eighteen, it taught him a lot that would carry on with him through out the years of raising a family, life skills and working at State Farm Insurance. When Mr. Cora was a senior in college, a manager approached him from state Farm, and decided to take advantage of the situation that he felt was best for him. As he entered the sales field, he had to start from the scratch. He wasn’t giving anything to start with, so he had to work dreadful hours, in order to build his cliental to open his first agency office.

Reflect on what you have learned in this course and discuss how it might influence your work as a professional

Before this class, I had never made a budget for myself, and it was interesting to see how much you really need to cover, especially on a student or starting budget. Students have a lot they need to pay off, so budgeting is important so they can map out their finances. Working on student loans also opened my eyes. I never knew the importance of paying off student loans as quickly as possible, so I am already planning on how

Describe five significant points (in detail and complete sentences) that you absorbed from this presentation that is related to what

Discuss your reaction to the people you worked with and their reaction to you. The people I worked with were absolutely fantastic. They were all very friendly and seemed to enjoy having me there. Everyone was willing to answer my questions and go in depth with what they were doing so I could gain as much knowledge as possible in the short time that I was there.

The classroom presentations really helped me put everything together. Preparing for the presentation allowed me to look back and examine all the previous lessons learned up until this past Thursday. Doing this gave me a good sense of gauging my current positon and to critique myself. I was able to figure out some of the things I did wrong, for example wasting time by trying to write about a broad topic. Although I am passionate about helping low-income children succeed, it did not provide me with a clear thesis due to its complexity. I am still thinking about applying for a Masters degree in Juvenile Justice, but for this class the data was overwhelming. With that said, I realized that there were some things that were done right. For example, I was able to move on to another topic, which not only interests me, but was not fully covered during my last 24 months of Organizational Leadership classes. I believe there is a need to understand how a leader’s emotions affect their ability to influence others. This past week allowed me to reflect and realized that I was on the right path because I find my topic interesting. Having to present my journey to the class and being able to listen to others will allow me to plan

The part of the presentation that I found most interesting was about the soft skills that are needed in a job. These skills will help me to communicate with others better in any environment. Soft skills are something I use on a daily basis but I never really understood that what I was doing was considered soft skills.

Sometimes it’s tough to come up with different topics, and sometimes “real life” interferes, but the most important thing I’ve taken away from this is how much I’ve learned about the world of business and virtual work.

After almost completed my first semester successfully her at Arizona State University, I got educated in a variety of subjects from my classes, but the class the inspired my the most and had a great affect in the way I look to my career was the Student Success in Business class WPC 101. I remember the first day of this class where I was required to write an essay about My Sun Devil Store, and from that moment I knew that this class is going to be full of inspiring materials. I have experienced from my first semester her at ASU many circumstances not only challenging but also entertaining with regards to my classes. The biggest takeaway in this semester is finding my strong skills in Math and computer applications, and exploring more about my Supply Chain Management degree as well.

Today was the first day of internship. I attended a new hire training secession about 8 hours and heard about the history of Novogradac & Company LLP, met the partners of the firm, completed all new hire paperwork and turned in to HR. In addition, I learned about ProSystem Engagement which company has been using for audit and tax preparation software. At the end of the day, all intern received a tour of office and met their own team members.