On October 23, 2014, Wayne High School sophomores traveled to the campus of Wayne State College in order to take the ASPIRE test. The ASPIRE test shows a student’s strengths and weaknesses in core academic areas. For example, I am strong in the area of English and weaker in Science. Furthermore, the ASPIRE test predicts a student’s likely ACT score. ACT scores are used for a college admission and to award scholarships; my predicted ACT scores shows that I am above average. Indeed, the ACT score indicates college readiness. Sophomores at Wayne High School also completed the Kuder Assessment which is an interest inventory. My results gave me ideas about future careers. From the research that I have done, it is evident that a career …show more content…
Some other titles are door-to-door sales workers, manufactures’ sales workers, and wholesales trade sales workers (Ferguson’s 460). Sales representatives can earn money while still in training (Ferguson’s 463). A person in wholesales will receive an estimate salary of $54,000 a year, and a person in technical sales will collect around a yearly salary of $74,000 (Ferguson’s 463). In 2011 the median pay for a sales representative in a year was $58,000, and an hourly wage stood at about $27.97 (OOH 925). In 2013 the most made was an average of $145,730 and the least was $27,030 annually (Ferguson’s 463). The outlook for a sales representative from 2010 to 2020 is an average growth of sixteen percent (OOH 925). Sales representatives jobs will flourish or decline as the economy shifts, and the strongest growth is at independent agencies (OOH 928). A marketing manager sets prices, researches demand, and satisfies the customer (NDE). The key to a successful manager is to have communication, and keep a company’s identity safe (Edelman 368). A marketing manager will most likely begin as a sales representative and increase their stature (OOH 701). James Brescoll and Ralph M. Dahm writes that once promoted, a marketing manager is responsible for all sales representatives (89), and getting the employees to work at the highest performance possible (69). In 2011 the median pay per year was $101,640 and $48.87 per hour (OOH 701). The top ten percent of managers earned
The participants in this study were all first semester college student that are attending a large public university located in the Midwest. In total there were 458, 252 of them were female, and 206 were male. 417 of them were Caucasians (91.1%), 14 were Asian American (3.1 %), 10 African Americans (2.2%) , 8 Hispanics Americans (1.7), and the remaining 2% were other racial groups. The participants were all undecided student, were all enrolled in career exploration course, and had four semesters before they had to declare a major. This
Focus Student 1: a. Focus Student 1's areas of strength in this assessment were his organization and his formatting. He had his assessment written in letter format (addressing it to FDR and dating it) and his sentences follow a mostly organized sequences and are easy to follow. He just had a bit of difficulty following the topic. There must have been some confusion when he began writing. The areas he needs to improve on is following directions and his ability to think more critically and put himself mentally into other situations.
For this response paper I took The Princeton Review Career Quiz. The purpose of this assessment is to help individual see what career option is the best fit. Even though this assessment does not lead us to our jackpot career it gives us an idea in the path we may end up by evaluating our interest and personality. I remember taking this assessment when I was in high school and almost a decade year later I’m doing another one in m graduate year. Overall, I am excited re-taking this assessment to visualize whether or not I’m moving into the right direction based on this assessment.
I am a highschool student, hopefully on my way to success. I put in effort, try and do all my work, and respect others. On the contrary, what I find most difficult is participating and tests. To improve I will try to push myself to talk and i’ll try various study methods to see which helps me with the tests.
This course has changed my views dramatically on how to represent myself professionally. Equally important, I now have a feel for the interviewing procedure, and the preparation necessary beforehand. In the future, I will perform the research necessary to prepare for interview questions as a student and a job candidate. Additionally, I now have a keen awareness of my strengths. I now understand the importance of possessing an awareness of my strengths. Knowledge of strengths helps a candidate explain why he or she is the best choice for the position. Throughout the span of this course, my strengths and weaknesses as a candidate have become clearer to me, and I am currently striving to become a better candidate overall.
As we prepare to enter high school, students choose their classes in alignment with their dream jobs. The process can be tough, as many variables involved with careers will change by the time we are prepared to enter our fields, and college is a more complicated step in between. In order to best navigate the storm of career preparation, it is wisest to base our decisions on our skills and interests rather than the appeal of a “cool” job. Through the College Foundation of North Carolina, we can navigate through every step of the process based on scientific data through surveys. This report explores my personal recommendations as I go through the CFNC process.
Have you ever seen an eighth grader, who has no mental or physical disabilities, struggle through basic third grade math? Throughout high school I have and it has become a common sight in our schools. Some were placed in remedial classes, while others sat next to me in some of my honor’s course. Students are being passed through school without being taught the basic skills necessary to be successful in today’s society. Measures need to be taken so that these students are not pushed through school and thrown into the real world without the skills necessary to succeed. The solution to this is through standardized classes and periodic evaluations of both teachers and
I will determine my student’s strengths by simply getting to know them personally. I will be able to get to know my students by having conversations with them, having a student of the week, creating all about me posters, observing them throughout the day, and watching as they interact with their peers. Observing my students will allow me to see what areas they thrive in and what areas they may need a little extra help. Getting to know my students will open up my eyes to what they enjoy and usually when they enjoy doing something they are more likely to succeed.
“I got a 1810 on the SAT plus I have a 4.0, and I already got into UGA so I'm going to most likely apply to their honors college then become a veterinarian.” This a comment commonly heard by classmates of mine, and as you can see these kids have their entire life planned out right now. Although other students like me aren't as fortunate to have their entire life prearranged in high school. In life we can set ourselves up for the best possible outcome, we can try our best, do our best, and hope for the best, but ultimately it is all up to fate. Even though I may not have my entire life decided, as of now I do have an idea; and I’ve been working to build characteristics about my self to help propel me in the right direction. Persistence and
At SCHOOL NAME career interventions will help the students become more career aware and developed for the nearing future. In the study of 2000, The Effects of a Two-Semester Career Exploration Intervention Class on… Scores of High School Seniors, “the results demonstrated that the intervention significantly improved students’ awareness and career exploration behavior. After..., 56% of the experimental group scored in the High Profile Type both attitude and knowledge compared to 16% of the control and 22.7% of the national norm”(O’Hara 1). In other words, after career development intervention, those students scored better than the average person as well as the student control group. As a result, the career interventions will help students apply
My current strengths include; my honesty and passion towards my work. I have always been positive and confident regarding my aims and targets. Along with these, I am a good decision maker, due to which I can make right and quick decisions. Moreover, I have ability to motivate others and do team work. I am also a responsible person, when I make a target; I work day and night to achieve my goal.
In the primary section of this report, I had been given the responsibility of free of choice. I selected as the student to monitor. In my examination, I had used various methods in order to acquire a detailed analysis of how this particular student operates in her studies, both strategically and practically. I investigated three main aspects, using different observational methods. The variety consists of: Leadership skills, Conflict Management skills, Stress Management and Academic Performance.
A sales manager is someone who direct organization sales teams, set sales goals, analyze data, and develop training programs for organization’s sales representatives (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014). Their duties are resolving customer complaints, regarding sales and services, preparing budgets and approve expenditures, monitor customer preferences to determine the focus of sales efforts, analyze sales statistics, project sales and determine the profitability of products and services, determine discount rates or special pricing plans, develop plans to acquire new customers or clients, assign sales territories and set sales quotas, and also plan training programs for sales staff (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014). Sales manager’s maintain responsibilities that are required to change depending on the employment organization such as: recruiting or maybe even hiring sales staff, advising sales representatives to improve their sales performance and they also stay in contact with dealers and distributors. They work very closely with other managers from other departments in order to expand the profit of their business as well as other businesses as well (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014). Being able to become a successful sales manager, you have the opportunity to be successful, benefit yourself as a wholesome person, and benefit others.
The education we receive today holds the power to shape the individuals we will be in the future. Not only does our education aid our choices throughout school, but also the choices we make in our personal lives like where we choose to work and how we portray ourselves to society. Personally, I have enjoyed my educational experience. I have enjoyed learning new concepts and interacting with new people. Of course, there are obstacles along the way. However, these obstacles have given me the opportunity to realize my strengths and weaknesses and learn to improve in both areas. As a student, I hold onto my perseverance, seek guidance from influential figures in my life, and embrace my challenges to which all contribute to my hope to become the finest version of myself.
Teachers who have higher expectations of their student’s abilities will have a higher academic achievement as compared to teachers who have low expectations of their students abilities. In this study, the independent variable is the expectation of the teachers on their student’s abilities, and the dependent variable is the student achievements based upon the teacher expectations. The achievements can be measured by monitoring classrooms in a high school setting for English class for one year, with some classes having a teacher with high expectations, and other classes having a teacher with low expectations. The achievements would be measured by a preliminary assessment, test results, quarterly reports, and an end of year