The career that I would like to attain in five years would be an occupation as an independent bookstore owner. I would like to own and operate my own bookstore in Mississauga that would compete with larger chains by providing the community with an engaging, personable experience that only small, independent businesses can provide. As a bookstore owner, I would manage the everyday activities of the business, including customer service, training and motivating employees, and developing strategies for the long-term success of my store. This career may be hard to achieve within five years, but it is highly appealing to me and is an ideal goal for me to strive towards. As we’ve learned throughout this class, there are several aspects of …show more content…
I will need to become more proficient in these areas and will likely hire someone to help manage my finances. Furthermore, I am inexperienced with social media even though it is an increasingly important marketing tool for the success of many types of businesses. I will need to develop strong marketing strategies, hire the right people, and increase my own experience with social media. Finally, I lack direct experience with business ownership, which I can remedy through working at a bookstore or another independent business until I can afford my own store. Hofstede’s study on cultural dimensions relates strongly to my inexperience in these areas. Regarding a cultural tendency to approaching ambiguity, Johns and Saks write, “Uncertainty avoidance refers to the extent to which people are uncomfortable with uncertain and ambiguous situations” (Johns & Saks, 2013, p. 123). As a person with a low level of uncertainty avoidance, I embrace the unknown and am willing to take risks in uncertain territory. This will be important, not only for developing areas of knowledge that I am unfamiliar with, but also for running business in an economy and business market with an ambiguous future.
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Owning a bookstore requires careful preparation and extensive research in order to attain success in the small business market. First, it is important to learn
My name is Kevin Avila and I am the founder of this business I have not always enjoyed reading but one year in high school I found a book that interested me and that got me hooked into reading and have enjoyed it ever since so that’s how I came up with the idea for a bookstore because I want to share the same passion I have for books with other people. My business is going to be located in Longview TX, and
1. After completing a semester of field education, what are three reasons you would like to pursue a career in social work: a. One reason I learned that I want to became a social worker after our first semester is that it is a diverse career. My background and passion in life has always been working with the elderly population however, I accepted a position at DHHS working with foster care and child protective services. Knowing that this would make me more diverse and knowledge in different ways to future employers and for me. b. Another reason why I would like to pursue a career in social work is that it is challenging.
I’m applying to this program because I want to pursue a career in college student development in a program that gives its students a wide variety of hands on experiences. I’m looking for a program that combines traditional classroom teaching with the opportunity for multiple internships and practicums. Additionally, I have grown to find a home at Appalachian State and I would like to continue my education at this university.
According to the 16 Personality test, my personality type is the defender. I possess the feeling trait and have excellent analytical skills. I have well-developed people skills and strong social relationships. Even though I’m the judging type, I am also receptive to change and new ideas. According to my Career Cruising results, I should become some type of counselor or therapist. Surprisingly, my suggested careers were pretty accurate to what I want to pursue. However, Career Cruising did not hint at any careers in criminal justice or forensic science as it has in previous years. For my Day-on-the-Job, I job shadowed Officer Brian Farlin and Detective Michael Neering to get a sense of working with crime since that has always interested me.
The specific career field that I was thinking about going into recently and spending the rest of my life dedicating time to is an OBGYN (obstetrics and gynecology). OBGYNs help out women during their pregnancies and also help treat several disorders that they might have occur with their reproductive system and such.
What is my career target? How can I describe the job that I feel is ideal for me right now, when I'm not even sure what I want to do? I know I want to help people but how specifically do I help them? I have many areas in my life where I have dealt with past trauma and traumatic life experiences. I've overcome them all with the help of God and my family. I want to help people through get through traumatic life experiences with social work. My qualifications in regards to life experience are many. In regards to experience for paid jobs they are very few. my interdisciplinary degree because I change my mind many times it is mix matched. My cognates are in business, social sciences and computational sciences with a minor in public administration.
Growing up I always toggled with what career I wanted to pursue. I saw myself fitting into many different paths, but the common factor out of all the careers was that I wanted my profession to benefit and help the people who received my services. I soon came to realize that nursing was the exact fit, and in addition it allowed me to stay true to my values and beliefs. My parents raised me to know no better than to be kind and serve others and doing so was part of my nature. I was born and raised in America with the privilege of having access to good healthcare and a roof over my head. My parents on the other hand are immigrants from Vietnam; a country that has been devastated, and overruled by war. Vietnam has had poor health services and provided no opportunity for their people to succeed. I knew from my background that I was meant to make a difference in the lives of people who did not have it as easy as I did.
"The judge has made his decision, the accused has been found guilty." These are the words that one day I will finally hear. My future goal is to be a lawyer. A lawyer is a professional person authorized to practice law. They defend or prosecute people for the crimes they have committed. (dictionary.com) I am very out spoken and believe in fighting for what I want or think is right.
All these businesses are related in that they all involve producing, distributing and selling content. Barnes and Noble uses its businesses to create value and appeal to their customers. The company has used research and development to offer unique products design and services. For instance, retail stores are spacious with each store being about 26,000 square feet. The spacious book stores are able to carry a wide selection of books and other content, and the stores also have cafes where customers can have their meals while shopping for books. The company has also used innovation to offer their
We all have goals that push us forward in life. My overall goal when it comes to a career is to pursue something where I can be happy and enjoy what I do, while also making enough money to live comfortably. This career for me is either a psychologist or a lawyer. Nonetheless, one may assume they are quite different but in fact, psychology is in every aspect of life, and even if I do not necessarily become a therapist, I know I will still be able to use aspects of it in whichever career I decide to pursue. The reason I want to pursue this is because I have taken many psychology classes and I have completely fallen in love with the topic. More than anything, I would like to be able to help people, whether it be in a court or in a health
Bookstores play an important role in the advancement of a human being. A fluctuating trend has been evidenced in this category. In July month of 2002, approximately 1065 (in million) stores were operating, which was almost double the number of bookstores (563 million) in the same month of 1992. But due to advancement in the internet and technology, this trend didn’t last long and showed a descending trend. New technology like Amazon’s Kindle E-reader, iPad, iPod, the reader can now search databases and books from home rather than visiting
The US bookstores industry includes about 10,000 stores with combined annual revenues of about $16 billion. Major companies include Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million. The industry is highly concentrated with the 50 largest companies accounting for about 85 percent of sales. The industry includes companies that operate physical retail locations like Barnes & Noble and online booksellers such as Amazon.com. The industry is being redefined as booksellers ward off strong competition from discount stores and online retailers as consumers accept and utilize e-books as an alternative to tangible books. Trends include an all-time high in enrollment, Internet is changing college and a new generation is entering college. Our key to success will lie in our ability to execute our business model. In order to achieve success, we need to focus on the following areas to establish Book Stop as a successful and profitable enterprise. They are recruiting an exceptional management and marketing team with extensive domain experience in the college market, offering innovative and unique products and services, and forming strategic alliances and partnerships with companies supplying products to the college market. Other key success factors include take a proactive position in the industry, give students a choice, build on in-store competitive advantages, alert faculty on the importance of early adoptions, keep costs in check with a tightly managed bookstore.
As an underclassman, my future was up in the air. I had no idea as to what I wanted to do. Now, I have a clearer understanding of who I am as a person and the interests I could enjoy doing as a job. For a short time, I planned to be an attorney. After taking some classes, I realized that is not the job for me; I often cry when I fight. Psychology is my new field of choice because figuring out how people tick is fascinating.. I plan to attend community college and a four year college after high school to get my Bachelor’s degree.
One of my career goals for the future is to be happy in any event of what I choose to do. It is very difficult to choose what career is the best for you and if what suitable for you. I am interested in many different types of study. However, I choose to become a nurse in five years from now. I choose this career path because I do like to help other people with their sickness,injuries and struggles in their lives especially when they have any problem in their health, physically or mentally. I have always had a heart for people who are less fortunate and weak. I want to cure their wounds and sickness also I want to prevent their disease and pain that they experience. Importantly, I want to endure my family’s health and prevent them
Never once did I consider another career choice for myself; I always had one career in my heart and to become a teacher. In fact I always felt like I have been preparing for the teaching profession my whole life. As a little girl I would always play pretend with my sisters and make them be my students while I “taught” them. If they didn’t want to play teacher with me, which was often the case, I would play with my stuffed animals and Barbie’s and pretend that I had a whole classroom. Even now as I share my education and career goals, people me that I will make a great teacher and I really hope I live up to their expectations!