McShane, S. L., & Von Glinow, M. A. (2013). Organizational behavior (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.…
My career goal is to have the ability to encourage, motivate, inspire, and stamp the lives of young teenagers. I chose to go into the career cluster of Education and Training. My career goal is to be a High School teacher and an Athletic Coach. I want to be considered one of the “cool teachers” that all the students go to with the school gossip and personal problems, but at the same time I want to be a teacher/coach that takes things seriously. I believe I would be successful pursuing teaching and coaching due to the fact they both share my interest of working with kids and being in charge. I also tend to believe with my grandmother and my mother also being teachers, it influenced my decision because…
As a freshman in college, I’m supposed to know what career I want to pursue in the future. However, I’ve had troubles deciding what I want to do with my life because of the continuous growth and expansion of the work industry. All I know for sure, is that I want to positively impact another individual’s life. It is important that I am involved in a career that contributes to a person’s happiness. I want to be “that person” that help boost another individual’s confidence. At this moment, I have two careers in mind: Dental Hygiene or an Elementary School Teacher. Both of these careers are different, but in order for me choose a career it needs to these four focus areas: decent work environment, a stable work schedule, high pay/salary, and good…
Everyday in life people make decisions, whether we realize it or not. Everyday individuals are faced with adversity. For example, feeding their families, bringing home money to pay expenses, etc. “For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth comes knowledge and understanding.” (Proverbs 2:6) Individuals must take steps to reach their potential and family success. To be a physical therapist, people must complete several courses in college and earn degrees. According to the American Physical Therapy Association, “The length of professional DPT programs is typically 3 years. Primary content areas in the curriculum may include, but are not limited to, biology/anatomy, cellular histology, physiology, exercise physiology, biomechanics, kinesiology,…
Only two more hours left and then I get to go home and sit in the air conditioning” I thought to myself as sweat was dripping down my face.…
We often take class field trips to areas along the Mississippi and recently I have had the privilege of working alongside several professors and peers in conjunction with the Rock Island Army Corps of Engineers to conduct archival research. When thinking about my career goals, my first…
There are a million different types of careers in the world to choose from. In this essay you will see the top 5 careers I chose which fits me best. These careers are; a Nurse Practitioner, Realtor, Event Planner, Dermatologist, and a Sports Physical Therapist. Even though these jobs are in different fields, they still attract my interest in each and every way.…
Growing up in a small, rural town you come to know people on a very personal level. You share in their joy, their sorrow, and their struggles. Watching people who played significant roles in my life suffer because they did not get the help the needed impacted my life greatly. Observing the roles of several different healthcare professionals, I quickly came to the realization that patients in rural areas do not always receive the support they need. It wasn’t until I observed an Occupational Therapist working with my grandmother after she had a stroke that my perspective changed. I reflected while watching the Occupational Therapist work with my grandmother about the importance of what I was observing, not only for my grandmother, but for the…
I first became interested in a career in psychology ever since I was a child. Psychology field has many different opportunities to explore. When I first started college, I did not know what field I wanted to get into. After a few years in college, I realized that I wanted to go into Clinical mental health working with adolescents. During my years in college, I was accepted to do an internship at Naomi Family Center. While I was there I worked with many different specialists in the field of psychology. The most interesting part of the whole experience was working with the therapist who worked with adolescent children. Naomi family specialized in helping women and their children overcome trauma, sexual abuse, sexual assault and chemical dependency.…
In addition to determining what you're good at, a skills assessment also helps you figure out what you enjoy doing. The skills you use in your career should combine all characteristics. You can use the results of the skills assessment to make some changes by acquiring the skills you need for a particular career.…
“Get off the couch and stop looking at a television screen” is what I tell my three younger siblings everyday. As the older brother, I take responsibility for my siblings’ health and well-being. Instead of playing sports, my siblings prefer staying indoors texting on their phones or playing video games. It concerns me that not only my siblings but also children and even adults nowadays are not motivated enough to get outside, exercise, or participate in physical activities. Coincidentally, pushing my ideals about health and exercise on my younger brothers and sister would eventually shape my career path in physical therapy. I prefer a career that requires being active and working with people on a daily basis than having a desk job and staring…
At the time, I began my undergraduate studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign it was my aspiration to become an early elementary teacher. However, in the middle of my sophomore year of my undergraduate studies, my ambition of being a schoolteacher changed. After taking and enjoying many psychology courses, I became enthralled by the discipline. I wanted to pursue careers in the fields of psychology and education. My interests in psychology and my passion for working with children in an educational setting are one of the many reasons I took an interest in the career of a school psychologist.…
When I began researching occupational therapy programs, I was immediately attracted to University of Indianapolis’ OTD program. Not only was the location convenient with a beautiful campus, but the knowledge presented on the School of Occupational Therapy website was extremely helpful and informative. The mission of Entry-Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy matches exactly with my personal and career goals. I strive to become a caring and competent occupational therapist, through constant learning and leading within my community. The mission of the OTD program inspires me into becoming a well-informed, dedicated, and successful occupational therapist. My life experiences have led me to identify occupational therapy as the career for me, and University of Indianapolis is a school that I know will help me achieve that goal.…
Life can change in a split second when an unanticipated injury or disease hinders someone’s normal daily life. Modern medicine, physicians and families can only do so much but physical therapy can help recoup the life many of us take for granted. It often isn’t until we lose something that we as humans realize what we had such as the value of our body’s ability to take us through each day. A physical therapist is the person who stays with a patient for the duration of the rehabilitation process. A physical therapist leads the patient through the process of regaining physical strength and helps the patient regain control of their future. Much like many careers that involve interaction with individuals, physical therapy reaches beyond the workings of the human body and touches many people in more personal ways. In return, a physical therapist will reap many personal benefits from their work with others. There are many requirements to become a physical therapist; specialized schooling, training and certification are only a few. To become a successful physical therapist requires the proper education, a desire to help people, patience and understanding of individuals and empathy for others.…
The career path I have chosen to pursue is physical therapy. As I was growing up, physical therapy was not an option I would have considered but ever since junior year, my love for physical therapy has grown and pretty much eliminated all other career options. I had never fully understood what a physical therapist did until I became a patient. In the beginning of my junior year I had torn my anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), medial cruciate ligament (MCL), and medial meniscus while playing goalkeeper in a soccer scrimmage. From this point on, I have been rehabbing my knees because of the multiple surgeries I have had over the past two years. The care and positive reinforcement I received during each appointment made me realize that this job was something I would love to do for the rest of my life. The love of sports really has helped me because a physical therapist is like a coach. They push you to your limit and believe in your ability to recover. The information necessary to finalize my decision is a description of the career itself, educational requirements, employment outlook, typical salary, and how the characteristics of mine would fit this career choice.…