Career Competence Factors
The essential skills and abilities associated with students’ personal learning styles are many of the capabilities hiring managers look for when reviewing applications. University of Phoenix learning goals represent another set of core competencies that can help you become recognized as an exceptional candidate or employee.
Part A
Complete the Personality Spectrum on pp. 66–67 in Ch. 3 of Keys to Success. Based on the results, respond to the following:
What is your primary strength? My primary strengths are that I am a THINKER and an ORGANZER.
How does this strength make you a strong candidate or employee? I am good at solving problems and I am responsible and reliable.
What is one area of improvement?Being a giver is an area that I need improvement in.
How can you improve in this area to become a stronger candidate or employee?I can improve by being more sensitive to others feelings and needs.
Part B
Read the University of Phoenix Material: University of Phoenix Learning Goals, included in the materials for this assignment. Fill in the following matrix with summaries of how each university learning goal can help you with career preparedness.
University Learning Goal
How can each goal prepare you for success in the workplace?
Professional Competence and Values
Having values and ethics can help you in makin important and critical decision in the workplace.
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Being a problem solver can help you stand out from other employess. In turn that can help you in advancing toward hiring positions.
Communication
Communication whether verbal or written is very important. A simple mistake in interpretation or legibility can cost a company millions
Information Utilization
Being able to utilization information provided to you or found doing your own reseach shows resourcefulness. That is a key trait that an employer looks for.
Collaboration