Article: Skill Gaps in America’s Work Force Jess Tourville Endicott College October 13‚ 2013 Managerial Economics Richard Weissman Summary In the well written article Stubborn Skills Gap in America’s Work Force‚ the author Eduardo Porter describes how fictitious the idea of workers in America really is. When asking President Obama which country develops and breads the most skilled work force he said hands down the United States. Obama’s direct words about the work force
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Reflective Essay on Toy Box Leadership (Book by Ron Hunter Jr. & Michael Waddell) This essay will present my views about the leadership lessons discussed in the book I recently read entitled Toy Box Leadership written by Ron Hunter Jr. and Michael Waddell (2008) as part of my learning reflection on the essential socio-cultural and personal competencies discussed in the unit CPD1102. The authors used the toys that we as kids love way back to explain leadership principles that are reflected in
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From my community-based learning placement at Estrella Family Services‚ I found it difficult to find meaningful stories of resilience from the children and the teachers. I do not believe in making speculations on the background of the students and teachers. What I will do instead is document my perceptions of the Greater Washington Community instead and how it has changed. When I first came to the Greater Washington Community‚ I felt shocked at what I had seen. Such a poor and harsh community only
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Watershed’s work‚ along with my coursework and background in the North Webster area‚ make The Watershed an ideal place for me to intern at. I think that this would be a great opportunity for me to work in the community I grew up in‚ with the lakes I grew up around. My studies are one of the main reasons why I think I would be a valuable part of your team. My coursework to date has taught me many useful things including communication skills‚ computer skills‚ time management skills‚ and how to work in a
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The chart on page 354-355 lists sixty-five transferrable skills. Transferrable skills are skills developed through experiences inside and outside of the classroom. These are abilities that help people thrive in any job‚ no matter what work-content skills they have. Three transferrable skills that I want to expand and improve on are interviewing people‚ using test results and other assessments to improve performance‚ and resolving conflict. Directly contacting people can provide valuable hands-on
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a quality that needs nourishment. My parents taught me that it takes hard work and to be successful. They pushed me to follow my dreams from a young age child which has carried over into my adulthood. Their guidance and belief in me gave me the strength to believe in myself‚ which I consider to be main reason I have experienced so much success in my life so far. I learned to go back to school to get my degree. Learning is a never-ending road‚ and I truly believe that I must continue to learn in
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ACCG 340 group Assignment Reflective assay ACCG 340‚ auditing and assurance service is one of the subjects that interest me most among other units. One of the assessments of ACCG 340 is a group assignment for Qantas case study. Basically‚ we act like an auditor in determine and establishing any necessary control test to discover any potential financial risks associated with Qantas group. As an international student I have learned to appreciate the group working style more‚ even sometime I have
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It is important in the field of Social Work‚ where one may have many diverse clients‚ to be attune to issues of cultural competencies. Sue(2005) established cultural competency as four part process that includes awareness of one own’s assumptions and values‚ understanding the world view of clients‚ developing an appropriate intervention and understand organizations/institutions that help or hinder cultural competency. My experience as a marginalized individual has made me more cultural competency
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TASK C REFLECTIVE ACCOUNT In my teaching I employ principles of learning in the following four areas: lesson planning‚ lesson structure‚ meeting learners’ needs and assessing learning. I like to do and use my session plan as it serves as a guide and makes me feel confident. I will set ground rules for standards of acceptable behavior. In communication theory‚ a linear style of transmission is used to communicate ground rules to my learners‚ although a circular model is used in developing/agreeing
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REFLECTIVE ESSAY ON PEG FEEDING This essay discusses a clinical skill in which I have become competent during my placement in care home. I will use a reflective model to discuss how I achieved the necessary level of competence. Reflection can make a sense of the familiar and taken for granted situations and is an important human activity‚ in which people capture their experience‚ think about it and evaluate it (Driscoll‚ 1994). Here I have used the Gibbs model of reflection which includes description
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