An Essay About Work Experience

I am sincerely honoured and appreciative that I have been selected as a possible recipient of the Schulich Leader Scholarship. Becoming a great leader takes time and experience to cultivate. It means creating a path forward inspiring myself and others to be the best they can be. I believe that I would be an excellent Schulich Leader because I want to make a difference by helping others. With the resources that would be provided to me by being a Schulich leader, I would be able to help others to the maximum of my abilities. I am hard working and take joy in helping others. This allows me to inspire people to also help others. My Academic Track Records, my financial need, and my extensive community involvement all make me a great Schulich Leader.

Do you think that school is longer than it should be? Here’s some facts about why the average student would say they are in school for too long. The school board should be against the length of the school day because it prevents failing and the lack of sleep students get.

Having a job though had a big impact on my life, it motivated me to pursue a career, and go to college. Similar to many people my age, I was uncertain with what I wanted to do, or study in college. My original plan was to take a gap year between high school, and college where I could work while saving money for school, yet think about a career path. Nevertheless, I had picked up a job earlier than what I had expected, so my decision in turn was reached sooner. Though I generally enjoyed my job, and started to progress within the shop I realized that it was not what I wanted to do long term with my life.

College is one of the most significant times in a person’s life. Every year high school kids will visit many different colleges so that they can be confident in their college decision. Some kids will follow in their parent’s foot steps and base their decision on where their mom or dad went, though, not all kids are fortunate to have help from their parents. Many kids nowadays may be the first in their family to take on higher education. The article, “First Generation College Students: Unprepared and Behind” by Liz Riggs explains that kids who are the first in their family to take on college are at a disadvantage compared to kids with parents who attended college. First generation college students are ill prepared for college based off of statistical evidence, their parents, and financial struggles.

For some students a job can help them learn more about responsibility. Having to handle the responsibility of a job and of school is a lot but it is achievable. There are many responsibilities that come with a job some being you have to arrive on time and learning to ask for help. If you do not arrive on time to your job there will be consequences. It is important to ask for help if you need it while working. If you do not understand what you are supposed it to it is better to ask for help then to do it wrong. Learning these responsibilities can be a big help in the

People who are in work-study programs do not receive any experience in their desired field of study. The purpose of work-study programs is to instruct students on how to multi-task in between a job and an education. Work study programs allow students to have the responsibility of both an occupation and academics. Many people oppose work study programs because they do not promote the career that students are pursuing. Elizabeth Kenefick explains that “low-income students must increasingly rely on work (and loans) to meet the high costs of college . . . the jobs they take are not in their field of study, which can impair the potential for career exploration and improved employment outcomes in the future” (1). Work-study programs do not always align with a student’s career goals, but it teaches the student responsibility of simultaneously maintaining a job and an education. It enables college students to take responsibility for the cost of tuition that may not be covered by scholarships and grants. Work-study programs do benefit those who have a low-income background. It helps to support students who may be unable to find grants and scholarships that they are eligible for. It gives college students opportunities to explore alternative careers in the possible case that they do not

Imagine you’re a 13-year old football player at practice. It’s almost time to go home, but it’s 9:59, and you’re really tired. And you’ve still got a truckload of homework to do and dinner to eat, and it’s a nightmare. How did this happen? The answer: teens like you that stayed up all night. And now the school schedule has been shifted. Middle school and high school schedules shouldn’t be shifted, for several key reasons.

I am from Colombia, the land where the flowers blossom all year around in so many colors and shapes that allow us to export them, where the cities are surround by mountains, where the majority of the children have experienced the taste of mango directly from the tree, It is a country no far different from Costa Rica, but with a disadvantage, we are not using properly our natural sources, we are tearing apart our forests just to get some extra cash, we are not developing a real awareness about the damage we are causing. The whole planet earth suffer for the devastation is taking place with our tropics, That is why I am choosing Costa Rica, because there is so much to learn from them, and I want to comprehend how such a small country has managed

Getting your job will be the best feeling ever to have and it will become an achievement in your life. There are so many perks into having a job, especially starting at a young age. In reality, it is really beneficial to at least have a job. A job that a person like the rest of us can build up skills, any skills that may help. Also, a good start to save money in the future, just in case anything happens when a crisis begins. For instance, a Computer Science student works in a grocery store, specifically in the Meat/Seafood Department. Now, you are probably wondering why a student that is studying about programming and other computer languages is currently working at a grocery store? Well, the reason why is that it helps this student to gain skills that can help increase memory, build up fast-pace, and other developmental skills for his/her career.

Leadership is a quality that seems to be fading upon this new generation. There are many young adults that have capability to thrive and become a leader of their community. I grew up in a small town of with a population of 10,000 where people would try to be the change in the world. Leadership isn't a skill that you can learn, it's a skill gained only through experiences. I attended the High School Leadership Conference held at OU as a junior. While attending the conference, I heard from former attendee's of HSLC saying that "HSLC changed my life" "HSLC made me become a better person." I thought to myself, "These people are weird, they're crazy to think a weekend long conference will affect me so much." See, this is where I was wrong. HSLC changed my life for the good. I became open to people, I started putting other people in front of me, and most importantly I grew a heart. During my tenure at Siloam Springs High School in Siloam Springs. I was a member to many clubs: HOSA, Spanish Club, FBLA, Beta Club, and FACS. All these clubs were excellent opportunities to earn volunteering hours and to promote yourself into helping the community.

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The principle reason that motivated me to pursue the MSc Project Management course is the appeal and challenge Project Managers experience in delivering assignments they undertake in their career. The qualification, indeed, lead to very smart and modern careers for graduates who love challenges, creativity, leadership and success. As a graduate of Mathematics, I have cultivated these features in my student life. Now, for my master level of study, I would like to take my chance of attaining formal skills in the area of project management.

The belief of respect is important that managers, supervisors, employees at the organization also reflect organization’s culture and manner. I realized that respect others is an effective way to improve my own quality and it requires me to respect others’ achievement and custom. Therefore, respect is my basic quality and I have to be patient with each employee although I am a leader in the future career.

Job analyses and job descriptions are used by the Human resource consultants and experts as an elementary unit for many functions of human resource department that includes recruiting and employing, evaluating performance and ranges of salary (Levine et al 1988). As according to Brannick et al (2007), job analyses is an important factor in business that ensures the correct hiring of desired individuals for various jobs. Job analyses protect ensures protection of companies against claims (Veres et al1987), and it help businesses to adequately reward their staffs (Smith et al 1990). According to Fleishman & Mumford (1991), accuracy of Job analyses affect many of the HR functions, So, it is essential to make sure that job analyses is performed properly and in detail. A job analysis implies collecting information on the approaches to evaluate performance, worker-oriented behaviors, job-oriented conducts, and workers behaviors during working with materials, machines, and equipment, job environment and worker’s requirements (Harvey, 1991).