Introduction
Having been brought up and living most of my life in Northern Europe, Finland more specifically, gives me different perspective. Finland is bilingual. I speak and write Finnish fluently, and Swedish almost as fluently. I have always enjoyed languages, math, and communication. Languages are important part of education in Finland, which made it possible for me to learn English from an early age. Math has always been one of my favorite subjects: I enjoy numbers and formulas, which is important part of financial management. I work well will others, enjoy helping customers, and I enjoy talking to people; I have always been a good communicator. Combining my passion for languages, math and communication brought me to study business administration. For further information regarding my professional achievements, you can find my attached résumé.
Résumé
I had my first job at age 15. My first job was a weekend porter at my mother’s workplace. I opened the building right on time, kept the classrooms spotless, ensured a steady supply of coffee, and prepared lecture materials for instructors by taking copies. After turning 18, I acquired a summer job in retail. I started as a cashier, then advanced to customer service, and quickly was promoted to work in the cash room handling money, office tasks and shift manager duties. I continued working in retail throughout my college studies, and after graduation found job from my own field as a coordinator. The company I worked for coordinated interpreters for deaf, deaf-blind, hard-of-hearing, and speech impaired customers. During my tenure at the company, I also served as a maternity leave substitute for the company’s management assistant until my move to the United States. I immigrated ...
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...dge and skills I have gained during my studies at Southwestern College’s Business Administration program. The following pages are a collection of my personal coursework and experiences to display my achievement of the program outcomes set by Southwestern College Professional Studies. There are eight program outcomes defined by Southwestern College, which will demonstrate my expertise and achievements within the field of business administration. The artifacts contained in this portfolio are especially selected to support my reflection on my professional growth and achievements. Upon leaving Southwestern College, I will take away invaluable experiences and theoretical knowledge. This portfolio demonstrates my qualifications, knowledge and expertise within business administration, and is provided for future prospective employers to research my professional competence.
Burrow, J. L., & Kleindl, B. (2008). Business management. (13th ed., p. 562). Mason, Ohio: South-Western.
Over this course of this semester, I have learned a tremendous amount of information about myself from the self-exploration series. The results of my PGI (Personal Globe Inventory) presented me with a couple of different career paths to explore. The first type of career that was brought up to my attention was an enterprising career. There were a number of enterprising careers, but the one that interested me the most was business management. I decided to choose the business management because I am majoring in Sustainability and my focus is in Economics. I think business management would be an excellent fit for myself because I have actually done some research prior to this class about management. I would like to someday own an ice rink, and I think that becoming a manager would be a great stepping-stone towards reaching my goal. The requirements for becoming a business manager vary from university to university, but the overall direction of the major revo...
My greatest professional experience that has demonstrated my ability to succeed in this program would be attributed to my roles as a Student Employment Coordinator. Within this role, I work to help students explore various career paths and what...
Poatsy, Mary Anne and Martin, Kendall. (2010). Better Business. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, Inc.
The information that I have learned in Introduction to the Doctoral Business Administration (DBA) course will help me to prepare for both the DBA program and my career. The first concept I learned was the proper use of APA format. The second concepts were the impact of the required books in this course that helped challenge my current form of thinking. Thirdly, was that the Introduction to the DBA online was a new experience. I had never attended an online course only traditional classroom setting.
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Excellence in all [I] do refers to the development of a sustained passion for continuous improvement and innovation (USAF, 1997). One example of this is my attending the University of Phoenix; I wish to improve my job skills and marketability. In the business setting, this also means that if there is ever a task that I did not complete to the stan...
As soon as I turned 16 I knew I had to get a job, I didn’t want keep relying on my mother for money, but I was still surprised when I got an interview with Whataburger only two weeks into my job hunt. Throughout my orientation into the job I became
(SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE AWARD OF FULL TIME BACHELORS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (2013-16))
Transitioning From School to Work. Dr. Ellen S. Fabian (2007) completed a study on employment opportunities for adolescence with disabilities that are transitioning into the workforce. The study focused on minority teens with disabilities that were transitioning from school to work. According to this article Fabian (2007) stated that “although postsecondary employment outcomes for transition-age youth with disabilities have improved over the past decade, minority youth with disabilities continue to lag behind their peers in achieving jobs” (p. 238). In order to complete the study, Dr. Fabian enlisted 4,571 inner-city youth to participate in
Robbins, S. P., & Coulter. M. (2014). Management (12th ed.). Retrieved from: Colorado Technical University eBook Collection database.
McHugh, J. M., McHugh, S. M., & Nickels, W. G. (1999). Understanding business. (5th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Completing my B.S. in Business Management with CSU - Global Campus is the newest chapter in this metaphorical book
Boone, L. E., & Kurtz, D. L. (2009). Contemporary Business (13 ed.). New York, NY: Wiley.
In my degree plan, I realize that I will have to complete my general education classes including English, math, science, history, and the humanities. These classes have the ability to prepare me for the rigorous work that I will face within my core business classes. Program requirements vary based on each institution’s own specific curriculum. However common core courses in business administration programs are mostly centered on financial accounting, business law, economics, finance, organizational behavior, business management, marketing, human resource management and operations management . Through research of my career path, I realize that a Masters in Business Administration would be even more useful because it has the potential to attract potential investors. Median yearly wages for people with Business Management degrees range from $46,00-$115,000 . The duties of owning a fashion boutique include managing the daily operations of the store, all finances, and maintain the vision of the store