Supporting Statement - Olivia Shone
Despite being a full time student, I have always found the time to gain invaluable work experience. I will soon be graduating with a degree in Spanish and French literature from one of Canada’s top ranked institutions McGill University in Montreal with a UK equivalent of a 2:1. My past work experience in Entrust (former Staffordshire County Council) and the NHS comprised with my work within a local charity has undoubtedly fired a passion and drive to work in the public sector. Making a difference on a local level can prove extremely rewarding.
My degree and the skills I acquired
My degree in Spanish Literature with French has allowed me to extensively develop not only language skills but learn how to effectively convey arguments and opinions. The composites of the degree were interdisciplinary and covered array of literary themes, genres and theories. The primary focus was on both Iberian and Latin American literature, in which I was encouraged to make connections between challenging themes and motifs. Central has been the ability to lead discussions, engage in academic debate in the target language, giving presentations using PowerPoint and multimedia, as well as analysing and reasoning complex texts in a class composed of mainly native speakers. As one of the top ranked universities in Canada, McGill definitely lives up to its reputation characterised by heavy workloads and tight deadlines, constantly challenging and enhancing my time management and organisational skills.
Relevant work experience - Entrust (Former Staffordshire County Council)
Having worked during the summer months with Entrust (former Staffordshire County Council) as an Administrative Assistant in Cleaning and Grounds serv...
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...as really become a big part of my student life and I’d really like to think we are helping even in some small way to combat a bigger problem.
My future goals
My ultimate goal would be to have a key strategic role in developing public services in order to have to have a positive effect on local communities. To this end, I am looking to develop my work base experience within the public sector and gain additional management experience and qualifications with the goal of obtaining my MA in management in the next few years.
With a dogged belief in excellence for all and aiming to be part of the management of the future, I find the challenge of exploring more effective ways of working and collaborating in order to maintain a high quality of service within a tight financial framework, would provide an exciting and rewarding opportunity at Hertfordshire County Council.
Operations and Management (35 pts)– Give an overview of the operations and management for your
Author Mauro F. Guillen builds an argument to persuade his audience that foreign language study must continue to be an integral part of higher education in the United States based on making a logical appeal through placing himself in a position of knowledge, we are more willing to listen to what he has to say. Guillen preys on our emotions and our sense of right and wrong to inspire us to side with him. The author's tone and relatability make him a reliable source in our minds, and that is one of his most powerful persuasive tactics.
In 2012 nearly 205,000 people were employed as a physical therapist in the United States. The average salary of a physical therapist in 2012 was $79,860 per year. The number of jobs is estimated to grow 36% from 2012-2022. This job of physical therapy involves many and very important tasks to fulfill the needs of their patients. It requires many different educational requirements and you must have strong people skills.
In order to further foster public service motivation, the King County Library System requires the right structure to promote team building between the DAC and the branches and within the DAC itself. To become a high-performing team, The DAC must commit themselves by developing a common commitment to working relationships (Bolman & Deal, 2013, pg. 108). In order to come together, they must find the common ground they are
Contrary to popular belief, there are many successful people with English degrees from A-List Hollywood stars to directors, CEO’s and politicians. I did not chose one of those people despite their very direct ways of influencing lots of people. I chose Julia Alvarez, a Dominican American author and poet. She received her Masters Degree in Creative Writing in 1975. Julia Alvarez is a writer by passion and drive and a leader as a side effect. Her writings are of international acclaim. Her most famous works include How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of the Butterflies. Julia Alvarez is everything I aspire to be and far more influential than I could ever hope to be.
When I started this Master of Public Health (MPH), I had great expectations, and I knew that I had to do it because it would help me progress as a health care professional (Roehampton-online.com, 2015). I was coming in with an experience both as an International Volunteer Leader in a Relief Organization for the past 20 years and with an experience in health care as a visiting nurse, additionally being the president of the Staff Committee. The Module One of the MPH has helped me tremendously in bringing together both angles of experience and showed me how to blend them in order to improve my leadership and feel more secure in both my roles as it is very important to be confident while leading (Barron Stark, 2012).
My first wish is to learn and enrich my skills. Co-op allows high school students to apply academic study to the workplace. By alternating study terms with work terms, I can test conceptual knowledge whilst applying pre-existing skills such as being able to communicate. Likewise, I can acknowledge my skills, and discover and amend my strengths and weaknesses. I hope to develop my skills through hands-on experience. Skills such as being able to deal with conflict, make decisions, and work with a team. I believe that acquiring such skills is not only crucial in the workplace, but also in the real world. Hence, I intend to achieve this goal by interacting (cooperating, showing curiosity, asking questions) with the staff at Windsor Regional Hospital in hopes to learn and follow them by example.
Partnership working gives better outcomes and sometimes job satisfaction for staff, which in turn will give better quality of care for service users. A clear and better understanding of what is happening or planned going forward this is relevant for staff, families and the service user, also county council will have a clear understanding of the goals being achieved for service users hopefully for a more independent life.
Work Experience: What I learned from working is that I am always told what to do. I am always order to do something. I did not enjoy that experience that is why I left.
I’ve always had a passion for helping others and I love the idea of being considered a dependable person. I enjoy when others come to me to talk about the hardship they are experiencing and being able to provide them with feedback or helpful advice. To do this I learned that you need to have the characteristics of a “people person”. You must be patient, which from my job experience of working in retail and the fast food industry, I would consider myself to be a highly patient person. I also posses the the skill of being outgoing and friendly. I allow myself to be comfortable when speaking with different types of people and I let myself open up so I can personally relate to them. By doing this I believe that others will return the comfort that I created and will want
Our long-term success requires a total commitment to exceptional standards of performance and productivity, to working together effectively, and to a willingness to embrace new ideas and learn continuously.
In the future I would like to see myself, as a continuously promoted public official who could possibly become a pro-active politician in today’s demanding political arena. To achieve this, I would like to gain more knowledge which can help me reach intellectual maturity to the latest practices adopted in the field of Public Administration. My desire for self-development in this area and curiosity to learn past and contemporary developments in different societies will help me to solve the problems easily.
This report intends to gain an understanding of a manager’s job on a day-to-day basis. It will analyse the duties and responsibilities of Blair Bowcott who is the general manager performance at the Hamilton City Council. The information used to write this report derives from an interview that took place on the 29th March 2014. The report will examine the position of the aforementioned manager, as well as depict the organisation he works for. Secondly, we will explain the roles and responsibilities of Blair’s job. Subsequent to this, an investigation of the difficulties and challenges will be followed by the highlights of his job. Finally, a description of the key aspects that stood out to us as a group will follow.
Throughout one’s life, there are many driving forces. Some of them are based upon one’s background; others are based upon one’s desires. In the realm of Higher Education, one does not enter lightly into a position, for, if one does, it can result in a burnout. It behoves individuals to play to their strengths and fill out their weaknesses so as to be a well rounded individual who is able to deal with a variety of situations, both positive and negative, as they arise.
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