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Option 1: Labor Unions Labor unions are a controversial topic, at least in the US; to dive deeper into labor unions, we will start with the pros. The pros of labor unions include providing worker protections, unions promote higher wages and better benefits, unions are economic trend setters, and political organizing is easier. The cons…

The most important thing I’ve learned in this class is the topic about negotiations and closing. We learned that negotiators are often good sales people as well because much of the art of the negotiation process comes down to how well you can sell the position to a reluctant applicant. I also thought the topic…

1. What am I good at? I am good at writing, spelling, and literature in general. I am also very good with my money and being responsible with how I spend it/save it. I am good at gift giving, which is a random quality to have; but I can tailor gifts really well to how…

After taking the test above, I learned that I am a very stressed out individual for my age. After taking the life stress inventory test, I had a score totaling 291; I am unsure of what the average score for this specific test is for people my age; but I feel I am very stressed…

A situation in which I engaged in a set of behaviors due to compensation being a motivating factor is when I got a raise at my current job that I’ve been at for about 3 years. I had been paid minimum wage for a good two years after starting this job, and figured it was…

Based on the 5 dimensions of personality, what the results I scored on the test say about my personality is that under the extraversion category I scored an 8, which is low indicating that I am an introvert, reserved, and quiet. I enjoy solitude and solitary activities, and socializing tends to be restricted to close…

Beneficial Class: I am currently taking a class right now called Influence and Negotiation, which I find incredibly beneficial. What makes this class so beneficial is the impact on negotiation performance that I will have by the time the class is over. I already have learned so much about how to be an effective negotiator…

For this blog assignment, I chose to take the “age” category of the Implicit Attitude Test. The results of my test concluded that my responses suggested a strong automatic preference for young people over old people. I found this interesting because I never really categorized whether I like young or old people more, I thought…

I have had a decent amount of interviews for entry level jobs, to reflect on my past experiences with these interviews I would say the majority of them seemed less professional than I was expecting. Many of the interviews I have had were unstructured interviews; according to the lecture for this week we learned that…

If I were in the shoes of the business owner and had to choose between Avery or Jaime, I would hire Jaime. The reason I would hire Jaime is because I value consistency, I would rather have someone who worked pretty good everyday and is consistent with their actions and ability rather than someone who…