I think one of the most important and valuable things I’ve learned in this course was how to conduct and create structured interviews. Since I already have a job lined up after graduation, I think that this information could benefit me in the future. I hope to advance within my company and if/when I do,…

1. What am I good at? I am good at starting and carrying on conversations with people as I am very social. I am good at staying true to my commitments and following through with the things I say I am going to do. Lastly, I am a motivated, devoted, and hard working person and…

When I took this test I had a really high scores in the extraversion category. I had a 91 in friendliness due to my demonstration of positive feelings towards others and my ability to make friends easily, and an 82 in activity level because I have a very fast-paced and busy life. In agreeableness, my…

If I were in the shoes of a business owner I would choose to hire Jaime because I prefer consist, decent work, over great work once in a while and slacking the rest of the time. I don’t think it’s fair to other employees to let certain people slack off when they produce wonderful work…

The first impression that I think I present to potential employers is definitely genuine and outgoing. I am an extremely social person and I thrive off of talking and getting to know people, therefore, I have great customer service skills. I am also really genuine and I think people can see that when I am…

The last job I had was at a local coffee stand in my hometown of Port Angeles, Washington. The job description included a heavy amount of customer service, making and serving breakfast foods and coffee drinks, and working with cash and credit card payments. Being customer friendly was really emphasized in the description and it…

If one of my favorite companies was faced with a lawsuit because they were faced with widespread discrimination, I think that the way I feel about the company would definitely change as I would think much less of their Human Resources department, and the CEO. They are the ones in charge of making sure that…

Organizations may use more of their resources in product design and marketing as opposed to using the same resources for doing a good job on employee recruitment and selection because good, hard-working employees are so hard to come by nowadays. Companies may dump a whole bunch of money into trying to find good hires and…

I have recently been searching for a post graduation job and have sent my resume and information to many different companies via Handshake. The one position that really got me thinking was one for a company called handheld (it is intentionally spelled in all lower case), as they appeared at the Oregon State University Career…

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