Author: James Meader
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Self Reflection
Being personable is something I’m good at. In school and through life, I’ve learned that people like other people who are similar to themselves or have similar interests. I definitely try my best when first meeting people I don’t quite know to make a connection somehow and relate to them as best as possible. From…
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Typical vs maximal performance
Looking at this from the perspective of a business owner, let me just start by saying the business owner (the person at the top) should be the most dedicated person to the business. For this reason, I would choose Jaime over Avery 10 times out of 10 and it is directly related to the reason…
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Critiquing a recruitment ad
Firstly, I would say my brand is best characterized as charismatic and hardworking. When it comes to work especially, I try to present myself in the best way possible to let potential employers know who they are going to be hiring and why I am a worthy investment. Because of my personality, I tend to…
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Task Statement
Create a clear and concise instruction guide for students to follow that addresses guidelines, expectations, and deadlines.
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Job Description
The last job i had aside from the role that I’ve been in with Bo&Vine every school year (excluding summers), was a job in the construction field working for a general contractor in Plymouth Massachusetts. While it wasn’t my initial first choice to go to New England for the summer, I knew I wanted to…
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Experiences with Discrimination
Well, I feel as though this prompt has a very obvious answer. If my favorite company was faced with a lawsuit related to widespread discrimination amongst a certain subset that I associated myself with, I would of course feel some sort of negative thoughts about that company moving forward. In general, when someone is insulting…
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The Case for Recruitment and Selection
Typically I think that companies might use allocate more resources toward marketing products rather than toward recruitment an selection because they believe all they need to do is compete with others on the market is to get their product or service the most attention. While in general this will help attract attention (the entire point…
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An Applicant at Bo&Vine
When I first transferred to Oregon State I remember being basically broke after being a student athlete at my former school without a source of income outside of the occasional late night DoorDashing. Going from basically being taught to make baseball and school my “job” to now having just school and a whole lot of…
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