Author: Amoline Foerstler

From the stress inventory test, I received a 209. This indicates that I have about a 50% chance of a major health breakdown in the next 2 years. I found this percentage to be rather high. While I have gone through some stressful life experiences, I was shocked that I have just as much of…

In this example I am a US professional and am contemplating taking a job internationally in the Philippines. According to a project done by GLOBE, the Philippines, a country in the southern asian cluster, is one with strong cultural practices. To begin, there is a high degree of power distance in this country meaning that…

When I started my job working at a restaurant in high school, I went into it as a very hardworking individual and throughout my first few weeks, I began to notice the benefits of working hard at this job. About a month or so in, my boss came up to me and told me that…

I worked at a local restaurant for a year in high school before being promoted to manager. When I was promoted, I had a 10 day training that involved shadowing other managers and reading and following procedures on the new position. The training was especially beneficial because I shadowed and worked alongside every manager that…

Going into this test, I chose to take the Age test. I have always thought of myself as someone who did not have any bias’ against people due to their age. During and after taking the test, I felt as though the test set the participant up for failure. It was supposed to be fast…

Over the years, I have worked in many different positions throughout many companies which in turn comes with many different interview experiences. Here are the highlights: Ineffective Interviews: I worked at a retail establishment in a mall in high school. The interview process for this was very informal and took place in the food court.…

Job Descriptions are something that are a crucial part of every job but are hard to continuously maintain depending on the positions being discussed. Job Descriptions are crucial because they allow prospective employees to better understand the positions they are applying for. This allows the employees to filter out the jobs they do not feel…

Company 1: Hilton I was surprised to see Hilton at the top of this list as I feel that I have heard negative stereotypes about working in the hospitality industry. This company has an overwhelming 95% employee satisfaction rate, coming in at 38% higher than the average satisfaction rate of 57%. This company inhibits high…