Month: May 2025

I took all three tests and was pretty surprised at my scores. I did not score nearly as well as I had originally anticipated. It seems like coping wise I am what they label as Problem-Focused Coping. Which does well against more challenging stressors, however I don’t tend to use the strategies in order to cope. It pointed out that I tend to not cope at all when it comes to stressors. This doesn’t really surprise me as it takes a lot to really stress me out and usually, I tend to calm down by picking up another activity. However, this may change once I start working full-time and I may need to start using these strategies in order to effectively cope with stress. With the Type A Personality test it said I was fairly irritable and impatient, which I would agree with, I try my best to keep this to myself but apparently, I am not as effective as I originally thought. It mentioned how I do not seem to use people for what they can provide, and I tend to be open when discussing emotions and more sensitive information. I would like to agree with this I like to be open with people and discuss the more difficult topics when I can and generally just like to help others. I think this will be fair for me in the long run as it will help bring about new relationships. I just need to maintain my head when dealing with frustrating or irritable scenarios.  Currently a lot of companies are proving insurance packages that include mental health benefits to allow employees to participate in therapy or other forms of mental health assistance. Along with paid time off and sick leave to help deal with every day stress and allow days off.

Just recently, I have gone through the process of job hunting, looking to find a job after college. Compensation is of course an important factor when looking for a job, and I ended up interviewing with 7 companies with a vast range of compensation. I ended up not going with the highest payer. But I did go with the second highest for a multitude of reasons. First the company I signed with was a family owned business and is a family I am actually related to, this was the largest factor when considering where to work. I wanted to be sure I was going to be treated correctly and that I would fit in. I found this trait with a couple of other companies, however the compensation and benefits from the family-owned company outweighed the compensation of the other two companies. I had interned with a company for the past two years and they were one of the companies I considered treating me right and I fit in, however their compensation and benefits greatly lack than what the other family-owned company offered. Overall, there were other factors that were more important to me than compensation, although it was on the list of valuable or important factors it was not as high as benefits, culture, career progression and my envisioned future.

There are many reasons why a class to me is effective or ineffective. Personally, I’ve noticed that I have preferences with classes. Such as the way the class is taught, the type of homework and the way the professor structures a class. Some of these can be seen as just frustrating items, however it’s hard for me to act effectively if the class is just poorly structured or overwhelming me with assignments. However, I have noticed above all else that certain parts of a class can be disregarded when I find the content interesting and that is the main factor when determining weather or not it is an effective class for me. Throughout my college courses, I have taken classes to further my education in the field I am pursuing, and I have taken classes that may aid in certain aspects of my career but are mostly taken for the graduation requirements. My participation and overall effectiveness go up when taking a class I feel like it directly applies to what I will do outside of school. I also tend to pay more attention and perform better due to this. However, when I take classes that aren’t like this, I tend to not pay attention and perform worse than I would in a more applicable class regardless of the class’s difficulty. I think a lot of this stems from my perspective of how valuable a class is, and if I deem it unnecessary or less important, I don’t pay attention and in turn do not perform.