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Week 10- Blog Post : Most Important Thing You Learned
Reflecting back on all that we have learned in this course, it is difficult to choose one thing that I consider to be the most important. If I had to choose which topic seemed to be the most important to me, it would be learning about the use and creation of job analysis. I chose…
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Week 9- Blog Post : Self Reflection
1. What am I good at?Reflecting on what are my strengths and what it is that I am really actually good at, I would say it would be my interpersonal and communication skills. I have always been an extremely friendly and outgoing person, which I have noticed is an advantage when working with all different…
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Week 7- Blog Post: IPIP Results & Reactions
I was not really surprised when I got my results for the test, which said that I scored high in extroversion. All my life I have always considered myself an extrovert because I love to be around people and getting to make new friends. I scored a 55 on the friendliness domain, which matches to…
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Week 5 – Blog Post: Typical vs. Maximal Performance
If I was a business owner and had to choose between which person, either Avery or Jaime, I wanted to hire, I think I would choose Jaime. When considering which employee I would want to work for me, I personally prefer consistency and being able to know what you are going to get every day…
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Week 4 – Blog Post: Critiquing a Recruitment Ad
It is interesting to think of what my brand is and how it comes across to others, as this is not something I have really put much time into thinking about. Although, I do think it is super important to have a professional and solid brand because first impressions have a significant impact on a…
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Week 3 – Blog Post: Job Descriptions
Looking back to the last job that I had and applied for, the job description did play a role in influencing my decision to apply for that position. I think that the reason that it did have an influence over my decision was because it was very detailed and was quite lengthy. I felt like…
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Week 2- Blog Post: Experiences with Discrimination
If I came to learn that one of my favorite companies was being faced with a lawsuit because they were being accused of widespread discrimination against individuals of a particular group, it would definitely affect the way that I felt about that company. After learning this, I would initially want to learn more about the…
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Week 1- Blog Post: Job Application Experience
The last job that I applied to was with a public accounting firm last year. At the time, I was applying for a summer internship with this firm, but later it turned into a full time job offer. One thing that stuck out to me in particular about this experience was how far in advance…
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Week 1- Blog Post: The Case for Recruitment and Selection
One counterpoint argument to the claim made in the mini-lecture video that recruitment and selection is a company’s most important function is that if other factors that contribute to an organization’s success are not functioning properly, then the recruitment and selection process will be irrelevant. As we learned in the lecture this week, in order…
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