I need you to write an essay for a my course. The essay is for my "Business Skills" course.
i have to write a 2200 word essay in 2 parts; the first part is 600 words and it talks about a presentation that i gave in the course, i will provide the writer some information about how the presentation went so that it would be believable that I'm the one who wrote the essay.
the presentation was a group presentation about a group work that i did which is we had to build a structure of 20 spaghetti sticks, a marshmallow and some rope. we didn't win get the tallest structure. we built the first structure but we didn't plan it well so it ended up not able to stand so we made a second structure but it wasn't the tallest structure in the class.
these are the questions that need to be answered in the first part of the essay:
• What did you find most enjoyable about working in a team? brainstorming our ideas and building the structure.
• What did you find most challenging? making the structure stand.
• What were the most effective and ineffective things about the way the team worked? the team didn't plan things pretty well in the first structure so it didn't stand, but we preformed better in the second structure and it stood. and it was 28 cm high.
• The benefits and challenges of team work ? (the writer can write whatevet he/she wants in this question)
• What role did you think you assumed? i was the planner, i drew some drawings of the structure.
• What did you do that helped the team most? give out ideas on how to make the structure stand.
• Did you do anything you think hindered the team? no
• What did you learn from your team work experience? (the writer can write what he/she wants in this question)
• Is there anything you would do differently next time you worked in a team? plan better
• Is there a team role which you think you need to develop? actually building the structure with my own hands
• Do you think team work is worthwhile? yes
Part 2 of the Essay is a 1500 word essay on "Career Development" and it's based on Holland's Personality test. i will provide the writer with a picture of the results of my personality test and the writer will write the second part of the essay based on the results.
more information on the second part of the essay:
According to Holland, people cannot be seen as single personality types but are generally described by the three types they most resemble and all three are relevant to their career choice.
1. Write down what career you would like to follow and then critically assess yourself against the results of your Holland’s Personality Test. Which personality types are you and do they match your career choice? Students should also consider the validity of such forms of self-assessment – i.e. what are the benefits and limitations of using such tests.
2. Schein describes a career anchor as a central aspect of a person’s self-concept. What do you think your dominant career anchor is and why (i.e. technical, managerial competence, security, creativity, autonomy, challenge, dedication, lifestyle integration)?
3. For the career you have selected, identify the business skills you think will be most useful in that industry/sector? Provide evidence and reasons for the skills you have chosen.
4. From Q.3 above, which skills do you feel you need to develop and work on in your time at university? Can the university setting provide the environment for you to develop these skills?
Using the information from the four questions above, part 2 will require you to prepare a critical reflection and analysis of approximately 1500 words. You can use the questions as headings for this part of the essay.
at least 15 academic references are expected in the second part of the essay.
here are 13 references: add 2 more academic references from your own.
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Fruyt, F., Dingemanse, S. A., & Vergauwe, J. (2015). A closer look at the psychological diversity within Holland interest types: Construct validation of the Career Insight Questionnaire. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 67(3), 234.
Gallagher, K. (2010). Skills Development for Business and Management Students. Oxford: OUP
Gubler, M., Biemann, T., Tschopp, C., & Grote, G. (2015). How Career Anchors Differentiate Managerial Career Trajectories A Sequence Analysis Perspective. Journal of Career Development, 42(5) 412-430
Holland, J.L. (1992). Making vocational choices: A theory of vocational personalities and work environments. Odessa: Psychological Assessment Resources.
Holland, J.L. (1996). Exploring careers with a typology: What we have learned and some new directions. American Psychologist, 51(4), 397.
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Schein, EH (1993). Career Anchors: Discovering Your Real Values. Sydney: Pfeiffer and Company.
Schein, E.H. (1996). Career anchors revisited: Implications for career development in the 21st century. Management Executive, 10. 80-88.
Suutari, V., & Taka, M. (2004). Career anchors of managers with global careers. Journal of Management Development, 23(9), 833-847.
Tekleab, Amanuel G., Narda R. Quigley, and Paul E. Tesluk. (2009). A longitudinal study of team conflict, conflict management, cohesion, and team effectiveness. Group & Organization Management, 34(2), 170-205.