Friday, November 6, 2009

Exam Part 2

Exam Part Two

In this course, I have learned numerous skills and lessons that I can apply to my life and use in the near future. For example, I have learned about workplace safety and that I have the right to refuse certain things in a workplace. And that I have the right to proper training. I have learned how to put together a resume and cover letter. I have learned how to properly fill out a job application.


I have found out my personality traits, and have completed numerous exercises on personality quizzes to find out who I am. I have taken other quizzes and found out my learning styles which is extremely important. I have found out that I am a bodily kinesthetic learner and that I like working with my hands and learning how to do something by hands on training.



I am interested in numerous physical activities such as soccer, biking, squash, and basketball. I am extremely involved in soccer, playing for a elite team in London. I hope to go pro one day, because that is what my career goal is. I have been biking for a few years now, and I’m ok at it, everyone else is better than me because I do not have enough time on my hands to focus on that, because like I stated previously above that I am more interested in soccer. Squash and basketball are just other physical activities that I do to keep in shape.


I have learned other useful thing from attending this course, such as proper ways to go about an interview. All the important factors you need to take into consideration in order to make a good first impression. The things that this course has taught me, can also help me get a good job.

Friday, October 30, 2009

Athletes train in gyms and on fields, courses, courts, or rinks, depending on the sport.

In some sports, such as baseball, in which teams play over 140 games a season, players spend a lot of time away from their families and friends. Loneliness on the road is a common complaint from professional athletes at all levels. Furthermore, athletes may not be able to make it professionally in their own country and may have to move to another area, such as the US or Europe, to find a place on a team

Although the actual season for most professional sports only lasts for part of the year, often 3 or 4 months, athletes must keep in top physical condition all year long. During the season and pre-season, an athlete usually spends about 4 hours a day, 5 days a week on physical conditioning and practice. In addition, there may be team or individual strategy meetings.

During the off season, some athletes cut down on their training and receive treatment for any injuries they may have suffered during the season. Others, however, take shorter vacation time and continue training in order to keep improving their skills. It requires a lot of hard work to stay competitive.




Professional athletes are often employed by sports teams and leagues. These athletes usually work on a contract basis. This means they are paid a certain amount for a specific length of time. Sometimes this is a weekly rate, or a per season rate, while other times a multi-year contract may be signed.

Other athletes rely on the prize money they win at tournaments for their income. Depending on their level of success, this could add up to a large sum or just a few thousand dollars a year. Although the prizes in sports such as tennis or golf can be very high, an athlete is still only paid if he or she wins or places high enough in the standings.

The income earned by professional athletes varies widely from sport to sport, and is affected by individual skill levels and the popularity of the sport with spectators. Generally, the more popular a league is with spectators, the higher the earnings of the athletes competing in it. For example, the average annual salary of players in the NHL is in the millions of dollars, while those in the AHL (American Hockey League) often earn between $40,000 and $75,000 a year.

It is also important to remember that even those athletes who make it to the elite levels of their sport can usually only enjoy a few years at the highest salary levels. For example, the average span for players’ careers in the NBA is less than 4 years. For athletes who are cut by a team or suffer a career-ending injury, little compensation is available.

Most people who have careers as professional athletes do not earn the enormous sums that those in the elite leagues do. Those who compete in leagues that do not get a lot of national press coverage may still be able to earn a living solely from their sports earnings.

Being A Pro Soccer Player

Job Description:
professional soccer player
Work Environmet & Working Conditions:
Soccer pitches, Hard physical movement
Salary:
40,000-10,000,000$
Relevant Highschool Subjects:
phys-ed






Information Age:
17-40
Environment:
Soccer Fields>?
Who is Best suited or least suited for the job?
Athletic people and people who are playing for the love of the game.
Likes & Dislike about the job:
I Love Soccer, Love it.
I would play it for free. The only thing I don’t like is the paparazzi.

Beckham crosses, Henry shoots, Trezeguet Scores!

Athletes work and compete at many different levels. Although most people associate being a professional athlete with the massive salaries that are common in the elite leagues, such as the LPF, EPL, and the MLS, the truth is that most athletes earn much less than this. It is common for athletes in some leagues to work another job as well, in order to pay their bills. However, what all athletes share is a love of, and a commitment to, physical competition.

Professional athletes train for competitions or games in baseball, tennis, football, swimming, figure skating, hockey, and many other sports. Their day is usually divided between physical training (weightlifting, running, cardiovascular exercises, and so on) and practice (drills, scrimmages, and exhibition games) of their sport. On game day, they usually rest, relax, and mentally prepare before the game or match.

Athletes who compete at the professional level in the higher profile sports and athletic leagues have access to the highest calibre equipment for training. An athlete may use all sorts of computerized running, rowing, or cycling equipment to monitor and increase his or her level of performance. Those who suffer injuries or strains while training or competing usually receive immediate treatment, such as massage, hot baths, ice, or chiropractic care.

This profession offers no job security. Athletes who suffer a serious injury may see their career end with little or no compensation. Their careers are also short-lived because of age factors—most finish their careers in their mid 30s. In youth-driven sports such as tennis or gymnastics, the age for retirement can be much younger.

The characteristics that distinguish successful athletes from less successful ones are total commitment, the desire to win, and a determination to always raise the game to the next level. If you have the necessary talent and drive to succeed, maybe you can become the next sports superstar on a cereal box.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Athletes Chart

LEVEL 1 Junior AthleteEARNINGS No earnings, but may receive benefits such as small prizes and paid travel
REQUIREMENTS • Excellent physical condition
• Proficiency in a particular sport
• Dedication to practice and training
RESPONSIBILITIES Practicing daily; maintaining healthy dietary regimen; constantly training; maintaining educational standards in order to ensure athletic eligibility.

LEVEL 2 College or University Athlete
EARNINGS No earnings, but may receive benefits such as small prizes, paid travel, and accommodation
REQUIREMENTS • Meet both educational and athletic requirements
RESPONSIBILITIES Practicing daily; maintaining healthy dietary regimen; constantly training; maintaining educational standards in order to ensure athletic eligibility.

LEVEL 3 Professional Athlete
EARNINGS $20,000 to over $1,000,000 a year
REQUIREMENTS • Avoid physical injury
• Maintain peak physical and mental condition
RESPONSIBILITIES Practicing daily; maintaining healthy dietary regimen; constantly training; travelling.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Personality Type

You are an ENFJ (Extravert, Intuitive, Feeler, Judger)

ENFJs represent between 2 and 5% of the U.S. population

Vivacious, warm, compassionate, and articulate, ENFJs are among the most skillful communicators. Tactful and diplomatic, they are patient listeners and have a rare gift for making personal connections. ENFJs are concerned with global issues, exceptionally attuned to others’ needs and passionate about finding creative solutions to help people in long-term ways. They are happiest when they have a plan and can work cooperatively with others to realize their goals.

Being naturally orderly, ENFJs prefer an organized world and like to have matters settled, even if someone else is making the decisions. ENFJs radiate sympathy and understanding and are nurturing and supportive of others.

Personality Type can be a gateway your ideal career, relationship, parenting and even your sales and networking. You can learn more about your personality type by purchasing a Custom Personality Type Report

Learning Styles Quiz

Top 3 Types of Intelligence


Interpersonal
You're able to recognize and understand the motivations and feelings of other people. Teachers, psychologists, and salespeople have this intelligence.


Intrapersonal
You're able to distinguish among your own feelings, build accurate mental models of yourself, and draw on these models to make decisions about your life. People with strength in this intelligence are found in all walks of life.


Verbal/Linguistic
You make sense out of the world through language and can use words effectively either speaking or in writing. Writers and editors have this intelligence.

Multiple Intelligence Quiz

Top 3 Types of Intelligence


Interpersonal
You're able to recognize and understand the motivations and feelings of other people. Teachers, psychologists, and salespeople have this intelligence.


Intrapersonal
You're able to distinguish among your own feelings, build accurate mental models of yourself, and draw on these models to make decisions about your life. People with strength in this intelligence are found in all walks of life.


Verbal/Linguistic
You make sense out of the world through language and can use words effectively either speaking or in writing. Writers and editors have this intelligence.

Work Values Quiz Results

Express your values through your work to attain job satisfaction. Here are the work values that you selected as being very important.


Important Values


My Work Style
I prefer a work situation where my responsibilities are the same every day.
I want work that lets me use my creativity to think up new ways to do things.
I enjoy work that has fixed hours and a set schedule.
I like work where I can solve problems and decide how things should be done.
I want a work situation that's exciting and high-pressured.
I enjoy work that requires attention to detail and accuracy.
I want the freedom to work to my own schedule.
I want work with responsibilities that change frequently.



My Work Motivations
I'm motivated by work that will improve the world.
I'm motivated by work that allows me to help other people, either individually or in small groups.
It's important to me to get public recognition for the work that I do.
Money is not as important to me as a personal sense of satisfaction.
I want work that leaves me leisure time for my family and friends.
I want work that absorbs me, even if it takes up my leisure time.
The idea of making money motivates me a great deal.
I'm motivated by work that will lead to a management position.
I'm not interested in managing other people. I'm motivated by work that allows me to manage just myself.



How I Like to Interact with Others
I would like to work with the public.
I like work that lets me persuade or negotiate with others.
I prefer to work away from the public.
I want work where I set and meet my own personal goals.
I like to compete and put my skills and abilities against others.
I like to work independently with little or no supervision.
I want work where I get to interact with a team of other people.
I want work where I can influence the attitudes or opinions of others.



My Preferred Work Setting
I want work that challenges my intellectual capacities.
I enjoy a workplace with lots of fast-paced activity.
I prefer indoor work.
I would like to work outside all or some of the time.
I want work that doesn't involve travel.
I like work that is physically challenging.
I want a calm, peaceful work setting.
I would like to travel and experience different cultures and places.

Somewhat Important Values

There are no Somewhat Important Values.


These are your work values. You can:
add to them based on your knowledge of yourself
Use them as a guide while you research occupations to make your career decision
Think about how you see the fit between the work and your values
You can include questions in your information interview relating to your important values.
If you need some help in deciding what kind of work fits best with your values you may wish to contact a Career Counsellor for advice.

Work Preference Quiz Results

Definitions of Top 3 Preferred Methods

Social
Social persons like dealing with people. They enjoy caring for and assisting others in identifying their needs and solving their concerns. Social persons like working and co-operating with others. They prefer to be involved in work that requires interpersonal contact.


Objective
Objective persons enjoy working with tools, equipment, instruments and machinery. They like to repair and/or fabricate things from various materials according to specifications and using established techniques. Objective persons are interested in finding out how things operate and how they are built.


Directive
Directive persons like to take charge and control situations. They like to take responsibility for projects that require planning, decision making and co-ordinating the work of others. They are able to give direction and instructions easily. They enjoy organizing their own activities. They see themselves as independent and self-directing.



The results of your Work Preference Quiz shows your relative interest in different ways of working.

To see the definitions for other methods of working, click on the titles in the chart above.

Data, People, Things Quiz

Method Descriptions


Compiling/Computing
gathering, sorting, and organizing information/data, or figuring out calculations. I seek out work that involves Compiling/Computing.


Diverting/Persuading
amusing or influencing individuals or large groups of people. I seek out work that involves Diverting/Persuading.


Setting up/Precision working
working by mechanical means with skill and dexterity. I engage in work that involves Setting up/Precision working.




Want something more in-depth? There are more in-depth self assessment tools available that require the assistance of a professional career counsellor.

Abilities Quiz Results

Top Three Abilities


General Learning Ability
Ability to "catch on" or understand instructions and underlying principles; to reason and make judgments.


Form Perception
Ability to perceive pertinent detail in objects and in pictorial and graphic material; to make visual comparisons and discriminations and to see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines.


Spatial Perception
Ability to think visually about geometric forms and comprehend the two dimensional representation of three dimensional objects; to recognize the relationships resulting from the movement of objects in space. May be used in such tasks as blueprint reading and in solving geometry problems. Frequently described as the ability to "visualize" objects of two or three dimensions.



To find out more about the other types of abilities, click on the titles in the chart above.

Judging your level of ability is sometimes difficult. People frequently underestimate their abilities. If you are uncertain about your assessment of your abilities you may request assistance from a Career Counsellor.

Henry, A God

Brasil futbol team

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Guardians

Guardians are the cornerstone of society, for they are the temperament given to serving and preserving our most important social institutions. Guardians have natural talent in managing goods and services--from supervision to maintenance and supply -- and they use all their skills to keep things running smoothly in their families, communities, schools, churches, hospitals, and businesses.
Guardians can have a lot of fun with their friends, but they are quite serious about their duties and responsibilities. Guardians take pride in being dependable and trustworthy; if there's a job to be done, they can be counted on to put their shoulder to the wheel. Guardians also believe in law and order, and sometimes worry that respect for authority, even a fundamental sense of right and wrong, is being lost. Perhaps this is why Guardians honor customs and traditions so strongly -- they are familiar patterns that help bring stability to our modern, fast-paced world.
Practical and down-to-earth, Guardians believe in following the rules and cooperating with others. They are not very comfortable winging it or blazing new trails; working steadily within the system is the Guardian way, for in the long run loyalty, discipline, and teamwork get the job done right. Guardians are meticulous about schedules and have a sharp eye for proper procedures. They are cautious about change, even though they know that change can be healthy for an institution. Better to go slowly, they say, and look before you leap.
Guardians make up as much as 40 to 45 percent of the population, and a good thing, because they usually end up doing all the indispensable but thankless jobs everyone else takes for granted.
Guardians at WorkAs a Guardian, you enjoy working as a valued member of a team, whether you are leading it or following a credible leader. You like to work with people who carry their weight. You appreciate having clear-cut responsibilities and being recognized for your dedication and achievements. Your natural traits are those that employers have traditionally valued - and that successful companies still respect. You are responsible and loyal to an organization once you've signed on.
In any environment, including your work place, you are usually focused on making people happy and facilitating harmonious relationships. You often lend "aid and comfort" by drawing on a combination of tradition, past experience, and the direction of established authority. In your ideal job, people would give of themselves and work toward the good of the group.