As I browse through the CareerMash website, I see different videos about people and their careers. Under the career tab at the bottom of the main page, I selected career profiles, to see what CareerMash has to offer me.
What's your CareerMash? Am I a Leader, an Innovator, a Builder or Problem Solver? Sure, I can lead, but I often prefer not to always take the lead in certain situations because I like to work with a group of people. An Innovator is a huge job; considering I would have to find a solution to a big problem. Building might work for me because I do enjoy creating new ideas and a bit of hands on projects. I also think that problem solving in this tech field would be suitable for my future career. But then again, I never really know exactly what I will be or do in the future. So as I continue to look for pages of interesting jobs, I find under industry, retail.
I chose retail because it's the field that includes almost everyday needs and necessities, such as groceries, pharmacies, electronics, furniture, and of course, fashion and many others. Retail IT professionals strive to make life easier for everyone. A couple jobs in retail that I thought I could do was a Digital Marketing Specialist and an Enterprise Architect.
A Digital Marketing Specialist make sure technologies used by the company lead to the best possible shopping experience. I like to look at shoe and clothing store websites for new fashion trends and styles. I guess with this job I would be able to create such use of the technologies used by such companies to give a good presentable markets.
An Enterprise Architect work to help companies reach their big picture goals. They would also have to apply their business and tech skills to help companies draw up plans to change the world. I like to plan out things that will help create a new outlook.
Veronika Saxena, manager of the Enterprise Architecture Governance at Canadian Tire; and an IT leader/innovator, that works in the retail industry said, "In high school, I wasn’t interested in IT because I thought it meant becoming a programmer or network specialist. Then I realized that tech is everywhere – and now I manage a team of tech people!".
When I was reading through the profiles of some people who work in the retail industry, I read Veronika's and I automatically agreed with her statement. The reason why I wasn't at first interested in any of the other jobs was because I also thought I was going to become a programmer or network specialist. Sure those jubs are fun, but really there so many other tech jobs that I could find. I needed to expand my thoughts and open my eyes for what these tech jobs actually were.
Veronika's job is to create and manage proccesses that make sure Canadian Tire does in tech, which advances their business goals. Her team works with different areas to help improve their effort of reaching their goals. She said working in retail is about finding ways to make shopping better. If I were to have the same career as she, I would need to attend Sheridan College and receive a Computer Programmer Diploma, the University of Guelph and receive an Honours Bachelor of Applied Computing, and Humber College and obtain an Advanced Diploma in Wireless and Telecommunications Technology; just as Veronika did.
Through my tour around CareerMash, I didn't find too much careers that may be right for me. But as I got to know that there are many different fields and jobs of tech, I found that tech is everywhere! Technology is not about knowing how to program an application but how technology could benefit the world.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Texting in Social Situations
Q1. What are your thoughts on texting in social situations?
ANS: I think that people need to realize that they need to be attentive to what's going on right in front of them, instead of paying attention to other things. I think that texting is now becoming both a distraction and a barrier towards peoples responsibilities. Although receiving new information may seem fun and at times, it could be important, but texting in such social situations can make people forget about what they need/can do and talk about when they have a chance to face and interact with other people.
Q2. Do you find it rude if you're talking to somebody and they proceed to text continuously on their cell phone?ANS: I have friends who can text all day. Sometimes I just wait and try to catch their attention, but most of the time I do get annoyed because they don't listen to what I say. When I think more about this topic, I think that people need to stop, listen and especially, show respect. You don't have to reply to every single text; neither should you take the time out of someone else's just because you recieved a text. If the text truly important, then go ahead and take it.
Q3. If you had to come up with a list of five etiquette rules for texting, what would they be?
ANS:
1. Keep your phone on silent; or even just vibrate. This would help by keeping your phone out of your hands for a while and alerting you when you do receive an important text that you really need to take.
2. Don't reply unless it's urgent. Replying to texts that are just like simple reminders; I think, are a waste of a text. But then again, first be reminded of what you're doing. Decide whether you should reply. If that text needs a serious/real answer, then go right ahead.
3. Use your phone during your free time. This way, you wouldn't have to text in social situations :). Also, texts are like leaving a message for someone. So, use the free time to text away.
4. Put your phone away. I know that my phone can be an easy distraction and could kind of turn into a little habit of checking things on it constantly. Just be aware of what you're being told, and what you have to do for yourself. Keeping your phone out of sight can also keep others from being distracted.
5. Avoid getting caught. This rule can be used especially in class. It's rude to text while you're having a face to face conversation with someone else and while the teacher is talking, trying to teach you a lesson.
ANS: I think that people need to realize that they need to be attentive to what's going on right in front of them, instead of paying attention to other things. I think that texting is now becoming both a distraction and a barrier towards peoples responsibilities. Although receiving new information may seem fun and at times, it could be important, but texting in such social situations can make people forget about what they need/can do and talk about when they have a chance to face and interact with other people.
Q2. Do you find it rude if you're talking to somebody and they proceed to text continuously on their cell phone?ANS: I have friends who can text all day. Sometimes I just wait and try to catch their attention, but most of the time I do get annoyed because they don't listen to what I say. When I think more about this topic, I think that people need to stop, listen and especially, show respect. You don't have to reply to every single text; neither should you take the time out of someone else's just because you recieved a text. If the text truly important, then go ahead and take it.
Q3. If you had to come up with a list of five etiquette rules for texting, what would they be?
ANS:
1. Keep your phone on silent; or even just vibrate. This would help by keeping your phone out of your hands for a while and alerting you when you do receive an important text that you really need to take.
2. Don't reply unless it's urgent. Replying to texts that are just like simple reminders; I think, are a waste of a text. But then again, first be reminded of what you're doing. Decide whether you should reply. If that text needs a serious/real answer, then go right ahead.
3. Use your phone during your free time. This way, you wouldn't have to text in social situations :). Also, texts are like leaving a message for someone. So, use the free time to text away.
4. Put your phone away. I know that my phone can be an easy distraction and could kind of turn into a little habit of checking things on it constantly. Just be aware of what you're being told, and what you have to do for yourself. Keeping your phone out of sight can also keep others from being distracted.
5. Avoid getting caught. This rule can be used especially in class. It's rude to text while you're having a face to face conversation with someone else and while the teacher is talking, trying to teach you a lesson.
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