Critically examining the career and professional skills that I have developed over the course of the last several years, it seems reasonable that with both my education and experience, I should be poised to enter the job market as an entry-level manger. Although I believe that I would apply for positions at the mid-level, research on these positions seems to suggest that I would need more experience before I could effective move into one of these positions. Given the education and work experience that I have however, I do feel as if I would have a competitive advantage over other candidates applying for the same position.
Professional Skill
Health professionals such as doctors and nurses are in a key position to help reduce the high prevalence of affective disorders and psychological problems experienced by cancer patients. This role, however, is inhibited by ineffective communication practices which include the use of distancing strategies and avoidance by the health professional. A number of contributory factors such as skill deficits and anxiety about negative consequences for the patient and the health professional have been identified in previous research and brief problem-focused training workshops developed to address these factors with only limited success. Researchers in applied psychology have recommended that the development of training programmes and their evaluation are based upon approaches which take into account cognitive and affective factors as well as change in skills. The aim of this paper is to develop a conceptual model of communication behaviour in the cancer setting. The model aims to take account of the role that knowledge and skill deficits, self-efficacy and outcome expectancy beliefs and perceived support plays in the ability and willingness of health professionals to assess their patients' concerns. It has been applied to guide the development of a revised approach to brief, problem-focused workshops for health professionals. It also allows a systematic and multi-dimensional evaluation of training outcomes. Preliminary results indicate this is a promising area of communications research.
Time Management
The advantages of time management are numerous, and well worth working to get. Effective time management can really improve the quality of your daily life. It can allow you to obtain emotional, physical, and monetary benefits.
Benifits Of Time Management
A Reduction of Stress
When you effectively manage your time, you'll have a properly prioritized schedule. You'll find that you lead a life that has considerably less pressure. By completing tasks on time and not procrastinating, you decrease the quantity of stress that happened when you put off completing tasks.
When everything has to be completed at the same time and no timetable is intact, your level of dissatisfaction can increase radically. Your head becomes a cluttered mess of what you need to do, what you could do, and what you would like to do, but nothing really gets finished. By using time management, you can decrease the strain and irritation that a hectic schedule brings.(Bolles,1991)
A Sense of Achievement
Good time management can also give you some piece of mind, and help you to feel more ...