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| What subjects did you take in school and how have these influenced your career path? |
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Subjects I took in my Leaving Cert were ~ Irish, English, Math, Accountancy, Biology, Art and Home Economics
When I read this question it really made me think about the subjects I took and how they have influenced my career today.
Irish ~ assisted me in learning German, the irony is that I can speak fluent German and hardly any Irish.
English ~ I use everyday in letters, e-mail etc,
Math ~ I use simple math everyday.
Accountancy ~ I use this everyday and also in conjunction with computers. Biology ~ assists in my better understanding of Food Safety etc.
Art ~ as much as I loved it I haven’t found a practical use for it in work.
Home Economics ~ it’s theory I use everyday but not the cooking and baking.
However, I do believe that nothing you learn is wasted, as it is either a stepping-stone to greater understanding, or of direct use.
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| What is your education to date? |
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My personal education includes: Group Certificate, Inter Certificate, Leaving Certificate, Diploma in Accountancy and Computer Technology, Secretarial Course, various computer courses (Excel, Word, Outlook, AS400 etc) and a German Language course in VHS Germany, (equivalent to our state run English colleges).
Also through work I have completed the following courses:
- Effective Management Practices ~ Basic Time Management, Planning, Preparation Planning, Goal setting & managing the different areas of the business
- Restaurant Leadership Practices ~ Advanced Business Management, Decision Making, Human Resources, Environment
- Business Leadership Practices ~ Creative Thinking, Advanced Communication, Advance Planning, and Professional Image & Leadership,
- Situational Leadership ~ This external course helped me develop my skills in Building a high performance team though Managing & Developing each individual team member.
- Partnering for Results ~ This course developed my Negotiation skills.
- Dale Carnegie Course ~ This is again an external course that helped me maximise my performance, developed stronger leadership skills
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| Have you undertaken, or do you plan to undertake any further training as part of your job? |
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I plan to start a course in psychology at Dublin Business School in January 2009. I am hoping that this course will help me gain a better understanding of people and business.
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| What aspects of your education have proven most important for your job? |
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