Educational Goals

Everyone in life should have a goal, big or small it doesn't make a difference. As for me I have several educational goals. In the next 6-8 years I hope to see myself as a certified public accountant working for a large corporation. I hope to become a well mannered, educated and successful business woman.

I’d like to develop skills in my communication area. To become successful I feel it is mandatory. A person needs to know how to speak out in front of people, whether it’s in meetings or presentations. If a person doesn’t know how to speak well sometimes people will assume that you are ignorant.

I would also like to develop skills in the accounting area. This is one of the most important skills in my opinion because if I don’t know anything about accounting how would I expect to have a career in accounting at all?

An educated person should also be educated in what is going on around them. I would like to know more about how to use stocks and bonds, investing and the news related to companies issuing stocks and bonds.

The final skill that I would like to expand upon is my interpersonal skills. A person can be as educated as they want but if you are rude and snobbish it makes society look down upon you. Having good interpersonal skills are also useful when working in groups or meeting new people.

In order to gain each of these skills there are several things I must do. To gain accounting skills I must continue attending school and pass all of my classes. I need to study and put a lot of effort into what I do. To gain communication skills I should probably acquaint myself with people who speak very professionally and act in a professional demeanor. To know what is going on in the financial world I should watch news, listen to the radio and discuss what is going on with my fellow business colleagues. Finally, interpersonal skills, I should start working on more assignments in teams to improve what skills I already have in this area.

Right now I am majoring in Business Administration. What motivated me to choose this major was because it seemed very professional, it makes me feel good about myself and it is a broad major where I can choose from a variety of careers. I am going on an internship with Pfizer starting Fall session II, I hope to learn more about the corporate culture and how large corporations work. I would also like to gain work experience so when I apply for an actual job I would have some background

Attending LaGuardia Community College has brought me closer to achieving my educational goals. I have gained several of the skills I hoped to achieve.