The two skills I possess that will help me in the Accounting field are improving and thinking logically. I acquired my logical thinking skills from taking various Philosophy courses at Northern Illinois University. During one memorable course, Philosophy 105: Logic and Critical Reasoning, we had to learn the different forms of valid arguments and we were expected to distinguish between valid arguments and sound arguments. This skill was a challenge to obtain at first, however, with practice it became easy. Although I learned the skill in my Philosophy 105 course, I did not use the skill until later on. The first time I utilized the skill was during a Debate tournament that took place at Kishwaukee College.
While my opponents sounded extremely …show more content…
Without logical thinking, accountants will perform tasks without any regard to the outcome, which will be a detriment to the company when it comes time to innovate or reflect on what the company may do to improve its status or financial gains. Improving is an important trait to accounting because there is always room to improve. A well-rounded business professional needs to learn how to improve so that the company’s mission statement can be fulfilled. If the company’s mission statement is not fulfilled, then the system will not …show more content…
When I was starting my Senior year of high school, I decided to become a Physical Education Student Leader for the modified PE class. There was one student who was scared to talk to new people that I met the first day of class; he was a Freshman during that year. After the class was over, I offered to take him around the school and I offered to introduce him to my friends. He accepted my offer and the next day he felt more comfortable talking to students that were in the same grade. I was introduced to a few of them and gave them pointers on how to succeed at high school. As a result, they told me that I was extremely easy going; it also allowed me to make friends outside of my grade and ultimately act as a mentor to them. I learned a plethora of new things from that freshman I encountered on that first
While my opponents sounded extremely …show more content…
Without logical thinking, accountants will perform tasks without any regard to the outcome, which will be a detriment to the company when it comes time to innovate or reflect on what the company may do to improve its status or financial gains. Improving is an important trait to accounting because there is always room to improve. A well-rounded business professional needs to learn how to improve so that the company’s mission statement can be fulfilled. If the company’s mission statement is not fulfilled, then the system will not …show more content…
When I was starting my Senior year of high school, I decided to become a Physical Education Student Leader for the modified PE class. There was one student who was scared to talk to new people that I met the first day of class; he was a Freshman during that year. After the class was over, I offered to take him around the school and I offered to introduce him to my friends. He accepted my offer and the next day he felt more comfortable talking to students that were in the same grade. I was introduced to a few of them and gave them pointers on how to succeed at high school. As a result, they told me that I was extremely easy going; it also allowed me to make friends outside of my grade and ultimately act as a mentor to them. I learned a plethora of new things from that freshman I encountered on that first