Work Experience In The Workplace

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Work experience I’ve been working in administration for over 40 years in areas like: restaurant, services, manufacturing, real estate, accounting systems and information technology.
Schooling
I have a degree in business administration on a technical institute from Costa Rica. I have two years of college in computer information technology. I’m working on getting a B.A. on business.
Server and PC Installation/Repair/Maintenance
I’ve always was interested in computer systems and I took classes at a college level and through self-teaching. I have experience of fifteen years managing Windows Servers (file, SQL and Exchange severs).
Responsibility
I have a lot of responsibility and throughout the years I have been able to demonstrate it. I’m the person that start projects and complete them per requirements. I also continue monitoring and
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I can apply the leadership styles and characteristics on my workplace. I can put more efforts on directing and coaching for an ownership that doesn’t have the knowledge to do it. I can use honesty, focus shared vision and communication to help on reaching the goals that the administration sets.
I can definitely use the SWOT analysis in my work environment by applying the knowledge that I have or even get professional help on the marketing department. I’ve been recommending to administration to do a marketing study for a while but they have been sceptic about it. I will keep bringing it up to the table any time that I have an opportunity.
Opportunities are around the corner is just matter to look for them. Directing, shared vision and empowering can give us the jump we need to find those opportunities.
Leadership styles and characteristics in my strengths could be utilized to defeat threats by exploding the working experience that I have, in the means of directing, supporting, giving confidence to the subordinates, empowering them and make a collaborative

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