After blogging and sharing my views on many different kind of topic each week, this blogging exercise has made me realized that there are a lot of events taking place around world that I have never been exposed to.
My past few weeks of blogging experience has been a really eye-opener for me because it had made me become conscious on different kind of happenings around the world where one of which may had left an impact to the people globally would be the topic on ‘Environment day.’ Additionally, blogging has increased my level of knowledge, awareness and developed my interest towards current affairs.
Besides, blogging every week trains and helped to improve my writing skills and widens my ‘used-to-be’ limited vocabulary space. Also, keeping me on track with the latest current affairs because I’m exposed to different kind of articles each week.
Blogging allows me to share my thoughts and views through words form rather than verbally because sometimes writing out can convey certain things better than saying it out loud. Hence, the overall of blogging experiences has brings me plenty of benefits, it slowly mature me from an ignorant person who don’t keep up to news to someone who is aware of the current affairs happenings now.
With that, I’d like to sum up my entire meaningful blogging experience.
ShuMei
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence, often known as EQ, refers to the ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions.
It seems that employers today do not just look at technical skills, experience or qualifications when it comes to hiring new employees. People skills play just as an important role. Being able to empathise with others give you the edge amongst other employees as it is believed that IQ plus EQ makes you a more rounded person.
From a business point of view, the employees need to be able to relate to their clients and interact with other fellow employees. This will make one more able and showcase their leadership quality and ability to work as a team player as well. Working with others is sometimes never easy and patience and understanding is important. This is when EQ comes to play.
Therefore, emotional intelligence, the ability that helps people harmonize and understand one another should become more and more valued as a workplace asset in the years to come.
It seems that employers today do not just look at technical skills, experience or qualifications when it comes to hiring new employees. People skills play just as an important role. Being able to empathise with others give you the edge amongst other employees as it is believed that IQ plus EQ makes you a more rounded person.
From a business point of view, the employees need to be able to relate to their clients and interact with other fellow employees. This will make one more able and showcase their leadership quality and ability to work as a team player as well. Working with others is sometimes never easy and patience and understanding is important. This is when EQ comes to play.
Therefore, emotional intelligence, the ability that helps people harmonize and understand one another should become more and more valued as a workplace asset in the years to come.
Last entry.
The entire blogging experience has changed my opinions on quite a lot of things. I have learnt things which i did not know in the past and the blog articles have also increased my knowledge on certain things. It has also changed my outlook on some things. Things are always looked at different points of view and not only one. This allowed me to be more mature in my thinking and I should not stick to only one point of view.
However, some of the articles that are given are not easy to understand because of the wide range of vocabulary that was used in it. I had to read multiple times to understand what the whole article is about. Some articles are so interesting that I have done some research on it to learn more about the topic. The articles and research have benefited a lot especially the article on plagarism. I did not know that plagarism could cause such heavy sentences.
All in all, blogging about all these articles have improved my skills on writing and update me about the constant happenings around the world, allowing me to know more information of the different topics that were given. It has also widened my range of vocabulary as I would check up the words which i have no idea what they meant. The blogging of articles have helped me a lot in terms of knowledge.
And i would like to end this last one with a thank you. :)
However, some of the articles that are given are not easy to understand because of the wide range of vocabulary that was used in it. I had to read multiple times to understand what the whole article is about. Some articles are so interesting that I have done some research on it to learn more about the topic. The articles and research have benefited a lot especially the article on plagarism. I did not know that plagarism could cause such heavy sentences.
All in all, blogging about all these articles have improved my skills on writing and update me about the constant happenings around the world, allowing me to know more information of the different topics that were given. It has also widened my range of vocabulary as I would check up the words which i have no idea what they meant. The blogging of articles have helped me a lot in terms of knowledge.
And i would like to end this last one with a thank you. :)
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence (EI) is describes as the ability, capacity, skill or, in the case of the trait EI model, a self-perceived grand ability to identify, assess, manage and control the emotions of one's self, of others, and of groups.
After reading both articles on Emotional intelligence, it tells me that employers these days would prefer employees with high EQ as it is mentioned, “Employers are looking for better-rounded workers these days” Because a person with high Emotional intelligence possess a number of key quality skills such as self-awareness, impulse control, including how they manage stress on the job which is one of the key point that employer look into when hiring because a person’s well-being portrayed by them can indirectly affects company’s reputation. Also, taking initiative, and whether you can be counted on to report to work on time, meeting expectations and the ability to motivate and lead others.
As these days, characteristic that employers are looking for when hiring are no longer focusing on certificates or level of education. Communications plays a big part of role in the business world, because it involves a lot of convincing and making other party to rely on you. Which is therefore, a person with high Emotional intelligence would usually converse better and they usually know how to manipulate around with the situations. Besides that, good communicators are needed when teamwork is necessary to get projects completed on time.
Also, the ability to understand and acknowledge another person's point of view is significantly needed in today’s business world as it is mentioned in the article, “If you are an employer looking to hire for a leadership position, you want to know whether they can put themselves in someone else's shoe” A person with high Emotional intelligence usually think about other’s people feelings first before they do or say anything which is why it is needed in today’s working world because it can steer clear of any unnecessary arguments or misunderstandings.
In a nutshell, Emotional intelligence is also equally important as having knowledge because it is skill that we would use in not just in a business world and also our daily lives too. It helps us to get to the bottom of problems more resourcefully.
ShuMei
After reading both articles on Emotional intelligence, it tells me that employers these days would prefer employees with high EQ as it is mentioned, “Employers are looking for better-rounded workers these days” Because a person with high Emotional intelligence possess a number of key quality skills such as self-awareness, impulse control, including how they manage stress on the job which is one of the key point that employer look into when hiring because a person’s well-being portrayed by them can indirectly affects company’s reputation. Also, taking initiative, and whether you can be counted on to report to work on time, meeting expectations and the ability to motivate and lead others.
As these days, characteristic that employers are looking for when hiring are no longer focusing on certificates or level of education. Communications plays a big part of role in the business world, because it involves a lot of convincing and making other party to rely on you. Which is therefore, a person with high Emotional intelligence would usually converse better and they usually know how to manipulate around with the situations. Besides that, good communicators are needed when teamwork is necessary to get projects completed on time.
Also, the ability to understand and acknowledge another person's point of view is significantly needed in today’s business world as it is mentioned in the article, “If you are an employer looking to hire for a leadership position, you want to know whether they can put themselves in someone else's shoe” A person with high Emotional intelligence usually think about other’s people feelings first before they do or say anything which is why it is needed in today’s working world because it can steer clear of any unnecessary arguments or misunderstandings.
In a nutshell, Emotional intelligence is also equally important as having knowledge because it is skill that we would use in not just in a business world and also our daily lives too. It helps us to get to the bottom of problems more resourcefully.
ShuMei
Emotional Intelligence
Today, in the job industry, emotional intelligence is an important factor to get ahead. It is how well our understanding of people are. This is something the hiring managers are looking in their employees and the age of emotional intelligence is EQ. It includes "soft skills", self-awareness, managing own time, etc.
Emotional intelligence helps people to communicate better with each other. For example, in the working life, people with a higher emotional intelligence is able to communicate better with business partners compared to people with a lower emotional intelligence. Moreover, people with a higher emotional intelligence manage their own time well, manage their stress on work better, able to motivate and lead their colleagues during work and also understand how their mood and behavior would affect others. This all shows that having high emotional intelligence is important in the working industry as this is maybe the main factor how managers employ their workers.
In addition, the increasing emphasis on business globalization and technology requires a lot of cooperation, communication and teamwork to get the projects done on time and in a budget manner. Thus, hiring managers have to hire workers with these qualities so as to maintain their company.
According to the article, 'Emotional Intelligence' a new hiring criterion, it states that older employees have higher emotional intelligence. People who want to apply for higher levels jobs have to be prepared to undergo a test which tests them on their EQ.
Emotional intelligence helps people to communicate better with each other. For example, in the working life, people with a higher emotional intelligence is able to communicate better with business partners compared to people with a lower emotional intelligence. Moreover, people with a higher emotional intelligence manage their own time well, manage their stress on work better, able to motivate and lead their colleagues during work and also understand how their mood and behavior would affect others. This all shows that having high emotional intelligence is important in the working industry as this is maybe the main factor how managers employ their workers.
In addition, the increasing emphasis on business globalization and technology requires a lot of cooperation, communication and teamwork to get the projects done on time and in a budget manner. Thus, hiring managers have to hire workers with these qualities so as to maintain their company.
According to the article, 'Emotional Intelligence' a new hiring criterion, it states that older employees have higher emotional intelligence. People who want to apply for higher levels jobs have to be prepared to undergo a test which tests them on their EQ.
Self reflection
After writing several blog entries for the Effective Writing module, I am more aware of the current affairs happening around me. There are times when writing a blog entry seems so hard. Finding the right things to say, researching more on the topic presented and making sure the 6Cs are applied really used up a lot effort, unlike your normal personal blog cum diary.
I think the blog is a good way to showcase the writing talents of the students. Since everyone has a different view on things, it is nice to know how my other classmates are thinking. Honestly, the topics presented are not your average topics youths talk about amongst themselves.
I have also learnt to work on my writing as it is something I have not been doing in the past 4 years. With every entry that I wrote and knowing that there is someone reading my views and appreciating them do give me a sense of self-satisfaction.
In writing the blog entries, I have also discovered more about myself. I know that there is still room for improvements. I learnt that I need to manage my time well so as to meet the deadlines. Have I become more mature? I would like to think so. I admit I procrastinate too much and therefore I apologise for the delay in entries.
I think the blog is a good way to showcase the writing talents of the students. Since everyone has a different view on things, it is nice to know how my other classmates are thinking. Honestly, the topics presented are not your average topics youths talk about amongst themselves.
I have also learnt to work on my writing as it is something I have not been doing in the past 4 years. With every entry that I wrote and knowing that there is someone reading my views and appreciating them do give me a sense of self-satisfaction.
In writing the blog entries, I have also discovered more about myself. I know that there is still room for improvements. I learnt that I need to manage my time well so as to meet the deadlines. Have I become more mature? I would like to think so. I admit I procrastinate too much and therefore I apologise for the delay in entries.
English Language
English is the most essential language to communicate and interact with people around the world. Since the world is made up of different ethnicity, it is only wise to have a common language such as English.
In Singapore, although Malay is our national language, English is the main language used in Businesses. It is also the language we use to interact with our friends and fellow colleagues of different race groups.
Countries such as China are now stepping up their efforts in making sure that the citizens learn English. A nation made up of mostly Chinese-speaking citizens, needs to keep up with the world in terms of being able to communicate in a common language which is English.
In my opinion, if citizens from China are making the effort, Singaporeans should probably do the same. We are so used to speaking in ‘Singlish’ that the standard of English amongst Singaporeans has dropped. A way to counter this is to raise awareness and organise more ‘Speak Good English’ campaigns so that we Singaporeans, could communicate better.
In Singapore, although Malay is our national language, English is the main language used in Businesses. It is also the language we use to interact with our friends and fellow colleagues of different race groups.
Countries such as China are now stepping up their efforts in making sure that the citizens learn English. A nation made up of mostly Chinese-speaking citizens, needs to keep up with the world in terms of being able to communicate in a common language which is English.
In my opinion, if citizens from China are making the effort, Singaporeans should probably do the same. We are so used to speaking in ‘Singlish’ that the standard of English amongst Singaporeans has dropped. A way to counter this is to raise awareness and organise more ‘Speak Good English’ campaigns so that we Singaporeans, could communicate better.
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