Assignment 17: Planning for Success- Career Goals

1. http://www.canadianindustrialparamedics.com/contact-employment1.asp?ID=28 Company: CIP Position: Paramedic http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/ o!s-city/paramedic-recruitment/paramedic-recruitmentprocess Company: City o" #ttawa Position: Paramedic http://midwayam!ulance.com/sta""/hirin$/ Company: %idway &m!ulance Position: Paramedic 2. '(ills )ecessary "or Position *hat I already Possess: +reat attitude &!ility to wor( independently and in a team en,ironment -i$h "itness le,el-physically "it and a!le to per"orm duties .,er-/earnin$ 0Continuous education1 2or( well under pressure and stress .3cellent interpersonal s(ills Competent communication s(ills 4le3i!le and adapta!le to a chan$in$ wor(load 5asic computer s(ills Pro!lem sol,in$ #r$ani6ation and time-mana$ement Critical thin(in$ s(ills

7. #ne s(ill to "ocus on "or the ne3t year: *he s(ill that I will mainly !e "ocusin$ on "or the ne3t year will !e the hi$h "itness le,el and wor(in$ well and calmly under pressure. *his is due to the "act that the paramedic o! is a ,ery physically demandin$ o!8 I will ha,e to !e a!le to li"t patients on and o"" the stretcher as well as in and out o" the am!ulance. In addition to "itness9 I will !e wor(in$ on !ecomin$ calmer and collected durin$ a time where I am under pressure. I will !e $oin$ to the $ym se,eral times a wee( to wor( on the "itness portion o" these $oals8 and when an occasion arises where a calmin$ matter is necessary I will wor( on that. :. & s(ill that I ha,e already wor(ed on: & s(ill that was listed that I ha,e already !een wor(in$ on throu$hout my li"e is the a!ility to wor( independently and in a team en,ironment. I "eel as thou$h most schools try to teach children this at a youn$ a$e so that later in li"e it is easier to adapt to either scenario. I can wor( well and ;uic( independently9 !ut can also !e "ound wor(in$ well in a team. I ha,e a $reat attitude towards others ideas and try to !uild o"" o" them to help create the per"ect solution. & $reat e3ample o" me usin$ this s(ill is that I was a camp counselor and I had to wor( independently to sol,e pro!lems as well as with another counselor to "orm

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solutions8 this shows that I can wor( !oth !y mysel" and with others9 com!inin$ teamwor( and critical thin(in$.

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