Slef Introduction Essay

- Academic goal: Improve my mathematics, geology, physics, and chemistry scores in order to apply for a petroleum engineering course in my top three universities by May
I have done my research on the current international job markets and realized that, there is an increasing need for the petroleum engineers in the extraction and other processes in oil drilling. Coupled with my interest in engineering, I have learnt that I need to develop my mathematics, geology, physics, and chemistry grades as well as improve my GPA to at 3.7 in order to successfully apply for the petroleum engineering in my top three universities in the schools of engineering. This will be a very important accomplishment for me because it will shape my career and my future. I desire to get a well paying job in the best industry, which will get me faster placement upon completing my education. I intend to go for my internship and future employment at Shell, ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, Marathon Oil, or Southwestern Energy Companies.
- Professional goal: win the best performing employee award by the end of the year to receive the promotion that comes along with the award
My current position in the organization where I work as a volunteer researcher is very challenging due to the technicalities involved and the large volume of responsibilities that the head of our department assigns to us. However, I am a self motivated individual, and I have been doing my best to ensure that I accomplish my assignments. The organization promotes volunteers according to merit. I desire to achieve the best performance results and win the best performing employee recognition award. This would guarantee my promotion to supervisor of our department. Additionally, the promotion comes with higher compensation and reduced responsibilities. This is very important for me because apart from relieving me of much job stresses, it will also ensure that I get paid as opposed to the current position, where I only get allowances.
- Personal goal: lose 5 pounds before the end of the year to improve my body image
Healthy living goes along with self-image. I have been struggling with losing weight for the past few years. However, I realized that the programs I have been using to reduce my weigh have been so strenuous and engaging that I give up in the process, thereby becoming ineffective. I have consulted my health provider and he has advised me on the best method to lose weight through healthy eating habits and exercises under a trained personnel. This will help be improve my body image as well as reduce the risks of contracting diseases related to obesity. It will also help me in performing my duties and responsibilities with ease.
My communication strengths are analysis and listening. I am a good listener during communications, especially in cases where by response is needed, or even in situations where I only need to listen without question. This has helped me to ensure that I grasp all the instructions and information passed by the speaker. My analytical skills have been very instrumental in my career development. In most cases, this skill has helped me to gauge different factors during communication such as the mood of the audience, the context of the situation, and the best channel of communication to use. These have been very instrumental in helping me frame the content of my messages during communication. Listening and analyzing the content and situations surrounding the communication process are also important in effective response. On the other hand, I also have communication weaknesses. My major communication weaknesses include preening and inability to maintain eye contact, especially in situations when I am confronted by an angry, aggressive, or powerful person. In most situations, especially when I am giving speeches, I have always found myself fixing my tie and straightening my clothes repeatedly. In most cases, I do it without noticing. Most of my friends have always told me about it, especially after my speeches. I have noticed that this usually happens when delivering short speeches, or in the early stages of a long speech. In maintaining eye contact, I am scared of angry ad aggressive people because of the expressions in their faces. Additionally, facing powerful people such as authorities with an eye contact has been my other weakness.
The communication skills I would like to improve are confidence, body language, and proper voice. I intend to begin doing exercise to ensure that I lower the tone pitch of my voice in order to ensure that I pass the right message with the correct tone. I have also learned that, body language can pass a big message to the audience than words can do. Therefore, I intend to develop a proper stance with my arms relaxed at my sides since this indicates that I am an approachable person and open to hearing their views. This is very important in consultative situations. Finally, I want to improve my confidence with the information I pass to the audience so that I am sure my message is accurate and can be taken seriously.