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kirthik
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hi im a student in P6 my asked research about this job. could u help me?.
I need to know about the qualifications,pros and cons and what type of mindset and skills u should have .#Preschool research
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Chinfee Premchand
Passion for People & Development
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Chinfee’s Answer
Hi Kirthik, there's not much explanation on the specific career path you're asking about, so I'm taking preschool as the career category, and won't go into too much detail since I could be barking up the wrong tree.
Specific to Singapore, I did some preliminary research myself because I have always been interested in Early Childhood Education. I was lucky enough to realize this interest when I worked in one of the branded childcare facilities so many years ago (but I've not yet ventured into that career switch - a story for another day).
Most important is - you will need to love to work with children and all the "skills" that come along with it e.g. Patience with kids, and also with parents! and perhaps an almost-motherly instinct. Since you're still in P6, you still need to get your basic education in your pocket - i.e. Sec school to Dip. The next 'major step' is to register with the right education path (check out ECDA) to fast track to be a preschool teacher.
Specific to Singapore, I did some preliminary research myself because I have always been interested in Early Childhood Education. I was lucky enough to realize this interest when I worked in one of the branded childcare facilities so many years ago (but I've not yet ventured into that career switch - a story for another day).
Most important is - you will need to love to work with children and all the "skills" that come along with it e.g. Patience with kids, and also with parents! and perhaps an almost-motherly instinct. Since you're still in P6, you still need to get your basic education in your pocket - i.e. Sec school to Dip. The next 'major step' is to register with the right education path (check out ECDA) to fast track to be a preschool teacher.
Mike Fix
Lead-System Engineer
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Frisco, Texas
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Mike’s Answer
Hi Kirthik!
For me, I went to school and studied Electrical Engineering, then I went on and finished a Masters in Business Administration (MBA).
Over my career I've had multiple jobs. When I first started, I was a Cell Site traffic analyst for mobile phones! This was exciting as I was able to see actual "traffic", these are the calls, and where in the city these calls were being made. So, what I enjoyed about it was that the work I was doing was "real", as I knew these were real people making phone calls. I moved to Cell Site Design/Placement, and Performance. All similar, and related to Cell Site Engineering. Loved the job in the cellular field!
The pros's are:
1) tangible (something real) - examples, I designed towers, and I could see them go up!
2) new technology (cells phones were new 20+ years ago) - good feeling knowing that what I was working on was needed by people!
3) new software applications to learn which mapped cell site usage data (didn't have that course in college) - always, always, keep learning, and this field allowed me to keep studying on the job!
The con's are:
1) with new technology, it can be frustrating to learn as not many people have experience, or can help - just have patience!
2) needed to work some nights and weekends - had to turn "on" new sites and make changes at night when not many people were using their phones - but, this was maybe 3-4 nights and 1-2 weekends every 6 months, so not too bad!
3) all engineers are trying to compete with each other, which can be a little stressful - but, keep an open mind, and try to help others as much as possible!
From there, I went on to get my MBA as I wanted to move into "people management". There are some definite pros and cons here:
Pros are:
1) Daily interaction with people
2) Helping people solve problems which make them successful and make them feel good about their job
3) Great opportunity to influence the outcome and results for the team
Cons are;
1) More paperwork, as I need to do more presentations
2) Some people take the job "personal", which can make it difficult to work as a "team"
3) Some team members are located all around the world, and it's difficult finding meetings times which work for everyone
The mindset I'd recommend would be:
1) Be open to new experiences
2) Accept and embrace that things will change in the workplace (help others embrace the change)
3) Listen to others
4) Learn from others
5) Share what you know, and what you learn to make the team better
6) Be a mentor to help someone
7) Find a mentor to help yourself :)
8) Have fun - Enjoy what you do - Be optimistic
9) Constantly read and study whichever job you're in - there's always something more to learn
10) Be humble, have sympathy, show empathy
11) Don't be a afraid to be a leader - try new things, embrace the unknown, but make decisions based on fact and data
Hope that helps! Good luck!
For me, I went to school and studied Electrical Engineering, then I went on and finished a Masters in Business Administration (MBA).
Over my career I've had multiple jobs. When I first started, I was a Cell Site traffic analyst for mobile phones! This was exciting as I was able to see actual "traffic", these are the calls, and where in the city these calls were being made. So, what I enjoyed about it was that the work I was doing was "real", as I knew these were real people making phone calls. I moved to Cell Site Design/Placement, and Performance. All similar, and related to Cell Site Engineering. Loved the job in the cellular field!
The pros's are:
1) tangible (something real) - examples, I designed towers, and I could see them go up!
2) new technology (cells phones were new 20+ years ago) - good feeling knowing that what I was working on was needed by people!
3) new software applications to learn which mapped cell site usage data (didn't have that course in college) - always, always, keep learning, and this field allowed me to keep studying on the job!
The con's are:
1) with new technology, it can be frustrating to learn as not many people have experience, or can help - just have patience!
2) needed to work some nights and weekends - had to turn "on" new sites and make changes at night when not many people were using their phones - but, this was maybe 3-4 nights and 1-2 weekends every 6 months, so not too bad!
3) all engineers are trying to compete with each other, which can be a little stressful - but, keep an open mind, and try to help others as much as possible!
From there, I went on to get my MBA as I wanted to move into "people management". There are some definite pros and cons here:
Pros are:
1) Daily interaction with people
2) Helping people solve problems which make them successful and make them feel good about their job
3) Great opportunity to influence the outcome and results for the team
Cons are;
1) More paperwork, as I need to do more presentations
2) Some people take the job "personal", which can make it difficult to work as a "team"
3) Some team members are located all around the world, and it's difficult finding meetings times which work for everyone
The mindset I'd recommend would be:
1) Be open to new experiences
2) Accept and embrace that things will change in the workplace (help others embrace the change)
3) Listen to others
4) Learn from others
5) Share what you know, and what you learn to make the team better
6) Be a mentor to help someone
7) Find a mentor to help yourself :)
8) Have fun - Enjoy what you do - Be optimistic
9) Constantly read and study whichever job you're in - there's always something more to learn
10) Be humble, have sympathy, show empathy
11) Don't be a afraid to be a leader - try new things, embrace the unknown, but make decisions based on fact and data
Hope that helps! Good luck!
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