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A career in Construction Management

When my life took a big turn after I couldn't play proffesional baseball anymore, and being baseball the only thing I would know since I was 8 years old; I found myself lost until one day I discover my passion for construction. Is when then I decided to embrace that passion and make it a reality by starting in getting a degree in Construction Management.

 

   Construction managers provide engineering and management services to coordinate the building process for all types of construction projects. Their role is to integrate the design and construction phases of a project to assure economical cost, quality and scheduled on-time completion.

   In order to be succsesful as a contruction manager several skills are need it; knowing them now are going to be key so I can develop and master those skills. The skills required for this job are the following: 

  • Leadership skills                       

  • Reasonig

 

  • Listening

 

  • Analithycal skills

  • Problem solver

 

  • Mathematics

 

  • Negotiation skills

 

  • Communication skills

   Considering this skills, this career is a good choice for me because I already posses a few of this skills; I'm confidnet that I will acquire the others skills needed to be succesful in this career; I will develop them, and I will be able to rech my highest goals. 

   A great part about this career is that It support my values and interest in a complete manner.This is what i'm interested in, and what I'm looking in a career. Here are the values and interes for this career:

 

Skills

Values

Physical things

Having the ability to work with equipment or material thins.

 

Tangible result

Doing things where i can physically see the result of my work.

 

Working outdoors

Having a job where I spend a significant amount of time working outside. 

Realistic

I likes t work with objects and things, tangible stuff that makes me feel that 'm really working, and enjoy to see the final product of my work.

 

Investigative

In this category falls my interest inworking on things that required lots of thinking. I enjoy using cpmputer, solving math problems and thinking abstractly. 

 

Artistic

I like to create new things and be innovative.

Interest

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