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Major minor's major move
1 a) What do you think makes a 'good' manager?
b) Can you train someone to be a good manager? Explain your view.
c) Do you think Jackie Kiernan of Marks and Spencer would agree
with you? Explain your answer.
2 What are the arguments for and against going straight into a job,
rather than attending a university?
3 a) List the skills and attributes which you think you would need for
a management job in the service sector.
b) As a group, arrange for the personnel officer or human resource
manager of a local organisation to give a talk to your class. Ask him or
her to:
i) outline the personal qualities they seek in employees
ii) explain how important these qualities are compared with
academic qualifications
iii) indicate how schools and colleges could help meet the requirements
of the employer.
c) After the talk, discuss which points surprised you and which you
expected the speaker to make.