Introduction to Shawn

Hello Everyone. Well, here it goes, my first attempt at blogging. Actually, I thought it was quite easy to do. You may all call me Shawn. I have no nicknames. I work approximately 40-50 hours a week, plus attend school on day a week for the summer. I work in the healthcare field, and have done so for over 25 years. After my daughter graduated from high school, I decided to go back to school. I work in management, so I thought HR/BA would be beneficial. As I took classes, I saw that Marketing interrelates with many other careers, so I went for a dual associate degree including marketing. My current job is manager of a home health agency. In this role, I do everything from interviewing, hiring, disciplinary actions, terminating employees, training and development, write policies, make sure the employees comply with state and federal regulations, budgeting, community education, etc. You wear many hats in this job. I try to set short term personal goals for myself. My next goals are to become certified in homecare and hospice. My class goals are to complete the summer courses (with good grades), and therefore completing the requirements for graduation in Marketing. I did graduate from the HR/BA program this spring. I also took the Professiona HR certification test in May and passed that. I enjoy golfing, gardening, and spending time with family and friends. I think this may open my eyes on a new way to communicate with my family and friends. I don't think I could do this for work unless I got approval from my supervisors. Talk with you all later. ---------Shawn