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Web URL(s): | https://gsr.lib.msu.edu/2010s/2010/100308.pdf Last checked: 03/26/2010 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
| Professional |
Author(s): | Viarengo, Jared |
Author Affiliation: | Golf Course Superintendent and General Manager, Applebrook Golf Club, Malvern, PA |
Title: | Grow your career beyond growing turf: Why superintendents should be prepared when opportunity knocks |
Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 48, No. 2, March/April 2010, p. 8-11. |
Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
# of Pages: | 4 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Career growth; Employee relations; General manager; Golf course management; Golf course superintendents; Leadership; Professional development; Professionalism USGA Green Section Keywords: Superintendent issues
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Abstract/Contents: | Discusses career advancement within the golf industry, focusing on the personal account of Applebrook Golf Club general manager and superintendent Jared Viarengo. Describes the effects of having to balance duties as both a general manager and superintendent. Highlights "being ready for opportunities", GCSAA Certification, and college level education as potential methods for advancing one's career. Concludes that "the key is being prepared, planning ahead, and expanding on your current knowledge base beyond turfgrass management so that you are qualified when the opportunity presents itself." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
See Also: | See also related article "Transitioning your career into management" New Zealand Turf Management Journal, 25(3) August 2010, p. 1 R=168134 R=168134 |
Note: | Reprint appears in New Zealand Turf Management Journal, 25(3) August 2010, p. 4-6 Pictures, color Graphs |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Viarengo, J. 2010. Grow your career beyond growing turf: Why superintendents should be prepared when opportunity knocks. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 48(2):p. 8-11. |
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