An Example of an Interview

As the years have gone by, you can see the change of how gays and lesbians are widely seen in mostly every tv show or movie in today’s society. This is something most of our own parents didn’t even grow up seeing gays throughout the media. Living in today’s time period, you’re able to see how the influence has changed the way people see gays and lesbians. The nation has become more accepting of the gay and lesbian culture verses back in the days of when our parents and even grandparents were our age. Not only was is rare to see homosexuals on television, it was portrayed negatively, and now you can see it portrayed positively.

The interview process is something we have all gone through in order to get any job. It may not be our dream job but it is a job and we all have to do this process in order to even be able to start working. In Katy Piotrowski’s article “Preparing for the Job Interview: Know Thyself,” she explains everything that you need to know and not know when going to a job interview. Graduating college and having a Bachelor’s degree of Science in Nursing is what I look forward to doing in the next two years. I will be discussing myself applying for a position in the nursing department. Being the right candidate for this RN nursing position in hospice care requires a lot of hard work and dedication, and that is why I am a good candidate for this position.

The subject of my interview was Juan Chavay. He was born and raised in small village close to the mountains. The actual name was not mentioned by Juan, but he emphasized on a small, remote village. He came to America in 2009 and has been here since. He is currently trying to achieve citizenship, but is encountering problems with actually achieving it. He has since been here on a work visa, which allows him to stay in the US for an extended period of time. He says he will continue the work he is doing in Mississippi.

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Cindy has worked the majority of her professional career in the customer service industry. She is passionate about helping others and being part of a team. Her references said that she is a strong person, dependable, has great work ethic, and willing to do anything she is asked. Cindy wants to continue to grow professionally with a company where she is part of the team and she can call home. Gaps in employment have been due to illness and the passing of immediate family members.

Through interviewing my roommate Linda Wang, I have gotten the opportunity of hearing a first-hand account of what it is like being a young immigrant living in the United States. At the age of eight, Linda, along with her father, mother, and aunt, emigrated to America. Linda’s family currently resides in Bayside, Queens and she is a student-athlete on the St. John’s women’s golf team. Linda was kind enough to share her immigration story with me so that I may use it as a manifestation of what life as an immigrant, and the immigration process itself, entails.

As my cultural other, I interviewed EMG, she is 26 years old and the au pair for my nephew and niece. She lives in their home since she moved from her hometown Cartagena in southeast Spain. She will be leaving this May to return to Spain, for her sister’s high school graduation, after about 18 months with the family. In the time she has been here, I have seen and interacted with her at family gatherings, usually holidays and birthdays. I have not personally created a bond or relationship with EMG, but I think she is a sweet girl. EMG has become friends with my daughter; they have gone to New York City for New Year’s Eve and Pennsylvania for a Taylor Swift concert.

My field site interview was at the County of Los Angeles Department of mental health. I had the honor to interview Jeremy Winn who is a mental health supervisor. At the La county mental health, they have staff on duty that can help clients with the necessary support and help they need in order to get the treatment plan they need. For instance, they have social workers, case managers, psychologist, psychiatrist and many more as part of their staff. The Los Angeles county mental health are strong supporters on the prevention and early interventions plan. It’s main focus is on evidence-based promising or community defined evidence practices, education, support, and outreach to help inform and identify those who may be affected by some level

The musical follows Alison through her life and the discovery of her sexuality. The first words the audience hears Medium Alison (freshman in college Alison) say are “Please, God, don’t let me be a lesbian.” Of all the theatre that exists in this world, I have never identified with one line more than Alison’s fear of herself. Not only is she afraid of her sexuality, she’s confused. “I’m not attracted to men, but that doesn’t mean I’m attracted to girls either,” she tells her soon to be girlfriend. My philosophy towards sexuality has always been “ I don’t know if I’m gay: I’ve never dated a girl.” When I told my father this, I was shut down and told that if I was gay I’d have known it forever. To have someone my feelings validated has put my mind at ease. It’s very likely that I am a lesbian, but for the moment I’m still not sure. I probably won’t be sure for a while. Fun Home let me know that it’s ok for me not to be

As an Accounting major, I am very interested and have become fond of learning about the varying business aspects within the sports industry. As a result, I decided to conduct my interview with a professional that is associated with the business operations of athletics. The person that I interviewed was Dawn Reynolds, the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Business and Finance here at the University of Miami. After initially getting in contact with Ms. Reynolds a few weeks ago, I was finally able to meet with her briefly and conduct my interview on November 30, 2010, in room 261 in the Hecht Athletics Center. Just to give a bit of background information about Ms. Reynolds, she is from Elmira, New York and now

We tear up when the recently out gay boy who’s overdoing it, working queer theory into everything from Spencer to Carver, tells us that the first gay person he ever met was three months ago at orientation.

In Julie Maroh’s book Blue is the Warmest Color, the author illustrates the life and reality of a young teen, Clementine, who is starting to notice her feelings for women, as a lesbian, and also coming out. Coming out is a process which begins when we first admit to ourselves that we are lesbian.  By either acting on your true feelings or living the rest of your life a lie depends on when you admit to yourself. In this research paper I will be focusing on lesbian stereotypes, family views and how people are treated once they come out. Even in todays world, most women who are lesbian, choose to hide their sexuality behind dating or marrying a man. As well as hiding their sexuality from family and friends.

Ellen DeGeneres, a humorous humanitarian, benefits modern society by supporting LBGT rights and equality. Being an advocate of LBGT rights, “DeGeneres’ voice prompted organizations that fight for lesbian, gay, transgender, and bisexual people to speak up” (Hollander 55). This illustrates that Ellen benefits society because she is reaching out to organizations that like her, support LBGT equality and help individuals speak up to those who do not see the LBGT community equal to others. Even though her voice prompted organizations to stand up to disapprovers of LGBT rights, when Ellen DeGeneres came out to the world that she was gay, she feared the whole world would think of her as a disgrace. Actually, “Her announcement contributed to the political efforts that encouraged sensitivity and acceptance of the LBGT community” (Hollander 54). Ellen’s announcement of her change in her sexual orientation influenced society because it helped to encourage acceptance of the LBGT community by others. Also, by making her announcement public, she again should support to the important rights of lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgender individuals. Furthermore, Ellen believes that just because an individual is homosexual that does not mean he or she should resemble an impediment to the public. DeGeneres expresses, “I thought everyone knew me and I didn’t think one little adjective was going to change me” (Lang). Ellen shows the world that her status and strive to

Conducting interviews is fundamental as a case manager. In order to understand more about good interviewing, I decided to watch an interview about an addict mother conducted by Dr. Phil. While watching this interview, I made some notes on attitudes and characteristics that I considered important for good interviewing. The characteristics will be presented in the following paragraphs.

    The person I interviewed was Mrs. L. I know her because she is my mother’s mother. The interview took place at my house and the interview lasted about 2 hours and 20 minutes. I chose to interview Mrs. L because she seems to have done everything right and in the right order to lead to a successful life. I thought it would be interesting to go into depth and find out how she really did it and find out the hardships that came with making a successful family and life. (word count: 90)