Career Fair Reflection

Although Career Fair isn’t a new thing for me, but it was the first time I actually attend it. Before going to the Career Fair, I checked my mail and clicked the link of the Career Fair website provided by CoB Newsletter. Internet provides a great platform for research. First, I looked up the attached form of the companies that are coming. The site was very organized and provided different information sheet for students with different majors. I downloaded the Business Major version and glanced through the page. Then I narrowed down the lists by crossing the companies that requires specific majors. Due to different cultural background, I couldn’t tell some well-known companies by name. So I picked several companies that I’ve already heard of. I then googled the companies, and took a look at their websites. In addition, I went to see reviews and news about those companies. I also tried to search them in Chinese search engine to see their reputations through an international view. After that, I went to Recruit-A-Duke looking for information they provided about the positions they are offering. I evaluate them by the positions they offer, and are they providing internships during the summer. Last, I weigh them by how interesting the jobs are.

The name of the agency where my internship took place is Los Angeles Probation Department in the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse. Caseloads include gangs and drugs, domestic violence, terrorist, sex offenders etc. The probation department specializes in the supervision of offenders who have been released from prison. In this office, there are juvenile and adult probation officers. The adult probation officers make sure the offender has a job, pay’s the financial obligation and stay out of trouble. They also prepare reports which are submitted to the judge as well as prosecutors and defense counsel. The goal is to have offenders be proactive members of society while maintaining interactions with their family. My new

When it came to planning for my future career, I knew that I wanted to be successful in helping others around me and making the world a positive place. I wanted to be a part of making the world a better place and help the people in it with working to improve themselves. Through research, I came to the conclusion that becoming a probation officer would be a more suitable career for me and the goals I want to accomplish.

My undergraduate Practicum position was as a Deputy Probation Officer for Juvenile Court. I appreciated the amount of responsibility and independence given to me throughout my practicum. I was immediately assigned my own clients and families and expected to learn as I practiced. During the year I spent working in juvenile court, I gained confidence in interviewing, intake and assessment, writing treatment plans, group facilitation, and building relationships. Significantly, I developed a love for working with teenagers that shaped my career choices for several years.

When conducting an interview I carefully read the contact with other. I knew I was interviewing someone from a different culture so I had to understand the ethnic community she was from which was Hispanic. I also was very focused on the professional self-disclosure because we were talking about a lot of personal things. I tried to humanize our relationship before I asked tough questions, this helps to create a sense of bonding. I was also very careful of my communication style, I always wanted to ask her questions in a positive manner and I was always actively listening to her responses.

Week 3 on Wednesday I had the honor of in interview Mr. Rocco Pozzi. Mr. Pozzi is originally from Pennsylvania, where he attended Penn. State University seeking his Bachelor’s degree In Education. He later became interested in the probation profession, so he changed his major and received a degree in law enforcement and corrections. In 1973 Mr. Pozzi started his career at the Philadelphia Probation Department as a probation trainee and then gradually elevated to Administrative Officer and then Deputy Chief Probation Officer. After serving 16 years in the Philadelphia Probation Department, Mr. Pozzi ventured out and applied for Commissioner of the Probation Department in Westchester County.

This position will provide me with the skills I need to better assist individuals, while I learn the fundamental skills that I will use in my career. In Diversity Studies, I have learned how systemic barriers have outcasted marginalized groups, specifically youth of color. I have learned how to critically think about the individual and ways to help promote their wellbeing, rather than being quick to judge their situation. These skills are crucial when working with individuals that have past convictions because it is important not to label the individual, but look at them as individuals who have the potential to overcome their circumstances. That is why I will be a vital team member of the Juvenile Division Department team.

My chosen career path is to become a Juvenile probation officer. Juvenile probation officers work with youths that have been placed on probation and or have been court order to attend an alternative consequence school to continue their education. Most juvenile probation officers work with youths at a particular stage of their probation process, for an example supervision or investigation. This paper will cover information on the juvenile justice system and my career choice by touching bases with my interviewee a Juvenile Probation Officer Shelvin McGill the agency he is employed with as well as its clientele, I will also speak on the job description and responsibilities, his theory-of-use, and briefly touch on why he chooses this line of work, and his educational background.

A life as a Probation Officer will be interesting and challenging. Probation Officers must have a keen interest in both criminal justice enforcement and helping young and old law offenders. Being a Probation Officer requires performing several duties and putting in a great amount of time and energy. This career provides a unique opportunity to intervene in the lives of criminal offenders and provide an opportunity for reform. The career comes with safety risks, but many current officers relish the opportunity to make a difference in

I had the pleasure interviewing Ms. Sabrina Anderson. Ms. Anderson is a Probation Counselor II at Foundations Residential Facility in Fairfax, Virginia. Foundations Residential Facility counsels young women between ages of 12-18 who are mandated by Fairfax Juvenile Court System due to various offences. Most of the women were victims of sexual and drug abuse. There are six residents at the facility whose probation period ranges from eight to twelve months long. The maximum number of ladies that are allowed is twelve: each counselor has two clients. The residents are required to stay at the facility for a week and then may go home on the weekends if they well behaved. In the beginning, Ms. Anderson and her client will come up with a plan/agenda

Victoria believes that the axillary probation officer program for juvenile offenders is a very effective program, and the only way to make it more effective is for the officers to be able to spend more time with the youth. “Dealing with these young people can often pull at the sensitivity of your heart. Most of these youth come from broken homes, broken families, and tend to be very angry or express themselves through anger. However when they open up about what is going on either in their lives or going through their mind some of them just brake, and a flow of emotions kind of over takes them.” (Smith, 2016) Victoria expressed that the one on one, personal time she spends with the young ladies make the biggest difference. While interviewing Victoria I noticed she had such a strong passion about her job. This made me wonder if this was an easy job, was it a job that came completely natural to her or were there things she had to work on. When asked, Victoria said that she was already a good listener, and that was something that was very easy for her, but she admitted to having to work hard at bettering her communication skills and speaking with the youth. Most people would admit that they have no desire to work with what society calls Juvenile offenders, for whatever reason. However when Victoria asked stated that the hardest part of her job was simply

Entering into any field of law enforcement in this day and age requires a much more advanced understanding of our legal system and constitutional privileges. With such an enormous amount of recent scrutiny on law enforcement personnel due to the vast amount of negative publicity that has begun to surface through the media, becoming a probation officer seems to have inherited a similar meaning to that of any type of law enforcement representative. Being an advocate for the innocent victims of often times, violent crimes, holds some level of reward. It also forces new and established officers of the courts to maintain professionalism and lawful duties. A career in probationary duties is a great substitute to serving as a sworn officer; still, it is not for everyone. Civilian or non-sworn positions flourish in most probation and parole agencies these days, especially with the higher demand for space needed in prisons and jails and an increase in statistical criminal activity. Most people

I interviewed Officer Greenlee, who is a close friend. She works as a Correctional Officer for the Peoria County Jail, I interviewed her while we were on duty on Saturday, April 16th.

Today I had the opportunity to attend the Business and Technology Career Fair. Since I am a junior and previously a business student, I have some experience with this fair. My visit this time was very different from my two prior years since I am now a Kinesiology major and I am somewhat of an outsider to the majority of companies offering internships. Upon reading the requirements of this assignment I was unsure about who I was going to speak with but little did I know I would only have to do half of the work.

After this internship made me realised how diverse engineering fields and there is so much new knowledge to learn, considering myself with electrical power engineering background working in construction site which may related on civil engineering field. When I studied the project plan documentations, there is some new term and I need to find extra information on the Internet myself to understand more about the ongoing project. Having said that, knowledge that I have obtained throughout my study in ECU proved to be useful such as basic CAD, mechanic and material courses during my first and second year which make me easier to understand the structure drafting of the floor plans.