I chose my friend, Rheanna Lynn Esparza, as my interviewee for my cultural interview. While I was interviewing Rheanna, I used the same questions I answered about myself during my cultural diorama presentation. During the interview, I was able to grasp a better understanding of Rheannas culture while allowing her to develop a better understanding of her own culture and family history. Rheanna identifies with the ethnic groups Latino, European, and Native American. Her father is Latino, her mother
Summary of Answers – Brent The second interview involved a forty-five-minute discussion with Brent, a Senior Vice President of a core business function at Lowe’s. The interview was scheduled for sixty minutes, but it was cut short due to a pressing issue that required Brent’s immediate attention. Brent is a twenty-five-year company veteran who started his career as a sales associate in a Lowe’s store while he completed his degree. He has since risen through the company ranks to the position of
For my first interview, I chose to analyze my grandfather (William McGlone) and his personal work histories. At age 84, he had quite an extensive work life. After graduating from the University of Minnesota in 1956 with a B.A. in Communications, he began his job search with a strong focus on advertising. Upon learning that most advertising agencies required prior sales experience, he moved to Chicago to accept a job offer with Northwest Airlines as a salesman. During this job, he would report to
I chose to do my interview in the field office and not over the phone. Feeling that by doing this interview in person I would receive more of a connection. I walk into work early this morning so I can interview Doug Ivie before everyone else comes into the office. When I arrive Doug is already here and working on programming tank level sensors. This week Doug is in the San Angelo office and not in the Denver, Colorado office where he is normally located. He comes to the San Angelo office every two
populations and carry different titles to include counselors, case managers, milieu therapists, social workers, etc. Regardless of what title a human service worker may hold, communication between a client and professional is vital. The purpose of this paper is to introduce a client from a particular background and address his presenting issues. It will review how I would interview my client to include specific communication techniques, ways I would establish a working relationship, discuss possible boundary
individual that I chose my personal family interview is my mother, Tina Washington because unfortunately, I have no other living relatives to inquire about the prior generation. My mother is 58 years old. Initially, my mother was somewhat hesitant to participate in the interview process and was curious to find out more about the type of questions asked during the interview process. After explaining the purpose for this assignment, my mother was very cooperative. She was more than happy to oblige my request
I got my first job when I was seventeen years old. Living in a small town, there were only three job options for teenagers. We had a McDonalds, a Waffle House, and an Ingles supermarket. My best friend at the time worked at McDonalds, so my choice was obvious. I thought it was going to be great. I got to work with my friend every day, I got weekends off, and I did not have any bills to pay, so the extra money was a plus. Once I actually started working, my opinion changed very quickly. My friend
career in Human Resources. I strategically chose my interviewee as an employee at Paychex because I wanted to talk with someone who worked with many different companies and would provide a unique insight and perspective into their functions as a Human Resource Professional. I came across Haley through my father, who knows her from a previous business engagement. He regarded her as very good at what she did and identified her as a perfect candidate for an informational interview because of her outspoken
My Accomplishment The recession was becoming a huge thing for the American people in 2008. People began to lose their houses; people were laid off their jobs you see more homeless in the streets. Soon the American people were scared that the recession will soon hit to the depression. Unfortunately, my family were the ones effected by the recession and we end up losing are house and my father was laid off from his job so we end up living with are aunt. My father tries to get back to his feet by selling
increase their profitability greatly. The Chinese market makes up a large portion of Starbucks’ profit. China’s population plays a big role in the importance of that market to Starbucks and the ability to pull a big profit from that region. In an interview with Charlie Rose, Howard Schultz said, “We educated [China] on coffee…now [China is] drinking as much coffee as [America] is.” (Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, bloomberg.com) This statement shows how quickly the Chinese market expanded to the size