Interview Analysis : Dehra Battle

I interviewed Ashley Porras, a Licensed Vocational Nurse at Sharp Rees Stealy. She gave me background information of how she got into the healthcare system, great advice and what she does on a daily basis. The reason I chose Ashley as the person to interview was because I got the chance to spend the day with her at work and I loved it. I found it interesting what she did and got the opportunity to learn more about her, her occupation and where she see’s herself in the future. Someday, I would be an LVN and gradually get higher in the healthcare field like she is doing now.

The entrepreneur I interviewed was, Dehra Battle. She is the owner and stylist at Hair Savvy Hair and Nail Salon. The salon opened up on the Spring of 2010. I have known Dehra for the past 10 years. She has been my personal hair stylist for the last 10 years. Being a close family friend, I have witnessed her trials and tribulations with being an entrepreneur. I choose Dehra, because she is a wonderful and hard working woman; she has a passion for helping others with self esteem by creating signature styles that will give any woman the confidence. Dehra was not satisfied with working under a salon owner who was not concerned about the workers safety and customer satisfaction. She wanted to be in control and create an environment that customers would love to attend regularly.

I interviewed Durward “Durk” Lynch he is in my field of interest where I want to work as one day. He is a Nurse Practitioner at the Vanden Bosh Clinic and at the College Clinic. He gave information on his background and what drove him to be a Nurse Practitioner (NP). He really has had a lot of experience, as I will explain to you what he has shared.

The name of the interviewee is Matt Gunnell. He is a manager at the Jefferson City Apothecary. He has been instrumental to manufacturing medicine a playing a vital role in keeping the people of the Jefferson City community healthy and strong. I decided to choose Matt because he is a laid back and amazing individual who is very positive about life and encourage others to thrive and find their talent to make the world a better place. He also has a strong passion for his job and his role in ensuring the wellness of our citizens in this community. Also, I picked the Apothecary because of the vital role they to ensure our society have access to the medicine they need to stay healthy. It is one of the very few pharmaceutical businesses in town. It also offer pocket friendly prescriptions for some citizens that had to pay out of pocket.

Most people care a lot about their appearance, and are willing to spend time and money to go get their hair or makeup done, especially for special occasions. That’s why there will always be a need for cosmetologists in mostly every area. Getting a general cosmetology license covers everything including doing hair, nails and makeup. Or, you can get licensed to be a nail technician or esthetician (¨Cosmetologist¨). Personally, I would rather get a general cosmetology license so I have the freedom to do whatever services I want or whatever services are in highest demand by client’s. I’ve also decided that someday in the future I would like to manage a salon, either corporate owned or my own business. For this I will have to go to college and get a degree in business administration along with my cosmetology license. I think being a cosmetologist is a good career for me because I see a lot of positives and very few negatives from the research I’ve done. Even if the education might be challenging, managing a salon will be a satisfying career for me because the labor market outlook is positive, the salary and hours are sustainable, and I will enjoy the challenging and diverse nature of the work and rewarding social interactions.

The reason I choice to interview Michelle is because I have been with her for most of her journey in getting to her dream job. Razo is our Human resource assistant, but is working to become our onsite human resource one day. Her ultimate goal is to have her own human resource consultant business. She feels it would help her community out to help the small businesses that cannot afford an onsite HR manager. She started off in the medical field as a manager for a billing office, there she learned the hardship people

I had the privilege to interview a member of the HR department at Liberty Diversified, International (LDI). LDI is a family of seven companies in different markets such as: custom packaging solutions (Harbor Packaging), retail solutions (Immedia), and office furnishings and solutions (Safco), to name a few. Being a freshman at the Carlson School I was really nervous about this assignment because I didn’t want to make a bad impression by interviewing someone I had no connections with. Thus, I decided to interview Erin Hanson who is and HR specialist for Liberty Diversified, International who aligns with their workplace furniture and solutions business Safco. Erin is actually a graduate of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities so it was really cool to have the opportunity to meet an alumnus. I met with Erin because I have a relative in Safco who works as a business analyst who was able to set a meeting with her and even drive me to it. I asked Erin a series of ten questions relating to various facets of HR that we had discussed in class prior to my meeting with her.

I myself have a step by step plan that I think will help me be very successful. First I must know the importance of a college and high school education in the workplace, second I must obtain knowledge of all aspects of salon business and finally I must further my education at Paul Mitchell school to be successful. One of my career goals for the future is to be happy regardless of what I choose to do. I want to be satisfied with my decisions, to be able to accept and forgive, and most of all to be able to live up to the expectations I have for myself. College and high school education will prepare me for a professional career by providing a more indebt course curriculum, opportunities for on the job training, and will enhance communication and socialization

This interview process really taught me how to listen to and accept the viewpoints of other people who are not necessarily from the same background that I am from. I spoke to one person that I have known for years, and another person who I never spoke with prior to the interview. My first contact was Ms. Tessy Hunt, a direct support counselor for individuals with special needs. The people who Tessy serve, face challenges that not everyone is equipped to support. I chose to interview Ms. Hunt because she provides actual services for a group of individuals who are not allowed the same opportunities and same rights that many of us take for granted. I have known Tessy for several years, and I know that her line

Dawn Poitras was my interviewee. She works in our community and school as a person who is their for kids that need someone to talk to. She gives back to the community by being there and trying to give everyone no matter who you are someone that will listen to you. A lot of kids have no one to talk to and may be struggling with substance abuse with parents at home or if they are having trouble with it. She is the one who is always here to help no matter what the issue is.

For my interview of a HR manager or specialist I chose to interview someone from a popular company who has a plant local to where I live in Oxford, PA. I interviewed Eric Maholmes the Human resource director for Tastycake which is now Flowers Baking Company of Oxford, Inc. I asked Eric a variety of questions from his educational background, to his duties as director, and what the hardest parts of his job are.

3. When you decided to attend NIU, what were your expectations? How did you picture America before you came here?

To move forward in life and to become somebody there are certain steps I must take, and doing understanding yourself interview is part of it. The industry I chose to be an entrepreneur in is in the import and export industry and to be specific I would like to start as an import and export coordinator. Without further delay, my interview was conducted on February 10, 2016, at Second Cup café located at 642 Mount Pleasant Rd. Toronto ON. I had a nice time interviewing Mr. Richard, a consultant and an entrepreneur in the import and export industry and CEO of TartanFrog Inc. To be sincere, I chose him as my interviewee at first because I had no one else in the field that I could interview, and secondly because of his credentials. He has achieved a lot in his lifetime, he has produced a film, played in a hockey team, worked with different companies mostly to help solve problems, and he 's an inventor, he invented aerosol channel cap.

The first interviewee is a 59 year old-man who is currently working as a business development manager for a digital marketing company. The man has been with the one year-old company since its inception, which employs just six people including him. The company is known for providing services such as website development and support, search engine optimization, and database configuration.

The entrepreneur I choose to interview is a well-known and respectable woman in the tourism-hospitality industry in Vietnam. Her name is Ngoc T.B. Nguyen. There are now many different definitions for the word entrepreneur and entrepreneurship, the definition of entrepreneur as the ‘risk taker’ might be the one that suits her best. Born in 1963, this woman has spent more than 10 years in the Tourist industry and has since then been an inspirational model for many young adults in her hometown. Nguyen started to work for a local hotel as a receptionist at the age of 20. At this time, because of many reasons, she finished high school but could not pursue her dream of studying higher. Not giving up, Nguyen kept working hard