Personal Narrative: A Career In Employment

Describe the educational and professional preparation for this position as it relates to the person you interviewed?

For the next part of the interview I asked what education and experiances have proven helpful for her current job. My mother replied to me with telling me, that her masters degree in educational administration helped. As well as her privious job of being a parent educater which helped to provide her with necessery skills. I then asked her how she well she

I conducted an interview on Tina Hildebrant; she is my girlfriend’s mother and has been a family friend for many years. Tina’s very first job was working at the Davenport Moose Lodge as a salad lady. She stocked the salad bar with all of the toppings and sauces. After Tine left the Davenport Moose Lodge, she moved to a new position at Neurology Consultants PC. She worked there from 1998 to 2017. She worked for 20 years without changing her job title. She felt over whelmed, over worked, and under paid at times. Besides the three things she felt, however; on the other side she felt like she accomplished many tasks every day. She thought working at Neurology Consultant PC was beneficial because it helped her talking with the public and communication skills. Tina now works for the

I feel the the informational interview went fairly well. I actually had the opportunity to work for Mrs. Kaur last summer so I knew her a little bit and was comfortable asking her questions. Also, having some prior knowledge of her work and background allowed me to ask address concerns that I may have not been able to without that pre-exisitng connection. I was able to learn a great deal about what actually goes into running a business and also learned about the great range of skills required to create your own company/business. Even though I learned a lot about the actual pratice of having your business, I feel I missed out on the educational aspects. Because Mrs. Kaur had not pursued a education related to business, she was not really in

I interviewed Ms.Grealy. Name of School, church, or agency? The name of the school is The Reform Church Nursery School. Education received? Ms.Grealy has a bachelor in education. Years of working and at present location? In the field? Ms.Grealy has worked at the Reform Church Nursery School for ten years. She started at this school as a mom and as her kids got older she started working here and then teaching. Work title? Ms.Grealy is a teacher in the morning and a ministrative assistant in the afternoon in the office.

Throughout high school, I continuously explored a wide variety of courses in an attempt to figure out what career path I may want to pursue. As senior year drew closer, the business field became more enticing. Furthermore, my aspirations were significantly impacted on the evening of September 14, 2016. I woke up that day and left for school as if it were any other day. After school, I drove to the softball field because we had a game and it just so happened to be Senior Night: the last home game. When it came time for my first at bat, I stepped up to the plate and hit a line drive between the first and second basemen, successfully making it to first base. The next player up to bat hit a double; I rounded second and sprinted for third. I clearly remember my coach kneeling on the ground to signal me to slide into third base. For some unknown reason, I hesitated and slid too late. I knew it was a bad slide, but I was focusing on whether or not I was safe. Then reality set in, I was safe, but I was not physically capable of standing up.

The interview started after the familiar pleasantries with the question, “What skills and experiences are you looking for in an employee? Kimberly said, “an even mix of IT experience with a degree of learning the “how the work is done” at Lockheed Martin.” She also said since most of her equipment is confidential, she could only discuss generalities. I said that I understand and asked her to only talk about things she was comfortable with discussing. She continued to say that her IT professionals do the job of teaching, coaching, replacing and repairing high-end communication equipment. This means that our teams must know when they get to their equipment want to diagnose and what needs to be accomplished to affect necessary equipment repairs. Kim said that her equipment is not cheap,

The person I interviewed use to be teacher she decided to switch her career path and became an Interpreter her name is Christine Sherk. Her responses relate a lot to her previous career here are the questions I asked and her response. 1. Which area(s) do you consider your area of expertise? As a former teacher I have a deep understanding of special

What have you done to prepare for this interview? Follow-up: “Tell me about your understanding of this position and what appeals to you most about this position.”

This supervisor I selected desires to not be identified, therefore he shall remain anonymous. I created fifteen questions that I asked the selected supervisor regarding his role, challenges they face and how they have overcome these challenges. The interview conducted was a simple ask and response therefor I will start from the beginning. In no particular order the questions I composed I could best relate to a common topic are as follows: 1. Did you have any formal or informal management experience prior to becoming a supervisor? No, he learned everything from on the job training and experience. No prior degrees just accumulated knowledge on individual jobs. 2) Did you work your way up to your position or did you get hired into the position? He worked his way up for four years, started at the same job and worked his way up through each required position all the way to the top. 3) What are some of the challenges associated with managing groups of people? There are different personalities and backgrounds so you have to know how to operate and help them work together and manage them effectively. 4) What are the some of the challenges with balancing your work and role as a supervisor and a co-worker? Knowing when to be a friend and when to be a supervisor, knowing when to address an employee as a co-worker or supervisor for occasionally being a friend is what they need. 5) What time do you usually come into work, and what time do you usually leave, does the time you come in and leave for work affect how you work? Twenty minutes early prior to the time scheduled and ten minutes after work ends to make sure everything is ready for the next time. Yes, if showing up on time it is harder to get adjusted to actually start working, when showing up early you have time to prepare

We haven't talked in a while so I thought I send you a quick e-mail. My life has been school, running, sleep, and music! School is going well like all my teachers (for the most part)! I haven't raced yet in cross country because I got sick a few week ago... I am just not getting over it, and I was supposed to have a meet on Saturday, but it was canceled due to horrible course conditions. I have been spending a lot of time producing music... Over this last summer, I got very serious about it. Realistically, I don't think it will be a career field for me, but you never know, and I really enjoy it. I've thought myself a lot, but I think I will be meeting with some actual audio engineers to learn even more. Right now music production

By interviewing her, I thought I could get a better understanding about how a HR department has an impact on my life now as a student. This will help me understand how

She was relaxed but ready for my questions. Her body language was very nonchalant and she handled it pretty well. I started off with easy and quick questions such as how long she has worked here and where else she has worked at. Her replies were simple and later I started asking her questions about the communication problems in teaching math. I asked her what communication problems she has with AAP students and night class students. She replied with, “Only problem may stem from [AAP] students who are not willing to put in the effort”, and “lack of time because they (night students) only meet once a week. Mostly exhausted from whole day of work and condense so much information once a week in a three hour class”. I later asked her about advice for new tutors who want to teach math to students. She replied with, “Always be kind and supportive and try to efficiently explain concepts to a variety of learners”. Ms. Nuriely was very helpful in this interview. She gave very important communication issues and advice in the math education

Mrs. Suttle has been a family friend for many years. I chose to interview her because she is a professional accountant and seemed to have the education and advice I was seeking about accounting and how to get in the field. Overall, the interview did turn me away from accounting slightly; therefore I am now leaning more towards anthropology. I realized that constant math and the day-to-day responsibilities are something that I probably will not enjoy throughout my life. From the interview, I did learn one unexpected thing. I always assumed that anyone participating in the business field, especially as far as Mrs. Delane made it, would require some sort of degree, certification or licensing to prove her skills; however I now know differently. Some rare employers may just appreciate a potential employee to have experience. To finally decide on my major, I feel as if I need to know the extensiveness of the workload and how challenging the tasks in accounting are to make a confident decision in choosing majors. Throughout the semester, I have utilized many tools and resources and participated in activities. However, the two most helpful resource and activity were “What can I do with a major in…?” and the Holland code activity. I like the practicality of the “ What can I do with a major in?” It allows me to see potential jobs in many career fields along with the skills needed to have that job. Finally, I enjoyed the Holland code

The Career interview was a little intimidating. I believe I got the pleasure to interview with Ms. Bridget and it was tough because she was not so easy on the eyes and I felt like I was being ripped apart via her eyes. To my knowledge, the entire interview was based off of behavioral questions. The interview seemed to primarily be focused on my knowledge, skills, abilities and behaviors instead of the traditional competency based interview, which would determine if I have the skills necessary for the job. Overall I really enjoyed the experience and was happy to be judged by someone else and not get penalized for it as I would it the real world. This information gave me a better understanding of the nonverbal and verbal pros and cons I show.