...Personal Interview Paper Kimberly Willard BSHS/355 January 19th, 2015 Karen Miner Personal Interview Paper This is a personal interview that I conducted with a woman whom is a case manager for a non-profit organization, called Health Right 360. Carla Johnson works exclusively with women on probation that have been mandated to participate in the (AB) 109 Bill. Miss Johnson shared with me what a day consists of working with these women The interview started with Carla sharing information regarding this program, how it came to exist and its impact upon these women. Carla explained to me that “In 2011, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed Assembly Bill (AB) 109 and AB 117, historic legislation that has helped California to close the revolving door of low-level inmates cycling in and out of state prisons” (n.d.). This means “Assembly Bill 109 establishes the California Public Safety Realignment Act of 2011 which allows for current non-violent, non-serious, and non-sex offenders, who after they are released from California State prison, are to be supervised at the local County level. Instead of reporting to state parole officers, these offenders are to report to local county probation officers” (n.d.). This means more opportunities for those that have been incarcerated for low level crimes. After speaking with Miss Johnson, she shared that the main focus of her job is recruitment, referrals and advocacy. Networking and collaborating with potential resource agencies...
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...I have always had an interest in obtaining a career in real estate, and for this reason I chose to interview Pamela Beall. Pamela is a licensed realtor in the state of Texas, and has been in practice for about eight years. I’ve known Pamela for many years, and have even used her services myself to help my find a home. She has won multiple awards for real estate professionals. She has also run into multiple ethical dilemmas during her eight-year career. Before I began the interview, Pamela informed me that all realtors must take a required course that focuses on the National Association of Realtor’s Code of Ethics. Not only must they take the course to become a realtor, it is also a required continuing education course that must be taken every two years. I found this quite interesting, and it led to my first question. I asked Pamela what she had learned from her last time taking the required course, and how it differed from what she had learned when she first took the course. Pamela...
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...Approaching new people at school can sometimes be a difficult thing. Before I had the chance to interview Bobby I had only noticed him around school every now and then, and I never seemed to have a good opportunity to actually approach him and have a conversation. Interviewing Bobby told me minor things such as when his birthday is, to other more important things, like what he wants his career to be when he gets older and what he seems himself succeeding his graduation from high school. I was able to learn all about Bobby’s family, school activities, and his skills and hobbies. The first thing I got to talk to Bobby about was his family life. Bobby told me he was born in Greensburg, has lived here his entire life, and will most likely continue to live here as he gets older. Yet he did say that if he could live anywhere in the world he would like to live in Hawaii because he has always wanted to go to a tropical place. Next, Bobby has 3 older siblings. There is Shauna who is 19, Joe who is 22, and Michael who is 30. Bobby said that he enjoys being the youngest of the family because he likes that he gets more attention. Lastly, Bobby has a 7 month old dog named Moose. Some tricks Moose can do is things like sit, stay, and heel. Having Bobby talk to me about his family helped me to know more about...
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...Introduction Finding a person who is willing to be interviewed by a college student can be hard. Many business men and women do not have time to take an hour out of there day to be interviewed. Luckily I was able to find a professional who was willing to take the time to be interviewed by me. My interview with Eric Perlstein, Director of Healthcare Programs at Edwards Project Solutions, took place on Friday October 9, 2015 at the Starbucks in Owings Mills Maryland. Mr.Perlstein had gotten is Masters in Finance and has been in the project management field for over 15 years. He is apart of the PMI chapter located in Baltimore Maryland. He is a very outgoing, friendly, well rounded man, with great interpersonal skills. He was extremely knowledgeable...
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...for babies, infants, and even adults. I selected Mrs. Mendez for my informational interview because I believe that it is important to have more women in the business industry, and because when I am older I want to be able to have my own business as well. From this interview, I learned that with knowing that business is the path you want to take for your future. You have to be able to learn how to work in small and big business before you jump into creating a business of your own. You have to be able to learn how to work in different sized business because the environment for both is very different. With this, I also learned that with wanting a successful company or business you want to be able to have a successful advertisement, and you want to give the world a good or service that they actually want. Without successful advertisement and a good or service that people want, your business might not go anywhere in the future. When completing the interview, something that Mrs. Mendez said that keeps sticking to me is that no matter if you want to start a business or already have one you will always need luck,...
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...Personal Interview with Kim 355 April 14, 2014 Pamela Harris Personal Interview with Kim On April 2, 2014, I interviewed Kim Barber, a mental health worker that works with children and their families with mental and learning disabilities. During our interview she spoke of how her daily schedule, who she works with, why she chose this career and the issues surrounding working with her clients. Kim Barber works for Behavioral Health for children. The clients she works with have behavioral, mental, and learning disabilities. The main focus of her job is therapeutic intervention and teaching new skills. She does work with these children one on one along with their families and other professionals to help the clients be successful in school and at home. (K. Barber, personal communication April 2, 2014) Kim’s day pertains to working with three different children, age’s six to eleven. Kim goes to two different schools and works with these children hat their home. Each child has “prescribed” hours to receive the required treatment at school and at home. The three children she works with all have different needs. One of the children she works with she is required to sit next to the child. He is easily distracted and is unable to stay focused. His behaviors require having someone with him so he does not harm himself or others in the classroom. Another one of her children does not require much attention; she sits in the back of the classroom. The only thing that she...
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...Interview Your goal is to get them talking. Listen for what is said, what is implied, what is not said. Try not to insert your opinions and experience. Start the interview by explaining who you are and why you are interviewing them. Thank them sincerely for giving you their time and thoughts. Be sensitive throughout the interview to whether the person wants to continue. Sample Interview Questions Start with questions that are easy and comfortable to answer: 1. What kind of work do you do? Office manager in a professional medical setting 2. How long have you been doing it? 18 years 3. Can you describe a typical work day? Schedule surgery, verify insurance for new patients and oversight of the daily workings of the office. Then move to questions that require more thought and rapport with the interviewer: 1. Why did you end up doing this work? What kind of person often does this sort of work? (And would they consider themselves typical?) my son had an injury and I met the doctor, when I assisted with a translation the doctor offered me a position and I have been there ever since. 2. What do you like about this work? I love meeting new people, I work with the doctors, but mostly it is the people I like working with. 3. What is difficult about this work? The staff, I have issues with the staff in general. Not enough time to do all the jobs I am asked to do in a day. I am also forced to cover other jobs and still be responsible for my own position...
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...Personal Interview of Cassandra Garcia Carolyn Brown BSHS/355 04/ 06/ 2015 Dr. Karen Miner Personal Interview of Cassandra Garcia Mrs. Cassandra Garcia is a Licensed Professional Mental Health Therapist for Cobb & Douglas Counties Mental Health Department, located at 1650 County Services Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060. Although, Mrs. Garcia has been a Licensed Professional Mental Health Therapist for a little more than a year, she has worked for the Department of Mental Health as a Counselor since 2009. I. What populations of clients do you specialize in working within the mental health area? I specialize in working with individuals that have been diagnosis with varies types of mental disorders such as: paranoid schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder. Some of my clients are functioning on higher levels, and do not need as much supervision as those who are operating on lower functioning levels. II. What does a typical day of work look like for you? My day usually starts out very busy, I will see a minimum of three to five clients within a day. Sometimes, the appointments I have with clients are follow-up doctor appointments, to assure that they do not miss their medical appointments. The client may have personal business to attend to like locating resources to pay their bills (lights, gas, or rent), they may need to apply for other resources like food stamps, etc...
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...Interview and Analysis of Ethiopia Ethiopia is located in the Horn of Africa and is a landlocked country. The countries that border Ethiopia are Kenya to the south, Djibouti and Eritrea to the northeast, Somalia to the east, and Sudan to the west. Addis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia and is located in the heart of the country. The population of Ethiopia is approximately 32.2 million people. The population growth continues to remain high at 2.76 percent and it’s estimated that that the population could reach 90.0 million people by 2015. Ethiopia has over 83 different languages with about 200 different dialects. The largest and most common are Oromos, Amharas, and Tigrayans. The ancient language of Ge’ez was first introduced as the official written language when the Sabeans sought refuge in Aksum. The official national language of Ethiopia is Amharic. Large widely spoken languages include; English, Arabic, French, and Italian. The languages of Ethiopia are broken down into four major language groups; Semitic, Omotic, Nilo-Saharan, and Cushitic. In Ethiopia there are two main religions, Orthodox Christianity and Islam. These religions have coexisted since Mohammed’s time. If you were to visit a church the priests are always happy to have guests. Every church has three or four entrances. The east entrance is only for the priest, the south is for women, and the north is for men. The last entrance, the western one can be used by men or women. Once inside women sit on the right...
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...Cody Westwood 6/17/2015 Amanda Miller English 101 A Lot of Chili and an Interview. Throughout life one will most definitely find themselves nervously googling how to prepare for a job interview. Or find themselves as the host of a super bowl party with no idea what food to make to or how to make it for a large party of people. That is why the authors of “How to Interview” and “…Chili for Fifty” wrote their essays, to help others. At a first glance someone wouldn’t think that the essays have anything in common. Once one takes a deeper look into them it can be found that both essays can be useful to a young adult audience and offer helpful steps to completing separate tasks in everyday life. This is all done by using different writing techniques. Although both have a similar purpose the way each task is explained is different. For example, in”…Chili for Fifty” Eric Michalski says “… you could boil a cow’s head in. (Don’t ask how I know.)”(Michalski 359), “I hate Jalapenos” (Michalski 361), and “If you plan on moving the chili pot, which you shouldn’t, potholders are useful.” (Michalski 359). These examples show that Michalski uses a more informal tone, almost as if the reader is having a conversation with the author about how to make the chili. This makes the essay more enjoyable to read with his personal touch. In the article from Monster.com on interviewing the text is laid out in a more formal manner. The author uses bolded headings such as “Be Prepared to talk about...
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...Quality Improvement Plan Part II This paper attempts to explain some areas of potential improvement for the Veteran Affairs (VA) organization in a surgical department. Describe the data that needs to be collected and the tools to be use. Also, it will be identified and compared the types of information collected based on the different tools used. Presenting the Quality Improvements (QI) tools needed to accomplish the goal and describe the information obtained from it. In addition, establish how are these tools helpful for the health care organizations. Areas of Potential Improvements for the Organization The areas to be considered are; on- call Practices, preoperative personnel are assigned designated times, in addition to their regular work hours, to be available on an “on-call” basis for unplanned , urgent, emergent procedures or to provide care for patients whose procedure run past schedule time periods. Call hours may vary from four hours or more. Actual hours worked during the call period are unpredictable and can range from 30 minutes to the entire length of the call period. A large body of research exists about fatigue and sleep deprivation and their effect on performance. Research also suggest that work periods of 12 hours or more are associated with higher probability of making an error and increase in risk-taking behaviors. The Time-Out: While technologies and other innovations have advanced health care, these advancements have also led to failures in the delivery...
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...INTERVIEW QUESTIONS & TECHNIQUES Collected by MBA Dept General Advice Before you go for your interview you need to find out everything you can about the company. Reread your application/CV/covering letter, so that you can think about your skills and qualifications, and also questions that you might be asked. In order to do well in the interview you need to be able to convince the interviewer that you have the right skills for the job, this will include your motivation towards the job, how well you will fit into the company, along with meeting their academic and skills requirements. You should dress smartly and appropriately and should leave in plenty of time allowing for possible delays, so that you are not late. Remember first impressions last! Tips It's a good idea to ask for a glass of water, as you will be doing a lot of talking, but it’s also good to take a sip if you want a few seconds to think about the question asked. • Ensure that you are sitting comfortably in a position where you can address all the interviewers. • Make sure that you remember the names of the interviewers, and take note of their various roles. First Impressions Most people make an initial opinion of a stranger within the first five minutes of meeting them. According to research employers' impressions are made up of the following: Body Language and image (70%) Tone of voice (20%) What you say (10%) As soon as you enter the building you need to be polite to everyone...
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...beneficial to their mental wellbeing. Purpose of this report is to is to ensure that the job description for the role of domestic assistant in Health Care Group, is in line with service delivery and the Care Quality Commissions Essential Standards of Quality and safety under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, as well as updating health and safety policies and procedures. For this reason we are going to conduct the process of job analysis. This report will apply to all Domestic Assistants across Healthcare home and hospital settings. 2- Findings Job analyzing is a process for collecting information about work performed and environment it takes place in, what is the purpose of the job. It identifies the knowledge, skills, abilities and personal competencies people need to perform their work well. From many methods of conducting job analysis, for this process Ive chosen examining documents (incl. job description, person spec, any other job related records), Interviewing job holder, and interviewing line manager. Each one of those methods has got its advantages and disadvantages. While examining documents like job description, gives you precise information about responsibilities of job holder, it doesn’t tell you how work is carried out, and there may be some responsibilities that are not included in job description. That is why I have chosen next method, which is interviewing the job holder. Mental health environment can change on a daily basis, so it is important that our domestic...
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...Sample Interview Questions with Suggested Ways of Answering Q. Tell me about yourself. A. This is the dreaded, classic, open-ended interview question and likely to be among the first. It's your chance to introduce your qualifications, good work habits, etc. Keep it mostly work and career related. Q. Why do you want to leave your current job? (Why did you leave your last job?) A. Be careful with this. Avoid trashing other employers and making statements like, "I need more money." Instead, make generic statements such as, "It's a career move." Q. What are your strengths? A. Point out your positive attributes related to the job. Q. What are your weaknesses? A. Everybody has weaknesses, but don't spend too much time on this one and keep it work related. Along with a minor weakness or two, try to point out a couple of weaknesses that the interviewer might see as strengths, such as sometimes being a little too meticulous about the quality of your work. (Avoid saying "I work too hard." It's a predictable, common answer.) For every weakness, offer a strength that compensates for it. Q. Which adjectives would you use to describe yourself? A. Answer with positive, work-oriented adjectives, such as conscientious, hard-working, honest and courteous, plus a brief description or example of why each fits you well. Q. What do you know about our company? A. To answer this one, research the company before you interview. Q. Why do you want to work for us? A. Same as above. Research the company...
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...Sample Interview Questions with Suggested Ways of Answering Q. Tell me about yourself. A. This is the dreaded, classic, open-ended interview question and likely to be among the first. It's your chance to introduce your qualifications, good work habits, etc. Keep it mostly work and career related. Q. Why do you want to leave your current job? (Why did you leave your last job?) A. Be careful with this. Avoid trashing other employers and making statements like, "I need more money." Instead, make generic statements such as, "It's a career move." Q. What are your strengths? A. Point out your positive attributes related to the job. Q. What are your weaknesses? A. Everybody has weaknesses, but don't spend too much time on this one and keep it work related. Along with a minor weakness or two, try to point out a couple of weaknesses that the interviewer might see as strengths, such as sometimes being a little too meticulous about the quality of your work. (Avoid saying "I work too hard." It's a predictable, common answer.) For every weakness, offer a strength that compensates for it. Q. Which adjectives would you use to describe yourself? A. Answer with positive, work-oriented adjectives, such as conscientious, hard-working, honest and courteous, plus a brief description or example of why each fits you well. Q. What do you know about our company? A. To answer this one, research the company before you interview. Q. Why do you want to work for us? A. Same as above. Research the company before...
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