Week #3-Prompted Post-Interview

Interview

This week I was able to interview a woman working in my perspective career field. Lauren works at a hospital called St. Mary's in the Human Resource department. This particular job intrigued me because it is a mix of two careers I could follow with a communication degree: working in a hospital (as a speech therapist) and working in HR. I was able to ask a few questions to which I received some rather interesting answers.

The following are not quotes from either of us, instead general ideas of the interview.

Writing Related Interview:

I started off with some writing questions. I asked what type of writing she does daily. Lauren writes a fairly impressive amount each day. She told me between emails to her department, charity organization planning, and human resource paper work she writes every day. 

I then asked Lauren how she writes. She related to me a few writing details including: typically she writes out what she needs to say, reads it and edits it for mistakes, then sends it to whomever it may concern. She told me that the number of times she revises her work and how formal she writes depends on who she is writing for.

Career Related Interview:

Next I got to ask a few career related questions. I first asked What she likes most about her job. She named a few different parts, however she said her favorite was probably helping with the charity organizations. She also said this was her least favorite part, in that it takes a lot to organize.

I briefly asked Lauren if she liked working in HR. It seems as if she does enjoy it. She hinted that she dislikes working in the HR offices though because they are n the basement next to the morgue.

I asked if there was anything she wished she knew when she entered the work force. She quickly replied that she enjoys her job and that her best advice for me is to just make SURE I knew what exactly my job was to be before taking it,

Lastly I got to ask what types of upward movement there is in her HR position. She told me she already completed most of it. For her, she now likes her current position and intends to finish her career there. 

I learned valuable information from this interview. The advice that will stick with me is to know what I am getting my self into, before jumping in. I thank her for the opportunity!