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Expert: Adam D. McDonald
Date: 6/6/2005
Subject: Interview
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Hello my name is Stephanie and I am doing a project for school about careers I am interested in. I was wondering if I could ask you a few interview questions about your job? I would send you the questions and all you would have to do is answer then and send them back. Thank-you.
Answer -
Hello Stephanie,
I'd be pleased to help you out. Out of curiosity, what careers ARE you interested in?
Adam
Adam,
Thank-you so much for helping me. For an answer to your question, I am interested in being a political leader. The questions for you are below.
1.How many years of training or schooling did your career require?
2.Do you ever regret your career decision? Why?
3.What skills must you aquire?
4.Do you think that this career could lead to other careers?
5.Is there anything you must be able to tollerate at this career?
6.Do you work with a lot of people?
7.What are the five main reasons you enjoy your career?
8.What are the five main reasons you dislike your career?
9.Was or is there anything you wanted to achive while working in this feild of work?
10.Are you proud of your career?
11.Was there anytime you wanted to quit? Why?
12.Do you get the privalidge of choosing your holidays?
13.Do you think you have good pay?
14.Do you have the same schedule every day?
15.Do you work with the same people every day?
16.Is there any special benefits while working at this job? (dental, pension, medical)
Those are the questions, if you could please send the answers back as soon as possible that would be great. Thank-you once again for helping me out.
Stephanie
Answer
1. I did a four-year B.A. and a one-year M.A.
2. No. This is exactly what I wanted to do when I was a kid.
3. To be a political staffer, you have to have good writing skills; you have to be smart; you have to be able to do high quality work with very short deadlines.
4. Yes, most definitely. Often, it will lead to government relations jobs.
5. I'm not sure what you mean.
6. Yes. All kinds of people.
7. the people; the politics; the opportunity to do good; being "in the know"; getting to use some of my skills.
8. The long hours; frustrations of conflict
9. I just wanted to help people.
10. Yes.
11. No.
12. Yes.
13. Yes.
14. No. The hours are extremely variable.
15. No. I work with different people each day.
16. I get dental, glasses.
If you'd like me to clarify something, please let me know!
Adam
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