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TO: Mrs. Marilyn Gallaway
FROM: Dallan Hope
SUBJECT: Information-Gathering interview
I got the opportunity to sit down and talk with Mr. James Greenlaw who is a web designer. I decided to sit down and talk with him about his profession as a web designer and also get a few suggestions on how to peruse this career. I wanted to find out about how the carrier affects his family, what kind of education is required, and also facts about this job. What I was able to learn is in this memo.
Family
The reason that Mr. Greenlaw decided to go into this profession was that it allows him to be creative and also do things that are very different each day. He never has a day that is the exact same as the previous day. He has a very flexible schedule but it also depends mainly on how he is doing on deadlines. This allows him to spend time with his family.
With his schedule he generally has nights and weekends off but this once again depends on how he is meeting his deadlines. If he gets way behind on something he has to find the time to get caught up. One thing that makes it great for his family is that he can actually work from pretty much anywhere. One time he even had to fix a problem with a site while on a vacation to the Philippians. But this means that once in a while it is possible to have to take work home.
In General this career provides an excellent life for family. It allows time to spend with them and also provides an income sufficient to provide for them. It isn’t the best field to work in if you are looking to get rich but it allows for a family to have a comfortable life
Education
This job field doesn’t take a lot to actually get into but it does require a lot of education to stay current and efficient after words. To get started as an entry level coder one must have an associate’s degree but most job openings require at least a bachelor’s degree. Mr. Greenlaw suggested to pursue a master’s degree thus allowing you the chance to have a management position.
From what he has seen the better schools in Utah to obtain these degrees are Utah State, and also Utah Valley University. This is due to the fact that they do more project based learning rather than schools like the University of Utah and Brigham Young University do more theory based learning. He also suggested that once I get going in this job field that also I should go and get certified as well which can be done online. This generally makes one stand out while looking for jobs.
After obtaining the degree required and entering the work force there is also a lot of learning to be done on one’s own based on how the job is constantly changing and evolving. The thing that he actually enjoys most about this job is the creativity it allows him but the thing that he dislikes the most is that there are times where you have to just sit and track numbers to see how something will affect a website.
Job Facts
In this profession one actually can control the rate at which he is promoted just based off of how much education he is receiving. The more schooling you go back and get the higher a promotion you can get. The way that Mr. Greenlaw got started in this field was that a friend actually asked him to come and just help him with some computer stuff during the nights. When he started earning more money doing this than his full time job he decided he better go back to school and focus on this job field.
When I asked Mr. Greenlaw to describe an average day for himself he had a difficult time doing so due to the fact that each day is so different. He has a checklist of things he needs to do for each project so he comes in each day and starts by looking at it then he gets to work to fulfill it.
In this job field it can be difficult at first to find a job but the key he said was to not be picky and just take anything that comes because once you have experience you are pretty much set. The general staring pay is about $15 an hour. In this job field there are lot of different things you can do so by going into it you have lots of different job options. The most important quality for one to have in this job is to be a problem solver. The codes can sometimes be very tricky so you need to be able to sit down and figure out why something isn’t working.
Interview analysis
I honestly really enjoyed this process. I had been really struggling trying to figure out what exactly I wanted to do for a living. This had been one of the ideas that I had been thinking about doing. Through this I was able to resolve the concerns I had with this job and now have decided this is what I want to do.
As for the interview process it really wasn’t anything to new for me. I have preformed many interviews in the past. Most of them a lot more personal than this but I still learned a lot through it. The other interviews that I had preformed were on religious bases but through this I was able to learn how to do a more professional way. Honestly I was a little nervous when I was going to go do the interview but once I sat down with Mr. Greenlaw it was very easy and was like just carrying on a conversation, but learning things at the same time. One thing that I really tried to do was take quick brief notes so that I could focus on him rather than just what I was writing.
Once again I really enjoyed this and it has also relieved a lot of stress that I have been having over trying to find out what I want to do in my life. One thing that I would do a little differently is being clearer with the person I was interviewing when I was setting up the appointment. I was a little nervous so I had left out some of the key information. This didn’t create any problems but I still could have done a little better.
TO: Mrs. Marilyn Gallaway
FROM: Dallan Hope
SUBJECT: Information-Gathering interview
I got the opportunity to sit down and talk with Mr. James Greenlaw who is a web designer. I decided to sit down and talk with him about his profession as a web designer and also get a few suggestions on how to peruse this career. I wanted to find out about how the carrier affects his family, what kind of education is required, and also facts about this job. What I was able to learn is in this memo.
Family
The reason that Mr. Greenlaw decided to go into this profession was that it allows him to be creative and also do things that are very different each day. He never has a day that is the exact same as the previous day. He has a very flexible schedule but it also depends mainly on how he is doing on deadlines. This allows him to spend time with his family.
With his schedule he generally has nights and weekends off but this once again depends on how he is meeting his deadlines. If he gets way behind on something he has to find the time to get caught up. One thing that makes it great for his family is that he can actually work from pretty much anywhere. One time he even had to fix a problem with a site while on a vacation to the Philippians. But this means that once in a while it is possible to have to take work home.
In General this career provides an excellent life for family. It allows time to spend with them and also provides an income sufficient to provide for them. It isn’t the best field to work in if you are looking to get rich but it allows for a family to have a comfortable life
Education
This job field doesn’t take a lot to actually get into but it does require a lot of education to stay current and efficient after words. To get started as an entry level coder one must have an associate’s degree but most job openings require at least a bachelor’s degree. Mr. Greenlaw suggested to pursue a master’s degree thus allowing you the chance to have a management position.
From what he has seen the better schools in Utah to obtain these degrees are Utah State, and also Utah Valley University. This is due to the fact that they do more project based learning rather than schools like the University of Utah and Brigham Young University do more theory based learning. He also suggested that once I get going in this job field that also I should go and get certified as well which can be done online. This generally makes one stand out while looking for jobs.
After obtaining the degree required and entering the work force there is also a lot of learning to be done on one’s own based on how the job is constantly changing and evolving. The thing that he actually enjoys most about this job is the creativity it allows him but the thing that he dislikes the most is that there are times where you have to just sit and track numbers to see how something will affect a website.
Job Facts
In this profession one actually can control the rate at which he is promoted just based off of how much education he is receiving. The more schooling you go back and get the higher a promotion you can get. The way that Mr. Greenlaw got started in this field was that a friend actually asked him to come and just help him with some computer stuff during the nights. When he started earning more money doing this than his full time job he decided he better go back to school and focus on this job field.
When I asked Mr. Greenlaw to describe an average day for himself he had a difficult time doing so due to the fact that each day is so different. He has a checklist of things he needs to do for each project so he comes in each day and starts by looking at it then he gets to work to fulfill it.
In this job field it can be difficult at first to find a job but the key he said was to not be picky and just take anything that comes because once you have experience you are pretty much set. The general staring pay is about $15 an hour. In this job field there are lot of different things you can do so by going into it you have lots of different job options. The most important quality for one to have in this job is to be a problem solver. The codes can sometimes be very tricky so you need to be able to sit down and figure out why something isn’t working.
Interview analysis
I honestly really enjoyed this process. I had been really struggling trying to figure out what exactly I wanted to do for a living. This had been one of the ideas that I had been thinking about doing. Through this I was able to resolve the concerns I had with this job and now have decided this is what I want to do.
As for the interview process it really wasn’t anything to new for me. I have preformed many interviews in the past. Most of them a lot more personal than this but I still learned a lot through it. The other interviews that I had preformed were on religious bases but through this I was able to learn how to do a more professional way. Honestly I was a little nervous when I was going to go do the interview but once I sat down with Mr. Greenlaw it was very easy and was like just carrying on a conversation, but learning things at the same time. One thing that I really tried to do was take quick brief notes so that I could focus on him rather than just what I was writing.
Once again I really enjoyed this and it has also relieved a lot of stress that I have been having over trying to find out what I want to do in my life. One thing that I would do a little differently is being clearer with the person I was interviewing when I was setting up the appointment. I was a little nervous so I had left out some of the key information. This didn’t create any problems but I still could have done a little better.
Analysis
Overall I felt that I did a pretty good job on this project. I really enjoyed being able to learn more about the field that I am planing on going into. One thing that I feel that I could have done better on this paper is be a little more detailed on what his answers were and also share the stories that he had shared with me. And also expand a little further by explaining how I felt about his responses.