Blog Post #5

I have not attended a Career Development Center event since my Freshmen year. But I would like to pull a few reflections from that event. It was on Building your brand. One, of the biggest things I took away from this was LinkedIn. Before this workshop I hadn’t even thought about making one. My LinkedIn has helped me display my professional connections as well as discuss things in my field on a more appropriate platform than Facebook. However, I have not been the best at always keeping up with it. On to the mock interview. The first question my buddy asked me was where I see myself in 5 years. My response, “I see myself pursuing my doctorate and further advancing myself in my field.” His second was “What is your biggest accomplishment?”. My response, “Obtaining a job in my field at 19 years old.” His third question, “what are you looking at salary wise”. My response, “I currently make 19.50 an hour, so I will not negotiate for less than that. I value myself and my time too much to settle for less.” His fourth question, “Would you work weekends/holidays?” My response, “I already do. I work almost every Saturday and Sunday and every holiday can get on the schedule for.” His closing question was “How do you handle pressure”. My response, “I have pressure on me by everyone of the patients in my hospital as soon as I walk in the door. I don’t think I could work well without it. Pressure makes me good at my job. I like working in stressful environmentals it helps me get the job done better and faster.” I am normally a quick thinker so these questions did not throw me off. I am happy to say, I do well under pressure.