GENERAL INFORMATION
overview
description
selection
opportunities
registration criteria
employers' questions

REQUIREMENTS
syllabus
documentation of hours
supervisor's evaluation

ASSIGNMENTS
proposal
weekly reports
interview
final report

RELATED INFORMATION
once you have the job

PERSONAL INTERVIEW

Directions

Interns are expected to interview an executive with the company. This person can be in your company, in your particular store, at the home, regional or district office, or someone that does business with your company.  Ideally, the person is someone that you would aspire to be.  Set up a time with this individual for an interview.  Before the interview, organize your agenda.  Do not give the person you are interviewing the questions and expect them to answer them for you.  They may see the questions, but you, the intern, must take good notes.

In your paper, describe the job this person performs and explain the qualifications and training necessary for this position as outlined below.  Begin the paper with the name and title of the executive and the name and location of the company.  Also give the date, location and beginning and ending times of the interview.  Use the following outline to guide your discussion.  Add paragraphs under each entry in the outline to provide a detailed description of the responses you received.  The report must be neat, typed and well organized. Organize your personal interview report according to the following outline:

1.  Job title

2.  Main function of the position

3.  Detail the specific duties performed

a. Typical work day

b.  Time spent doing paperwork, dealing with employees, customers, etc.

c.  Time spent in office, on floor, elsewhere

4.  Detail the relationship of this position to other
positions in the company

a.  Position as it relates to other positions in the company

b.  People supervised

c.   Interviewee's supervisor

5.  Detail the work schedule and working conditions 

a.  Hours worked per week, days, nights, seasonality of schedule

b.  Frequency and nature of work taken home

c.  Travel involved: where, frequency

d.  Office conditions -- description

e.  Assistance in doing job -- other associates

f.  Fringe benefits (i.e., discounts, insurance, vacation)

g.  Financial benefits

(Note: do not ask how much they earn.  One could ask such questions as whether or not the person believes he/she is adequately compensated; is paid more/less than others with comparable professional background and experiences; and/or can live fairly comfortably on the income received, and at the same time provide for professional enrichment and save for the future.)

B.     Detail the qualifications and training

1.  Education

a.  Hours worked per week, days, nights, seasonality of schedule

b.  Education that would be required if being hired today

c.  Background of executive

d.  Recommended areas of study (i.e., classes, subjects)

2.  Executive's Training

a.  Their on-the-job

b.  Their length of time and nature of training

c.  Their previous experiences

3.  Qualities necessary for success

a.  Personal qualities

b.  Special skills and abilities required

c.  Professional associations to which the executive belongs

C.      General Information

1.  What does he/she find most stimulating about the position?

2.  What is the most difficult aspect of the job?

3.  What advise does he/she have for one who is just entering the field?

4.  What are the current opportunities for 
advancement from the position currently held?

5.  How is the position changing?

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