What type of job was the interviewee doing at time of downsizing or firing?

QUESTIONS IN THE PAPER.
1. Was the interviewee downsized OR fired? What type of
job was the interviewee doing at time of downsizing or firing?
2. If downsized or fired, what type of organization (profit,
non-profit) and how long had the interviewee worked at that job? How old is the
interviewee?
3. How did the interviewee feel about it? Fairness of it? How it
was handled? How did they feel about themselves after it happened (e.g. loss
of self-esteem)?
4. Why did it happen? What was the organization’s given reason
for the layoffs or firing and did the person think there were other reasons,
too? If so, what were they?
5. Did the interviewee lose any social contacts that were
in the organization after the person downsized or laid off? (e.g. provided
information about stuff going on in organization, could help the interviewee
get a promotion, a raise, a transfer, access to specialized training, or were
friends to the interviewee etc.)?
6. How did the interviewee find another job (If the person has
not found another job yet, tell how they are looking for a job)? Did they use
the Internet (e.g. Monster.com), apply for jobs in the newspaper, go to
career fairs, and/or get help from friends/family/acquaintances with finding
another job? How did the friends/family/acquaintance help with finding
another job (e.g. did they tell the interviewee where to apply, recommended
them for hire, could hire them directly?)
7. Is the interviewee on LinkedIn? If not, why not? If so, has
it helped them with their job search? (If they have not heard of LinkedIn,
ask them to look at the website as you are interviewing them)
8. In the interviewee’s opinion, how can he/she improve their
interviewing skills? What is one thing they can do better during a job
interview?
9. How would the interviewee have handled the downsizing/firing
differently than how their organization handled it? Why?
**DO NOT WRITE THE QUESTIONS IN THE PAPER. THE PAPER
SHOULD BE WRITTEN AS AN ESSAY, NOT AS A QUESTION/ANSWER PAPER.**

This assignment is to be 4 pages, double-spaced,
typed, not including a Cover Page. The interviewee’s name (you can use a fake
name), title, company, address, and e-mail address should be included on a
separate page in the back of the report.
The PAPER WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IF YOU DON’T INCLUDE ALL OF THE
INTERVIEWEE’S CONTACT INFORMATION. YOU WILL EARN A “0” AUTOMATICALLY.

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