What skills do you typically use and are there opportunities to develop more skills or take on additional responsibilities?

Assignment Requirements:
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For the informational interview project, you
will ask interview questions for a person working in a position or career field
with an international focus or global component of interest to you (Sports
Agent).
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Thoroughly
research the organization and career field to help you compile more specific/relevant
interview questions.
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Choose at
least six questions from down below that you intend to ask during the
informational interview. Your questions should elicit responses that assist you
in gaining a better understanding of the career/career field, the organization
and/or the process of securing work in a similar position. See sample questions
below.
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Sample questions you may ask during your
interview, but feel free to come up with your own questions as well.

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How did you decide to work in this field?
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What is your educational background?
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What is a typical workday like for you?
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What do you like most about your job?
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What is the most challenging aspect of your job?
o
What skills do you typically use and are there
opportunities to develop more skills or take on additional responsibilities?
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What is the typical hiring process like?
o
What is a typical career path for someone in
your line of work?
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How secure is employment in this field?
o
What kind of background and training does a
person need to enter this field?
o
What is it like to work at this organization?
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What advice would you give an emerging
professional in this field?

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Finally, submit a 2-3 page, double-spaced
informational interview paper following the outline below as a Word or pdf
document.

Informational Interview Paper Guidelines:

1. Introduction (1/2 page) – 4 points
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Include
a brief overview of your process of selecting the career field you chose and the
individual you interviewed. (1 point)
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Briefly
describe how the career field matches your skills, interests, and values. (1
point)
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Include
the full name, job title, employer/organization name, and location of the
person you interviewed. (1 point)
·
Include
the date, time, and method/technology platform used to meet with the individual
you interviewed. (1 point)

2.
Summarize Your Informational Interview
(1-1 ½ pages) – 6 points
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Include at
least six of your questions and a brief summary of the interviewee’s
responses to each question. (6 points)

3.
Conclusion (1/2 page) – 5 points
Include your responses to
the following questions in your final paragraph:
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Do you possess or can you acquire the necessary
skills to be successful in this career field? (1 point)
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Would you be comfortable working in this position/organization/location?
(1 point)
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Having done the interview, how do you feel about
the career or industry? (1 point)
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Realistically, can you obtain this type of job? (1
point)
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How has the interview assisted you in your job
search? (1 point)

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