Week 15

Thank you Dr. E for the insight in types of potential jobs. I wish every class would do that. It is so helpful to learn what is out there that maybe you haven’t heard of before. I think informational interviews are a great idea; I plan to do some myself in the Spring. I have had friends in the past who did informational interviews and pretty much were offered a job. Takes a lot of the pressure off you, but if they like you, they may ask you to come back, perhaps at that point they have already made up their mind about how much they like you.

I also thought the Return on Investments (ROI) was interesting. I liked the tip for an interview, “if you invest $50,000 in me in your first year, this is what I’ll do for you…” Also, it is funny how there is this stigma that there is no money in the P.H. field. Just last week I was out in the field conducting measures for my job and a mom asked me what I was getting my degree in. When I told her P.H. her immediate response was, “you know you’re not going to make any money, right.” Now I know, my response can be, “just because we may not make a lot of money, doesn’t mean what we do isn’t a lot.”

Playing the evaluation “game”, I learned that before you ask for more money or resources, your employer is going to want to see a product. So, I feel it is best to show them what you are able to put together with the budget and time available and then you can tell them, if you want more detail or more info, we’re going to need more money or time or resources. Also, it is important to use own skills within the business before hiring out, unless maybe it will take much longer and you’re in a time crunch.

For the last class and last blog of the semester I will end with this great quote:
“The answer is money, where’s the question?”