1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a n assistant to project manager do? |
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 What field is your job in?
fast moving consumer goods
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What is your job title?
assistant to project manager
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
an Anglo-Dutch company that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. Unilever employs more than 206,000 people and had a worldwide revenue over US$50 billion in 2005
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How long have you been employed in this position?
1 yr
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
40
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
time management, support of the international team
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
35000
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
40000
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
paid time off, grocery coupons, fitness coupons, 401k
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
well
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
I like to work with superior positions because you can learn a lot from them and they are usualy interesting people. I do not enjoy collaborating with people on my level, because they are usually anoyed and not willing to do an additional step, if something new/special is needed.
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
it is a office in the basement which I share with 4 other people. We have a huge table in the middle of the room, we face each other. Our office was originaly a conference room, so it is rather big but not suited to be an office. There is a kitchionette nearby with drinks and food available. We have a printer and a copy machine in our office.
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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1 Income
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5 Work Environment - co-workers
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6 Work Environment - supervisors
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2 Benefits
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3 Hours
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7 Level of responsibility
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4 The actual "work" you do at your job
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8 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
I would recommend him to contact the HR department of some huge company. In case that the person is not fluent in one and/or more foreign languages, she/he should start studying first. Crucial is also the computer literacy, together with the willingness to stay over hours and be ready to "assist" the team with all kinds of special requests (buying flowers for girlfriends, making doctor's appointment, etc.)
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
time management - to optimize where when who from the team should be; people skills - to be able to force people into doing what they dont want to/ dont have to do; foreign languages - team members are foreigners, preferr to communicate in their local language; computer literacy - emailing, writing reports..
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
yes - college, preferrably higher
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
learn how to say "no" and "I am going home"
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