1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a n Aviation Safety Assistant do? |
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 What field is your job in?
Aviation
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What is your job title?
Aviation Safety Assistant
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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)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Approx. 7,000 people are employed worldwide. Aviation Safety (AVS) is committed to providing the world’s safest aerospace system. AVS achieves this goal by meeting the requirements of the AVS quality management system, responding to our customers, valuing the contributions of each employee, and continuously improving our processes.
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How long have you been employed in this position?
2 years, 1 month
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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)
Greet customers; process correspondence for avaiation safety inspectors beginning with typing and/or proofing letters, routing it through the proper channels, and then mailing the documents; Answer and route phone calls; file; prepare quarterly newsletter for pilots in the state of Iowa
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
$28,882
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
32162
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list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
health insurance, retirement benefits, life insurance, short & long term disability
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
I feel that I am appropriately compensated for my position. The wage is competitive with those in this area.
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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
Yes, I work with customers who come into the office as well as other coworkers. I like working with others because of the interaction. Without that, I would be bored.
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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
Office. It is a newer, very spacious building. I like my work area because there is plenty of room, a newer desk and equipment, and two windows by my desk.
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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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4 Work Environment - supervisors
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6 Benefits
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2 Hours
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7 Level of responsibility
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3 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?
Go to www.jobs.faa.gov. Jobs with the FAA are hard to come by, so that would be a good place to start. Having a background with secretarial skills, receptionist skills and administrative support definitely helps.
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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)
Organizational skills/Attention to detail: Dealing with official government documents requires extra attention to detail. Filing needs to be done correctly so that documents can be found when needed for reference. Details need to be accurate in correspondence because many letters that go out reference specific federal regulations…just transposing a number could make a big difference as to what reference material a pilot uses.
Grammar skills: Correspondence and other documents need to be written correctly using proper grammar and punctuation.
Social skills: Greeting customers via phone and in person at the front desk requires me to be personable and friendly to make them feel welcome.
Computer skills: Documents are created in Microsoft Word, Publisher and Excel and skills are needed in order to work with these programs efficiently as well as having the knowledge of how to navigate the internet and other programs specific to the FAA.
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
Yes
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
Being able to multitask efficiently is a necessity, and having the skills mentioned above will greatly increase your chances of getting a job in my position.
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