1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a n Accounting Clerk do? |
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 What field is your job in?
Law
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What is your job title?
Accounting Clerk
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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)
A moderately sized law firm in downtown seattle, washington specializing in commercial and construction litigation
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How long have you been employed in this position?
6 months
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
37.5
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
Editing bills, sending out late notices on delinquent payments, working with accounting as far as general filing duties, organization
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
I was not working here in 2006, but at the job I was working before I made approximately 15,000$ take-home
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
30000
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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)
medical, dental, eyes
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
fairly compensated
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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 work with a small accounting department and once in a while one of the secretaries, the involvement with other people is actually quite minimal and I like that. I do not have to answer telephones which is very nice.
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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
sometimes
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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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7 Work Environment - co-workers
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2 Work Environment - supervisors
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6 Benefits
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3 Hours
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4 Level of responsibility
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5 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?
Well personally I got this job due to the fact they needed someone immediately, and knowing someone who already worked there, so I would suggest this method.
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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, basic knowledge of computers and math, attention to detail
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
if someone had an aptitude for learning things quickly they would be able to pick up this job with no education beyond high school
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
get ready to compensate your physical activity outside of the workplace because you will be sitting down for 8 hours a day.
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