1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a Senior Designer do? |
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 What field is your job in?
Architecture
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What is your job title?
Senior Designer
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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)
70 person, internationally aclaimed architect, modern minimal design.
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How long have you been employed in this position?
5 years
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
50
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
Designing buildings
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
60,000
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
60000
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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)
3 weeks of vacation, 1 week sick, / health, dental, vision - all partially paid for by employer
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
a bit under 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
Yes. I love my job - designing, working with people,and seeing it built is very rewarding.
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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
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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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3 Income
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4 Work Environment - co-workers
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4 Work Environment - supervisors
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4 Benefits
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2 Hours
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4 Level of responsibility
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1 The actual "work" you do at your job
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4 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?
Completeing a professional degree, 5 year Bachelors of Architecture or a Master of Architecture from an acredited university. Make sure to intern at a couple of firms, potentially in another country and brush up on your foreign languages.
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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)
Very exacting in detail.
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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?
Give it 200%.
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