1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a Contingency Planner, Trainer, Exercise, Evaluation and Response do? |
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 What field is your job in?
Business Administration
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What is your job title?
Contingency Planner, Trainer, Exercise, Evaluation and Response
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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)
I have my own company. Individuals who perform this work usually work for themselves as Independent Contractors to Businesses if they are non-governmental. There are currently 4 persons besides myself who work for me.
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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?
60-80 hours per week
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
Each business entity should (and in a lot of cases must) have a developed plan of action in the event natural, man-made and business emergencies. Those plans of action include what to do in the event of an emergency, how to act, where to go, what resources are available and usable, when should the plan be put into action, exercising the plan, evaluating and re-writing plan, re-exercising over and over again and finally evaluating when and if the plan is put into action.
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
295,000.00
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
360000
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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)
Everything under the sun!
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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
Most days I need to interact with a mirage of individuals from both government (GO) and non-goverment (NGO) organizations. Then there are those wonderful days when I am all by myself. This job has such variety that one could be a complete loner and still find plenty of work, mostly in designing and writing plans.
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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
Everyone is a team member, regardless of position!
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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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2 Income
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4 Work Environment - co-workers
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8 Work Environment - supervisors
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3 Benefits
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5 Hours
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6 Level of responsibility
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1 The actual "work" you do at your job
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7 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?
A 4 year college degree is the starting point, but if you are not there yet, there are excellent programs leading to a 4 year degree in this field at most major colleges! If not at your college, then seek out by starting with FEMA's website, look under training and education. There is a packet load of schools and places offering college credit, including FEMA itself. Then go seek out people doing this job, intern or talk to them. The field is still wide open.
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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)
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
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