1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a n Office Manager do? |
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 What field is your job in?
Office Manager and Leasing Agent for several Apartment Complexes
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What is your job title?
Office 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)
I woukd for a small Property Management company we manage (on-site) a total of 216 units in 3 complexes. THere are only 2 of us in the office, so job titles really mean very little. We both do everything, from taking work orders to payroll.
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How long have you been employed in this position?
9 1/2 years
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
40-45
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
Leasing apartments, paying bills, assigning prep work for apartments, taking work orders, paperwork for Section 8 tenants, deposits, processing rents and sendin out notices, etc.
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
26000
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
275000
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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)
Health (not much), short term disability, and some life insurance included
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
Under compensated, but I do have an extremely flexable schedule.
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2. Work environment! |
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your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
There are only 2 of us in the office, so it can get a little crazy when we get busy. We also have the maintenance, yard crew, painters and subcontractors in and out of the office on a regular basis. I like that if there is an emergency, I can just tell the other office person I need to leave and there will be no questions. As long as there is someone in the office, we are very flexable.
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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
We have one office centrally located within the 3 complexes. It is in a good neighborhood, which I like and very close to home. I can go home for lunch every day!
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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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3 Benefits
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2 Hours
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7 Level of responsibility
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6 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?
Send out reumes to the property management companies of their local complexes
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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)
Ability to multi task!! Be very organized, good with people and computers.
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
You should be good with computers - most office tasks are computerized
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
If you can't handle stress, and lots of it, STAY AWAY!
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