1. What exactly do you do?
- What field is your job in?
Chiropractic - What is your job title?
Chiropractor And Instructor At Chiropractic College, Also A Teaching Assistant - 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)
Chiropractic college with about 400 students.
- How long have you been employed in this position?
3 years - How many hours do you work a week on average?
25-30 - Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
25-30 - Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
I teach chiropractic adjusting technique labs as well as assist in teaching some. I am responsible for helping to make chiropractic students good chiropractors.
- What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
25000 - What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
28000 - Please list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation, sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
none - Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
well compensated
2. Work environment!
- 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 working with other people and helping them to learn their profession.
- Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
- Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes - Describe your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what you like/dislike about working in it
- Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
- 2 Income
- 4 Work Environment - co-workers
- 7 Work Environment - supervisors
- 6 Benefits
- 1 Hours
- 3 Level of responsibility
- 5 The actual "work" you do at your job
- 8 Job Title
3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours?
- If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
Go to college for 4 years, then attend a chiropractic college for another 4 years, then you can have a job like mine after you graduate and pass Board exams.
- 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)
They must have social skills to be able to teach a class. They must have chiropractic skills such as adjusting, anatomy knowledge, etc. They must be semi-organized to teach classes.
- Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
yes - What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
If they were already a chiropractor, I would tell them to make sure they know what they're talking about before they try to teach it, because students will question them and sometimes challenge them.
4. How did you get your J-O-B
- How did you find your current job? (e.g. newspaper, internet, referral, etc.)
by being a student at the chiropractic college - What was the application process for your job? (e.g. submitted resume, paper application, electronic application, all, etc.)
verbal interview - Did you have to interview for your current job? If yes, what did the interview process entail? (e.g., number of interviews, who you interviewed with, group interview, individual interview, etc.)
I interviewed with my boss and told him I was willing and able to teach the classes he needed an instructor for. All graduates of this college have nearly the same ability to teach their knowledge, they just have to 'want' to teach it. - If you can remember, what questions were you asked at your interview?
Are you available? Would you be willing to teach [this class]? - Is this the job / field you planned to work in?
Yes - If your job is in a different field from your original plan how did you get here? Explain (Plan can be from high school/college/post college/personal plan)
I do not plan to teach forever. I am building my business (a chiropractic practice) and will eventually only be working for myself in my practice.
5. Background: Are you qualified?
- Was there training for your current position? If yes, what did it entail?
Yes, chiropractic college curriculum. - Do you feel your employer properly prepared you for your job? Explain
Yes. - Do you feel your educational background prepared you for your job? Explain
Yes. - If applicable, do you feel your internship experience helped you prepare you for your job?
6. The Future and Beyond (FINAL SECTION)
- If someone were to observe you at work, what would he or she say is "fun" about your job?
I get to talk with other people (chiropractors and chiropractic students) all day. - What is (are) the most fulfilling aspect(s) and least fulfilling aspect(s) of your current employment? (e.g. fiscal, spiritual, type of work, hours, commute, compensation, etc.)
The most fulfilling aspect is being able to teach my knowledge to others and help them become a great physician. The least fulfilling aspect is that I don't get benefits through my employment because I'm just part time staff. - Is your current employment part of your career plan? Why or why not?
Yes, because I make money here so I can pay my bills until my practice grows enough to support my bills. - What are your current career goals? (Can be broad or specific)
Have a thriving chiropractic practice and help my patients have a better quality of life. - Is there anything else you would like to share about your career?
Everyone should see a chiropractor in their lifetime, not necessarily very often, but at least once a year because we ALL have some sort of dysfunction or pain somewhere in our bodies that should be fixed with a chiropractic adjustment.
7. A Day in the Life Of...
- 7 am - 8 am
Driving to work at 7 AM to begin class at 7:30 AM. Helping the lead instructor teach students (answering questions, helping them set up adjustments on the neck). - 8 am - 9 am
Break at 8:30 for 10 minutes, then back to answering questions and putting the students hands in the right position on the patient; walking around the classroom to watch students set up an adjustment. - 9 am - 10 am
Break at 9:20 for 10 minutes. Begin teaching a class at 9:30. Demonstrate orthopedic tests on a student. - 10 am - 11 am
More of demonstrating orthopedic tests, then having students do them on other students. I walk around and critique them and answer all of their questions. - 11 am - 12 am
Same as above until 11:30. I'm on a break from classes, so I'm doing this survey. - 12 am - 1 pm
- 1 pm - 2 pm
1:40 class begins and I again help students set up adjustment and give them constructive criticism. - 2 pm - 3 pm
Break at 2:30, 10 min. Helping students with questions and adjusing skills. - 3 pm - 4 pm
More of demonstrating orthopedic tests, then having students do them on other students. I walk around and critique them and answer all of their questions. - 4 pm - 5 pm
4:30 break, 10 min. Back to teaching. I explain to students what I would like them to do with their student patient and what they should be feeling when they set up an adjustment and what their thrust should be like. - 5 pm - 6 pm
Leave at 5:30. - 6 pm - 7 pm
- 7 pm - 8 pm
- 8 pm - 9 pm
- 9 pm - 10 pm
- 10 pm - 11 pm
- 11 pm - 12 pm