Valerie Camacho

Student Name: __________________________

JOB SHADOW: INTERVIEW WORKSHEET

This form must be completed during and after the job shadow. Your final version, complete
with responses from your employer must be typed, saved, and uploaded to your senior
website.
Directions: This form is to be completed by students prior to their release to shadow and
interview someone in the community for their senior project.

Connie Leal
Person to be interviewed: ______________________

559 781-2586
Phone (_____)____________

Branch Manager
Job Title ______________________________________________________________________

Spring Leaf Financial Services

Business ______________________________________________________________________

367 N Second St. Porterville, CA

Place of interview (specific city/street address) ________________________________________
August 30, 2014 8:00am-12:00p.m
Date and time of the interview _____________________________

4 hours
Estimated length of interview _____________________________
Briefly state the nature and purpose of this experience and list the objective you hope to
accomplish during the job shadow and interview

What advice do you have for a person aspiring to enter your career field?
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My advice would be take your Math classes very seriously because you use a lot of math in this field
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and take a really good typing class.

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What inspired you to choose your career?

Question 2: ___________________________________________________________________

The thing that inspired me was helping people.

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How has your career affected your life?

Question 3: ____________________________________________________________________
It affected my life in positive ways, been working here for 10 years, now I'm manager.
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How did you get started in this field?

Question 4: ____________________________________________________________________
I started at cash and dash in Tulare and worked my way up to here.

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What is the most rewarding part of your job?

Question 5: ____________________________________________________________________
The most rewarding part would be working with my team and also the community.

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What is the most challenging part of your job?

Question 6: ____________________________________________________________________
The most challenging would be having to say no to people when

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they do not qualify for a loan, when I really wish i could help them out.
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What training or education is required for this type of work?

Question 7: ____________________________________________________________________
For this type of industry you would want the on job training, but there

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is always something new or different everyday to do for this job.

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What qualities does a person need to posses to be in this type of position?

Question 8: ____________________________________________________________________

The qualities that someone needs is they would have to be a people's

Response: _____________________________________________________________________

person and has to be a team player.

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What formal or on the job training does the organization provide?

Question 9: ____________________________________________________________________
The organization provides computer system base training, and collection skills training.

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How much flexibility do you have in terms of dress, hours of work, vacation, etc.

Question 10: ___________________________________________________________________

My hours of work are from 8:30 to 5:30. We dress business casual. If you work a year here you

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receive 2 weeks off (10 days).

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