Blog 4: Interview Preparation

1. Who do you plan to interview? Why?

• I plan to interview Courtney Pomeroy because she is the hospital manager of VCA animal hospital and I would like to have her point of view on the job however if I am not able to contact her I will have to find someone else to interview but she is my first choice.

     2.  You have to ask 5 questions. What additional questions do you plan to ask?

• On a scale from 1 through 10 how hard was it to get into vet school? Why?
• Do you love what you do? Why?
• Describe a normal work day.
• What was the craziest thing you have seen?
• What is your major? Why?
• Was veterinarian your first choice as a career?

So Far... Not so Good

At first I believed this interview would be so much easier to do but I guess it's because the person I want to interview is very busy. The person I would like to interview is Courtney Pomeroy and she is the hospital manager of VCA animal hospital. The reason I would like to interview her is because I would like to get her perspective on the job rather than a doctor for my first interview. In the meantime though I began to search for other veterinarians I can interview and I was able to get one! His name is Dr. Gabriel Flores and I was suppose to go to the clinic yesterday but he asked me if I could email the questions to him in advance so he could have the answers ready for me. When I checked my email later he had sent me all the answers so I couldn't meet him in person. My search will have to continue! As for my mentorship I would like to go back to the same clinic because after calling around eight other clinics they finally accepted me and all the staff members there were really nice to me. Fingers crossed!

Blog 3: Topic Choice and Semester 1 ESLR Goals

1.  My topic is veterinary medicine.
2.  I-poly citizen: To show growth as an I-poly citizen I plan to work harder with my mentor by being able to communicate clearly and easily with her and all of the patients. By changing my attitude a little more with my mentor I believe it would become easier for me to be able to communicate with my peers and to treat them with as much respect as my mentor.
    Effective communicator: I plan to be a much more outgoing volunteer at my public library. I have noticed I tend to look down when I am passing someone and now I would like to look up and smile whenever I pass by someone. Becoming more confident will help me share more willingly any ideas I may have or concerns with my peers and adults enabling me to become a better student.
     Effective learner: I plan to be more organized and to finish any work ahead of time. This was something that hurt my grades last year and I plan to do something about it. I will make sure to not procrastinate on any of my work which will cause less stress for myself and others around me and to be able to remember what is due. My hard work will be able to reflect on my grades.
     Effective User of Technology: I plan on gaining knowledge on how to use any technology that I will be using such as the blog. By knowing what is available for me I will be able to improve on my projects and school work.