“ON THE JOB DAY”

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Name:  _______________________________

You must do your best to answer the following questions while visiting the job site:

  1. On the night before you go, record your expectations of what you think your day will be like.
  1. Record the type of transportation used to get to work.
  1. Record the time you leave for and the time you arrive at work.
  1. Describe what the job site looks like.  Where is it?  Inside/Outside?  What’s the building like (office, store, etc.)?
  1. Are there any rules/regulations for workers?  What are some of them?
  1. What preparation is necessary for this job?  Find out about schooling, experience, talent and special abilities that are needed.
  1. Are there any special tests one must take in order to be considered for this job?
  1. What responsibilities does this job have?
  1. What tasks are done on this job during the day? The week?
  1. Does the work always take place here?  If not, where else does it occur?
  1. Do people work alone?  How many other people do they work with?
  1. What are the advantages/disadvantages of this job?
  1. What’s the hardest part of this job?  The easiest part?
  1. What tools and equipment are used?
  1. Who supplies the tools and equipment?
  1. How does a person get this job?
  1. If self-employed, how does a person go about starting her/his own business? 

      Is there a large capital (money) investment involved?

  1. How much reading is usually done each day on this job?  How much writing?  How much math?
  1. How much physical labor is necessary?
  1. What benefits come with this job? (vacations, sick days, medical)
  1. If self-employed, who provides these benefits?
  1. Where do people eat lunch?  How much time?
  1. How far did you travel this day?
  1. Is this job anything like school?  How is it similar?  Different?
  1. How much communication are you observing?
  1. What are you now doing in school that would help prepare you for this job?
  1. Is this job helping others in any way?  Who and how?
  1. Do you see more men or more women in this job?  Why is it so?  Take count of each and give a % of each?  Make a math equation for this.
  1. Could the job be done by the opposite sex?  Why or why not?
  1. How old are the people who work at this job?  Can you give reasons why one age group might have more workers on this job?
  1. What is the salary range for this job?  Beginning pay?  Most you could make?
  1. How’s the outlook for this job?  Will it be around in the future?
  1. Record the most informative things said to you by your host?
  1. What was the most interesting thing that happen to you.
  1. What advice did your host give you?