Career Interviews: Intimidating and Rewarding
The career interview was probably the most difficult aspect of the Learning Plan assignment. On one hand I was comfortable with the process because I was familiar with one of my interviewees. On the other hand, I had to interview someone I had never met before. This idea was somewhat terrifying to me, because this person was not only a prestigious corporate lawyer, but I had no idea what to ask him. During my senior year of high school I participated on a mock interview team, yet I could not relate that to his job because he didn’t do litigation. I was afraid to interview him, because if he didn’t do a lot of talking, I would have to ask more questions. Before I interviewed him I quickly did a google search for “corporate lawyers.” I didn’t really find anything too helpful.
Luckily the man I interviewed, John Leehuimus, was very interested in discussing the aspects of his job. He was interested in talking about the positive side of his job, just as much as the negative side. I learned that he values the control he had in his job because he is own boss. He also discussed how he balances work with life, considering how he governs his work schedule. This conversation made me feel more comfortable about interviewing people, because I realized that although jobs can be highly stressful, people are usually able to find a level of fascination and satisfaction with the work they do.
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