Interviews
Due to the fact that my dad is in the field that I am currently interested in, I already knew a lot of information about the field, and thought that the interview for the individual learning plan would be uninformative. However, I had a different experience than what I expected. I was able to find answers to questions I had in the field, which I thought my dad answered with an opinion. I was also able to ask them questions that I would not feel right asking my dad such as; how do you manage conflicts between home and work life? I was able to find out more about the field internally and more personably through the interviews. I was actually lucky enough to interview someone who has been in the business for a long time, and also someone who is new to the field. It was interesting to find out what each liked and disliked in the field, and how the results compared to each other. I felt that I could relate better with the younger interviewee, although I was also happy to interview the older one as well because I learned more wisdom through this interviewee.
Overall, I was glad that we were pushed to interview other people than our family and relatives. If this wouldn’t have been in effect, I probably would have ended up interviewing my dad and another relative, which would not have been such a great experience for me. Nonetheless, the interviews turned out to be a great experience, and I was able to learn much more about the field than I expected.
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