P3 and P4

5. Do you prefer meeting interviews, working interviews, or both? Why?

I met with the individual that hires volunteers for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and according to this individual there are many things that go in to the processing of choosing whether an individual is best suited for this specific volunteer opportunity as a family history consultant. Some questions that I believed to be important for this interview includes, how long the individual has worked for the church in this position, the process they use to evaluate individuals for the position, how these guidelines came to be, how to handle discrepancies found on resumes, and the individuals preference in interview styles. The person I interview was Bishop Chadwick; he is in charge of delegating volunteer roles. He stated that he has been in this position for over 20 years, and has developed his own method for analyzing individuals that are seeking to take on a volunteer opportunity in the church. He analyzes their experiences, their current obligations, and their areas of improvement. Bishop Chadwick stated that he likes to delegate roles that will provide the largest learning experience. If he runs into a dilemma with an individual’s experience or unwillingness to take on a specific volunteer opportunity he attempts to understand where they are coming from, and then finds a role that is best suited based off of the individuals needs and the church’s needs. For this specific role in delegating roles within a church, it is not common to do working interviews. The bishop stated that he typically will come up with a few roles before meeting with the individual, and then propose the options and allow the individual to choose where they wish to work. He stated that he likes to lead based off of necessity for the individual and what he feels would be the best situation.