Industrial Supervision

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Assignment: Interview and Write-up of the Interview

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Supervisor: A supervisor is a manager at the first level of management, which means that employees reporting to the supervisor are not themselves managers.

Each student is to conduct an interview about managerial supervision with a business professional in an industry of your choice. You should contact the individual early in the semester, so that you will have flexibility and time to schedule the interview, to conduct the interview, and to allow sufficient time to write-up the interview by the due deadline. When you contact the individual, please be courteous, professional, and ask for about one-half hour of the person’s time for the interview. Explain that you are completing an assignment for Industrial Supervision and are interested in scheduling about one-half hour to meet with the individual.

After the interview, the student will submit two documents. The first one will contain actual interview results. In all likelihood you will be taking notes by hand and, thus, will have a handwritten document. You can scan this document or take an image of it, perhaps with your smart phone, and place it in the provided digital drop box space. Subsequently, each student must submit an approximately two-page (no more than three) typed (double-spaced, Times Roman, 12-point font) paper that synthesizes what you learned in the interview. While the summary will not necessarily be exhaustive, it should include key content from the interview questions that you consider the most relevant.

The following questions should be incorporated into the interview, but feel free to modify the general questions to be suitable for the industry and professional who you interview.

IMPORTANT: Be on time for the interview (whether it is conducted in-person or by phone), thank the individual for taking time to meet with you, and be sure to send a “thank you” note as soon as the interview is completed. Students must be professional in all interactions (scheduling the appointment, conducting the interview, and writing a thank you note after the interview).

The following questions are intended as an outline for the interview. Since you will be having a conversation with the individual, you may not be able to ask each question, but be sure to capture the general content in the conversation.

Interview Questions

Date and Time:

Name and Title of person you are interviewing:

Describe your present position and career progression for an individual to hold this type of position.

Describe the organization and industry where you work -- such as number of employees, types of employment positions, services and products.

What are the most rewarding aspects of your job?

What are the most challenging aspects of your job?

What would a typical day be like for someone in your position?

What is the mission, vision and values of the organization? Does your company do strategic planning and are you involved in the process in your position?

Could you summarize the general hiring process for vacancies?

How are employees recruited, trained, and retained?

How would you describe the culture of the company?

What characteristics do you consider important for the type of job that you have?

What advice would you give an undergraduate student who might be interested in this professional career or what type of educational and community experiences would be relevant to the job.

REMEMBER TO THANK THE INTERVIEWEE FOR SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES AND ADVICE.