MENTOR INTERVIEW

1. What is your full name? Thomas Cohen

2. Where are you from (city, state, country)?
Bay Shore, NY, USA

3. Where did you go to college? For
how long? Do you plan to go back to school? Clemson University. I will receive my master's degree in August. I plan to go for my PhD in the near future.

4. (If the interviewee went to college)… What was your major in college and what kind of degree did you earn? Did you attend graduate school for an advanced degree? If yes, what degree
and where? Undergraduate degree was Technology and Human Resource Development. Graduate degree was a Master of Human Resource Development. Both degrees were obtained at Clemson.

5. Why did you
choose your professional field? I always had a interest in HR.

6. What got you
involved in this field of work? What inspired you to do it? My parents got me involved.

7. Why did you choose this particular job at this particular company? They advertised an internship in recruiting and it was the best way to get my foot in the door of a large organization.

8. How long have you worked here? 9 months

9. What is your job title? Project Assistant

10.. What do your duties include? Or What
kinds of work does your job involve?
Employment Verification, managing the file room, and other miscellaneous tasks.

11. 11. What are some of the challenges you have faced working here? Time management and staying organized

12. What is the best part of your job? Meeting new people

13. What is something you would like to change about your job? My job title

14. Did you work somewhere else before this job? Where? For how long? How was that similar/different? No.

15. What do you see as your future with this company? I see my self as a director or VP or Human Resources

16. Do you enjoy the kind of work you do? Why or why not?I enjoy it but it gets tedious at times.

17. Do you plan to open your own business one day? It's a
possibility.

18. How has having an intern helped your company or organization advance or progress? Having an intern helps to keep the files up to date and gets the
verifications out on time
which makes the company more efficient.

19. What advice would you give to high school-aged interns (such as myself)
getting ready for college? Study hard...It will pay off in the
end.

20. What advice would you give to high
school-aged interns (such as myself) preparing to find a
career in the real
world? Don't get discourage. Have a plan and
go for your
goals.