Evaluation of Health or Physical Education Professional Interview – Instructions
This assignment is worth 15% of the course grade. Students will interview an individual working in a field associated with health, physical education, exercise science, or sports studies.
Professionals that might be considered for this interview are physical education teachers, nurses, personal trainers, gym managers, physical therapists, and physicians.
A description of the interview and an evaluation of the job duties and environment should be submitted in a single Word document. The total length of the paper should be a minimum of 1000 words: 500 words for the description of the interview and 500 words for the evaluation.
Description of the interview: 500 words minimum
The following points should be addressed within the description of the interview and may be written in a question/answer format.
Name of the person interviewed
Job title/description
Location
Explanation of duties
Conditions of the environment/workplace
Any other relevant or important details about the interview
Suggested questions for the interview:
Below are generic questions that should be asked. Additional questions that are specific to the field/profession of the person interviewed should be included.
Why did you decide to enter this profession?
What are the job duties?
Are the job duties what you expected them to be?
Does your school/company/office provide you with up-to-date and sufficient equipment or tools necessary for adequately carrying out your job duties?
What do you enjoy most about this profession?
What do you dislike about this profession?
Do you envision yourself remaining in this career until you retire? If so, why? If not, why not?
Evaluation of job duties and environment: 500 words minimum
The following points should be addressed for the evaluation component of the paper and may be written in an essay format.
Did the interviewee’s description of the job duties align with your pre-existing ideas concerning a job in this field? If so, how? If not, what was different?
When visiting the interviewee at his/her job location, was the environment appropriate for the job? If so, how was it appropriate?
If not, what changes would be recommended? Consider class size or number of patients/clients when responding to this question.
Also consider available equipment and other tools necessary for completion of the stated job duties outlined in the interview section.
If the location was not visited, base your response to this question on the information provided by the interviewee. Keep this in mind when writing interview questions.
Did the interviewee’s responses encourage you to consider a career in this field? If so, how? If not, why not?
What was your overall impression from the interview? Was it a mostly positive experience? If so, why? If not, why not?
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