Name of your host: _Tracy Zhu_ Relationship to you: _Mother_

 

The Interview: (ask your host these questions)

 

1. What is your job title? _Manager of Booking and Allocation Management_
2. What is your job description?____Overseeing bookings for North America_
3. What are the duties and/or tasks you perform at your job? __Ensure daily booking activities are smooth, negotiating and managing space allocation, _
4. What qualifications do you have for this job in the following areas:
5. a) training? _Certificate of Completion (having received thorough instruction in management and leadership strategies)_
6. b) education?_Bachelor in International Business and Economics, __
7. c) experience? _20 years in Ocean Shipping Logistics__
8. d) skills and attributes (personal qualities)?__Detail oriented, agile to market changes, good business and marketing sense___

 

5. What are some of the things you like about the job? _That we can service the customer to their satisfaction, pride that we have been working for a good company for 20 years, the community, ____
6. What are some of the things you dislike about this job? __Challenging when the market condition changes, __

 

7. How do you anticipate this job changing in the next 5 years or so? __Digitization will bring a lot of new changes to the indursty.__

 

Other question (s):

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Student Reflections:

1. Give three reasons why you would like this job (be specific):
2. a) ___The location of the job. It is in downtown Vancouver, which is a very pretty location, especially since it is so close to Stanley Park. There is lots to do and lots to buy around here, so during lunch breaks, taking a walk around the park is a great idea.___ _
3. b) ___The vibes of the people in the building and the vibes of the city around it. It is very peaceful and there isn’t a lot of conflict involving the people, and everyone respects each other. ___
4. c) ___I like the freedom it gives. While it may not be a lot, with it being an office job and all, the office space and the openness makes people feel happy to be in it. __
5. Give three reasons why you would not like this job (be specific):
6. a) __I wouldn’t like that it’s an office job. Since having an office job requires a lot of desk work, I don’t think I would enjoy that very much just because so much of the day is spent sitting down. I am a person who enjoys physical activity and being involved, so sitting for most of the day won’t be a good option for me, especially when I get older. __
7. b) __Though I really enjoy the location of this work, It is quite far from where I live and since we used public transit to get here, it was faster than car, but I still think I’d prefer to work close to home.__
8. c) __There isn’t a lot of variety with the duties of the job. The topic of shipping logistics in general does not peak my interest, and I am a big believer in that you should be interested in your work to get the best performance. I think if I had this job I would be bored very quickly, and my performance might be lacking quite a bit. ___
9. Is this job for you? Why or why not?

__This job is not for me. The cons outweigh the pros. I don’t think I would do well with a job like this one, especially since it is related to something that does not interest/inspire me, and it is an office job. I am also quite a hands-on person, so doing things on a computer screen/on a spreadsheet every day doesn’t really interest me too much.

4. Explain the value of the TYKTW experience in relation to your ideas about your post secondary (after high school) plans (education?, training?, travel?, work?).

__After high school, my dream is to get recruited to play volleyball at a good university. Even though this is such a huge goal of mine, schoolwork will always come first. As for education and work, I’m not sure which path I want to go just yet, but I have a very vague idea of what I know I don’t want. I plan to narrow down my options from there. The value of the TYKTW experience is to really get a taste of what it’s like having certain jobs, and to see if this is something you want to do when you’re older. It’s a special opportunity, since kids don’t have jobs so it’s difficult to understand what it’s like.