Our Road Trip Nation project consisted of interviews with Larandust Coleman, Senior Assistant Athletic Trainer for Football at the University of Mississippi, and Dr. Rebecca Lowe, Clinical Assistant Professor and Co-director of Speech and Hearing Clinic. Both interviews consisted of a similar set of questions, varying only slightly based on their occupation and field. Throughout the Road Trip Nation interview process, in addition to reviewing the interviews in their entirety, I was not only able to gain key insights from someone in the working world, but also observe certain favorable career aspects, and react to the overall information and advice they shared with us.
Over the course of our interviewing process there were numerous beneficial lessons to be learned from both interactions. Specifically, in reference to our session with Mr. Coleman, one question and answer exchange that stood out to me in …show more content…
Coleman and Dr. Lowe interviews was their noticeable sense of passion and drive for their job. Personally, I found this interesting simply due to the fact that although both were from seemingly different fields, that they were able to establish and maintain an unwavering amount of dedication in their respective positions. Furthermore, it was exceptionally fascinating that these two people were relatively different in age, so we were able to experience a wider range of responses coming from people from different generations. Thus this seemingly slight difference shed light to different perspectives, philosophies, and methodologies, which continued to build upon my interest of their dedication levels being so similar. It is important to note that both individuals seemed to be genuinely enthralled with their job. It was that type of passion that is easy to observe in person simply by elegance of their speech, their knowledge in their field, and their instincts as to why they were successful on their career