Job Shadowing Analysis

Job shadowing has opened my eyes to a different level of understanding reality. When planning out my life, I never considered back up plans since I didn’t believe I would need one. Growing up with a firm confidence that if you work hard you can be anything, I had my eyes set on one career, life, and future, not leaving room for any possible negative connotations towards my upward climb. But, as one of my interviewees explained, “you are going to fail and be rejected, whether you like it or not. Open up your options in case life doesn’t go the way you plan.(Chad Hemelstrand)” This statement at first was a side note to my consciousness and I nonchalantly brushed aside the comment as only something I would have to consider when I actually reached …show more content…
His first years in the Morinda company were held in the calling room where he answered phones and worked with once-in-awhile marketing services. Later, after progressing to supervisor and manager, Scott learned aspects of design and incorporated his artistic skills to get involved with the creative team where he became the head official. At first, I didn’t ask Scott Fuhriman anything, I simply watched him interact with his team. This is an important process for me because it emphasizes the balance between how to be a good leader and still a friend. Scott advised me that as a leader I needed to “Trust in my own limits and skill set.” He explained that Many times you may feel uncomfortable leading those who may be more experienced or know more than you, but having that authority means you also have the opportunity to learn from others and to show them that you are good at what you do. I noticed his interaction with his team and their strong ability to work with each other. He would suggests some things, they would give one 's back and it was more like a well orchestrated group project more than a company trying to compete with x. Scott started out very small, but knew how to self-promote and confidently strive to keep doing better. In addition to this, He said that “You should be your toughest critic” and should never show something that you …show more content…
I didn’t think that there was much to their job. Just film what the company wanted, edit it, and then post it on to social media. Westin Smith attended UVU, where he majored in digital design including web publishing and film with filtered photography. This was exciting for me because it expanded his work knowledge on the field and at the desk, make him much more confident while working with models or interviewees. He personally didn’t enjoy college, explaining that college prepares you for the job field, but doesn’t really teach you what you need by itself. You have to experience things on your own in order to truly understand the concepts that college teaches you. I watched Westin edit a video that he was making to promote the different oils in the company. He willingly explained different ways to make the video smoother, more professional and fun all at the same time. I was intrigue with all the many techniques that I still have not learned and urged him to teach me some. He would ask me about different parts of the video, and whether he kept it or not, he would change it according to what I said so that I could see the outcomes of my decisions. I thought this was interesting since I have overloaded my schedule with many film classes in fear that if I don’t, I will be a hopeless intern and humiliated consultant. Something that Westin told me that interjected with my mindset of having to learn everything was very