For the job I am “applying” for, a natural resource specialist, I have limited experience. In the job description it asks that the applicant has experience using tools like chainsaws and weedwhackers, which I do. I worked on an alpaca farm for 5 years (among many other animals), and became experienced in using those tools, as well as lawn mowers and rangers. For this job, some of the position functions include clearing drainage ways, marking and cutting trees, collection of field data, assist residents with nuance wildlife problems, and prepare a variety of written reports. Given some of my relevant coursework, I am prepped to collect many means of field data, and given my retail work experience, I am good at conveying information to people. I have experience in many styles of writing, so I am confident I could prepare a variety of written reports, whether they are scientific or persuasive, or just press releases. The job is physically demanding as well. Since I am young and active, and have worked on a farm, I don’t think any of the laboring tasks would cause me problems.
After reviewing the Maine ACLU summer intern position and its descriptions of roles/responsibilities and experience/qualifications, I feel that my interests and passions align extremely well with this position. Regarding my relevant experience, my summer internship at Hale & Hamlin, LLC – a local law firm – has given me the skills to transfer to this ACLU position. As it is a small firm, I witnessed a fast-paced, deadline-driven office environment, and that prepared me to hone my skills in independent work to contribute to the firm’s efficiency. My daily tasks included filing briefs, arranging cases by category and status, and overall office organization. I would then pursue different tasks depending on the day, such as learning how to conduct title searches, accompanying my mentors to court, and then independent work like conducting preliminary research and taking summative notes on new client meetings. My background research for the Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics for their Resolution for the Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) I feel also has valuable skills such as taking the initiative for new projects and working collaboratively with representatives from a large organization. My interests in social justice, gender equality, the law, and civil rights span into my academic career, as whenever possible, I draw from my passions to find coursework within my majors of English and Political Science and my minors in Writing and Health, Law & Policy that connect to these issues. For example, some courses I have taken include PSC 210 – Constitutional Law, WRT 233- Professional and Business Communication, ENG 216 – Victorian Women and the Law, and ENG 237 – Women of the West. I also entered into UNE’s Alumni Council Essay Scholarship contests, where I took the opportunity of connecting the prompt to the tumultuous status of reproductive healthcare in our legal system, where I researched and wrote about significant caselaw such as Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and the necessity of legal recognition of women’s reproductive rights as a necessity to women’s human rights. Following the Supreme Court decision last June, I organized a group of college students and recent graduates in my hometown to put on a protest/march in support of Roe v. Wade and all it stands for. After a great turnout, I proposed a weekly forum for the community to gather and discuss current issues, such as reproductive rights and civil liberties, every Sunday in our town park. As the President and Founder of the Arts & Humanities club here on campus, I have facilitated leadership skills by managing events, working with members, and offering creative ideas to engage in our community on campus and off. As a writing tutor for UNE, I have become accustomed to working independently to prepare for tutoring sessions and briefing relevant materials. I also have found it essential to maintain excellent communication and collaboration with my faculty supervisors, professors, and peers who come to me for help.
The job I am applying for is an environmental journalist. I don’t have a lot of experience towards this job but I do have some. Since I am a student, a lot of the experience I do have comes from classes I have taken. I take environmental policy and a sustainability lab which shows that I am at least learning about environmental issues. The lab class I took last year worked to help me understand how to collect data and scientifically write which I think could also be effective. I also have a writing minor and have taken around four writing classes. Each one benefiting me in different ways. As for real jobs, I have worked as a writing tutor for the majority of this year and I think that shows an employer that I am willing to work with others and understand the editing process. I also worked at a garden over the summer for a couple days. It was an under the table job and I don’t know if that correlates completely with an environmental journalist however I would include that in a conversation if I had an interview. I feel as though I also have decent time management skills and I have had a lot of practice with public speaking. I know that I am not perfect but this is my start.
The Job that I’m applying for is a Repack Associate for GoodSam’s food at their Biddeford Maine Warehouse. This position is responsible for preparing products for shipment by repacking it into smaller increments. In my previous role as Co-Manager of a pottery store (Time to Clay) I contributed to organization, management, and shipping procedures by assembling boxes, labeling, stacking and stocking packages for shipment. I believe this will help me get the repack associate position because assembling, stocking and organizing packages are some of the main responsibilities described on their job posting.
So looking over the job desrcuption for a museum curator, there are a lot of requirements that can be covered. However, it can span a broad area depending on the positon they hire you for. Sometimes they need you down in the archives finding information for someone, documenting artifacts and putting them into a database, planning exhibits, talking to the general public, etc. So there are a lot of opportunities to chase after. I think most of the jobs that I had has given me experience in order to project myself in a professional manner. For instance, when I worked at the restaurant as a cook, there were very tight deadlines to be made in order to get people their food. So working under pressure is not an obstacle to me at all. Working for United Way, Converse, or even camp counselor down in Cape Cod has given me excellent people skills and talking to various folks. And when I was a landscaper, planning layouts, lifting heavy objects, and working efficiently, have given me the ability to push myself to do the dirty work when no one wanted to. When it came to being a camp counselor I had multiple jobs, like tracking turtles, planning events, talking to kids and their parents, etc. so that really set me up to be prepared to be a multi-tool of a human being…
The job that I am applying for is a sustainability internship position. The job requires you to be able to communicate sustainability initiatives online through social media, work with the company to assess its environmental impacts, and bring awareness to any unsustainable practices. This job is also responsible for working with other interns as well as managers who will expect you to advance sustainability initiatives. My work experience as an Orientation Leader here at UNE makes me confident that I can work with others well and be able to adapt to any situation on the fly. As an orientation leader those were the two most important qualities to have. As the social media manager for club tennis at UNE, I also have experience, although not professional, with promoting and communicating through social media. My other work as an employee of the housing office and Regal cinemas has helped me develop customer service skills and the knowledge of how to work for someone. I think it is important to be able to talk to customers/clients in a way that makes them feel respected while also holding your ground as the more knowledgeable person on the given subject. It is also important as an employee to be able to earn the respect of your boss and have a healthy relationship with them. I believe this will be even more important as part of an internship.
The job I’m applying to is a camp counselor position. I think in this interview, I wouldn’t try to shy away from the fact that I’m still a student or try to act above it. In a lot of cases, these jobs are filled by young adults who are students and studying to work somewhere else. Because of this, I think the fact that I’m an education major will really work in my favor and I want to focus a lot on it. It will allow me to transition into talking the fieldwork I’ve done as part of my classes as well as the general experience I’ve had with kids. I think when it comes to a summer job like this, it’s less what job experience you have and more so what child experience do you have. In this case, I can talk some about my two half sisters (ten and eight, generally the age I would expect to be working with at the camp) and my experience looking after them as well as my general view of teaching. I have some volunteer experience at kids events under my belt as well, so if there’s any need to fluff up my experience I can draw from it as necessary.
The job I would be applying for if this was a real scenario, is a position as an Emergency Medical Technician at North East Mobile Health Services. This job requires someone who is proficient in medical terminology and communication. It also requires someone who is familiar with emergency medical services, first aid, and effective patient care. The role I would play if hired would be caring for patients during transport between facilities (ie: nursing home to hospital), but also occasionally care during transport in a more emergent setting. I would have a duty to recognize and treat any threatening wounds, injuries, or conditions, ensure the patients are safe and comfortable during the drive, communicate and collaborate with the doctors and nurses at the facilities, and complete documentation properly for each case. My role volunteering with UNE EMS has given me experience with patient care, allowing me use my skills to asses and treat patients in high-stress situations and also work as a team with Biddeford Fire Department as well as with my EMS team. This role is a great example of my practice with good communication, medical terminology, and emergency medical care. As a member of the EMS club, I also attend meetings where we do biweekly trainings, continuing our EMS education. Another job I’ve held is working as an EMT at a Summer camp for youth girls. My role was to organize meds, administer first aid, treat any minor conditions, communicate with the registered nurses I worked under the direction of as well as with the children’s parents, administer covid tests, and document any care completed or findings from my assessments. This role helped me master my organizational skills, helped me become skilled at multitasking, gave me exposure to stressful situations that required critical quick-thinking, and gave me more experience communicating and caring for pediatric patients from a wide range of ages children (~5-17 yrs. old). This experience was very valuable because I became very confident in my decision making skills in regards to care, and I built great relationships not only with the children but also benefited by learning from the registered nurses. Currently, I also work as a caregiver for two medically complex infants. I work under the direction of a registered home-care nurse and with two certified nurse assistants. My tasks include changing the babies, bathing them, documenting their input and output, building relationships with them and their family, and monitoring their overall health and well-being. My job also includes being someone there to help support the parents, communicating with them and ensuring they feel their children are happy and safe while at home.
The job that I am interested in applying to is a park attendant at a state park. After looking at the job description, I have some skills to match it but others I lack. One of the key attributes that was needed was that you need to be comfortable working outside. In past jobs I have worked outside for most of them. I was a summer camp counselor, a groundskeeper at a golf course and I worked maintenance at an Inn. Being on the maintenance crew taught me to use heavy machinery and small machinery. Another description for a skill that you need for this job is communication skills. I have gained great communication skills while working at the summer camp, using the wide range of ages to my advantage. Overall I think there are still some skills and knowledge I need to learn but I believe I am qualified for this position.
The job I am applying for is the Experiential Marketing Planner position at L.L.Bean. This position requires the ability to develop key timelines and project plans, act as vendor and agency liaison for program initiatives, assist with experiential budget development and routine management, as well as cultivate relationships with retail stores and mall marketing teams as needed, among many other tasks. My previous experience at Collinsville Canoe and Kayak was very similar to this position, except it was a small business, and L.L.Bean is a corporation, so the application of my skills would be somewhat different in order to meet the needs of the company. At Collinsville, on the day-to-day, I was meeting with our vendors to best set up products for our store needs and worked with the owner to set budgets for products, marketing efforts, rental thresholds etc. In the interview, I would touch on these experiences and how I built a network and learned how to build a vendor database. I will also be able to touch on the pressure I was under during the 2020 season, as there was an influx in outdoor recreation, and the entire industry was scrambling for inventory. That summer, I learned more than I ever thought I would and gained immense industry experience; being so involved for multiple years with the same suppliers that L.L.Bean purchases from is also helpful. I have had other opportunities, with Lululemon, for example, where I was able to touch upon merchandising on a corporate platform and how that boosts our local store marketing efforts. I also connect with the Lululemon marketing planner, so I can see some ins and outs of this position on a corporate scale at a clothing retailer.
I would focus on discussing my administrative and political experience as these things I can apply to this future dream entry job of working in state government, more specifically, the Attorney General’s Office as a Paralegal. Most of a Paralegal’s job is focused on administrative tasks such as research, filing, customer service, etc. Both of my administrative roles were in local government and nonprofits rather than the private sector, which could translate well into working for state government due to past experience. I could also discuss my ability to work independently and under directions as these were both ways my jobs expected me to get work done. They are also things that I value as part of a job: not being micro-managed and being able to work relatively at my own pace. Questions regarding these values could also help me gauge the environment I’m applying to work in, making me figure out if I want to work there and accept an offer if it comes. I would also want to mention that I have worked on both sides of the government sphere: interning for elected officials and working in government offices, which could be important when your boss is an elected official but you’re a bureaucrat working within that office.
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For the job I am “applying” for, a natural resource specialist, I have limited experience. In the job description it asks that the applicant has experience using tools like chainsaws and weedwhackers, which I do. I worked on an alpaca farm for 5 years (among many other animals), and became experienced in using those tools, as well as lawn mowers and rangers. For this job, some of the position functions include clearing drainage ways, marking and cutting trees, collection of field data, assist residents with nuance wildlife problems, and prepare a variety of written reports. Given some of my relevant coursework, I am prepped to collect many means of field data, and given my retail work experience, I am good at conveying information to people. I have experience in many styles of writing, so I am confident I could prepare a variety of written reports, whether they are scientific or persuasive, or just press releases. The job is physically demanding as well. Since I am young and active, and have worked on a farm, I don’t think any of the laboring tasks would cause me problems.
After reviewing the Maine ACLU summer intern position and its descriptions of roles/responsibilities and experience/qualifications, I feel that my interests and passions align extremely well with this position. Regarding my relevant experience, my summer internship at Hale & Hamlin, LLC – a local law firm – has given me the skills to transfer to this ACLU position. As it is a small firm, I witnessed a fast-paced, deadline-driven office environment, and that prepared me to hone my skills in independent work to contribute to the firm’s efficiency. My daily tasks included filing briefs, arranging cases by category and status, and overall office organization. I would then pursue different tasks depending on the day, such as learning how to conduct title searches, accompanying my mentors to court, and then independent work like conducting preliminary research and taking summative notes on new client meetings. My background research for the Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics for their Resolution for the Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) I feel also has valuable skills such as taking the initiative for new projects and working collaboratively with representatives from a large organization. My interests in social justice, gender equality, the law, and civil rights span into my academic career, as whenever possible, I draw from my passions to find coursework within my majors of English and Political Science and my minors in Writing and Health, Law & Policy that connect to these issues. For example, some courses I have taken include PSC 210 – Constitutional Law, WRT 233- Professional and Business Communication, ENG 216 – Victorian Women and the Law, and ENG 237 – Women of the West. I also entered into UNE’s Alumni Council Essay Scholarship contests, where I took the opportunity of connecting the prompt to the tumultuous status of reproductive healthcare in our legal system, where I researched and wrote about significant caselaw such as Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and the necessity of legal recognition of women’s reproductive rights as a necessity to women’s human rights. Following the Supreme Court decision last June, I organized a group of college students and recent graduates in my hometown to put on a protest/march in support of Roe v. Wade and all it stands for. After a great turnout, I proposed a weekly forum for the community to gather and discuss current issues, such as reproductive rights and civil liberties, every Sunday in our town park. As the President and Founder of the Arts & Humanities club here on campus, I have facilitated leadership skills by managing events, working with members, and offering creative ideas to engage in our community on campus and off. As a writing tutor for UNE, I have become accustomed to working independently to prepare for tutoring sessions and briefing relevant materials. I also have found it essential to maintain excellent communication and collaboration with my faculty supervisors, professors, and peers who come to me for help.
The job I am applying for is an environmental journalist. I don’t have a lot of experience towards this job but I do have some. Since I am a student, a lot of the experience I do have comes from classes I have taken. I take environmental policy and a sustainability lab which shows that I am at least learning about environmental issues. The lab class I took last year worked to help me understand how to collect data and scientifically write which I think could also be effective. I also have a writing minor and have taken around four writing classes. Each one benefiting me in different ways. As for real jobs, I have worked as a writing tutor for the majority of this year and I think that shows an employer that I am willing to work with others and understand the editing process. I also worked at a garden over the summer for a couple days. It was an under the table job and I don’t know if that correlates completely with an environmental journalist however I would include that in a conversation if I had an interview. I feel as though I also have decent time management skills and I have had a lot of practice with public speaking. I know that I am not perfect but this is my start.
The Job that I’m applying for is a Repack Associate for GoodSam’s food at their Biddeford Maine Warehouse. This position is responsible for preparing products for shipment by repacking it into smaller increments. In my previous role as Co-Manager of a pottery store (Time to Clay) I contributed to organization, management, and shipping procedures by assembling boxes, labeling, stacking and stocking packages for shipment. I believe this will help me get the repack associate position because assembling, stocking and organizing packages are some of the main responsibilities described on their job posting.
So looking over the job desrcuption for a museum curator, there are a lot of requirements that can be covered. However, it can span a broad area depending on the positon they hire you for. Sometimes they need you down in the archives finding information for someone, documenting artifacts and putting them into a database, planning exhibits, talking to the general public, etc. So there are a lot of opportunities to chase after. I think most of the jobs that I had has given me experience in order to project myself in a professional manner. For instance, when I worked at the restaurant as a cook, there were very tight deadlines to be made in order to get people their food. So working under pressure is not an obstacle to me at all. Working for United Way, Converse, or even camp counselor down in Cape Cod has given me excellent people skills and talking to various folks. And when I was a landscaper, planning layouts, lifting heavy objects, and working efficiently, have given me the ability to push myself to do the dirty work when no one wanted to. When it came to being a camp counselor I had multiple jobs, like tracking turtles, planning events, talking to kids and their parents, etc. so that really set me up to be prepared to be a multi-tool of a human being…
The job that I am applying for is a sustainability internship position. The job requires you to be able to communicate sustainability initiatives online through social media, work with the company to assess its environmental impacts, and bring awareness to any unsustainable practices. This job is also responsible for working with other interns as well as managers who will expect you to advance sustainability initiatives. My work experience as an Orientation Leader here at UNE makes me confident that I can work with others well and be able to adapt to any situation on the fly. As an orientation leader those were the two most important qualities to have. As the social media manager for club tennis at UNE, I also have experience, although not professional, with promoting and communicating through social media. My other work as an employee of the housing office and Regal cinemas has helped me develop customer service skills and the knowledge of how to work for someone. I think it is important to be able to talk to customers/clients in a way that makes them feel respected while also holding your ground as the more knowledgeable person on the given subject. It is also important as an employee to be able to earn the respect of your boss and have a healthy relationship with them. I believe this will be even more important as part of an internship.
The job I’m applying to is a camp counselor position. I think in this interview, I wouldn’t try to shy away from the fact that I’m still a student or try to act above it. In a lot of cases, these jobs are filled by young adults who are students and studying to work somewhere else. Because of this, I think the fact that I’m an education major will really work in my favor and I want to focus a lot on it. It will allow me to transition into talking the fieldwork I’ve done as part of my classes as well as the general experience I’ve had with kids. I think when it comes to a summer job like this, it’s less what job experience you have and more so what child experience do you have. In this case, I can talk some about my two half sisters (ten and eight, generally the age I would expect to be working with at the camp) and my experience looking after them as well as my general view of teaching. I have some volunteer experience at kids events under my belt as well, so if there’s any need to fluff up my experience I can draw from it as necessary.
The job I would be applying for if this was a real scenario, is a position as an Emergency Medical Technician at North East Mobile Health Services. This job requires someone who is proficient in medical terminology and communication. It also requires someone who is familiar with emergency medical services, first aid, and effective patient care. The role I would play if hired would be caring for patients during transport between facilities (ie: nursing home to hospital), but also occasionally care during transport in a more emergent setting. I would have a duty to recognize and treat any threatening wounds, injuries, or conditions, ensure the patients are safe and comfortable during the drive, communicate and collaborate with the doctors and nurses at the facilities, and complete documentation properly for each case. My role volunteering with UNE EMS has given me experience with patient care, allowing me use my skills to asses and treat patients in high-stress situations and also work as a team with Biddeford Fire Department as well as with my EMS team. This role is a great example of my practice with good communication, medical terminology, and emergency medical care. As a member of the EMS club, I also attend meetings where we do biweekly trainings, continuing our EMS education. Another job I’ve held is working as an EMT at a Summer camp for youth girls. My role was to organize meds, administer first aid, treat any minor conditions, communicate with the registered nurses I worked under the direction of as well as with the children’s parents, administer covid tests, and document any care completed or findings from my assessments. This role helped me master my organizational skills, helped me become skilled at multitasking, gave me exposure to stressful situations that required critical quick-thinking, and gave me more experience communicating and caring for pediatric patients from a wide range of ages children (~5-17 yrs. old). This experience was very valuable because I became very confident in my decision making skills in regards to care, and I built great relationships not only with the children but also benefited by learning from the registered nurses. Currently, I also work as a caregiver for two medically complex infants. I work under the direction of a registered home-care nurse and with two certified nurse assistants. My tasks include changing the babies, bathing them, documenting their input and output, building relationships with them and their family, and monitoring their overall health and well-being. My job also includes being someone there to help support the parents, communicating with them and ensuring they feel their children are happy and safe while at home.
The job that I am interested in applying to is a park attendant at a state park. After looking at the job description, I have some skills to match it but others I lack. One of the key attributes that was needed was that you need to be comfortable working outside. In past jobs I have worked outside for most of them. I was a summer camp counselor, a groundskeeper at a golf course and I worked maintenance at an Inn. Being on the maintenance crew taught me to use heavy machinery and small machinery. Another description for a skill that you need for this job is communication skills. I have gained great communication skills while working at the summer camp, using the wide range of ages to my advantage. Overall I think there are still some skills and knowledge I need to learn but I believe I am qualified for this position.
The job I am applying for is the Experiential Marketing Planner position at L.L.Bean. This position requires the ability to develop key timelines and project plans, act as vendor and agency liaison for program initiatives, assist with experiential budget development and routine management, as well as cultivate relationships with retail stores and mall marketing teams as needed, among many other tasks. My previous experience at Collinsville Canoe and Kayak was very similar to this position, except it was a small business, and L.L.Bean is a corporation, so the application of my skills would be somewhat different in order to meet the needs of the company. At Collinsville, on the day-to-day, I was meeting with our vendors to best set up products for our store needs and worked with the owner to set budgets for products, marketing efforts, rental thresholds etc. In the interview, I would touch on these experiences and how I built a network and learned how to build a vendor database. I will also be able to touch on the pressure I was under during the 2020 season, as there was an influx in outdoor recreation, and the entire industry was scrambling for inventory. That summer, I learned more than I ever thought I would and gained immense industry experience; being so involved for multiple years with the same suppliers that L.L.Bean purchases from is also helpful. I have had other opportunities, with Lululemon, for example, where I was able to touch upon merchandising on a corporate platform and how that boosts our local store marketing efforts. I also connect with the Lululemon marketing planner, so I can see some ins and outs of this position on a corporate scale at a clothing retailer.
I would focus on discussing my administrative and political experience as these things I can apply to this future dream entry job of working in state government, more specifically, the Attorney General’s Office as a Paralegal. Most of a Paralegal’s job is focused on administrative tasks such as research, filing, customer service, etc. Both of my administrative roles were in local government and nonprofits rather than the private sector, which could translate well into working for state government due to past experience. I could also discuss my ability to work independently and under directions as these were both ways my jobs expected me to get work done. They are also things that I value as part of a job: not being micro-managed and being able to work relatively at my own pace. Questions regarding these values could also help me gauge the environment I’m applying to work in, making me figure out if I want to work there and accept an offer if it comes. I would also want to mention that I have worked on both sides of the government sphere: interning for elected officials and working in government offices, which could be important when your boss is an elected official but you’re a bureaucrat working within that office.