Professor White
Cep121-
May 21, 2006
Informational Interview
Name: Meena Dukhi
Occupation: Administrative Assistant
Company and Department/Division: Flack+Kurtz
The person that I interviewed was Meena Dukhi who is currently an Administrative Assistant at Flack+Kurtz. She is currently at this company as an assistant but she would like to become a Business Manager in the future. She is currently studying Business Management and hoping to obtain a masters degree in Business Management.
I learned that you don’t always get to start out within a career that you would like to because of the lack of certain skills, experiences or even education. I also learned that a person must first start out in the bottom of the ladder and work there way up to where they prefer. One important thing that I learned was exploring different areas within your career path which will help to build a strong foundation. A strong foundation is important to a strong and success future.
How did you decide on your career?
Working with people and being able to help them accomplished their goal is really rewarding. “When I step in to the office every morning I check to see where my bosses belong and what they need to do through out the day. I help them to understand where they belong for example; a meeting with an important client. This makes me feel great because I feel that me boss can’t go thought the day with out missing something and I am there to help him to make sure that she does.”
What training or education did you need to start this career?
Meena went to Katherine Gibbs where she studied Business Administration. “What I learned in school was very good but the experience that I receive during my internship was really what makes me proud. I was an intern within this company and this internship lead my in to a job after I had finish school. I am currently studying Business Management and working at the same time. I would like to be a business manager and I