Victor Frankie Interview Questions

After that question, we attempted to lighten things up, so I asked her to describe herself to me in one word. Vicky labeled herself as a problem solver, and labels her common sense and ability to prioritize as her best traits that allow her to do her work diligently. Vicky’s prioritization is what stood out to me from the moment I began working with her, as in one morning she had to complete a presentation, reach out to three clients, meet with Carrey, the supervising attorney, and give me instructions within four hours. When I brought up this observation to Vicky, she said that she tries to “prioritize tasks and put into perspective that people’s lives are at stake. Real people”, but overall thinks she could grow in that area of her work.
She first mentioned a man named Saher, who was her coworker at “AmeriCorps Refugee Resettlement Agency”, who pointed her in the right direction and recognized her passion for this work. She and Saher still do language access work in Jersey City together, and she credits him for helping her gain confidence within herself because of his belief in her ability to succeed in the field. The other two people Vicky brought up were Ellisa Steglich and Sarah Plastino, both who were responsible for getting her the position at KIND. Elissa is the managing attorney at AFSC Immigrant Rights program, who referred Vicky to the position at KIND because of the value Vicky added to AFSC in translating and connecting with clients. Sarah, the former supervising attorney for the KIND Newark office, hired Vicky based off of Elissa’s recommendation, despite her limited experience in working with kids. Vicky emphasized the importance of networking, highlighting that there is an enormous number of local advocates that are so inspirational. Vicky concluded this question by saying that it is a privilege to know and work with such amazing people, and advised me to begin networking now within the KIND office and all of the future firms/programs I may intern or work