Career Day 2015
For my second Career Day at HTHNC, I went to Wellhead Services Inc., a local energy company. While there, I learned about how energy is harnessed, and distributed in the community. However, this is not really something I see myself doing in the future, because I'm not really passionate about it. If I were to work in the power industry, it would probably be smaller scale - something like designing a more efficient outlet. If I were to go into this field, I would most likely have to get a degree in something like mechanical/electrical engineering, or chemistry, though my person said that the most important part of his education was his high school degree. My dream internship for junior year is either something at a game company, or something at an engineering company (like ViaSat).
Interview:
Q: What in your educational background most prepared you for this job?
A: My high school diploma. In specific, math and chemistry.
Q: What specific skill training helped you prepare for this job?
A: I did an apprenticeship program for four years, where I followed a plant operator.
Q: How do you interact with other people during your work?
A: The most important thing is probably to treat people the way you want to be treated. Working with people is very important because, in a plant, very few people know everything, so you have to work with everybody.
Q: To what extent do you find your work interesting and fulfilling? Why?
A: Every day, there's something new. A new challenge.
Q: What are the most important rules or practices that you must follow in order to be considered a dedicated and responsible professional?
A: The most important thing is safety. Second to that is keeping track of parts.
Q: What is a typical work day?
A: I have lot's of roles. We don't have a plant manager right now, so I help with that, and I do special projects as the project manager (my real job).
Q: Why do you love your job?
A: The sky's the limit! It's not mundane, and I'm not in an office. You can do almost anything, from mechanical, to electrical, to IT.
Q: Any other things you want to add?
A: Do school! Education is key in any job. You can use power plant skills in any industry.
Q: What in your educational background most prepared you for this job?
A: My high school diploma. In specific, math and chemistry.
Q: What specific skill training helped you prepare for this job?
A: I did an apprenticeship program for four years, where I followed a plant operator.
Q: How do you interact with other people during your work?
A: The most important thing is probably to treat people the way you want to be treated. Working with people is very important because, in a plant, very few people know everything, so you have to work with everybody.
Q: To what extent do you find your work interesting and fulfilling? Why?
A: Every day, there's something new. A new challenge.
Q: What are the most important rules or practices that you must follow in order to be considered a dedicated and responsible professional?
A: The most important thing is safety. Second to that is keeping track of parts.
Q: What is a typical work day?
A: I have lot's of roles. We don't have a plant manager right now, so I help with that, and I do special projects as the project manager (my real job).
Q: Why do you love your job?
A: The sky's the limit! It's not mundane, and I'm not in an office. You can do almost anything, from mechanical, to electrical, to IT.
Q: Any other things you want to add?
A: Do school! Education is key in any job. You can use power plant skills in any industry.