- What is the best and the worst job (paid or volunteer) that you have ever had?
- What were some of your primary responsibilities?
- What made the job enjoyable or not?
- What skills did you develop that will serve you well in internship?
- What lessons did you learn about the workplace and yourself?
The best job that I ever had was working with NASCAR. I was working there to raise money for my high school cheerleading team. We would work the Infineon race track and serve the customers that came to see the races. My primary responsibilities were to serve beer and direct people to their seats. I had my own booth and I had a lot of fun. The part I most enjoyed was the sales portion. We had to create slogans for the beer and would bet on who would receive the most tips. I always won of course. Working with NASCAR I was able to add to my customer service skills and my leadership abilities. I had to monitor other booths and was often in charge of handling the money.
My worst job was working at Six Flags. It’s all glitz and glamour on the outside but on the inside it’s a horror film. Now don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed my time there and made a lot of friends but the working part of it was crucial. We were under aged, under paid and worked ridiculous hours. Most times we would work over time but wouldn’t get paid for it because we weren’t at the appropriate age to do so. Other times we would be written up or pink slipped by the HR department because our lead or supervisor asked us to do something that we weren’t qualified to do and instead of them being reprimanded we were. This was an impoverished attempt to better one’s work ethic.
