Mentor Interview:
1. What can I do in advance to be ready for the day?
Continue doing research, and finding more things for competitive sports at other YMCA's, also anything to add to the sport curriculum that we will get started on soon. Another good thing is to look at the to do list, and see what I can get a head start on.
2. What are some thing I should know about you?
My mentor believes to be driven in focus, analytical, and is always planing ahead to be prepared for any obstacles that may come, while the world comes with obstacles that we are never prepared, planing things ahead would be helpful to know how to better handle the situations. When it comes to professionalism his worth ethic and experience is what got him to be where he is today. On his spare time he like to volunteer, play beach volleyball, or adult basketball, and cook.
3. What is your job title?
Program director of Sports, literacy and Volunteers.
4. Why did you choose to work here?
My mentor choose to work here because he finds it extremely rewarding, and also extremely challenging. This is a job where he never gets bored, there's always something for him to do. Also he choose to work here because of the impact it makes on the community. Lastly there's always room to grow at the YMCA.
5. Is there anything you wish you'd realized about the world when you were my age?
My mentor wished he would have read more. Another big thing he told me was not to think about the future so much. He said " don't focus so much on the future, and not focus enough on the present". If you focus more on the future you wont get as much experience in the present as you can.
6. What advice do you have about working at the YMCA?
The first thing my mentor said you have to be friendly! You're going to have get out of your comfort zone, and be assertive. Also come ready to learn, because there's always something new to learn at the Y. Be excited and passionate but also be realistic and straight forward, while still being a bit optimistic. You gotta have a team that thinks differently but can still work together well.
1. What can I do in advance to be ready for the day?
Continue doing research, and finding more things for competitive sports at other YMCA's, also anything to add to the sport curriculum that we will get started on soon. Another good thing is to look at the to do list, and see what I can get a head start on.
2. What are some thing I should know about you?
My mentor believes to be driven in focus, analytical, and is always planing ahead to be prepared for any obstacles that may come, while the world comes with obstacles that we are never prepared, planing things ahead would be helpful to know how to better handle the situations. When it comes to professionalism his worth ethic and experience is what got him to be where he is today. On his spare time he like to volunteer, play beach volleyball, or adult basketball, and cook.
3. What is your job title?
Program director of Sports, literacy and Volunteers.
4. Why did you choose to work here?
My mentor choose to work here because he finds it extremely rewarding, and also extremely challenging. This is a job where he never gets bored, there's always something for him to do. Also he choose to work here because of the impact it makes on the community. Lastly there's always room to grow at the YMCA.
5. Is there anything you wish you'd realized about the world when you were my age?
My mentor wished he would have read more. Another big thing he told me was not to think about the future so much. He said " don't focus so much on the future, and not focus enough on the present". If you focus more on the future you wont get as much experience in the present as you can.
6. What advice do you have about working at the YMCA?
The first thing my mentor said you have to be friendly! You're going to have get out of your comfort zone, and be assertive. Also come ready to learn, because there's always something new to learn at the Y. Be excited and passionate but also be realistic and straight forward, while still being a bit optimistic. You gotta have a team that thinks differently but can still work together well.