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Interview with a Travel Writer

What do you do for a living? I’m an editor and writer for a travel website. How would you describe what you do? Journalism, copy editing, copy writing and the administrative work that managing a website requires — all rolled into one job. What does your work entail? It entails a lot of attention to [...]

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Interview with a Newspaper Editor

What do you do for a living? I’m the editor of a daily paper in a southern state, having a circulation of about 6,000. We publish every day but Monday. How would you describe what you do? I oversee a newsroom of six; it s a small-town community newspaper, so in addition to being in [...]

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Interview with a college professor

What do you do for a living? I’m a teacher at a Carnegie-level university, a Ph.D. granting institution in the mid-South. I’ve been at this school for six years now, but I was hired on the non-tenure track, and I’m considered an adjunct professor, even though I teach full time. In the area I teach, [...]

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Interview with a Geneticist

What do you do for a living? I’m a statistical geneticist. How would you describe what you do to someone? I’m in charge of analyzing and delivering technology that implement DNA into an animal breeding program. I’m also responsible for describing genetics or identifying the uniqueness of different lines and different breeds of chickens that [...]

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Interview with a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep

What do you do for a living? I sell medical devices and drugs to hospitals in this area. How would you describe what you do to someone? I pick a product and find a need in the hospital to fill. Then I go through the process of educating physicians, pharmacy, operating room personnel, case management [...]

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Interview with a Management Consultant

What do you do for a living? I am a senior engagement manager and consultant at a major US Consulting firm with a particular focus on serving clients in the public and social sectors. How would you describe what you do? I lead a team of consultants that are charged with solving specific problems for [...]

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Interview with a Retail Fashion Buyer

What do you do for a living? I’m a retail fashion buyer for a major American department store. How would you describe what you do? At the most basic level the buyer ensures that the correct merchandise is in a store at the correct time with the correct quantities to satisfy the customer. The success [...]

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Interview with an Allergist/Immunoligist

What do you do for a living? I’m an allergist and immunologist. How would you describe what you do? We treat and diagnose diseases that are produced by disorders of the immune system.  And they include conditions such as respiratory allergies, which are allergic and non-allergic rhinitis and asthma, acute systemic allergic reactions known as [...]

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Interview with Hollywood Stuntman John Stewart

Hollywood Stuntman John Stewart was kind enough to visit with us about his career as a stuntman.  You can find more information about him at his site www.hollywoodstuntman.com What did you do for a living? I was a stuntman and a stunt coordinator. How would you describe that job? It is very physically and mentally [...]

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Interview with an Assistant Branch Bank Manager

What do you do for a living? I am an assistant branch manager for a bank. How would you describe what you do? I am an assistant to the manager but I oversee all the daily operations of the branch. That includes making the weekly schedule, I oversee all the teller daily activities and make [...]

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