Conclusion

1. I am currently working on completing my bachelors and I am scheduled to finish getting my BS in psychology in May. 
2. I think about all the assessments that we took this semester I think the one that I found to be the most helpful were MBTI and the True Colors. I chose these two because I thought that  they were the most accurate. I feel the the Meyers briggs is a great determinate of not only career choice but I am a big believer in its accuracy because of my psychology background. I think that the true colors assessment was a good determinate of careers because of many of the same reasons as the Myers Briggs. 
3. When I think about applying my possible career to a certain social issue I think about sweat shops aboard and here in the united states. As someone who works in fashion you can't turn a blind eye to how the clothes that you are promoting are being created. I think that being able to work with favorites that treat their employees fair is key. Refusing to use slave labor or work with favorites that don't have proper work conditions. This can benefit a company because they will have a good reputation as well it will help the world economy. 

Interviewing Strategy

When I was looking at the interview tips I couldn't help but think about my first interview and why I got the job. The first two tips to having a great first interview is having passion and a good attitude. I think that these are good pieces of advice you should always doing things that you're passionate about and that shouldn't be different when it comes to an interview either. The chances are that if you are passionate to interview for a job position than you are going to be passionate about doing your job as well.  The same can be said for your attitude. When having a good attitude during the interview you are more than likely to have a good attitude when n the job site so I understand why employers take these two things into consideration. 

1. Tell me about yourself? Well I am senior in college currently working hard at getting my degree in psychology and am maintaining 3.4 GPA while working at the gap full time. I am also born and raised in San Francisco and feel that this has given me a very unique perspective on life and an ability to handle the hustle and bustle of the city and all that it entail. Which I can go on about for hours!
2. Why should I hire you? I think that I am the best for this position. I not only have the experience that is necessary for this job I have a passion for this job and I think this is why I am best for the job. After working for the gap for 4 years I have developed a love for the people, product and the company and I think that this gives me the upper hand when it comes to the other candidates. They don't know and feel for the gap like I do. 
3. What is your long range objective? I want to grow and learn at this company. It has been such a huge part of my life and i don't want hat to change. I eventually want to take what I learn through this merchandising internship and become the head women merchandiser. 
4. How has your education prepared you for your career? I feel that my education has taught me several things that I can put towards this career. For example I have learned how to manage my time well between homework and tests. In getting my degree in psychology I have been taught about the inner workings of human beings what motivates them and so on and I think that this knowledge will give an edge over other candidates. 
5. Are you a team player? 100% I am a team player. I am constantly being put in positions where I have to work with others weather that being through school or work. 
6. Have you ever had problems with a boss or professor? How was it resolved? Yes I have had an issue with a superior, it wasn't anything major but it solved through communication. I was able to approach them and have a productive conversation and listen to their viewpoint about the issues that we were having. From there we no longer had any issues. 
7. What is your greatest weakness? I think that my greatest weakness is my concept of time, I am not good with telling time and predicting how much time a certain task will take but I have started to work hard at correcting this for instance I've become obsessed with time how long it takes me to do simple tasks like getting to and from work. I also have started to set timers for task, both of these have slowly allowed me to strengthen my concept in time. 
8. If I were to ask your professors (or your boss) to describe you, what would they say? I think that I would be described by my superiors as someone who is always smiling, passionate and outspoken. I am typically a pretty happy go lucky person and I attribute that to the fact that I don’t allow small things to bother me. At the same time when it comes to something that I love I engulfed myself in the work or task and will easily defend myself or others that I care for.
9. What qualities do you think a successful manager should have? I think that in order to be a successful manager you have to be able to listen well to employees need but also be able to manage those successfully against the needs of the company. I also have to be good leaders and someone who employess can look to as an example. 
10. If you had to live your life over again, what is one thing that you would change? Overall I feel that I am happy with my life and what I've made of it but I think that the one thing that I would change is the time that it has taken me to decide what I want to do as a career. For a while I was lost and didn't have a passion for the things that I wanted in the future, but now that I have found that in wanting to be a merchandising I feel a renewed sense of excitement for my future. 

Road Trip Nation!

I watched a variety of videos when embarking on this assignment. I watched two that had to do with my career interests and that was an interview with the editor and chief of seventeen magazine and then the interview segment with psychologist Charles Garfield. The last interview that I watched was that I clicked on out of pour curiosity and that was the interview with flight crew 5202 which was the first all female african american flight crew. I learned a lot from the different videos. 

For instance when the editor in chief of the seventeen magazine was asked about being consumed by her job her answer was something that stood out to me. She said that when you love what you're doing you can't become consumed by it. This really resonated with me. I know so many people my age who are putting so much work and energy into jobs that they don't care about or even enjoy. I hope that once I find my career that won't be the case. Another thing that that stood out to me in this interview was that she said that she knew from a young age what she wanted to be when she grew up but lost track of it as she grew up and was influenced by other outside forces like her friends and family. I think that this is also the case with a lot of people nowadays they rather pursue careers that guarantee them money versus happiness. I hope to never have to sacrifice one for the other. 

Charles Garfield’s interview was rather short at less than 3 minutes. In his interview he talks about how he went from working in science to psychology and how during this time that was something that was unconventional. “The main thing to knowing what to do is knowing who are” this was the main takeaway for me. I think that it relates back to my last paragraph about loving what you do. I think those who are in careers that they love it's because they know what they like and don't like and that all comes with a certain self awareness. 

Lastly the interview with flight crew 5202 was one that I watched because it intrigued me. In their interview that talked about how they quickly became a media spectacle but they also touched on how they overcame adversities to get where they all are. I think what I took away from their interview was to persevere, you might not always have fun within your career but the best way to prove them wrong is with your success. 

Graduate and transfer assignment

Nina Harris-Alabanza

1. The objective of a fashion merchandising is to multifaceted. They are in charge of selecting, purchasing and promoting clothes and accessories. In addition it is commonplace for them to visit with manufacturers and other foreign or domestic markets to help scout out emerging trends. 
2. The education requirement for a fashion merchandiser is a 2 or 4 year degree. This is very much a job that can be learned through experience and exposure to the industry rather than at school. 
3. There are no program admissions requirements but like i previously mentioned the more experience you have in the industry the better so internships are valued. 
4. The typical coursework that is required in a fashion merchandising program is similar to the coursework of any four year college program. Homework assigned on a daily bases coupled with the occasional test and/or project. 
5. There are many schools that offer fashion merchandising programs. Locally the academy of arts offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees. One of the best programs in the nation for fashion merchandising can be found in a surprising place, Kent State University which is located in Ohio. San Francisco State also offers a program in fashion merchandising, our local community college CCSF even offers an AS. I was surprised by these findings. 
6. The college that I am going to focus on is the program that is offered by the academy of arts. Their programs is one of the top in the state. The program requires 120 units to graduate, theses are broken down into 3 written communications courses, 4 art historical courses, 1 historical awareness, quantitative literacy, cultural ideas and influence, and employment communication course. 
7. Considering the fact that I am finishing up getting my bachelor's degrees currently I think that I would be able to start the program September of 2017 and finish in 4 years meaning that I would be done come May of 2021. 

Finding a Job

For this assignment I am going to stray away from my "youtube" assignment and focus on the career that I researched for the presentation assignment. That career option is one that I have recently decided to focus on. The first company is the GAP Inc. I currently work for the gap as a sales associate but I love the company so much that I aspire to work for them at a corporate level. They are located locally in San Francisco and have been in business for 48 years producing quality clothes for all ages. The position that is currently available is a buyer for women clothes online. The other company that I looked into was Everlane. They are a local company as well based out of San Francisco. They are a relatively new company established in 2011. They're mission is to produce clothes in a way that builds relationship with factories abroad. A job that is currently listed on their website is a production assistant, what this means is that I would be working hands on with those who produce their clothes and to help shape the product. 

Work Self Portrait

I am choosing this picture because I feel that it depicts me happy at my place of employment which is my ultimate goal when searching for a career.

Show you my True Colors

Nina Harris-Alabanza

My true color results were color of blue this means that I am a person who would be best suited in jobs where I gain satisfaction from contributing and supporting others. I was honestly a little disappointed with my career options. Although most of them involved working side by side with others I feel that they were all rather cliche. For instance one of my options was a clown or nanny. The one that I found to be the most appealing was a drug and alcohol counselor. According to “Eureka” someone with this job titles helps people with their chemical and/or substance abuse. Those who work in this field need to be able to work with a wide variety of people as well as use words and make decisions based on data and experience. I feel that I am capable of doing all those things. I think that being in this field be emotionally taxing but often time those who have suffered have substance abuse issue have underlying emotional trauma which leads to their addiction. There was something that was rather promising in the overview of this job and that was the growth rate which was “much faster than average” although this does come out of a sad situation. That is something that I think is important when looking for a job. Despite money not being everything when looking for a job I can't help but notice that those within this profession earn less than 50,000 dollars annually. Nowadays that won’t support a family. When I think about getting a job I can't help but think about being able to provide a certain lifestyle for my future family. 

The second career that peaked my interest was a Psychodramatist, this was something that I had never heard of before. There job is to use drama techniques for therapeutic reasons. I feel that this profession checked off several of the things that I mentioned in the paragraph before. It is a growing field that I would be able to support a family with. Another reason why I liked this profession was because it was something that I had never heard but was already getting a degree in. Sadly this was at the bottom of the list but I still feel that I can still find joy in doing such a job.