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Orientation Staff Interview

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Why do you feel you should be rehired as a staff member, and how would you improve on any areas of growth you have recognized in your current/past Orientation Staff experience? * I believe that I should be rehired to the Orientation Staff for another year because I believe I was a promote member of the staff this past year and want to continue to develop my leadership skills earlier and eventually become an Orientation Coordinator by the time I am a Senior. By returning to the Orientation Staff for the Fall and June Orientation Programs, I would challenge myself to develop richer relationships with my freshmen and become more of a consistent role model and resource to them during their first year at Providence College. Group 6 was very opened …show more content…

Having gone through the Orientation process once now as a leader, I think that I would challenge myself to talk about the more difficult issues that face this campus and challenge the freshmen and new student leaders to not be afraid of said topics. In the past, I use to be very afraid of talking about controversial issues, and even during Orientation this past August/September I was nervous of saying the wrong things or coming across as ignorant or unaware of important issues facing not just this campus, but society as a whole. As a student leader, i believe that it is important to stay on top of these difficult issues so that we can not only talk about and educate the people we lead, but also to make talking about said topics less taboo and uncomfortable. The more we talk about these issues, the easier it’ll be to have more efficient and productive conversations on the matter and make the campus, and world, we live in a better place. Providence College isn’t perfect, no college is, but by continuing to a part of the Orientation staff, I hope to not only challenge myself to talking about more uncomfortable topics comfortably, but also help others do the same as …show more content…

I think that while I did a decent job at leading my group and making their own experience unique from other groups with my photo contest and La Salle trips, I believe that there was definitely room or improvement when it came to communication with my partner and balancing meeting with the group and running other workshops and social programs. Having gone through the experience once now, I think that it would be easier for me to go through the routine and better stay on top of task while always putting my best face forward toward my group of

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