One of my goals during my placement will be to improve my interviewing skills. This will play a vital role in ensuring that important information is obtained from the clients visiting the Working Women Community Centre.
I intend to be part of the interviewing team in the first month of my placement. After the first month, I intend to manage interviews in Working Women Community Centre. Thus, by the end of my placement period, I aim to be fully equipped with interviewing skills that will aid me in interviewing women to determine the support services that they need.
I am certain that improving my interviewing skills will play an essential role in achieving the goals of the Working Women Community Centre. The organization must have adequate information about its clients so that appropriate actions are taken to assist them. This aspect can be enhanced through effective interview processes.
I will do a lot of research on communication skills. This is aimed at gathering appropriate information on effective listening skills. Furthermore, I plan to apply the knowledge gained on communication skills during my mentorship before I am allowed to oversee interview exercises. This will equip me with infinite knowledge that will help me to oversee interview processes in the organization.
My second goal will be to acquire relevant experience in programs and activities carried out by community support organizations such as the Working Women Community Centre. I plan to provide suggestions and ideas that will address the needs of women and their children in the organization.
This goal is relevant to the Working Women Community Centre because the experience gained will allow me to take part in program implementation and evaluation. I will also provide additional manpower to the organization in offering support services to women and their children.
One of my strategies to accomplish this goal will be to work as a program assistant during my placement. I will keenly observe and assist my bosses to carry out their duties. The other strategy will be to go through various deliverables and reports on the activities and programs already completed by the organization. I will also be involved in writing reports and making follow-ups on activities being carried out.
This will enhance documentation of deliverables and writing of reports on programs being implemented, activities being done and services being given to clients. The next outcome will be to implement programs and activities for the organization. The last outcome will be to monitor and evaluate the support programs offered by the organization.
The final goal will be to improve my typing speed to assist me to take notes during interviews and program implementation. By the end of my placement period, I intend to attain a typing speed of 40 words per minute. This will be relevant to the organization because I will be able to provide a soft copy, and hard copy reports in good time. This will also enhance the safety, storage, and retrieval of important information within the organization.
I will put extra effort into training to see to it that I have increased my typing speed from 25 words per minute to 40 words per minute. Besides, I will use my PC to take all notes and write reports on all activities of the organization. This will result in an improved typing speed and management of information within the organization.