Weekly Report #5 (10/6)

This week in ISM I have gone on two research interviews and constructed my portfolio for the first six weeks. For my portfolio, I added a cover page and organized/formatted all the assignments we have done this past six weeks. Through my research interviews, I have been able to learn a great deal of what it’s like to be an optometrist. The optometrists I interviewed both said that helping people see again was the favorite part of their job. It was also interesting to see both of their views on what a typical day of an optometrist is like. One said it was very routine while the other said it was full of surprises. I would say I was partially successful this week in that I was able to conduct two of the three interviews I had scheduled. I had to cancel one of my research interviews as I got caught in a severe thunderstorm and couldn’t make it. Next week, I will be working on several things. I will be conducting research interviews with two other optometrists and also work on writing my interview assessments. Last, on Friday I will be attending a business symposium where I hope to improve my networking skills.