The last job I had was an internship working for a contractor doing safety coordination at Intel in Hillsboro, OR. There was no formal job description for the position. The interview and hiring process was very informal. When I discussed the job duties that were associated with the position, I learned more about what i would be doing and exactly what I would be involved with. Over the course of the internship, I ended up doing more than was initially discussed. This included being more involved in the processes as well as doing some things that were never discussed prior to employment.
To be entirely honest, the job description did not have very much influence on my feelings about taking the position. The main reason was that there was not much of a concrete description of my duties. Most of the information I learned about the job came from emails, text messages, and talking to the leadership team of the company. I was expecting most of the duties of the job, however there were some things I was regularly expected to do that I was not anticipating.
Overall, I would have preferred to have a better, more concrete job description so that i could have a better idea of the duties associated with the job. While i would have preferred this, I didn’t mind very much that the duties of the job were vague.
