Month: February 2026

The most memorable training that was not beneficial was for my fast food service job in high school. We were forced to watch these corporate-esc videos on how to do various tasks around the restaurant. Unfortunately half the videos weren’t applicable to our store because it didn’t have a lot of the equipment that the videos showcased. These videos took up an entire shift, and it was a huge waste of time. This type of training revolved around the job and technical areas of the restaurant. My manager even said to not pay attention to them and that she would train me on how to use our store’s equipment. I then commenced in hands on training, which is personally how I learn the best. From the lecture slides, this is a form of development training. This form of training worked out much better for me, and I actually learned how to use and clean the equipment. Some other training that I had was for my internship in Boise last summer, and specifically my onboarding process. The onboarding took 2 days, and was the best introduction to a company I have ever had. They started out with explaining the history of the company, expectations for us, and how we can succeed in the program. They also brought us back to the main office over the course of the summer to do additional trainings. They had their top CEOs come and train us on various topics, which was cool that they spent their own personal time talking and getting to know us. The best training they provided was when they had all of the presidents and vice presidents come in and we did a Q&A panel, where they were interactive and honest with us.

Looking back on my first interview for a fast good job, the employer did not ask me any questions because a friend had referred me as he was working there at the time. I believe it was okay to not ask questions because my friend was a valuable peace to the team, and the managers trusted him and his opinion of me. From the lecture notes, I felt that it was an unstructured interview, and the questions she asked me were more personal as opposed to skills I have. There were definitely some questions that lacked usefulness, and it felt the manager had already made up her mind about hiring me. The manager did ask about my past experience in the food industry, which I had none. Some suggestions I would make to the managers about the interviewing process would be to not trust employee referrals as much. For my other interviews for construction companies, I would say that all of them were very in depth. Every employer touched on several aspects from the lecture notes, such as past experiences, personal questions, availability, and some even asked about my future goals in my professional life. I will say some interviews felt a little too serious, while others took a lighter approach, making me feel more comfortable with the interviewers. In fact, my most recent interview with the company I am going on full time had a perfect mix of technical questions, personal questions, and a lot of time for us to just get to know each other. Overall, I feel like there as a big importance in the interview process with making the candidate feel as comfortable as possible.