The last job I had was my internship with ATI last summer working in their continuous improvement team. In this instance the job description actually had very little effect over my decision to apply for the job as I had already heard positive feedback from previous interns and was set on applying to get a similar experience. The experience needed for this internship was very basic (Microsoft Office, High School Qualifications and Adobe Acrobat) as they were appealing to college students who yet had obtained their respective degrees. I had all of these qualifications already so was equipped for a smooth transition into the role upon my start date. Job descriptions as a whole I never fully understand and interpret what it will look like as an actual piece of work on a day to day basis. From my own experience they are often times jam packed with so much information and complex (company specific) jargon that it is difficult to interpret exactly what your job responsibilities are. Instead of focussing on the job descriptions I pay more attention to the company itself and qualification section which so far has given me enough information to know if I could be suitable for a position. I have found looking back over my job description now from my internship that the job description did in fact align pretty well with the role itself even if I had no understanding of my position prior to understanding. Interpretation versus actually completing the work in the job description are two very different things. By having an open mind and a willingness to learn I think aided me in the job process as it allowed me to learn aspects of the job description that I otherwise would have not known. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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