The “Profile Project” was created to allow our community to search and view job profiles submitted by other community members. These are real life, no punches held, descriptions of what work is really like in other industries and positions. A job opening posted on Monster will only give you a fraction of what that job is really like. Sure, you will know the core competencies, but what about the hours, the perks, and the pitfalls of a job? What will you really be doing once the ink on the non-disclosure has signed and you are three months into your new career?

Why would anyone want to do this? Simple. We all have an inherent curiosity especially when it comes to our jobs and what our peers are doing. We spend most of our day working for someone else, and when we read about someone landing a multi-million dollar deal or marketing a revolutionary new consumer product, we rarely know what is actually going on behind the scenes. Who has to put the PowerPoint presentation together? Who makes the copies of the proposal? Who generates the leads? Who creates the distribution plan? Who gets bagels and coffee for the team?

Please, be as candid as possible. When answering the questions below, assume that your target audience is a recent college graduate trying to break into the working world or change careers before it’s too late. What advice would you like to give them about the industry or job? What advice do you wish you were given before you accepted your last job?

All of these questions will be answered as more and more worker bees give us the real deal on what they actually do all day. And the best part…You have nothing to worry about! Fill out the questionnaire below in the body of an email and send it to ryan@aboutajob.com . Please don’t send any attachments. We reserve the right to edit all submissions for questionable content. WE WILL NOT PUBLISH YOUR NAME OR COMPANY OR ANY TRADE SECRETS. THIS IS CONFIDENTIAL AND WE RESPECT YOUR PRIVACY. Though not required, we would like to have your name and company so that we may best “tag” all submissions. PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE you know. Thank you for your time and cooperation. We look forward to watching this grow.

-Ryan

Job title:
Previous Job Title(s):
Year(s) with Company:
Industry:
Age:
Highest level of education (major if applicable):
Income:
City/Region:
Company Size (employees and/or revenue):
What does your company do?
Who do you report to:
Positions reporting to you (if applicable):
Typical day:
What time do you show up in the morning?
What time do you leave at night?
Lunch Hour or Free Time?
Does someone monitor your attendance or track your hours?
Corner office, Shared office, cube, work from home, travel:
Job duties/Responsibilities:
Essential skills:
What I do most is…
How is your performance evaluated?
Special Projects and assignments:
Perks?
The BEST thing about my job is…
The WORST thing about my job is…
What they never told me when I was interviewing?
What I expect to do and desired salary in 5 years?
Would you recommend this job to a friend?
Would you recommend this industry to a friend?
Do you think you are on the right career path?
Do you expect to go back to school?
Company Events, Happy Hours, Friday Beer, Gym Membership, Summer Fridays, etc?
What else? Don’t hold back with your rant or rave:
Overall opinion of this job on a scale of 1 - 10.