Interview Project Proposal

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Summary

This research paper contains a proposed interview questions directed to the C.E.O of the National Fire Fighting Manufacturing FZCO (NAFFCO). It also includes the achievements of this company and my reasons for choosing the C.E.O as the preferred candidate at the expense of other personnel in the same field. The achievements of the company and my desired goals and objectives as a servant in the fire fighting/protection field also make part of the research paper.

Fire Service Professional Interviewee

Interviewee:

Engineer Khalid Al KhatibManaging DirectorNational Fire Fighting Manufacturing FZCO (NAFFCO)

United Arabs Emirates

I selected the interviewee based on his role(s) as the company’s chief executive officer, which plays essential roles in the running and the operation of the business. As the chief executive officer, he is charged with ensuring that the company conducts all its activities safely. He manages and supervises al, the business operations with the help of other officers or employees who report to him directly or indirectly.

Importance and Relevance of the Selected Officer

As an optimistic and ambitious person who aims at serving in the fire fighting industry, I believe interviewing and interacting with this officer will play a vital role in ensuring I shape my career in a positive way. My goals and objectives in the fire fighting business as stated in this section of the work. I focus on providing a safe working and leisure environment for all people around the world. Training and advising people on the best ways of keeping their surroundings safer by minimizing the number of accidents, which may occur in such areas? Ensuring that all working or leisure places have the required fire fighting equipments and all the relevant fighting policies put in place to ensure safety standards are kept in check.

From my goals and objectives, it is apparent that I share the same objectives and goals as that of the C.E.O of the National Fire Fighting Manufacturing FZCO (NAFFCO). In addition, I share the same motto as that of his company, which states, think safety. Gaining more knowledge and tactics related to security measures when it comes to fire fighting services will immensely shape my future advancement in keeping people safe from inferno or fire tragedies. This vision is same as that of the company headed by my prospect interviewee (Shelley, Pg. 12).

Research findings also indicates that National Fire Fighting Manufacturing FZCO (NAFFCO) has been crowned as the best firefighting company in the world due to their distinct, quality, and dedication in the fire fighting industry. The company scooped the prestigious Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award thrice in 2005, 2006, and 2010. This has an implication that it is a top fire fighting companies in the world with over one hundred branches across the world. The company also manufactures fire fighting and protection equipments. With all this achievements, it is evident that interviewing the CEO of such a company will definitely have a positive impact in my quest of being the one of the leading entrepreneur in the fire fighting/protection business (retrieved from: HYPERLINK “http://www.naffco.com/section.php?page_id=19” http://www.naffco.com/section.php?page_id=19_truncated).

List of Potential Interview Questions

Education and Training

What are the academic requirements for one to join your business? Apart from the fire fighting team are there any other staff members if so which academic qualifications do you require when hiring such professional

Do you provide any form of special training to your personnel once you absorb them in your business? If Yes, how long does it take?

Since your business is one of the leading organizations in terms of fire fighting, do you offer time to time refresh courses/classes to your employees? If Yes, after what period are the refresher courses conducted?

Licensing and Certification

Are there any special licensing requirements needed for one to be a firefighter? If so kindly give a detailed explanations of such requirement

What are the minimum academic/experience related requirements needed for one to attain such certification?

Does your company support its employees receive such certificates? If Yes, in what capacity does it give the support (financially or consultation)?

What is the duration taken before certificate of operation expires?

How much does it cost to renew such license?

Apart from individual license and certification, are there any other license/certifications required for one to operate in the fire fighting/protection business? If so, how much do they cost?

Reasons for Choosing the Career

There are many lucrative and well paid jobs in the cooperate world, why did you choose to work in this field?

How do you manage the pressure and the challenges that come with serving in this field?

Describe an event in which, a misunderstanding occurred between two of your team members, which method(s) did you in sorting out that row/misunderstanding?

Did you choose this field since it is not crowded, and it pays well?

Are you happy serving in this profession?

Work cited

National Fire Fighting Manufacturing FZCO (NAFFCO). Company’s profile. NAFCO 2014. Retrieved from HYPERLINK “http://www.naffco.com/section.php?page_id=19” http://www.naffco.com/section.php?page_id=19_truncated).

Shelley, C, Anthony, C and Timothy, M (2007). Industrial Firefighting for Municipal Firefighters. Tulsa, Okla: PennWell Corporation. Print.