Careers Blog Part One.

For my career assignment, I am going to interview a paramedic. Being a paramedic has interested me for a while. I like the idea of working hands-on, under pressure, and the way the job demands adaptability. Paramedics provide immediate response to any medical emergency, and thus the must me able to deal with 'gross' things, which I can totally do. In the future, I am going to be take biology and health sciences. From the I will probably go into a paramedic program. I want to be a paramedic because I like the on scene idea of it. You have to work fast, with a clear mind and that kind of environment really appeals to me. The job is always changing, like you're not going to walk up to and accident and think, "damn same one I had yesterday" Being a paramedic is also a hands-on job, which is totally the opposite of what I thought I'd want to do, but the more I think, the less I want to be stuck in a building all day doing paper work. I hope to ask the person I am interviewing about their experiences, what it like to actually be out there and how it feels. I want to know about the hardest parts of the jobs and all the tedious stuff they hate doing. I hope to ask about how hard schooling was and whether its hard to find a job afterwards. Most importantly, I need to find out how much I need to work on my noodle arms, because they aren't good for heavy lifting.