Blog 10 - Interview 2 Reflection

1. Please explain how you are spending your mentorship time (Is it at a workplace or somewhere else?  Are you shadowing?  Are you able to do tasks that are meaningfully related to the topic?  If so, what?  Are there other people who are experts in the location?  Etc...)

For my mentorship I am shadowing my uncle. I am not really able to do the taks that are meaningful relating to the topic because of the fact that their job is based off of commission so if I messed up it would cost them money. There are other people that are experts as a loan officer such as my aunt who does loans for automobiles.

2.  How did you find your mentor?  How did you convince this person to help you?  

I found my mentor because he was my uncle and what convinced him to help me was the fact that I was fascinated about his job and wanted to learn more and possibly become a loan officer one day.

3. How would you rate your comfort level with your mentor at this point in your relationship?  How does this relate to the time you've spent so far at mentorship/with this person

My comfort level with my mentor is good because of the fact that I've known him since I was little. This relates to a better mentoring experience because he'll go more in depth on certain aspects of being a loan officer.

4. What went well in this interview?  Why do you think so?  What do you still need to improve?  How do you know?  How will you go about it?

What went well with the interview was the fact that I got a lot of good information and responses from my mentor. I will use this information to help me throughout the senior project and hopefully be able to talk about it in my lesson.

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Blog 9: Advisory House 3

1. State whether or not you currently have a mentor, and what the status of your interview is with that person (I have completed the interview, I have scheduled the interview, I have not scheduled the interview, etc).

I do have a mentor and I am planning on interviewing my mentor this weekend.

2. At this point, your research is probably guiding your studies toward more specific areas within your topic.  Name the area or two you find most promising and explain your reasons.   

One area that I'm finding most promising is the characteristics that make up a successful Loan Officer. I reason I choose this is because even though someone can have a job it takes a special quality or habits in order to be good at their job or successful in it.

3. What kinds of sources do you think will help you in the next month to gain more research depth?  Where will you go to get them?

Some sources that I think will help me get more in depth with my research are books about successful loan officers. I will be able to get them hopefully online or at a library

4. Write down a possible EQ.  Please don't worry about wording other than ensuring that it provides the option for multiple correct answers.  At this point, the senior team is most interested in understanding your thought process.

What are the qualities that make up a successful Loan Officer?

Blog 8: Independent Component 1 Proposal

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

For my 30 hours towards my independent component, I plan on mentoring for an extra 30 hours with my mentor. I will be going over different  parts and processes of the loan as well as going over documents needed to produce the loan.

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

What I will do to show the 30 hours I have done is by bringing volunteer hour papers with me and getting them signed by my mentor.

3.  Explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

What I will be doing in order to explore our topic more is to look at all the different documents needed to create the loan as well as go over different client's loans and the processes each one of them are in.

4.  Update your Senior Project Hours log.

Second Interview Preparation

1.  Who is your mentor and where do they work?  If their workplace does not reflect their expertise, what makes them an expert?

My mentor is Hector Zuniga and he works for Mortgage Capital Partners which is a loaning agency that deals with refinances, mortgagercialized loans. Hector Zuniga has been working for the company for over 14 years now and is the Senior Vice President of the company.

2.  What five questions will you ask them about their background?

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1. How crucial is creating or planning a schedule as a loan officer?

2. Is communication an important quality for a loan officer and if it is then why?

3. What forms of communication would be best as a loan officer?
4.  How can you get yourself recognized as an excellent loan officer?
5. Are there any certain qualities or traits besides the ones already listed to you make a successful loan officer?

Blog 6: Advisory House Prep

1.  Who is your mentor and where do they work?  If their workplace does not reflect their expertise, what makes them an expert?

My mentor is Hector Zuniga and he works for Mortgage Capital Partners which is a loaning agency that deals with refinances, mortgagercialized loans. Hector Zuniga has been working for the company for over 14 years now and is the Senior Vice President of the company.

2.  What five questions will you ask them about their background?

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1. How crucial is creating or planning a schedule as a loan officer?

2. Is communication an important quality for a loan officer and if it is then why?

3. What forms of communication would be best as a loan officer?
4.  How can you get yourself recognized as an excellent loan officer?
5. Are there any certain qualities or traits besides the ones already listed to you make a successful loan officer?

Interview 1 Reflection

1. What is the most important thing I learned from the interview?  Is there anything I would do differently for other interviews?

The most important thing I learned from the interview is that being a loan officer is tough and is only getting tougher to qualify. What I also learn is that it may take years of hard work and dedication to be in the position I want to be in and to just make sure not to give up because in the end it'll all work out.

2. Did I get additional resources and contacts?  What is the most useful?  Why?

Some resources that I got are just more knowledge and understanding of how competitive the field can be and how hard you have to work in order to be where you want to be. This is the most useful because when working in an industry as hard as being a loan officer and working for an auto industry it takes patience and time for things to happen, you can't expect such a dramatic difference and you have to put hard work into everything you do.

3. What makes my interviewee qualified to help me? 

What makes my interviewee qualified to help me is that she works  as a loan officer in the automobile industry. It has taken her years and a lot of dedication of her job to get where she is today and by getting some type of viewpoint from her shows that not everything in life comes easy and if you put the time and work to something, you will be able to accomplish many things.

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Blog 4: House Advisory Prep

Write a short explanation of what you are hoping to accomplish through your senior project topic.  

What I'm hoping to accomplish through my senior project topics is experience in the loan officer industry and knowledge about working for a corporation as a loan officer. There's so much to learn about in the loan officer industry such as, when's the right time to lock in interest rate, how long does it take for the whole process of getting a loan from the bank, is there a certain time period for getting the loan and what happens if that time period isn't met. I also want to be able to read and understand all the paper work that is involved in the loan process because not only would it help me out if I ever wanted to be a loan officer as my career but it's good to know about the whole process and how it works when I purchase or refinance a home later on in the future.