It would be great if you could. Right?

What would it take? Here are a few ideas:

1. You would need a way to find out all about the business first.
2. You would need to be able to talk to others who had started the same kind of business. You would want them to tell you all about their successes and challenges. You’d want them to share the inside secrets with you.
3. You would want to see some statistics on how many other people had success or failure in similar businesses.

But is that possible? You couldn’t possibly get all of that information. Could you?

In this career interview, an engineer shares his experience in the industry. He talks about the challenges faced when working for government contracts, and also opens up about racial discrimination he has faced on the job. This is a true career interview as told to LatPro.com. This is one of many interviews with individuals in the engineering or manufacturing fields including interviews with a civil engineer and with an efficiency expert.

I am a civil engineer and I guess you could say I work in the industry of government or engineering. My firm is a privately owned business, but we were set up primarily to fulfill government contracts. I have a grand total of nine years in the field of engineering and five in civil engineering, specifically for the government. Using only three adjectives, I would describe myself as charming, happy and easygoing.

My ethnicity and gender is black and male. Although I think there have definitely been improvements in the way black people are treated, I do not think I get all of the respect I deserve. Race should not be an issue in what I do, and normally, it is not. But a few instances have stuck out, and it's not anything big - just a little comment here or there, or someone saying something under their breath. You probably wouldn't believe me if I told you, which is why I just ignore it and go to the gym later to take it out on the punching bag.

Considered working as a tractor-trailer driver for UPS? This interview will take you down the career path including the ups and downs you can expect in the position, what it takes to land the job, what you can expect to earn and more.

I'm a feeder (tractor-trailer) driver for UPS. I have worked in this capacity for the last 11 years, but have been with UPS for 36 years.

As a feeder driver, I shuttle trailers filled with packages between UPS facilities. One common misunderstanding associated with my job is that many people think  big trucks are difficult to drive when pulling double trailers. I have done this job for so long I do not notice any difference in the weight or maneuverability of driving the bigger rigs.

This interview will take you down the carer path of a Marine Biologist including through the ups and downs you can expect, what it takes to land the job, what you can expect to earn and more.

I’m a Marine Biologist and have been working in a Marine Research Center for the past five years. The focus on my work is mainly on corals. It’s been quite a journey—a fun, adventure-filled, and adrenalin-pumping half a decade.

I claim to be 100% biologically male and 50% Brazilian. Not to sound conceited, but I never experienced any form of bullying, racism or the like; neither in childhood nor in work. Thus, I consider myself lucky because some of my childhood friends did.

This is a true career interview with a Registered Nurse as told to DiversityJobs.com, where you can find other interviews with healthcare professionals, like one with a Physical Therapy Aide.

I recently worked as a registered nurse for a local nursing home. I completed my schooling for my nursing degree eight years ago and have been working in the field since then. However, I recently took some time off to spend with my children, so currently, I am not working in the nursing home. I would describe myself as organized, quiet and helpful.

Being a white female has definitely helped in my career. I feel that some of the patients that I work with see me as an equal since most of the patients I care for are Caucasian, as well. Many of the female patients will talk to me about their problems more than I have seen with some of the other ethnicities or genders. The only discrimination I have experienced is when I first came on board as a nurse. I was young and was not really sure what I wanted to do, so some of the older nurses were skeptical of my skills.

Online portfolios aren’t just for certain fields or industries anymore. The importance of having a professional online presence is more important than ever, and an online portfolio will certainly increase your visibility and presence. Creating your portfolio website allows you to share and showcase your work easily with the employers you’d like to work for.

1. Professional way to showcase your work

Name:
YourDegree

Website:
www.yourdegree.com

Twitter:
@KOLOnline

Name:
Roshni Kumar

Twitter:
@RoshniPKumar

LinkedIn:
/in/roshk

Name:
Kaplan Open Learning UK

Website:
www.kaplanopenlearning.org.uk

Twitter:
@KOLOnline

One sure way of to improve your productivity is to understand your "hate to do" list.

What is your hate to do list? Basically, these are things you don’t like to do, and make you feel uneasy. It can be something like calling a nasty client or setting a meeting with a colleague that does not like you.

1. We All Have Them

Do not feel bad you have a hate to do list. We all have them and there is nothing wrong with having this list. The important thing is as you gain experience, hopefully the hate to do list gets shorter. You will gain wisdom to know how to deal with these things you hate now. To make the list shorter, you have to do them as experience is the best teacher.