Working with an NGO in Jordan with Sustainable Living SkillsWhat type of job are you looking for? I am looking for a dynamic work atmosphere, or the potential to become one, where the work is beneficial to the people of Jordan and reasonable in salary for me. I enjoy office work and working outside as well. I can work in the business world but also have skills in researching topics on the Internet at a professional and graduate collegiate level. What nationality are you? I am an American, so am used to working with other Americans, but what I find most interesting is working with people of different nationalities and backgrounds. What languages do you speak (and at what level)? I do speak American English both on a common language level, but also slang, business, and scholarly American English. What country or area are you looking to work in and why? Since I live in Jordan and our family really likes it here, I would prefer to stay in Jordan. I am currently residing in Amman but am willing to relocate to other parts of Jordan if the right opportunity comes along. What countries have you worked in? I have worked in the USA and have volunteered at several sites here in Jordan. What countries do you have a visa to work in? Currently I am in Jordan on a temporary work visa. What field do you currently work in? I am currently between careers and am attempting to start up a project in Jordan in Sustainable Living. What fields have you worked in before? I have worked in restaurants, social services, photography, general sales business, organic mini-farming, and a little in the publishing field. What qualifications do you hold? I have 27 years of hands on experience in business from the lowest levels of responsibility to business owner. I also have a BA degree, a high school diploma, several years of graduate level study with a 3.92 GPA, completion of several professional extension courses. I am currently enrolled or pursuing online professional certification in Permaculture, Sustainable Living, Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Agriculture. Which do you consider more valuable? Formal education or skills and why? Having done both formal collegiate level education, 6+ years, and acquring job skills, 27+ years, I can truthfully say from my experience that both are necessary, though it seems more time is taken to acquire job skills. Formal education gives you the knowledge and direction to go in your career while acquiring job skills gives you the time to practice, test and perfect what you learned in school. Though formal education takes a few years, I have found it takes much longer to hone your job skills to a satisfactory and professional level. Formal education and acquiring job skills each have unique elements not found in the other and are critical to a successful career. Describe the benefits of working with others I believe there are many benefits to working with others, among them learning more about the world I live in, making new friends, and building something that could not be possible without working with others. Often times I have seen that when working with others, the whole input of all the members combined is greater than the sum of each part a group member brings. I attribute much of this to group synergy. Describe the benefits of working alone Working alone allows me to concentrate without distractions on a task that I have assigned myself or by my supervisor to a more satisfactory level than in a group atmosphere. What was your worst working experience? My worst working experience is when I work on a task given me by my supervisor that I am not given the tools to accomplish in a satisfactory manner. What is the most important lesson you have learnt throughout your career? The most important lession I have learnt throughout my career is life is fun, if you let it, and unpredictable so be ready for the unexpected. If I focus on a task, work well at it and do well at it, most things in life will go well too. What unique skills do you have? I don't know if I would call them unique as I would call them valuable. I have acquired valuable people skills and lived, seen or heard many life experiences that give me a better understanding, or 'feel', for how things happen in life and why. This gives me a general concept of what might be happening in a current situation and the ability to select from a shelf of responses a response best suited to deal successfully with many situations. I am still learning and adding to my life experiences and enjoy learning more in this great country of Jordan. What would you consider as your 'dream job'? I would consider a dream job to have both inside and outside work, individual time and group work time, doing work that would stimulate, challenge and teach me, as well as greatly benefiting the people I am doing the work for, which is the greatest part of a job. A happy customer whether it be in business or social services. What are the most interesting aspects of your field? I find the most interesting aspects of my field to be interacting with people, working with interesting subject matter, the challenge to learn new things, and a balance of working inside and outdoors. What are the least interesting aspects of your field? Though necessary, what is often times the toughest to do is going through sometimes hundreds of situations, whether it be in research or sales leads, that take much time to go through before you find the valuable contact or piece of information necessary to successfully complete a job. What is your greatest weakness? My greatest weakness is often that I am too hard on myself, much more than I am on other people. How can potential employers contact you? A potential employer can contact me via email at [deleted] or via mobile if they are in Jordan at 0799133987. If an international potential employer wishes to talk extensively, they can email me and we can trade SKYPE addresses. | 
