Journalistic Profile Paper

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Journalistic Profile Paper

Reportage is characterized as the one significant form of journalism to comprehensively illustrate different elements of the events (Bonini 2). Undoubtedly, it is one major opportunity for the report to effectively blend literary and factual aspects of journalism to achieve a better understanding of the considered perspective (Soares 3). The approach of reportage is also one vital option for me as I am interested in enhancing my understanding of the professional field of interest. It is crucial for me to adopt the approach of detailed information to enhance my understanding of the particular field of interest. It is necessary for me because I need some prior information about the field to confirm my choice of career. Critical consideration of the option of literary journalism makes it easy for me to apply the idea of an interview with the professional of this field. This form of consideration helps me to expand my horizon about the field of a certified public accountant (CPA) as I am keen to pursue my career in this particular field. The first stage of the domain of exploration demands me to find a suitable individual who will help me to enhance my knowledge about this specific field. Initial scrutiny of this profession helps me to explore the name of Kyle William who is recognized as a prestigious professional as the accounting manager. The first glance of the initial information about Kyle William explicitly indicates me that he is a suitable individual for me when it comes to enhancing my understanding of my potential career in the field of CPA. The particular realization encourages me to adopt the option of the interview to gain worthy information from his and extract in the form of literary journalism.

A specific time for the interview was confirmed by Kyle William which was suitable for both of us. I well prepared myself before the interview to figure out what exact questions I need to ask by William to enhance my understanding about himself as a successful accounting manager. This form of consideration will eventually help me to grasp suitable knowledge about the various domains of the field of CPA. I interviewed Kyle William for the purpose of completing a journalistic profile paper. Kyle William is an accounting manager at GE and he has the responsibility to plan and implement accounting strategy. His expertise in this specific field helped him to maintain a reputable status at GE. The first interaction with Kyle William in the form of interview is one great experience for me to learn that how different life stages play a pivotal role in the overall development of the person and professional and expert in his professional field. The first words by William about his work tasks are enough to figure out his commitment to his field.

Upon asking about his educational background, he told me, “I have gone to the University of Texas-Austin to complete my certification in accounting.” “At first, I got bored due to intense study schedule”, he added. “But with the passage of time, it became a daily routine for me.” His mode of communication during the conversation about his academic phase indicate me that he is courageous enough to talk about his success and failures in life openly. I perceived him immensely strong as he was bold enough to discuss his failures in his earlier academic years for the specialized field of accounting. He indicated me that earlier how much it was complex for me to create a necessary balance between my educational and routine life. He was rightly said that people to sacrifice much personal life attractions to achieve something phenomenal in their academic and career domains.

Selection of the particular mode of interview discussion in the form of a face-to-face interview will help me to observe non-verbal signs delivered by Kyle William during the interview. The face expressions of Kyle William eventually helped me to figure out that what he actually thinks about different aspects of life and how this understanding impact his role as the accounting manager in the popular business organization of GE. Proper use of different elements of journalism helps me to assess both the humanly and professional side of Kyle William. This form of consideration directs me to characterize those particular practical implications that can also be supportive for me in the complex field of CPA. Clear identification about the career goals eventually guides me to use this information to develop my career goals according to the actual requirements of the field of CPA.

Appropriate selection of interview questions helped me maintain a professional and positive environment. Upon asking Kyle William about the uniqueness of his work, he told me that “I consider this work can only be done by someone who has extensive knowledge about basic accounting process”. The way of describing each individual perspective of his achievement is highly professional, which proved to be effective in conducting a valuable interview. I was a bit nervous about conducting an interview with a high profile certified public accountant. The basic reason behind this was the lack of professionalism in myself. However, Kyle William happily facial expression during intense questions helped me to keep calm and motivated during the entire interview. Kyle William was asked about his happiest professional day and the reason behind it. His facial expression indicates happiness and satisfaction when he told me that “my selection as a manager accounting in GE was one of the happiest days of my professional career.” Undoubtedly, the selection at a prominent position is one of the most important days of a person’s professional life. Kyle William further told me about the positive environment in his company, which encouraged him to stay focus and enhance his productivity at work. “Team members and higher management were highly supportive in every matter”, he further added. It was very satisfactory to hear him about all the encouragement he get from his management.

He told me of a trip to California, where he was sent on behalf of his company to make a deal with an interested company. “A huge number of companies were interested in constructing that deal, however, I managed to triumph there regardless of having less experience at that time.” The identification of his efforts significantly dictates that everything is possible if someone has the tendency to accept a challenge in a constructive way. Upon asking him about various qualities that he preferred in a person, he states that “honesty and frankness are two valuable qualities that are most appreciable.” His precise identification of such qualities in a person demonstrates that he prefers to spend time among honest and frank persons. It is notable to mention that he sees himself as different from the majority of people in his perspective field. According to his point of view, “I usually absorb pressure without even telling other colleagues.” He indicates that the majority of his colleagues usually brag about their achievement and success in this perspective field, but he did not like to brag about his achievement. I believe that these qualities of an individual usually makes him unique and inimitable than others.

A detailed conversation with Kyle William in the form of interview permits me to ask different questions relevant to the actual goal of my understanding about the career as an accounting manager. Selection of appropriate nature of questions helped me to extract the most useful information according to my objective of enhancing knowledge about my preferable field of CPA. It is important for me to mention here that the selection of appropriate words during my conversation with Kyle William is the one critical and important prospect for me to achieve the desired outcomes from this interview. I was immensely conscious to never pose any question that might hurt him in any regard as there are chances of his discomfort because we are there to discuss his professional and personal life. Without any doubt, his calmness and professionalism motivate me to ask some strict questions to make my doubts clear about the complex field of CPA.

The overall comfort of the interview session made it easy for me to ask some direct and difficult questions from Kyle William to identify his perception about the difficult times during his career. His friendly behavior during the interview session encourages me to ask whether he ever faced any form of allegation in his career and how it affects your perspective of working. Undoubtedly, this particular question is one of the most difficult pieces of query for him because he answered me, “yes” to this question. This specific phase of interview is somehow difficult for both of us as naturally, it was not easy for him to discuss one of the most difficult times of his career. The proper response to this question is also essential for me to figure out the potential challenges that I might face in the future as an accounting manager. After some moments, he comes up with the precise response with the words that, “yes, I have to face the serious allegation of corruption during my career and it was a difficult phase of my life.” He further explained that he considered himself a complete failure at that time because he never judged the complete scenario at that moment. This particular confession eventually made me realize that how much it is important for the accounting manager to play a professional role as a protective entity. There is a need for proper assessment of the potential risks to avoid professional mistakes in the career. This particular perspective is also indicated by Kyle William that it is one basic requirement in the career of accounting manager to timely measure the magnitude of the potential hazards.

During the conversation, I was interested to gain more details about the incident of allegation faced by Kyle William during his career. Fortunately, he was ready to provide me details about the particular event of his career life that negatively influence his professional prospects. He indicated me that the job responsibilities of an accountant manager are tough and risks, as there is a need for active supervision of all form of financial activities, prevails in the company. He further explained that before working in GE, he worked in another financial firm on the same job position as an accounting manager. He mentioned that that was the time when he never had enough job experience that eventually appeared as his failure as the professional at that stage. He explained to me that he showed some form of careless attitude in case of his job tasks that allow people to misuse financial resources. He mentioned that this particular bad experience in his professional life ultimately encourages me to learn the necessary lessons from this event. He indicated that he started learning from his job experience and never practice mistake of carelessness in his profession as there is no space of carelessness as an accounting manager.

Works Cited

Bonini, Adair. "The distinction between news and reportage in the Brazilian journalistic context: a matter of degree." Genre in a changing world. Fort Collins, Colorado: The WAC Clearinghouse (2009).

Soares, Isabel (2017). "LITERARY JOURNALISM." Retrieved from http://abrahamson.medill.northwestern.edu/WWW/IALJS/IALJS_Literary_Journalism_Newsletter.pdf