Job Shadow Reflection

On December 3rd, 2015 I was lucky enough to have a job shadow at POET in Sioux Falls. Im very happy that Kirsty Jackson gave me a job shadow here because this was one of the most fun experiences that I ever had. I showed up to my job shadow at around 10:30, and right away I could tell that this was going to be a fun time. Within minutes of being inside the building Katie Wiseman greeted me and showed me down to the room where my job shadow took place. Once we got settled we asked each other a few questions to get to know each other. Once we had been aquatinted she began to tell me all about the work that she does at POET. She told me that she was the talent manager at POET. When I asked a question about Human Resources, she told me about how POET uses a system called C.A.R.E. She explained that CARE is more than just human resources and that it caters to the
Kirsten is a Development & Growth Partner at POET. I asked her what she thought of her job and she said that she liked it a lot. She told me about all of the different things that she gets to do in a day. She talked about how she has visited all of the POET plants. I asked her what she did at the POET plants and she told me that she looked to see if the plant was being safe and growing in the right direction. She looks to make sure that all of the plants staff is being safe on the job. She also looks to make sure all of the rules are being followed. I asked her if she was given any special benefits when going to the different plants. She said that because the plants are so spread out that she has to fly a lot, she is just really happy that POET lets her keep her travel miles that she uses while she is on her trips to the different plants. She told me that its not a vacation while she is on those trips its still work because she wants to make sure that all of the people at the plants that she is visiting are