Social media plays a vital role in today's society. Sites such as Twitter, Instagram and especially Facebook are immensely important in advertisement for businesses. While working at the law office, I asked my mentor how he advertises, and he responded that most of his clients came in by recommendation. Word of mouth plays a large roll in whether a business succeeds or fails. I asked him why social media isn't a large part of his advertisement method, and he responded curtly, "Who's knows how to do that?"I felt like the manner in which he said that, reflected his attitude towards social media, but the reasoning behind his dislike for it is simply because it is unfamiliar.
I took the liberty (Get it? Because my topic is immigration...lady liberty... no? Okay, we'll get there...) to see if the office had a Facebook page, and to my surprise, it did! Although it must have been the worst looking advertisement page I had ever seen. It only has 21 likes, 3 visits and ONE 5 star review by a family friend. There were only 4 photos, and not one of the actual office building. There were no links to our website or any way of viewing more information on the office other than its address and hours of operation.
I will be discussing this with my mentor on our next meeting to see his perspective on changing some things regarding advertisement. Interested in seeing the real thing? Click here
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Blog 4: Interview Preparation
1. Who do you plan to interview?
Why?
I will be interviewing my mentor, attorney
Jaime Jasso. I chose him as my first interviewee because he is the person
who first sparked my interest in the field so I feel it is only right to give
him the proper respect in a long line of interviewees…
Also because he had already called 'dibs' on being the first one. If
you hadn't assumed already from the last name, I will be interviewing my
father. It shouldn't be too difficult to start off finding a common ground as
Mrs. Ortega taught us. I'm almost positive our shared DNA will do the
trick. He also responds well to cheesy complements.
2. You have to ask 5 questions. What additional questions do you plan to ask?
I plan to ask these required 5 questions.
2. You have to ask 5 questions. What additional questions do you plan to ask?
I plan to ask these required 5 questions.
- I’m interested in studying immigration. What can you tell me about it?
- From your perspective what could I study that would be significant?
- Who else would you recommend I talk to you?
- What kinds of places or activities do you recommend I do for the mentorship component?
- What books should I read in this field?
Then I plan to ask...
1)
As you know, law is something that I am passionate about but there are so many
different directions to go with law once becoming an attorney. Can you tell me
about what influenced you to pursue immigration and what other
options you considered?
2) Father dear, what sparked your interest for law?
3) Well your hair is just right on point today, isn't it? Did you
go into law with a mindset to make a difference or was it more for millions of
perks that come with the job?
4) My goodness, either the lighting in here is great or you must
have lost weight because that suit is looking just fine. ...sir.
As far as education is considered, how do you think the college you went to
influenced your standing as a successful attorney today?
5) In your opinion, what is the best way to provide exceptional
customer service? Were you aware, when you first wanted to be an attorney, of
the actual amount of face time you receive with clients or did you
expect more of a steady 'you to your computer' interaction?
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