The document summarizes an interview with a 23-year-old female architecture student about to graduate from university and her transition from school to work. Some key points from the interview: - She wants to work in her chosen field of architecture and believes her university education provided a good foundation but not all the skills needed for the job market. - She currently works and studies simultaneously, gaining practical experience. She feels this helps complement the theoretical knowledge from university. - While prepared to apply her skills, she recognizes the need to continue learning from more experienced professionals on the job. Her goal is to stand out among colleagues through demonstrated competence. - The biggest surprise was meeting professionals who see the work merely as

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1. User ID:
Name: Majoring in Architecture and Urbanism Age: 23 years Sex: Female
Marital Status: Single Residence: with boyfriend
Training - University: Architecture - PUC / RS
Probable date of Graduation: 2013/2
2.0. - Transition Process:
2.1 Making Decisions:
Want to work in their chosen profession or do not want to work yet? If you do not indicate what
you want.
 Yes, I want to work in the profession, is what else I can do and I think we'll get along.
2.2 - Credit to Knowledge:
What gives credence to your knowledge?
 Through the portfolio. Transcript note, academic participation, research and academic
competitions, willingness to work. Persistence're always wanting to show competence.
You were born to be what the profession qualifies you? What makes you think so? Why?
 Yes, I believe so. Within all I wanted to do is to identify that over. I chose the profession for
my hobbies. I like creativity, based on the idea, thought, idea in action, propose, think and
act. It's inside of my hobbies, creativity, what was most fit in personality, within the arts.
How were the subjects studied in college? What are you good at? How do you know this? Be
specific.
 Raw great! I liked everything. I think I'm the best chairs project, which is where we can
have what you are learning, were my best grades.
What experience did you get the college? Be specific.
 Increased experience is knowledge, seeking to investigate, research, when going to work
with a subject, making further investigation as possible, be aware of what you are doing,
through a good book, good bibliography.
Do you believe that what you studied in college is enough for the job market?
 I think not. I think that the university gives only the kickoff, we have to be always updating
market. Looking differential and improving our knowledge to do a better job. The
experience in life, in fact, very complete knowledge.

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How do you want to transfer the knowledge gained to make a professional?
 Working even begins to link with what you have learned, just working it.
2.3 - Nonlinear Paths:
Some people work and study at the same time, how do you feel at this time in relation to their
colleagues?
 I study and work. Work in the area is good, I can enjoy all that college provides knowledge.
They give 50% of knowledge, there comes a time that the practice complements the 100%.
Most colleagues follows the same line of reasoning.
How do you analyze the inter-relationship between work and school?
 I think it could be more integrated, it is very dependent on us chase.
How is being applied the skills you learned in school? Are enough? Be specific.
 Need of the skills learned in college, but at the same time, each developing a specific skill,
which is part of the personality of the people. Skills are sufficient, but I think it could be
better in relation to the method of teaching which I think is very basic and is unprepared
and half depends on each one will enhance what you have learned.
How do you feel this learning throughout life?
 Constant. Always learning, changing thinking, improving what he already knew why the
world does not stop. The world does not stop, we have to be mindful of evolution!
2.4 - Key Considerations about your future choices:
What motivates you to decision for a particular job and why?
 To provide a better quality of life, involving what I'm doing and will bring me happiness,
and also the issue of a higher learning where I can be learning and working with new
things.

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2.5 - Skills born / learn / need:
What are the skills you need to bridge between school and work? Be specific.
 Persistence. 50% learned and turn the other 50% to put into practice. Technological
advancement, super important to any desktop, bringing collaboration in relation to the use
of technology profession.
Do you feel prepared to apply the skills they learned in college work?
 Yes, but when you get out of college I want to work with more experienced people, not
shown anything in college.
Do you really know what this job entails?
 Yes, through the stages through which teachers working in the area, spend the day their
day, personal research before entering college, I researched what the profession entails.
What are alternative ways to demonstrate skills?
 Solve a problem outside the profession, but uses the skills of the profession to solve.
Example: gives a wrong food, you have to use your creativity to a new solution. In everyday
life skills are more personally.
2.6 - Employment Opportunities:
What is the purpose that drives you have a job / internship?
 First place for knowledge, secondly to keep me economically.
You are aware of where are the opportunities for work / job? Be specific.
 Yes, companies, architectural firms, builders, furniture stores, which has a structure
formed'm raw to start independently.
Do you feel prepared to develop a work not is taught in school?
 When you have persistence, we are prepared to do, but it does not mean I'm going to do
without learning first understand the subject, seek help from those who know, search, try.
Find out about the company, how? What form the student to reach the company?
 Internet search on the company, the place is reliable, it is safe, it is a good opportunity.
Introducing me. Showing curriculum, offering me to work, a more direct way.

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As you work be deprecated / chosen another candidate?
 Deprecated: It's just a door that closes, you have to chase, has many opportunities and
that's just one.
 There is always someone better than us, have to always be catching up to have more
chances in relation opportunities.
 Chosen: Shows an appreciation of my work, acquired knowledge, shows that I have to keep
it.
2.7 - The Journey of a job seeker:
What you need to have the ability to be a successful candidate?
 Many skills. Show your knowledge about the profession, determination, agility, working in
groups, dynamism, interaction with new technologies.
How is the relationship / encounter with recruiters from companies?
 Must be professional on my part, in relation to behave, dress, manner of speech,
demonstration of skills. Recruiters, be more professional, with time being the most natural
relationship.
How will you transfer your educational experience for the professional?
 Putting in practice, knowledge is not lost, it is good to take a revised testing will even find a
better way.
How will you do to get this job?
 Looking for several jobs at the moment there is an interview, which I select and I like it, will
be my job. Send resume, presentation directly or by email.
Salary negotiations and will face?
 It is difficult. Demand what is fair in relation to my time working at the moment is not
much, as I think gaining experience and knowledge of this negotiation process becomes
greater.
Work schedules and college? Displacement?
 Internship is only one shift, they already know the course of the PUC, which is afternoon
and evening, the stage takes place in the morning. Displacement of an hour and a bit, stage
for PUC, the PUC home. It is tiring.
2.8 - The first day of work:

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How did you feel in early meetings / events?
 Adaptation. So get used to people, know the quirks, customs, time that will set your work.
Get used to the environment is important. Do not know what to expect.
What sensations are as different from school?
 Difference in college we expect a lot of teachers. At work expect a lot from you. Role is
reversed.
Chief is equivalent to a teacher?
 It is not equivalent. You learn a lot from the boss, but he has no obligation to teach, he
plays to the stage.
Relationship with co-workers and classmates?
 Both are good in class friendships are stronger, truer, work is more neutral, more
competition.
What are the rules of the workspace?
 Working hours - be punctual. Use all the time working just to work, not to create other
events. They do not like to talk, especially talk high. If advance notice is missing.
Do you feel you belong here work? This is where your natural habitat?
 Disappointing, is at the same time I think it is possible to find a place to work that
approximates the expected. Job very comprehensive, yet I like the work.
Working in work teams and university teams?
 Faculty - depends on each one, desire to do better, make productive group depends on
each one. Work - Competition, people seek to show more due to competition.
2.9 - How do you perceive Overlay professional learning / school work:
can be improved in that aspect?
 They complement each other in college concept, think of the customer, which is expected.
On the professional side, has more questioning, the budget, which is more comfortable,
better, more tangible, constructive details, details that will actually appear in the drawing,
are important to the customer.
They are pleasant experiences, be specific?
 Yes, makes it more real, more possible interesting.
2:10 - What encourages you to get this job / employment:

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 Ability to work with what I love, working to win money, not so nice, I prefer to work with
something I like.
2:11 - What is the relationship of this career choice with your beliefs / values / philosophy:
 The world is built by Architects, is part of building a better world, want to provide, quality
of life for people. Sustainability in life.
2:12 - Challenges in current experience, what are the practical aspects of this experience:
 Show capacity prominent among colleagues, why it is important in relation to self-esteem,
stand out and be recognized for it, does look more and more.
2:13 - A little balance:
Can you tell what was the funniest thing, a funny detail.
What was the best experience, which was what surprised you the most?
 Meet the people who make our work mechanical work, without pleasure, just to make
money. Listen to a head: "It's not looking good, is to make money" on a project, was
what surprised me most.