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No Photo Available Designer--Commercial & Residential Space |
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Teachers: Full length features are available on VHS tape from your Area Education Agency including this one... Interior Designer #1115 - Tape Number: 1115 |
She now designs interior space for commercial and residential properties. Her job duties include getting bids to builders or homeowners, scheduling installation and some drafting for custom-built furniture. She says interior designers must be organized, patient and enjoy working with people. She enjoys seeing the end results of her work and knows pleasant interiors make people feel more comfortable.
Career Profile:
In this session, students will interact with a designer who says choosing a career was easy, since she has always had an interest in the design area. After high school, she studied interior design at one of Iowa's community colleges. There she learned about color, drafting, art history, computers, math and communication. During college, she worked in a furniture store and her first job after college was in a paint store. Both of these jobs gave her some experiences that have helped her in her current position.
Designer--Commercial & Residential Space
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| Are you ever afraid of making mistakes? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| In college did you feel you had the proper computer training? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Are you honest with your clients? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Do you ever have clients that can’t make up their mind? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What do you do when a couple disagrees with each other? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Have you ever had to rip out a project you just finished and start over? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Do you use computers in your job? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| If you didn’t work where you do now, what else would you do? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Did you design your own home? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Do you get discounts on materials? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| How many years of college do you recommend? | AUDIO | TEXT |
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