L8-Elevator Speech
Hi, my name is Kristi Footit. I am currently a full-time student here
at Utah Valley University and I also work in the Academic Tutoring
Labs. I am currently working on a BS in Behavioral Science with a focus
on Psychology while I am finishing the prerequisites to apply to the
nursing program to obtain my RN. Returning to college has been a great
adventure for me as I work towards a second career.
Over the last twenty-five years I have primarily worked in the
finance industry in a varied of positions. The skills and experience I
have gained range from office skills, interpersonal communication,
credit evaluation, adherence to state and federal regulations, fraud
detection, mortgage underwriting, processing, mortgage loan officer,
mortgage file audit and many other areas of banking and finance.
My decision to return to school was prompted by many layoffs prior
to the mortgage industry falling apart several years ago. When I looked
into accepting another mortgage position, I looked really hard at myself
and decided that regardless of all the knowledge and experience I had
gained over the years had not done two main things for myself. The first
was to feel personal satisfaction in knowing I have helped others and
made a difference in their life. Helping individuals get into a home is
really not something that could be considered making a difference in
their life. In fact, often I would look at their application and know
they were making a huge mistake but not be able to do anything as the
current laws gave qualification. The second is that I would love to get
into a career that I love to do everyday where I can expand my knowledge
and possibly in the future become a Physicians Assistant.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
L3- Top 10 Values
Top 10 Values
- Compassion
- Honest / Ethical
- Kind
- Love
- Sincere concern and desire to help others
- Trustworthy
- Strong work ethic
- Calm in an emergency
- Proactive
- Protective
Compassion: Often, I have been told that I am a compassionate and
emphatic person. I really want the best for my friends, family and individuals
I come into contact with. I feel for animals, kids, the elderly and most people
in general. I believe all people regardless of who, what or where they are from
deserve to be treated respectfully regardless of what their situation may be.
Individuals are responsible for their own actions and should be held
accountable, however we do need to be humane to the fellow occupants of this
earth.
Honest / Ethical:
I try my best to always be honest and ethical. I believe that my words
and actions should be in complete agreement at all times. Individuals who
present themselves in an honest light yet behave in unethical ways behind
closed doors are untrustworthy and often dangerous on many levels. I have
worked in the financial / mortgage industry for over twenty years; I am happy
to say most individuals I have had dealings with are mostly honest and ethical
individuals. However, I have worked with and had clients who were not honest in
their business practices and seem to feel their livelihood gives them license
to bend the rules by omitting pertinent information or telling “Little White
Lies” as acceptable and even expected. It makes me wonder when it became
acceptable to justify being purposely deceptive with a cute excuse of using a
“Little White Lie” as if there is something endearing about lying.
Kind: This is obvious, be kind to all you meet regardless
if they are old, young, human or other. Use your mother’s advise…. just be nice
and if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all, unlike Clairee
in Steele Magnolias who says "Well, you know what they say: if you don't
have anything nice to say about anybody, come sit by me!"
Love: I love my family and dear friends so very much. I
believe that your friends are your chosen family which makes showing them love
and friendship easy. But offering love to strangers is not comfortable or easy.
I really do care for those around me, which is one of the reasons I want to be a
nurse.
Sincere concern and
desire to help others: I desire to help people and make a
difference. My previous career as a mortgage processor / loan officer helped
people to get into homes, but it really wasn’t a job to feel that anything I
did made a difference. My choice to be a nurse I think will satisfy my desire
and need to help others.
Trustworthy: I am a
very trustworthy person. I feel a great responsibility to be respectful of the
privacy of others. The private information shared with me in confidence needs
to remain just that, confidential as it is not my story or information to
share.
Strong work ethic: I am a
hard worker and take pride in the work I do. I expect the best possible results
of myself and strive to satisfy my employer, clients, coworkers and of course
most importantly, myself. My work ethic encompasses so much of who I am and I
desire to not only do the basic job and duties I was hired for, but to look at
what is going on around me and assist where needed. I cannot just sit and do
nothing while my employer is paying me.
Calm in an Emergency: Being calm in an emergency, or at least the
emergencies I have experienced to date, is something I have a knack for. I seem
to be able to act, focus and control emergency situations. I have hopes that
this will be a benefit to my future career.
Proactive: Being proactive and having the ability to seek out
what is needed in a given situation and act to get it taken care of is
something I feel is a strength that benefits those around me. I often frustrate
other coworkers as I am unable to just sit and wait for either a client or
someone to come and give me an assignment. I expect hard work from myself and
others as well. I often end up in a position where I need to direct others to
accomplish certain tasks that are things that need to be done. My “motto” if
you will is that there is always something that needs doing, it may not be what
one wants to do, needs doing none the less.
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