RateTheMusic.com
Tom Beaton – Information Technology Director
Type of Business:
What are the services, products, or functions of the organization?
Career channel organization, radio stations, American top 40, radio station programming, figure out how many people on what music they want; research and data analyzing.
Career channel organization, radio stations, American top 40, radio station programming, figure out how many people on what music they want; research and data analyzing.
Who uses the organization’s services or products?
Radio music programming for music director, client end user or customer or listener of the radio station.
Radio music programming for music director, client end user or customer or listener of the radio station.
Who are the competitors in this field?
Rate the music.com, other website that may do the same thing; not many competitors.
Rate the music.com, other website that may do the same thing; not many competitors.
What sets the company apart or distinguishes it from others in the same industry?
Amount time in business, 1998, a non-funded by radio station. There is no advertisement, and not persuaded by money.
Amount time in business, 1998, a non-funded by radio station. There is no advertisement, and not persuaded by money.
What are the projections for future development or new directions?
Enhance produce, and more clients.
Enhance produce, and more clients.
Position Classifications:
In each major corporate division, what types of positions are available?
3 full time with rate the music, regular sales. No new open positions.
3 full time with rate the music, regular sales. No new open positions.
What are the qualifications for entry-level and experienced positions? (Consider education, skills, abilities, ect.)
Had an intern, technical side, data base, experience statics, programming experience. Experience radio and/or record experience music industry.
Had an intern, technical side, data base, experience statics, programming experience. Experience radio and/or record experience music industry.
Position Descriptions:
What duties and responsibilities are performed in the area in which you are interested?
Computer software design, web development, database design.
Computer software design, web development, database design.
What are some examples of projects currently under way and problems currently being solved?
Online spread sheet that pulls data from 4 different sources. Understanding the client on their details of what they want.
Online spread sheet that pulls data from 4 different sources. Understanding the client on their details of what they want.
What is a typical day like?
Work from home, hours are flexible, work on demand of the company; typical 9-5.
Work from home, hours are flexible, work on demand of the company; typical 9-5.
What contacts would there be (e.g., personal, telephone, e-mail) with other organizations?
Customer: emails, automatic use. Phone calls for personal connect; number of client 200, 250,000 customers.
Customer: emails, automatic use. Phone calls for personal connect; number of client 200, 250,000 customers.
General questions:
1. What do you like most about your job and why?
Flexible of the job, work from home, work anyway that has an internet connection.
Flexible of the job, work from home, work anyway that has an internet connection.
2. What do you like least about your job and why?
What’s the client are looking for.
What’s the client are looking for.
3. How did you decide to get into this field, and what steps did you take to enter the field? What alternative ways can one enters this field?
Computer programming and web design as a hobby. Start out with a company that is just starting out. Specify training, and knowing the people in the field, and start for the bottom and work your way up.
Computer programming and web design as a hobby. Start out with a company that is just starting out. Specify training, and knowing the people in the field, and start for the bottom and work your way up.
4. What training would you recommend for someone who wanted to enter this field now? What skills and background are needed to get into this field now?
At least trade school, software engineer, 2 year degree degree.
At least trade school, software engineer, 2 year degree degree.
5. What is the salary range for a person in this field? Entry level to top salary?
$25,000 – $150,000.
$25,000 – $150,000.
6. What personal qualities do you feel are most important in your work and why?
Being able to, listen to the client wants, lots of listening.
Being able to, listen to the client wants, lots of listening.
7. What types of stress do you experience on the job?
Don’t experience too much stress, expect when clients don’t know what they want.
Don’t experience too much stress, expect when clients don’t know what they want.
8. What types of people survive and do well in this field?
Lots of coffee! People with people skills, and lots able to adapt to change in both company and technology.
Lots of coffee! People with people skills, and lots able to adapt to change in both company and technology.
9. Are resumes important in getting a job here?
Defiantly, show skills, product name? Experience on a resume, instead of product name. Portfolio shows experience. Life skills like thinking logically, and trouble shooting, he can teach the product. Demonstrate experience, and not product skills.
Defiantly, show skills, product name? Experience on a resume, instead of product name. Portfolio shows experience. Life skills like thinking logically, and trouble shooting, he can teach the product. Demonstrate experience, and not product skills.
10. What are the opportunities for promotion?
Yes in the industry, but not in the company he is in.
Yes in the industry, but not in the company he is in.
11. Is this field expanding? Taking any new directions?
Yes, adding new future, new client and No, for the company.
Yes, adding new future, new client and No, for the company.
12. What related occupations might I investigate?
Smart devices, mobile communication; blackberry, iphone, ipad, computer in cars, ect.
Smart devices, mobile communication; blackberry, iphone, ipad, computer in cars, ect.
13. Is there anything else about this field that would be helpful for me to know?
Listen skills, ability to think critically, change quickly in company or in technology, never say never, ability to new stuff quickly. If interview other company, don’t be surprise that it may be different. Disney technician and then company coming to him for his skills and experience.
Listen skills, ability to think critically, change quickly in company or in technology, never say never, ability to new stuff quickly. If interview other company, don’t be surprise that it may be different. Disney technician and then company coming to him for his skills and experience.
Reflection:
I liked the interview. He very informative and answered the entire questions to the best of his knowledge. I like that he gave more information about how he started out and became what he is now. He started out as a Technical Technician in a stage production, and another company called him for his skills that no one else has to be a software programmer and web design. His been in the company for more than 10 years now and he is enjoying where he is now, comfortably. He gave a small advice about the movement of the Information Technology products and devices, that they are going more mobile communication; ie, iPad, Blackberry, Smartphones, etc. This person could be a very important person to add to my networking, because he has more information and experience in the Information Technology area that could be very valuable to me. If I had to use this process again, I would. It’s very informative and great way to get information to about what you are getting yourself into.
