Interview analysis

The person that I interview was an analyst from GE Finance and they explained that their aspect of business consisted of both writing as well as reading.  She explained writing and reading to be a major aspect of her daily work.  She said that she normally spends around 30 hours a week either writing or reading what others have wrote.  She also said almost all of the writing she sees and writes is non-academic, but just under half of her writing, in the aspect of time spent, is informal.  Of the writing she reads it’s mostly informal in her day to day work because a lot of research she does is within the company and she collects her data from people underneath her.  Although when working on projects (formal writing and presentations) she reads more formal and academic articles for her research depending on the detail of the project.  Most of the writing she does contains graphs, charts or tables, she emphasized the importance of presenting your ideas clearly and stating them in quick short pieces of writing.  The reason being that most people don’t have time to read your whole email if it was written like a book, but if the points are bulleted or numbered they stick out and are more likely to be read.  She also stated that just because something is informal doesn’t mean it should be written in a sloppy manner.  That being said she also said that knowing your audience and being able to be understood through your emails is important.  Lots of time can be saved in your work by doing things correctly the first time and taking the proper time to  make sure it is clearly presented to the audience you are writing to.  Also your writing can be referred back to which is why writing connects the business world so much.  Writing unlike speaking or talking to someone is something you have proof of or can read multiple times to make sure you understand.