1. Tell me about yourself? - Cuéntame sobre ti?

My name is María Alejandra Arcila, I am 24 years old.I am from

the city of Medellín but I have lived here in the city of
Barranquilla for more than 5 years. I studied psychology with
an emphasis on the organizational area at the Universidad
del Norte. I am already waiting for my diploma that will be
given to me on March 25 of this year. And I am also waiting to
get my professional card soon. I am living in the San Salvador
neighborhood in Barranquilla, along with my fiancé and my
children. About my personality I consider myself a
responsible, positive, persevering, hard-working, calm person
who knows how to relate with others, a proactive and curious
person too. And well, I am looking for a job to continue
acquiring professional experience and job stability for myself
and my family.
2.Tell me what you do in your free time , your hobbies.- Cosas
que haces en tus tiempos libres.

Well, apart from studying psychology, I really like music, my

mom is a music teacher so I was able to learn to play the
piano, the ukulele, and sing. Actually, I am part of the music
group of my church. I really like going to the Christian church.
I also really like reading (especially things about psychology,
the last book I read is called "Veronica decides to die" is about
a rich woman with mental problems who, despite having
everything, still wants to commit suicide). I like to cook too, I'm
learning some recipes. I like to watch series and movies. And I
also really like sports, I like to exercise, swim and ride a bike. I
am also a mother and I spend time playing with my children in
the park or in a shopping center.

3.Tell me about your experience in work? - Experiencia

laboral

Well,

I have experience as a psychology assistant at the Fundación

Integral Caribe, it was more oriented to the clinical
psychology area,

but there were also situations that required organizational

management.

I also have experience as a headhunter/organizational

psychologist such as a university intern at the Ultracem
company (it is a multi-Latin cement company). I did my
internship there, but it really was like having a real job.

At Ultracem I was part of the human talent and human

development process. In general, the human talent part was
everything related to personnel selection, induction and
welfare, and the human development part was everything
related to education, training of those selected talents.

Well, as for my experience with English at Ultracem,

sometimes they had to translate some documents and
resumes. There was one time that we had to do an interview in
Spanglish with one of the candidates who was applying to be
a manager in Honduras.

4.What are your future plans? Or how do you see yourself in 5

years?-como te ves en un futuro

Well, in the short term, I would like to continue acquiring

professional experience. I would like to have job stability for
me and my family. Also after gaining experience I would like to
do a specialization in something related to what I like, it can
be the specialization in "Organizational and Work Psychology"
or a specialization in "Human Development" or also something
related to clinical psychology and mental health. In the long
term I would like to start my own business, I would like to have
my own psychological office to serve patients. I would like to
keep studying. I would also like to have a business, such as a
hairdresser because I also like everything related to beauty
and health. And I would like to travel with my family, but above
all to have stability.

5. three strengths and weaknesses?- fortalezas y debilidades

strengths

1.I think I am a positive, persevering and resilient person. I am

a very flexible person in extreme situations. I am very
committed to my goals because in the work aspect I am
willing to make an extra effort to achieve excellence in what I
do.
2,Another strength is that I like to work as a team, I feel very
comfortable in a good work environment where you work with
common goals.

3.And another strength is that I am very curious, I am a

curious person who likes to keep learning. Not only learn but
unlearn in order to learn. I am willing to train throughout my
professional career.

4.Another strength is that I consider myself a very proactive

person: I always try to move and look for any possible
improvement in the situation.

A weakness may be that sometimes I am a very anxious and

self-demanding person, but I am working on it trying to focus
on what is important and taking care of my mental health

6.Why do you want to work in our company? And why should

you work in this company? - por qué quieres trabajar en esta
compañía por qué deberíamos contratarte?

I see it as a way to progress in my professional career. I

consider that the functions of the position, which they told
me about the job, fit myprofile and I would be very excited
about this opportunity because I know that I will be able to
learn a lot, have experience and even contribute something
with some of my knowledge. I know that there may be
candidates in the same position as me, however, I consider
myself the right person for this position due to my work
experience, my habits and my external preparation for
university. I think I can defend myself in English, I can hold a
conversation. I know I have to learn more, but I am willing
because I really like learning. I think that my habits allow me
to stay focused at work and I always seek to learn about what
I do with such passion and motivation.
7.Why did you decide to study psychology? or because you
like it? - Por qué estudiaste psicología ,

Since I was a little girl I have always been interested in topics

related to the human mind, human behavior and mental
health. I really like knowing that psychology can be a great
contribution in companies for the mental well-being of
workers. I also like the contribution it makes in the selection
process, to choose mentally fit candidates. Psychology allows
you to read how the person is in terms of their personality,
their habits, their behavior, their intelligence. And I have
always liked that, getting to know people through their
behavior, body expressions, etc. It has always attracted
attention, I am very passionate about psychology. Psychology
is very broad, you can do many things with her.

8.Tell me something that marked you in childhood?- Dime algo

que te marcó en la infancia?

Well, my childhood was very quiet, obviously as everyone

there were family problems. But my best memories were when
we lived on a farm in San Pedro Medellín. Because I really
liked animals, horses, sheep, and the interaction with nature.
It marked me because I discovered that nature is very
important, taking care of it and interacting with it brings a lot
of peace and tranquility.

9.Your favorite genre of movie - Tu género favorito de

peliculas?

My favorite movies are romance, my favorite genre of movies

is romance. "The notebook" is my favorite movie and so is
"About time". I also like comedy and especially
comedy-romance

10. Routine in the past:

Yesterday I got up, then I ate my breakfast, then I took a
shower, then I went out to exercise. Later I got home, picked
up my girls and went swimming at the sports center. Then I
went to dinner with my fiancé and got home and slept.

Routine in the future:

I'm going to get up, I'm going to have breakfast, I'm going to
go to the movies with my family. Then I'm going to go out with
my mom to buy some things for the house because she's
going to move near here. I'm going to prepare dinner and
then I'm going to go out for a bike ride and then I'm going to
sleep.