Meeting Reflection: 

On 21st March, Ahmed and Mohammed and I conducted a meeting with our teacher, Hedley Butterfield. Each of us played a role in the meeting. Ahmed was the chairman, Mohammed was the participant and I was the secretary. Our topic of discussion was Water Scarcity in Africa.

All of us have done heaps of research on the subject matter and we had a lot to say about it. The risks, the horrid things Africa goes through in desperate search of water, and the dangers of all the diseases and dirt the water contains, all of which was very devastating to find out. However we all looked for appropriate solutions and recommendations to help minimise these issues. As the meeting began, I was admittedly nervous. But Ahmed eased things out when he started with the talking; it looked like he had a lot up his sleeves to talk about. He was a fast talker, and also very confident and bright. Subsequently the discussion started flowing smoothly. Ahmed showed up some statistics of water shortage on each country, and then he proposed a few ideas like well-digging, and sand dams, which we all agreed on. It was an interesting solution and also very effective and cheap. We pondered on that idea for a bit, and then Mohammed shared his own which was rain catchment system. Mohammed was also very confident with his words; he appeared pensive and very serious about the issue, as though he was really involved in it. We were all carried away with the meeting and began talking about all sorts of things. I believe everything went well, and we all thought this whole thing through and brought up so many good ideas. I started talking about water conservation. I'm not used to being in meetings and talking that much but I believe I did fairly well.

We all appeared presentable and confident, and we hopefully impressed the teacher. All 3 of us have come to an agreement that Ahmed's proposal was the best, and we picked that one. Everything in the meeting went well and smoothly, and we most definitely learned a lot from it. 

Meeting report: 
H00216488 Ahmed Aldhahri - Chairman
H00211114 Mohammed Alkhamiri - Participant
H00158662 Saood Al Junaibi - Secretary

A meeting was held on the 21st march, 3:00 p.m., amongst 3 students, Saood Al Junaibi, Ahmed Aldhahri, Mohammed Alkhamiri, and the teacher, Hedley Butterfield. The topic we picked to discuss in the meeting was Water Scarcity in Africa. It was decided that Ahmed would take the role of a chairman, Saleem as the participant, and Saood, as the secretary. Each of us had to discuss some solutions that would help minimise water scarcity in Africa.

We began with the introductions, and then Ahmed started talking about the first best solution we could find, which was Well digging. The investment it takes to accomplish well digging is not much but it does have a great deal of advantage. Not only is it cost effective but they are easy to finish and move. Ahmed mentioned the different types of well digging; firstly, shallow wells. This was the cheapest and had the best chance of clean water. Then there were deep wells which were on the contrary, very expensive but they do guarantee lots of water. Another solution he brought up was building sand dams; this does promise the proper amount of potable water, and is considered one of the recommended solutions there is.

Now, it was Mohammed's turn and he discussed water pumps; this proposal was rejected. But within our plans we thought it could be proposed for some of the countries. Water pumps were highly expensive and difficult to build.

It is now Saood's turn and he mentioned a list of do's and don'ts of how to conserve water. It is important to raise awareness of this issue around the world especially Africa in which water is sadly scarce.

At the end of the meeting we all agreed on two proposals, which were building water wells and sand dams. Secondly, raising the memorandum of agreement recommendation of the Department of Management and planning coordination with the Department of Finance to take appropriate measures as far as possible.

The time the meeting took was approximately 10-15 minutes.

Interview Report

Today was an interview test for Salem Ali; his chosen position was an accountant. Hedley Butterfield, our teacher, was the chairman, interviewing him along with two of his students, Ahmed, the head of human resources, and Abdulrahman, head of finance. 

I personally believe Salem Ali has conducted himself rather positively with a good dash of confidence and exuberance. You can tell a mile away that he could have possibly had much experience in terms of interviewing or presentation, for that matter, in his life by the way he acted. His body language was exquisite; he made slight hand gestures while he was talking, and also smiled all throughout the interview as though he had no doubt he will be hired. It's most definitely the kind of attitude one would ask for in an employee. The first question he was asked was to talk about himself; he painted a very clear picture of his background, and his past experiences; I thought he was quite loquacious and eloquent. His English was impeccable, which would make sense since he has travelled quite a lot. He also had education overseas. He brought about everything an employer needs to hear. Later Hedley passed on to Ahmed to start asking him questions, the first question he was asked was what his weakness is, Salem, without hesitation, admitted to his flaws but also mentioned that he was improving in all his negative aspects. That was very daring of him to say, but his honesty is certainly appreciable. The next question was about his strengths, Salem readily poured out everything that is positive about himself which made him seem fully able and committed to the job. Other questions, asked by Abdulrahman, followed which included what salary he was expecting, and what are his future goals. I believe he responded very well to every question; he seemed so prepared, and his words were very vivid and clear. I didn't see any sign of stuttering, sweating, shaking or fidgeting. If this was his first time I commend him for outdoing himself. 

I would definitely hire him for the job; he seems to be quite ready and even though he may have prepared for the interview he went through it as though he was spontaneous and casual. He came off as a determined, civil, and able person with every intention to do his job right.