Interviewer: Mahmoud Mansi
1-HR Revolution Middle East Magazine: What was your dream job when you were young? Do you think this dream job is still possible to achieve?
Nadia Douara: I’ve had a different dream job with each and every phase of my life; at a time I wanted to be a journalist then I wanted to be a lawyer, they sure are possible to achieve if I was working on becoming any of them but currently I want to be a chef.
2-HR Revolution Middle East Magazine: Why did you join English Commerce in the first place?
Nadia Douara: At first I wanted Art school and Commerce was my plan B since I really liked Accounting and Business in high school.
3-HR Revolution Middle East Magazine: Tell us more about your passion for knitting? And what does it mean to you?
Nadia Douara: It is a surprise for many people that I recently became a knitter and it all started with absolute coincidence. After a short period of time it became a constant part of my life my mind keeps on coming up with ideas and projects and I can’t help but knit.
4-HR Revolution Middle East Magazine: Earlier in 2016 you decided to conduct your own knitting workshops. What made you start this?
Nadia Douara: I didn’t want to wait until I graduate to get my first job and I wanted my first job to be something I love so I decided to teach knitting.
5-HR Revolution Middle East Magazine: Through your students we have know that you are a very patient, well-dedicated instructor and you do not give up upon your students. With these qualities, would you consider a career in teaching business subjects perhaps?
Nadia Douara: Right now teaching is not a part of my plan but you never know, might get a part time job one day.
6-HR Revolution Middle East Magazine: As a university student, what are your comments regarding the teaching methods that are applied on you and your colleagues? What are your advice to university lecturers?
Nadia Douara: One of the main problems with collage is the huge number of students, maybe if there were more doctors and more lectures that the students can be divided over college would be more beneficial.
7-HR Revolution Middle East Magazine: If you are to be the dean of the university, what changes would you make for the sake of students and teaching staff?
Nadia Douara: I would increase the curricular activities for students to join, I’ll make sure finals aren’t the only determinant test of the year, there should be quizzes, assignments and projects on which the students are charged.
8-HR Revolution Middle East Magazine: If you are a Learning and Development manager in an organization and you are responsible for the training of the employees, would you consider knitting as a training course for them? How would this benefit the employee and the organization?
Nadia Douara: Being a knitter I’ve learned to be patient, creative and developed my concentration skills, which are extremely useful skills for a job and life as well. Yes I would absolutely consider knitting as a training course.
9-HR Revolution Middle East Magazine: As an instructor, what was the lesson you have learnt from your own students?
Nadia Douara: Patience, how to use different methods to deliver the same piece information, and they also inspired my with new projects to do.
10-HR Revolution Middle East Magazine: How do you see the Egyptian employment market from where you stand? And as a student how do you prepare yourself for this market?
Nadia Douara: A difficult competition, I try to attend as many classes as I can and read more to be ready for the race.