Tommy Ngo

Professor Cole

English Composition II

25 February 2020

Discourse Community Topic Choice

1.) The Discourse Community I plan on researching is my internship at a prestigious

financial institution. I currently have an internship at Lincoln Investment Financial

Planning, located in Marlton, New Jersey. It’s a wealth management company that is

under the supervision of Jonathan Wilt and Gregory Mikolajczak. Overall, this company

helps people, mainly teachers, invest their money so that they can have a comfortable

future.

2.) I choose this community because I have interned here for over a year and am satisfied

with my position. I have learned a lot about their intentions and overall mission. This

group has been in business for over half a century and continues to break barriers. I’m

inspired by the people who work here and see a future for myself in this business. I

believe that choosing this as my community to research will allow me to learn more

about the business and become closer with my mentors, overall allowing me a clearer

image of my future.

3.) I will be interviewing two people that currently work at Lincoln Investment. The first

being the big boss, Jonathan Wilt. He’s in control of hundreds of millions of dollars

invested in the market. He is a “private contractor,” who is planning to open his own

company, which has already started. I know that I’ll learn a lot from him which would

help me with the paper. I also believe that talking to him will influence my future and
 give me a clear path. Along with Mr. Wilt, I will interview my co-worker and supervisor,

Jahnel Mikolajczak. She is the sales assistant to both Mr. Wilt and Mr. Mikolajczak. I

shadow Jahnel daily and have had many conversations with her. I feel like it will allow

me to be more open and in a less “tight” environment talking to someone I know and am

comfortable with. With these two interviews, I will have two perspectives from two

different people within the company… the big boss at my regional office and the assistant

who helps plan everything from meetings to client events.

4.) 10 Interview Questions:

- What does Lincoln Investment Financial Planning promote? What are its goals?

- How do you communicate with your clients? Which platform is most used?

- How did you get to where you are today, and do you like your position?

- Where did the name Lincoln Investment come from?

- Do you believe that Lincoln Investment is the future? Will it still be here in 50 years?

- How are your relationships with investors and the public?

- Is there anything someone has to do to join this firm? (In terms of traditions,

paperwork, interviews, etc.)

- When you first meet a potential client, what do you want your impression to be?

- What is your mission statement and how did you come to this?

- Do you think someone like me, a Finance major, can succeed in this group or a

similar position?

- Who and what are your influences to do what you do today?