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WORKSHOP: INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW & IDENTIFYING YOUR VALUES

SURVEY RESPONSES

• “Wo uld yo u like us to have a mo re inte rac tive ,

hands-o n c lassro o m, like the o ne we had [last] T ue sday, o r a mo re traditio nal le c ture -b ase d c lassro o m? ”

L e c ture - Ba se d 36% Inte ra c tio n- Ba se d 64%

SURVEY RESPONSES

• “Ho w wo uld yo u vo te o n the ide a o f inc luding a 2-

pag e pe rso nal state me nt as ano the r assig nme nt? ”

No! 82% Ye s! 18%

SURVEY RESPONSES

• “Anything e lse that yo u want to se e mo re o r le ss o f

in this c lass? ”

• Mo re time !
• Mo re disc ussio n o f a ssig nme nts
• Mo re inte ra c tio n with pe e rs a nd he a ring a b o ut the ir c a re e r-

re la te d tho ug hts a nd o pinio ns

• Mo re disc ussio n with the e ntire g ro up
• Mo re disc ussio n o n ho w to write a stro ng pe rso na l

sta te me nt

ASSIGNMENT #2

• Co nduc t a n info rma tio na l inte rvie w with so me o ne who is

c urre ntly in the o c c upa tio n yo u a re inte re ste d in

• Write a Ca re e r Re fle c tio n Pa pe r (4 pa g e s, do ub le -

spa c e d) in whic h yo u will e xplo re …

• Wha t yo u le a rne d fro m the inte rvie w
• T

he wa ys in whic h this o c c upa tio n do e s a nd do e s no t fit with yo ur va lue s

• Wha t yo u’ ll do to mo ve to wa rds this c a re e r g o a l, o r to wa rds a

ne w c a re e r

• Due T

ue s F e b rua ry 10th 4pm o n MyE E E

THE INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW

1. I de ntify a pe rso n to inte rvie w

• T

ry yo ur so c ia l ne two rk, pro fe ssio na l o rg a niza tio ns, ye llo w pa g e s, pub lic spe a ke rs, c a ll a n o rg a niza tio n a nd a sk fo r the na me o f pe rso n b y jo b title , c a mpus c a re e r c e nte r, a lumni o ffic e , L inke dI n, e tc .

2. Sc he dule the inte rvie w 3. Co nduc t inte rvie w

• Dre ss a ppro pria te ly (like yo u wo uld fo r a jo b inte rvie w)
• Do no t a sk fo r a jo b
• T

a ke no te s

• Sha re so me thing a b o ut yo urse lf
• Bring yo ur re sume a nd a sk fo r c ritiq ue (o ptio na l)
• Be a g o o d liste ne r
• Ask q ue stio ns…
• Pro b le ms in his/ he r fie ld o r yo ur c ho se n fie ld (fo r Assig nme nt # 3)
• But wha t o the r q ue stio ns? (mo re o n this)

4. F

• llo w up a fte r inte rvie w
• Se nd a tha nk yo u no te
• Ask fo r re fe rra ls (o ptio na l)

PREPARING QUESTIONS FOR THE INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW

IDENTIFYING YOUR VALUES

Wha t is impor tant to you?

Va lue s a re a se t o f pre fe re nc e s o r sta nda rds to

de te rmine a ttitude s, c ho ic e s, a nd a c tio ns.

Va lue s pro vide a nswe rs to impo rta nt q ue stio ns suc h

a s… What are the “thing s” that I c an’ t imag ine living witho ut? What do I re ally c are ab o ut? What are the fac to rs that I will ne e d to c o nside r to find the jo b I want?

Bing ha mpto n Unive rsity Ce nte r fo r Ca re e r a nd Pro fe ssio na l De ve lo pme nt

IDENTIFYING YOUR VALUES

Unde r sta nding your va lue s will he lp yo u to fo c us o n

se le c ting a nd de ve lo ping c a re e r o b je c tive s tha t a re impo rta nt to b o th yo u a nd yo ur e mplo ye r

Ide ntifying your va lue s will he lp you to…

• I

de ntify the kinds o f a c tivitie s, pe o ple , a nd e nviro nme nts tha t yo u mo st de sire in yo ur wo rk

• De te rmine whic h wo rk e nviro nme nts b e st fit yo ur

pe rso na l a nd pro fe ssio na l ne e ds

• F
• c us o n c a re e r o b je c tive s tha t a re impo rta nt to b o th

yo u a nd po te ntia l e mplo ye rs

• I

de ntify the mo tiva to rs tha t pro vide the drive to a c c o mplish the impo rta nt g o a ls in yo ur life

Bing ha mpto n Unive rsity Ce nte r fo r Ca re e r a nd Pro fe ssio na l De ve lo pme nt

IDENTIFYING YOUR VALUES

T he alignme nt of your and your workplac e value s is

• ne of the stronge st pre dic tors of your happine ss

and life satisfac tion!

Co nflic t b e twe e n the wo rk we a c tua lly do a nd the wo rk we va lue is o fte n a t the ro o t o f o ur de c isio ns to c ha ng e c a re e rs

Cave ats:

• T

he re a re no rig ht o r wro ng va lue s

• Be sure to ide ntify va lue s tha t a re truly yo urs a nd

no t so me o ne e lse ’ s!

IDENTIFYING YOUR VALUES CLASS EXERCISE

• 1. Co mple te the va lue s e xe rc ise o n the c la ss

ha ndo ut

• 2. Disc uss in pa irs the o utc o me o f yo ur e xe rc ise
• 3. Cla ss disc ussio n o n ide a s a nd the me s tha t

e me rg e d fro m the e xe rc ise a nd pa ire d disc ussio ns

Ad a pte d fro m Bing ha mpto n Unive rsity Ce nte r fo r Ca re e r a nd Pro fe ssio na l De ve lo pme nt

EXERCISE ON HANDOUT (10 MIN)

• Co mple te e xe rc ise
• Be o pe n a nd ho ne st!

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CLASS DISCUSSION (10 MIN)

• Disc ussio n po ints:
• Wha t a re so me e me rg ing the me s a nd ide a s tha t yo u ha ve

le a rne d fro m this e xe rc ise a nd the disc ussio n?

• Do the q ue stio ns po se d a de q ua te ly a ddre ss the o ppo rtunitie s

a nd b a rrie rs to ma ximizing o r minimizing the va lue s ide ntifie d?

• Are the re o the r q ue stio ns tha t c a n b e a ske d fo r e a c h va lue ?
• Do c e rta in va lue s c o nflic t with e a c h o the r?
• E

.g ., “a dva nc e me nt” a nd “fre e time ” o fte n c o nflic t with e a c h o the r

• Are the re q ue stio ns tha t c a n b e a ske d to e xplo re ho w tho se

c o nflic ts mig ht b e a ddre sse d o r b a la nc e d?

• Are the ide ntifie d va lue s truly yo urs o r a re the y so me o ne e lse ’ s

(e .g ., pa re nts, so c ie ta l no rms, sib ling s, frie nds)

• Ho w will the se va lue s c ha ng e in the ne xt 5 ye a rs, if a t a ll?

TO-DO LIST

• Wo rk o n Assig nme nt # 2 (Ca re e r Re fle c tio n Pa pe r)
• Ste p 1: Co nduc t I

nfo rma tio na l I nte rvie w

• Ste p 2: Write 4-pa g e Ca re e r Re fle c tio n Pa pe r
• Sub mit Assig nme nt # 2 b y T

ue s F e b rua ry 10th 4pm

• Sub mit via MyE

E E Dro pBo x (fo lde r‘ F ie ld Stdy Assig n # 2’ )

• L

a te sub missio ns will no t b e a c c e pte d

• Sta rt thinking a b o ut to pic fo r Assig nme nt # 3

(Co nsulta nt Re po rt)

• Re c o mme nde d…
• Che c k in with yo ur fie ld supe rviso r the we e k o f Ja nua ry 27th

to find o ut ho w yo u’ re do ing in yo ur pla c e me nt

• Se e yo u in 3 we e ks!