COMPANY: Duke University
TYPE: Private College
LOCATION: Durham, NC
TITLE: Career Advisor
EDUCATION: M.S in International Affairs from Duke University/ B.A in Psychology from Georgetown University
INTREST: Sushi
WHAT DID I LEARN OVERALL FROM THIS INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW?
I learned that Duke University has the best medical and engineering programs on this side of the U.S. I was quite impressed with the university and its many historical buildings. Albeit al of the glorious history, I found the interview to be quite life changing for me….I know I can be a bit dramatic. However, I really enjoyed the interview and I loved the description of the job. The career advisor is not just sitting and waiting for students to come through the door but they are working on projects, teaching courses and mentoring students.
WHAT WERE THE POSITIVE’S AND NEGATIVE’S OF EACH INTERVIEWEE’S JOB?
Positive – I love this job!! I love that 60% is counseling students one-on-one 30% is programming and teaching and 10% is recruiting.
Negative – I see that in this role you are working with a variety of students with varied backgrounds and with majors that you may not have much experience in. I can see this as a difficult process for you as a counselor and for the student as well. In this role I will just have to spend extra time studying each major.
COULD I HAVE DONE ANYTHING TO IMPROVE THIS INTERVIEW?
This interview was unique because it was a lunch interview. We went to a sushi restaurant and I was a little uncertain if my etiquette skills were on par or not. I have to revisit my grandmothers old etiquette books to see how to politely and with style, to have a dinner interview. I feel overall that I did well, I was just am paranoid of getting food stuck between my teeth, LOL!!
ASSUMING THAT I STILL WANT TO PURSUE MY ORIGINAL CAREER DIRECTION, WHAT IS MY STRATEGY FOR SEEKING A JOB IN THIS FIELD?
This job is the one I want. I could happily work as a Career Advisor for the remainder of my career. So I have thought about how I can build my resume up to fit a job like this. I know that counseling is the main role of this job so I would like to build my resume by working for job/career firms, vocational government offices or work as an entry level Career Advisor for a community college. I know I will get there; I just have to be patient and choose my jobs wisely. (More on my plan later)
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