Informational Interview Reflection Paper
My informational interview with Karissa Page was in the evening of the 27th of September. During our discourse, the majority related to her transition from a college setting to the working world as well as her experience entering a field different from her college major. These topics were appropriate for our conversation on the grounds that Ms. Page’s undergrad majors were biology and psychology, and she pursued public health while I will be completing a degree in molecular genetics & psychology and would like to study conservation. Her experience traversing a field at which she felt drawn to that was different from initially planned was one aspect for which I had hoped to draw connection through.
During our conversations, we did not mention conservation in detail. In doing so, I worried initially, that I shared too little information about my future job, fore we talked more about plant genetics than animals. Perhaps I did make this information clear, …show more content…
During senior year, Ms. Page did not know what type of program she wanted to enroll in, it was not until after Christmas break. Refreshingly, I am in the same position, hearing such was quite reassuring. Another point of our conversation that resonated with me was the fact that leaving a position is not a failure, if in fact it was not the position for you. Recently, she changed jobs and described her initial feelings that in doing so, she was giving up and failing. However, she shared that after talking it over with family and doing some personal reflection, she was able to feel exceedingly more confident in her choice to change positions. And came out of the experience with the notion that leaving a job that is not suited for you, is not a failure. Those sentiments were highly valued to me, because in choosing to not stay in a strictly genetics field I felt as though I was quitting my degree to some
My informational interview with Karissa Page was in the evening of the 27th of September. During our discourse, the majority related to her transition from a college setting to the working world as well as her experience entering a field different from her college major. These topics were appropriate for our conversation on the grounds that Ms. Page’s undergrad majors were biology and psychology, and she pursued public health while I will be completing a degree in molecular genetics & psychology and would like to study conservation. Her experience traversing a field at which she felt drawn to that was different from initially planned was one aspect for which I had hoped to draw connection through.
During our conversations, we did not mention conservation in detail. In doing so, I worried initially, that I shared too little information about my future job, fore we talked more about plant genetics than animals. Perhaps I did make this information clear, …show more content…
During senior year, Ms. Page did not know what type of program she wanted to enroll in, it was not until after Christmas break. Refreshingly, I am in the same position, hearing such was quite reassuring. Another point of our conversation that resonated with me was the fact that leaving a position is not a failure, if in fact it was not the position for you. Recently, she changed jobs and described her initial feelings that in doing so, she was giving up and failing. However, she shared that after talking it over with family and doing some personal reflection, she was able to feel exceedingly more confident in her choice to change positions. And came out of the experience with the notion that leaving a job that is not suited for you, is not a failure. Those sentiments were highly valued to me, because in choosing to not stay in a strictly genetics field I felt as though I was quitting my degree to some