Today I got a letter in the mail from an elementary school that I and one of our other DNR staff is going to later this month for their career fair. The letter had questions of potential topics for discussion with the students. Here are the questions and some of my answers:
What education or training is necessary for the field?
-It depends on what portion of my job you are referring to, I'm probably not actually qualified for most of my job duties.
What path did you travel to get where you are today?
-A very convoluted one.
What is a 'day in the life' like at your job?
-Oh, it can range daily. Most recently it's involved battling caterers, answering 8000 e-mails, contemplating performance measures, and figuring out how to pay someone $2000 when you thought you only had to pay $400.
What type of employee do you look for?
-One that reads minds - speak to Anna for information on her qualities.
What advise would you give to a student today what would help prepare them for a career in your field?
-Learn to live on very little money and begin eating cupcakes regularly so that your body begins to assimilate sugar well.
Career Advice Tip #1 -
ReplyDeleteDon't spend 5 years of your professional life developing 15 performance measures when your "boss" only cares about 3 of them :)
Lisa A