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Chris
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Upper Marlboro, Maryland
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How to find a career in college
Im a sophomore at community college
I’m a health general major
I graduate this spring semester #career-choice
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Shelette Stewart
Business Development, Marketing, and Strategic Planning
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The way to investigate careers in college is to:
1) Start by looking internally. Pray and think about your purpose. Often, your purpose is linked to what you are truly passionate about. What activities do you truly enjoy? What are your interests? What are your hobbies that, when you're immersed in, time seems to fly by? What are the subjects or topics that you enjoy talking about?
2) Once you have a better idea of your purpose and passions, Google jobs and careers associated with your interests. Read up and study them and what the educational and professional requirements are and begin listing the jobs and careers of interest to you.
3) Reach out to people who are in those jobs and careers. Email and call them and ask if you could have 15 minutes of their time to ask them about their careers. Most will be glad to speak with you!
4) Make a list of thoughtful questions to ask them. Take notes of their answers. And, remember to send them a Thank You note to show your appreciation for them taking the time to help you.
Blessings!
Shelette
1) Start by looking internally. Pray and think about your purpose. Often, your purpose is linked to what you are truly passionate about. What activities do you truly enjoy? What are your interests? What are your hobbies that, when you're immersed in, time seems to fly by? What are the subjects or topics that you enjoy talking about?
2) Once you have a better idea of your purpose and passions, Google jobs and careers associated with your interests. Read up and study them and what the educational and professional requirements are and begin listing the jobs and careers of interest to you.
3) Reach out to people who are in those jobs and careers. Email and call them and ask if you could have 15 minutes of their time to ask them about their careers. Most will be glad to speak with you!
4) Make a list of thoughtful questions to ask them. Take notes of their answers. And, remember to send them a Thank You note to show your appreciation for them taking the time to help you.
Blessings!
Shelette
Kim Gravell
Retired Principal at Gravell Insights, LLC
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Hi Chris
You have been given some excellent advice and guidance from other mentors. One additional thought to consider is to reach out to the local or corporate healthcare providers in your area (HR or volunteer services) to see what options they may offer. I agree that internships are a great way to explore different positions and companies. If those are not available then perhaps you can start with a volunteer role or a part time role and move up from there. Best of luck to you.
Research local or corporate healthcare organizations
Check their websites for career or volunteer opportunities
Contact the HR dept to understand their hiring practices
You have been given some excellent advice and guidance from other mentors. One additional thought to consider is to reach out to the local or corporate healthcare providers in your area (HR or volunteer services) to see what options they may offer. I agree that internships are a great way to explore different positions and companies. If those are not available then perhaps you can start with a volunteer role or a part time role and move up from there. Best of luck to you.
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Alex Alubaidi
Certified Optician
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Hey Chris,
Internships are the most helpful thing you can do to ensure you land a job right away post-college. If you've already got relevant experience fresh out of college/university, then that puts you at the top of the candidate list with employers. If your college has a career center or online job/internship database, then that should be one of the first places you start looking. If your college doesn't have either of those resources, trying setting up some time to meet with your college advisor or past professors that you've made a great connections with. They might be able to put you in touch with connections that they have.
Aside from internships, there are also plenty of jobs in healthcare require a high school diploma or associate's degree that you can do while you are continuing college. Consider jobs such as being a scribe to a doctor, working the front desk at a clinic or becoming an aide to a nurse or doctor in a hospital. All of these jobs would give you relevant experience in the field, so when it comes time for a post-grad job, you'll be able to speak to all the experience and skills you have.
Hope this helps, and best of luck to you!
Internships are the most helpful thing you can do to ensure you land a job right away post-college. If you've already got relevant experience fresh out of college/university, then that puts you at the top of the candidate list with employers. If your college has a career center or online job/internship database, then that should be one of the first places you start looking. If your college doesn't have either of those resources, trying setting up some time to meet with your college advisor or past professors that you've made a great connections with. They might be able to put you in touch with connections that they have.
Aside from internships, there are also plenty of jobs in healthcare require a high school diploma or associate's degree that you can do while you are continuing college. Consider jobs such as being a scribe to a doctor, working the front desk at a clinic or becoming an aide to a nurse or doctor in a hospital. All of these jobs would give you relevant experience in the field, so when it comes time for a post-grad job, you'll be able to speak to all the experience and skills you have.
Hope this helps, and best of luck to you!
Thanks for the great information
Chris
Lisa Ajuria
Manager
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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Lisa’s Answer
Informational Interviews. Reach out to people who hold the degree you are earning or are working the industry or position that sounds interesting to you. You can do this through LinkedIn. Ask them about their career path, about what they love about their profession, and about the challenges they face.
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