Assignment 1
- 1. From School to WorkThe Great Divide
- 2. Interviewee Profile Title: Health Science Student turned Administrator Age: 23 Graduation Date: December 2012 Months looking for work: 3 Current Employer: Saint Alphonsus Clinic Interview Method: Phone Note: No “DO”
- 3. Say “I wanted to get a degree to prove to myself I could do it.” About school: “I loved flexible hours with night classes.” “I was so afraid to finish school, it is what I had known for most of my life.” “I thought I knew how to job search. When it actually came time, I quickly learned I had no idea.” “I was too afraid to go to the career services and job fairs. I didn’t know what I would say.” “I would say about only 20% of the students used the c a r e e r t o o l s a t t h e University.” “To figure out how to job search, I talked to peers and other recent grads.” “I think in every major at every university in the last or second to last semester there should be a required career class. I was too scared to go into the career center on my own.” “If I knew what getting a job was like, I would have done school differently.” “A lot of students think they can do it on their own.” “I still think I am searching for ‘What I want to be when I grow up’” “What is an alumni network?”
- 4. Think I thought I was more equipped, but when I got into the “real world” it was much harder. Students need to be required to do career counseling before they graduate. I was really scared for the transition, and didn’t know where to go. I still don’t know what I want to do, but this job is ok for now and makes me one step closer. I totally would have done school differently if I had a rewind button. I wish I hadn’t have been such a know-it-all when it came to the career search.
- 6. Problem Statement A bubbly, hardworking, eager, team playing, positive and capable recent college graduate needs a more effective way to transition from College to the workforce because during the process she felt overwhelmed and fearful and after graduating she felt lost and was without a job for 3 months.