While I worked in academic libraries I had the pleasure of working with folks in the Career Center. I have since maintained virtual connections, and today I want to share a blog post from such a college career professional. These Eight Lessons were written for a college senior audience, but I think they can be valuable for all of us. Now I have written posts in the past focused on interviewing, and most of them point to articles and advice with similar advice.
The points I like the most from this list are don't play into stereotypes and know how to close. Now since the article is aimed at twenty-something college grads it mainly focuses on the stereotype of that generations attachment to their parents and dealing with criticism. But if we all examine ourselves we can probably identify a stereotype or two that someone might presume about us that we may need to diffuse during an interview or other area of the career search. Whether it is some aspect of our career profile or some personal characteristic we should do our best to down play or dispel such misconceptions about ourselves.
The second point, know how to close, is possible the most important on this list. As the author explains it is very useful to plan or script out the beginning of an answer to the types of questions that can be expected, but be sure to have a strong closing as well as a strong opening.
Hopefully you will find this columns advice, and my take on it useful. Please feel free to share examples of how these tips have been helpful to you.
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