Fifth Stop - Worker Interviews
Talking with people actually working in the careers you’re interested in can help you experience a workplace setting first-hand. These help you learn a great deal more about a career than you can through online research.
Interview workers about their daily work life.
- Ask an adult at home, in your family, or in your community who works in the job you’re interested in.
- Ask your high school counselor to help you connect with real people in real jobs.
Who would I like to interview? Who will help me connect with them?
What will I ask them? Here is a suggested interview format:
- What is your typical day like?
- What do you like most about this career?
- What is the most difficult part of your job?
- What motivates you with your job? What makes you feel excited about it?
- What two or three skills help you the most in doing your job? How did you learn these skills?
- What kind of education did you need for this job?
- Of all the things you did to prepare for this job, what helped you the most?
- What kind of personality does well in a career like this?
- If you had a chance to do things over again, what would you change?
- Is there a question you think I should have asked in order to better understand this career?
- Is there any other advice you would like to give me?