Saturday, October 31, 2009

Week 10: November 1 - Interviewing Part I - Practice Interview(s)

Hello and Happy Belated Halloween!

If your Resume/Cover Letter got you an Interview opportunity--you'll want to 'close the deal' during that Interview (hopefully). After you've done some Practice Interviews ('short' interview, 'perfect' interview for example), how do you think you did? Were you stumped by certain kinds of questions?

Did these Practice Interviews give you a better idea of your strengths and weaknesses? Identify or explain what these results helped you learn either way.

How can you improve your interview techniques if you had a 'real' interview say, in 2 weeks? Would you be able to 'think on your feet'? [Don't forget to avoid the "fish handshake"...]

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Week 9: October 25 - Personal Philosophy, Career Goals, & Academic Opportunities

Has your professional life given you a Personal Philosophy perspective? What is it? Is this personal philosophy Interdisciplinary--explain why or why not. How have your career goals changed? Explain the transition of these changes.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Week 8: October 18 - Cover Letters & Resume

Hello To This New Week..........Just Answer What's Relevant To You...

1.) In your Resume, have you constructed it so that it will reflect Interdisciplinarity? If yes, how
did you do it? If not, what do you need to do to for an employer to recognize your
Interdisciplinarity?

2) Do you have questions about writing your Resume or can you share suggestions/advice in
writing a Resume?

3) What types of questions/difficulties have you had regarding your Cover Letters?

4) Share your best Cover Letter. Give some explanations, pointing out its strengths and why...

5) Share with us any resources you have utilized that have helped with structure/content of
Cover Letters and Resumes this far. Explain the best resource and why.

6) Have you thought about writing a reader-based Resume or Cover Letter? Would this help in
highlighting your Interdisciplinarity?


Lisa and Cheyenne
Cornerstone Mentors

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Welcome! Week 7 - Professional Opportunities & Job Skills - Oct. 11

Hope you had a good week! Here are some new discussions.

1.) How has Interdisciplinarity thus far been utilized in your Professional life? Reflect for a moment, then explain.

2) Do you have a professional work history? If so, what are you strong skills? What are your weak skills?

3) Continuing with your 'weak' skills, what can you do to improve them?

4.) Do you belong to any Clubs, Organizations, or have you done any Volunteerism relative to your chosen career? Name two of each, if any.

5.) What is an Internship (if applicable)?

6.) What is an Externship (if applicable)?

7.) Can you identify benefits of the Internship or Externship based on your experience--in regard to helping your professional development?

8.) Finally--Are you able to look at your own individual body of work--i.e., skills, professional development, experience--and sculpt a preliminary Interdisciplinary snapshot? For example, from this snapshot, can you "write out" this snapshot in a mini-outline-resume (just brainstorm a few lines, not full-out...)?

Cheyenne & Lisa
Mentors

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Week 6: Critical Thinking - October 4

Here are some questions for this week.

1.) What do you think 'Critical Thinking' is?
2.) Is Critical Thinking important for you as an Interdisciplinary Major? If so how? Show some examples how Critical Thinking and Reasoning relate to your own Minor(s) and Areas.
3.) How can you apply Critical Thinking beyond college to make your Interdisciplinary Major more meaningful?


Lisa & Cheyenne
Mentors

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Week 6: Critical Thinking---Comment "Only If" You've Taken Virtual Philosopher

...........................Comment Only If You'd Had "Virtual Philosopher" Recently..........................

1.) If you took the Virtual Philosopher--How did you score? What you learn from this?

2.) Did you learn more about your own Critical Thinking abilities? What can you do to improve based on this Virtual Philosopher experience?


Lisa & Cheyenne
Mentors