Sweater late than never: reflect and reset

With the seasons changing and us falling into cozy weather, now is a wonder-fall time to reflect on the sunny days of summer and past experiences. Taking the time to reflect on past work experiences is an important step to pre-pear for future work searches. Reflection can help you “branch” out and ins-pie-re you to work towards new goals! Effective reflection will help you look on the bright cider of experiences and help you grow both personally and professionally. Below are a few tips we will leaf you with and gourd luck as you continue your career exploration!

• Assess achievements and challenges: What are you proud of that you accomplished? What was a challenge you faced? How did you overcome the challenge?

• Learn from setbacks: Things don’t always go perfectly and that’s ok! Failure does not define you. Look at failure objectively and as an opportunity to grow.

• Identify skills and growth opportunities: Look at the skills you have gained and where you can continue to grow. From there, continue to find new opportunities to build these skills.

• Set clear goals: Reflection is a great strategy to help define your goals moving forward. Use a SMART structure for goal setting to help set specific steps you can take to achieve your goals. 

If you are having a hard time carving out some time for reflection or want to learn how you can squash your goals, book an appointment with your Work Experience Coordinator to get some a-maize-ing tips on how reflection can help prepare you for your future career!