Our Meeting Advice:
Keep the meeting open to dialogue. Allow the meeting to be polite, but friendly
Try to facilitate the conversation and make sure the student is engaged
Bring up personal experiences and stories as this may keep the conversation interesting and shed a more realistic light on the career.
Structure :
Note: each meeting should take around 30min - 1hr
Summary of job
Title
What you do
Get to know the person (student and person)
Friendly banter
Ask the student to introduce themselves (what they’re doing/interested in)
Positive aspect of certain career
What you like about your job
The type of people you think the job would be for
Things to be aware of in certain career
What you dislike/what is hard about your job
What type of people you think would dislike this job
How to prepare
Skills needed
Degrees/Certifications required
Give evaluation based on student (grain of salt)
Ask questions about the student
Give advice on what you think would be beneficial for the student
Questions/Answers
Final comments