Writer's Block: Taking It Personally

[velvetaj]

Ha! The MBTI - that's what I do for a living. I'm an INTJ and that's actually not what comes up on my results but what I've determined for myself.  It certainly suits me.

I was working in a field that forced me to work outside of my preferences for a long time, which had a significant impact on the way I responded to the questions. This happens

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[velvetaj]

I'm feeling much better this morning! Yes, the students who do come see me tellme they've gained something from it, and they tell their friends. When a faculty member invites me to a classroom I will get several follow up appointments with students afterwards. I have seen a significant uptick in appointments this year because of the economy, and I think it's a good thing. About the only upside to the current state of affairs is a generation of students realizing they can't be complacent anymore, or wait for the perfect job.

Something lots of people don't realize is that alumni are often welcome to use their school's career center after they graduate. Not all schools do that, but many do, and it's a great FREE resource. I met with an alum who graduated in the 80's last week, and an alum from last spring's class. I've done mock interviews over the phone and even interpreted results from the assessments that way (it was awkward, but we got through it). Check out your school's center to see if those resources may be able to help. If you need them, of course.

[firelily]

About the only upside to the current state of affairs is a generation of students realizing they can't be complacent anymore, or wait for the perfect job.

If I could go back and tell my younger self one important thing, it would be that I should have been much less complacent. People always tell you in college that you "have time" to figure it all out, but I really think that's pretty much bullshit. I think students should really be figuring this stuff out as early as possible, and I wish I had known that when I was young and foolish. Now all I can do is not waste any more time.

And yeah, I should totally contact my career services office because I'm pretty sure that they do help alumni. I had planned to do that years ago, actually, and it just never got done. Can you tell that I have a major problem with procrastination?! Obviously I need to work on that first of all, and not rely on other people to tell me what to do, but getting guidance would be a good move on my part.