Career Exploration Interview and Reflection

This assignment is designed to help you explore potential career paths by engaging with professionals in the field. Through this experience, you will gain insights into the day-to-day responsibilities, required skills, and educational pathways of a career you are interested in. Use this opportunity to ask questions that will help you make informed decisions about your future educational and career goals.

In this assignment, you will conduct an interview with a professional in a career field you are interested in pursuing. After the interview, you will write a reflection paper about your findings and experiences.

List the name, job title, and organization of the professional you interviewed.

Describe the main responsibilities and tasks of the professional's job.

What educational background and skills are required for this career?

What advice did the professional give you about pursuing a career in this field?

Reflect on what you learned from the interview. Discuss how the information you received has influenced your interest in this career field. Are you more or less likely to pursue this area of study in the future? Why?