{"id":3877,"date":"2016-04-26T20:23:40","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T20:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/?p=3877"},"modified":"2016-04-26T20:23:40","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T20:23:40","slug":"picking-a-career-interviewing-right-and-more-job-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/picking-a-career-interviewing-right-and-more-job-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"Picking a Career, Interviewing Right, and More Job Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article originally appeared on the Accepted Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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So, what do you want to be when you grow up? And if you do know what your dream job is, how will you land it?<\/p>\n

We could think of no better person to join us for a talk about careers than Karin Ash<\/a>, formerly director of the Career Management Center at Cornell\u2019s Johnson School, career coach at Cornell\u2019s College of Engineering, and Director of Cornell Career Services.<\/p>\n

Listen in on our talk<\/a> and leave a comment in the show notes to add your voice to the conversation.<\/p>\n

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Born to Work in Career Services\u00a0and Admissions <\/b>(1:42)<\/h3>\n

Karin is one of the few and the lucky. She\u2019s had a career direction nearly since the cradle.<\/p>\n

The Two Most Common Reasons for Leaving a First Job <\/b>(4:57)<\/h3>\n

Watching students agonize over job offers during grad school and then switching jobs soon after, led Karin to conduct a study of reasons for leaving a first job. The winners? Moving to live near (or away from!) family and the job prospects of a significant other.<\/p>\n

Finding Meaning on the Treadmill <\/b>(7:47)<\/h3>\n

Racing from a top kindergarten to a top elementary school, high school, college, grad school\u2026 and finally a top job can leave little time for reflection. Free time is hard to come by, but if you want it, you can create it. If you don\u2019t know what to do first, start reading! The right books can help you self reflect, figure out what you enjoy, and find direction. Often students who figure out what they want, actually do end up with a job they enjoy. Karin recommends a couple of books and we\u2019ve linked to them below.<\/p>\n

If you have a book or resource that really helped you discover your career path, please share in a comment.<\/p>\n

When What You Love Doesn\u2019t Pay<\/b> (14:06)<\/h3>\n

What happens if you are lucky enough to discover your passion, but unlucky enough that your passion doesn\u2019t pay the bills? Take a job that takes you as close to your passion as possible, advises Karin. It\u2019s a big world out there and if you do your homework and have enough enthusiasm you can make doors open. Be creative.<\/p>\n

The Challenges Faced by the Career Services Office at Different Types of Programs<\/b> (17:27)<\/h3>\n