The Loop: Career Spotlight Questionnaire

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Personal/Professional journey

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How did you find your way to where you are today? Share a little about your professional journey.
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What motivations fueled your career path? (Meet a need, inspire a team, life/family event, financial, explore, values/beliefs, learn/use a skill, advance, passion.)
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What inspires you?
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Was there a catalyzing experience be that a critical meeting, research or discovery, being recruited, failing, starting over, or major event, that shaped your career? What advice would you offer someone in the same situation?
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Within the field

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When providing advice for professional development, what are some tools or resources one should consider? (Consider: What are some books that you are reading or recommend? What are some professional groups you belong to or recommend? How do you best organize your thoughts or work process? What personality assessments (if any) have you taken in the past?)
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How would you recommend someone interested in the same career/vocation pursue a similar path?
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How is success defined in your career field? (How did Furman prepare you to be successful?)
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What are some challenges you face in your industry?
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How have mentors impacted your professional development? How did you develop those relationships?
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For someone just getting started

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What do you wish you would have known getting started in your field?
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Is there anything unique about getting into the industry?
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Are there any unspoken rules or recommendations that “they” don’t tell you?
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How could Furman help with getting someone started?
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What additional education or certification is required/recommended?
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Furman University

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How has your liberal arts background shaped your career path or supported your success?
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What extracurricular activities helped you develop professionally?
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What was your major(s)? And how have you applied it in your career field?
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What are other skill sets or majors (perhaps unconventional) that thrive in this field?
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What are other courses you took or you wish you would have taken that would also add value in your career?
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Any final advice for students or recent grads?
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