July Meeting
Career Planning
This month the suggested meeting topic is Career Planning. We encourage you to have an in-depth discussion about the Mentor’s career path.
Suggested Questions:
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Did you complete co-op in University. If so, how did you choose your co-op placements?
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What were some of the most important lessons you took away from your co-op experience?
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What previous jobs have you had, and how did they contribute to your current role?
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Which companies have you worked for, and what did you like and dislike about each one?
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What were your managers like? What characteristics did you admire about your favourite manager? Did you ever have a manager whom you did not feel compatible with? If so how did you deal with it?
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What were your daily duties like in your workplace? Did you learn any new skills?
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Why did you choose this career path? If you were starting over would you do anything differently?
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Discuss how and why they made certain decisions. Was there any other career path option you had but did not take?
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Discuss their education and if they ever had the thought to continue their education in their adult life. If so, what would they like to take and why?
Action Items:
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Both of you write down 3 short term goals (to happen in 1-3 years) and 3 long term goals (to happen in 5-10 years).
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Discuss the skills that will be required to achieve the 5-10-year goals for each of you.
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Schedule the next meeting. Is the method discussed in first meeting working? Does anything need to be changed?