Student Questions from Career Exploration Course CIS 102

* How do I go about looking for an internship?
* I was wondering if my major is offered here at UWSP?
* What kind of internship is best for my major?
* What kind of minor is best with my major?
* Does my minor necessarily have to do with my major?
* How do you find a minor that’s related to your major, and how related do they have to be (should they be)?
* How can I get good experience for a job if nothing is too available in the area?
* How can I find out about jobs from other areas and states?
* What could help me get a better idea of my budget needs?
* Where could I get more information on budgets?
* How could I apply my major of philosophy to help me get a job?
* Where could I go (on and off campus) for more information on careers?
* How could I apply my MBTI and personality mosaic to find a job?
* Where is a good place to go to start looking for a job?
* Do you just send a resume when applying for a job?
* Can you apply for jobs that are not open?
|* What should we do if we have a degree and no job?
* What would be a good source to find job openings?
* How do you go about looking for a real job interview?
* What do you wear to an interview?
* How should I act in an interview?
* If it’s a man do I act normal and if it’s a woman do I act differently?
* Is there a canoe outfitter or a livery that is specifically for women? Run and supplied for ....
* What are some good classes that I should take to prepare for this career? Besides what I have to take in my major?
* What are some resources or contacts I could reach to obtain more information on this field?
* How should I go about entering this field?
* What are some of the groups that I should join?
* What major do I really want to choose?
* How much effort am I willing to put into education for a career?
* What career is really going to make me happy?
* When I do decide on a career, am I ever going to be able to get a job?
* Should I just say "screw it" and marry a rich woman?
* What would be the best paying career to get into where I know I’ll have a job for sure?
* Is there any job out there that is at any extreme demand right now and if so where is the best college to go for this
subject?
* I’m still not sure if college is the right thing for me, but I am going to stick it out, what would the chance of a person to
get a job that pays $50,000 without a college education?
* What is the percentage of students who graduate from here to get a job from their major?
* What is the best major to get in this school?
* What kind of a grade point average does a person need to get into graduate school?
* Are better jobs available or are people more likely to get a job if they have a bachelor’s of science degree versus a 2-
year tech school degree?
* In the environmental field what are some of the jobs that tend to have better pay?
* In what areas or fields is the job outlook good in the future?
* Do resource managers or land use planners generally work in the city or a more rural settings?
* Where in the U. S. are more or better jobs located for land use planners or resource managers?
* I feel I am pretty well decided on a career, but does anyone ever know for sure?
* Will I still feel the same about my career choice in 5 - 10 years or will I want something else?
* Can I do what I want career wise and also do what I want to have relationship and family wise?
* What is the outlook of my career choice -2, 5, 10 years into the future, and should I even be considering this career?
* Can I really help people? Will what I do in my life help to make anyone or society better - will my life make a difference
in anyone else’s life?
* How do we find out about the jobs we want?
* Are interviews a real formal process or is there a bit of informality to it also?
* Isn’t the most important part of college is just to at least get a degree?
* Are some careers a waste of time to go after because of too many people going after them?
* How far can I go at UWSP with an interest in advertising/photography?
* Where are the jobs in advertising/photography? What part of the country is the best?
* What summer jobs could I get to help me better understand my field?
* Whom can I talk to for more information in the field I am interested in?
* Where can I go with advertising/photography? How far can I go with those skills?
* When is a good time to start sending out resumes (junior year or at the end of senior year)?
* How much do extra curricular activities play when people are interested in hiring you?
* Is it all right to have a minor that is not related to your major? Is it useful at all?
* Is it useful to take refresher courses during your career?
* Are internships found for every field or career? How important are they really?
* Are there more resources available to me concerning resumes and cover letters? Where could I find them?
* How important are activities and extra curricular where employers are concerned - like on resumes, etc...?
* Will I get help finding a job after I graduate? Who will help me?
* Where can I find a updated outlook information on different careers for when I graduate?
* What are possible minors in the field of psychology that would be applicable to a counselor?
* What are other majors to do that would work for a counselor?
* What is the minimum GPA for a major? To get into graduate school?
* What are the GDR requirements for my major?
* Is there somewhere on campus that will read over a resume and help us?
* I’ve heard that it’s not good to finish most of the required courses in the first year or so because then when you start
to take the classes for your major - once you’ve declared one - you’ll not have enough classes to take and will end up
taking filler classes that don’t even count towards graduation. How can I prevent this and it true?
* What is the job outlook for psychology majors, specifically in counseling?
* During which year should you really begin to focus on summer jobs in your related field?
* When are you considered behind in registering for a major?
* Is declaring a psychology minor with a sociology minor a good one to declare when interested in pursuing a career in
rehabilitation counseling?
* Is getting a degree from a system school just as good as from a state or bigger 10 school for job placement appeal?
* What is the job outlook for teaching and what kinds of grades do I have to have to get a job?
* Will a teaching degree in Wisconsin be applicable in other states?
* What is the starting salary from school district to school district?
* How easy is it to go from math education to engineering or other related fields?
* How much education is required after you start teaching in the field of education?
* What are the chances that if I finish college that I would get a job in my major?
* Since I’m still undecided about my major, would it be wise to drop out for a year?
* What are the chances that I will be out of college in 4 years?
* How many interviews does it normally take for a college graduate to get a job?
* How early should you put an application in before you can actually start?
* How difficult is it to transfer colleges? Do all credits apply?
* What type of things should I consider when choosing a minor?
* How soon should you start to think about graduate school? What kinds of preparations should be made?
* What if you graduate, get a job in a field that you thought you’d enjoy (even investigated), but you end up hating
your career?
* What kind of internship should I be looking for?
* How difficult is to change careers years down the line?
* Does education become "obsolete" after a while, causing a person to need more later in life?
* Is UWSP a good university for my specific major? How do employers look at a fashion merchandising major from here?
* How easy is it to transfer to an out-of-state university? Do credits transfer?
* I am starting to get a feel of what kind of career I would like to go into, but business is very general, what would be a
good way to find someplace where I have the qualifications and ability to work?
* My budget was very high, I know I need to cut down something’s, but how do you really know what’s not as important when comparing one area to another? They all seem quite important!
* On the Holland codes, I was SCR, am I even normal? Why would I have to come up with a sequence that is not even
given, it gets quite frustrating.
* On a resume, is it OK to put down achievements back in high school, or are the ones done in college more important?
* When you go to an interview, is it better to focus on your skills and abilities, or to be able to tell the employer what
you can do for their business?
* What should I do with my life? Is there some special thing I am suppose to do - or what is God’s plan for me?
* If I major in Spanish, I need another major and what should it be?
* Is UWSP the best place for me, or would I have more options at a larger school?
* In what ways could I become more involved in school? What kinds of activities could benefit my future?
* Am I doing the correct and necessary things to make myself employable after I graduate? Is there something I should
be doing that I am not doing?
* I don’t know how much schooling I’m going to need. If I want to be a college professor, a Ph.D. is a must, but do I
want to go on right after undergraduate school or wait and work awhile? And is that even what I want to do?
* I have skills from such odd categories. I love creative writing, but I’m very structured person. There are other things
like that too. I have skills and interests that almost contradict one another. How do I put all of my interest and skills
together to pick the most appropriate career?
* I still feel naive to the way the "real world" works. Even though we did all that budget stuff, it’s hard to picture myself
"out" there and, therefore, prepare for it. What I can I do to help this situation?
* What decision should come first - what career or what college major?
* How important is money and how has it changed the type of careers that came up on the computer? Have I missed
some careers which I may be very happy in, but they did not come up because of the amount of money I entered into
the computer?
* Who can I see if my major and minor are compatible or not?
* How can I find if there is going to be any jobs in my field when I get out?
* Can we come to see the instructors of this course next year if we have questions concerning school or jobs?
* Are those career search programs going to be available to me after I finish this course?
* Are we free to call with questions in the future?
* How do you go about looking for a job after graduation? Where do I start?
* How do I stay motivated in school when I am not sure what I am working towards?
* If I decide to change schools, how do I go about credit transfer?
* How do I go about looking for an internship?
* What kind of internship is best for my major?
* How do I find out about a major offered on this campus?
* What kind of minor is best with my major?
* Does my minor necessarily have to do with my major?

Questions for Employers

* Do education or experience make the better employee?
* What does it mean to be overqualified?
* Is it best to work your way up in a company or to get hired on at a higher level?
* How much does individuality influence getting hired or not? Are references all that get considered?
* Is it better to go to school longer or to move out into the work force earlier?
* How would someone go about finding out about if there is a job opening in a particular business?
* How do you go about hiring someone? Is it how much education, most experiences, or because someone knows
someone in the business, etc....?
* Do you have internships - that in the future could turn out to be a permanent job?
* What do you look for in someone (personal) entering the job world?
* What areas in this profession would have the best opportunities for new people?
* What is the first thing you notice when you meet someone you are going to interview?
* What is the one characteristic you believe every person needs in order to be hired?
* Would you hire someone with more experience in the specific job field you are hiring for or more success in a different
field?
* Would you not hire someone if they were late for the interview even if they were the best person for the job?
* Is a person’s personal life ever used for or against you hiring that person?
* What are some of the qualities you look for in a person while interviewing them?
* What would be something you want to hear from someone while interviewing them?
* What is the most important characteristic a person must possess for you to hire them?
* What would you recommend for us to do to prepare for an interview?
* How can we improve in taking interviews?
* Is background experience (in the area) really important
* What qualities are most important to you as an employer?
* If a person is nervous, do you dock or give them points?
* Is it essential for a potential employee to know a lot of information about the company/system?
* What do you think of people who call you back after an interview?
* Do you like people who sit back and answer questions in interviews or people who talk a lot and are aggressive?
* How much money do people make in the various areas?
* What did you have to do to get where you are?
* What kind of education did you have to obtain to get where you started out?
* How long have you been working for your present employer?
* What kinds of benefits do you have?
* Do you like your job - Honestly?
* Is you’re field more "people" or "thing" orientated?
* Do I need to have good oral communication skills? phone? or just good written communication skills?
* Do you create ideas to leave the "doing" of the project to others? ... or are you a "thinker" or a "doer"?
* How much paperwork is done in your field?
* What is your average day like? What do you do? Scheduled or "freestyle"?
* What kind of work area is normally given to someone in your field and position? Small room ... divisioned work
(open) or a nicely sized office?
* How important are extra-curricular activities in choosing an employee?
* What is the one thing you look for most?
* What is a good way to get the "inside track" on a job?
* Do you usually do the personal interviewing?
* Does relation to current employees influence the decision to hire much?
* What is the biggest thing or issue a person looks for when hiring? For example: grades, classes, extra stuff...
* How important is computers in the job market? Can you get by without knowing much on computers?
* What area are there the greatest chance of getting a good paying job just after 4 years of college?
* How important is it to take any internship?
* Do they look at your grades or do they just care if you graduated top percent of the class?
* What are the major qualities you look for in an employee?
* What kind of personal qualities do you look down upon?
* What special skills are needed for a person in your field?
* What types of experiences do you look for or which ones catch your eye?
* How important is a college education in terms of getting a good job?
* How important is personal appearance during the job interview?
* If you had to choose between an interviewee who seemed friendly or one who seemed truly hard-working, but shy,
who would you choose? Why?
* What is the personal qualities that you most look for in applicants?
* Is there one quality that must be present in any applicant for you to even consider them?
* Should women always wear dresses or similar attire to a job interview? Does it matter?
* It is more important to have a very high grade point average or not as high GPA and be more active in college?
* Would you hire someone if they do not have any prior experience and just a degree?
* How important is the schools reputation in getting hired?
* If you have got good credentials but a poor speaker at your interview would you not hire the person?
* The more specified in a certain field you are, are you likely to get hired?
* What types of skills do you look for?
* How important is experience compared to college education (degree, etc.)?
* What qualification are required?
* How important are internships?
* What personal characteristics do you look for?
* How did you get started/interested in this position?
* How do you look at education degrees within your company?
* How did you get your job?
* Are you from the area where you got your first job?
* What are starting salaries?
* How did you end up where you are today?
* Where can you go from where you are today?
* Would you hire an employee who has more education or one with more experience?
* What things do you look for in an employee?
* Is there opportunities to travel?
* Do you look for people who are more outgoing or who are the quiet reserved type?
* Do you look for people who like to get involved in different situations or would you rather have someone who does
only what they are told?
* Do you look for people who ask many questions?
* Would you rather hire someone who is book smart or who has common sense?
* Would you rather higher someone who is calm and relaxed or someone who is tense and uneasy?
* Would you rather hire a person you know is honest or a person who is really trying to impress you but you’re not
really absolutely sure if they are honest?
* How long will it take an employee to tell us if we are hired?
* Will it be pushy if we call and ask if we are hired or not?
* Do you base a lot on physical appearance?
* How should a person who is going in for the interview greet you?
* What is the main skill you look for in a person when hiring them for a basic entry-level position?
* Does your company have any opportunities for psychology majors if so what are those positions?
* How did you get into your position and what education did you need to get as far as you did?
* What are some of the most common questions asked in an interview?
* What is the biggest problem with people you are interviewing that may cause you to not hire the person?
* When interviewing, how much does appearance account for?
* What question is the most commonly asked at an interview?
* What is the best way to prepare for the questions asked at an interview?
* How important are college grades?
* What answer do you like to hear when the questions "What are your long term goals - 5 to 10 years?" is asked?
Especially if you are a woman planning to get married and have a family?
* How can you ask your manager in a polite way about increasing your weekly hours?
* When is the appropriate time to bring a complaint to your manager’s attention?
* What kind of college degree does it take to become a eating disorders counselor?
* How do you go about asking for a pay increase?
* Does doing volunteer work really appeal to the interviewer? Does it help?
* Is it good to wear a flashy suit or something more subtle?
* Do you ever make your decisions based on gender?
* How do you look for a hardworking employee?
* How do you tell if a person is honest?
* If there is a tie in qualifications, what would you look for to break the tie?
* What are the personality characteristics of the people you generally hire?
* What do you look for in a person when you interview them?
* What type of things do you look for on a resume, that would make you call the person for an interview?
* Will you hire people who have just graduated from college, and they have not had any internships?
* What is the average starting salary, and what type of salary do experienced workers earn?
* Is there any physical characteristics, such as fingernails or shoes, that you pay special attention to?
* Does GPA play a big role in your decision?
* What kind of extra cricular activities do you look for?
* How soon can you make a follow-up call?
* How early is too early to be for an interview?
* If two people were equally qualified, what would be the next thing you look for?
* How can you tell or what do you look for in an employer that would help you conclude that they like a more talkative
prospective or a quiet and reserved prospective?
* What is over qualified and what is under qualified for this job mean?
* What personal characteristics do you look for in an employee?
* Do you get upset if I would call back before the date you said you would let me know if I had the job or not?
* Some people interview very poorly - how do you compensate for that in the judgment process?
* Do you prefer to hire someone you know already or you know of through other people?
* Do you use intuition or "gut feelings" when making a judgment about an interviewee?
* Are credentials or experience a prerequisite to being considered for employment?
* Can a good attitude make up for deficits in other areas?
* How important is appearance in the interview experience?
* On an application, how can you say things like "I quit that job" or "I was fired from the job" w/o immediately
turning them away?
* After an interview, do you feel bothered by an applicant if they were to call you in regard to their status?
* What types of general classes would be helpful to get a good start in your position?
* When looking at a resume or application, do you consider high school extra - curricular activities helpful?
* Is it important/required to have a previous job pertaining to this field/position you are applying for?
* Does it help your chances of getting a job if you have relatives or contacts already at this establishment?
* I know appearance is one of the key factors in an interview or a first impression, but do you require women to wear
dresses/skirts everyday or can they dress they dress more casual in dress pants?
* When interviewing a person, what is the most important aspect you like to see in that person?
* What would be the worse characteristic an individual could have in your opinion?
* How important is physical appearance (like hair for example)?
* Which minor with a business major would most impress an employer?
* Would a person’s grades influence your desire to hire a person?
* What sorts personality traits are mot prominent or obvious in the people you hire?
* Are people so different that it is impossible to pick some traits evident in everyone?
* What sort of traits are a turn-off or immediately lower your opinion of them?
* How soon during an interview do you know if you are going to hire a person?
* Should a person ask about salary during an interview, or is that too presumptuous?
* What do you look for in a person you’re hiring?
* How do you list your jobs?
* What type of qualifications do you look for?
* Are there certain types of people for your job?
* If you have a job opening do you limit your interview to people with a specific major? My basis for this question is
that so many people are employed in jobs that aren’t necessarily in their field of expertise.
* Are you more likely to look at GPA or student involvement?
* What can push a candidate over the edge if everything between two seems to be equal?
* What kind of questions are you looking for the interviewee to ask?
* Do you look favorably at applications who take notes during an interview? or should you not?
* What courses do you now wish you had taken that you did not take in school?
* What do you like least about your job?
* How did you get started?
* What do you look for in someone you hire for your organization?
* What are the best courses you have ever taken and why?
* What kind of educational background is good for the job?
* What job or experience would be good to have before obtaining a job in your organization?
* What is the future outlook on jobs and starting salary?
* What are the averages or different working conditions like in your organization?
* How do you politely ask about salary or raises?
* If you have a "young look" are your chances of being hired reduced since you seem like a kid and people may not
take you seriously?
* Is there anything specific that makes people stand out during an interview?
* Do you actually look at grades and college transcripts when hiring someone? What kind of influences does it have?
* Can you tell when a person is "brown-nosing" and when their telling the truth?