Internships Events Recruiters Workshops Meet the staff Survey of Graduates Job Search Resumes Cover Letters Other Letters Job Interviews Info. Consider the following guidelines if you need them, as you discuss your career or job concerns with your spouse, parents or family. These suggestions may be helpful if you are currently attempting to resolve your career indecision or if you have recently decided upon a major or career plan. Make sure it's a time when none of you have distractions or deadlines. By doing so, you demonstrate that you value their support and opinions and that you are taking the situation seriously.
Communication is two-way, listen to each other, remain calm.
Explain what these activities consist of because they may be unfamiliar with them. Then, outline your career planning and preparation strategies. For example, describe your present and future course curricula, volunteer and student organization activities, internships, part-time jobs, mentoring, networking plans, etc. Instead, deal with specifics. You need not reveal all that has been covered in counseling, only that which you feel comfortable discussing and enough to demonstrate the comprehensiveness of the approach.