Career Exploration — Informational Interview with Yourself
The young adult researches and discusses potential career paths using an informational interview framework — not to pick a career, but to develop the research skills, self-knowledge, and realistic planning needed to make informed decisions about work and professional life. Through structured exploration, the young adult reveals career awareness, research skills, the ability to apply self-knowledge to work contexts, and capacity for realistic planning that balances aspiration with pragmatism.
Free to do together whenever you like.
What you'll need
Phone or laptop for research lookups. Paper for notes. The young adult should come with some genuine interest areas — even vague ones are fine ('something with science,' 'something creative,' 'something that helps people'). If they have absolutely no ideas, the first turn will help generate some. The parent should think about their own career path honestly: the planned parts, the accidental parts, and what they wish they'd known.
How it works
The 3-step guide, with what to look for at each step, is for signed-in parents.