New Alumni Career Spotlight

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Name

First Name

Last Name

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What are your pronouns?Choose all that apply.

she/her/hers

he/him/his

they/them/theirs

Other

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Email

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Please upload a photo of yourself.

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Where is your hometown?

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What was your primary major in the Department of English?

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When did you graduate?

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Did you have any additional majors/minors? (Inside or outside of the Department of English)

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Tell us what your additional major(s)/minor(s) were.

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Why did you choose CMU for your undergraduate degree?

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Why did you choose your primary major?

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What company do you currently work for and where is it located?

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What is your company's website address?

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What is your current job title?

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How long have you held this particular job title?

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How did you land this job? What were your application, interview, and hiring processes like?

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What are some of your current job responsibilities?

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Why do you think you are a good fit for your current professional role?

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What is something in your current job role that you find challenging? How do you deal with this challenge?

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What is something in your current job role that you find you're good at? Did you expect to be good at this thing? Or did it come as a happy surprise?

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What is something you've learned on the job that you didn't know how to do before?

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What is something you're doing in your current role that you never imagined yourself doing?

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How do you balance your professional life with your personal life? And what are some things you like to do when you're not "on the job?"

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What are some classes you took in the Department of English that you believe helped you develop important skills for your current professional work?

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Did you have an internship while you were an undergraduate student at CMU?

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Tell us about an internship you had while you were a student at CMU.

For what company or organization did you intern?

What was your internship title?

What is something you loved about your internship?

What is something you learned during your internship that you use in our current professional role?

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What is some advice you can give to current Department of English students about professional life after college?

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Are you open to having current students and recent graduates contact you via the email address you provided at the beginning of this questionnaire to learn more about your experience at CMU and your current professional life?

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Is there anything else you'd like to tell us and our current/prospective students about your experiences at CMU, in the Department of English, and/or in your current professional role? If not, please click SUBMIT.