Hi, Kaya! It's great of you to participate in this! Thanks so much. You've moved into a less traditional role than where you started (if anybody would ever consider M.I.T. traditional!), so you might have some unique observations about your path. Let's get you going withn the same set of questions that Amy addressed. Fine job, Amy, by the way.
1.) Describe your professional path in the field. If there are aspects of your decision making in your career choices that may inform how our students approach the beginning of their own professional employment, please share them. If there are things you'd have done differently, please explain them.
2.) Describe some challenges you've faced in the work. Are there experiences you've had as a supervisor (or with a supervisor) that presented particular difficulty (or particular joy)? Are there challenging interactions with faculty, colleagues, students, or parents that have made lasting contributions to your learning?
3.) What keeps you going? What are the best parts of the work, particularly any neat surprises you've experienced, ways in which the work was better or more fun than you expected?
4.) You may have addressed this, but if there are any particular pieces of advice that you'd share with entering professionals, what would they be? These students are beginning their job searches (remember that?) and at the brink of making choices about what they'll be doing and where - choices that matter. Any advice for them?
The "middle ten" (alphabetically) of the class will be interacting with you. Have a blast!
Best,
TEM
