Position Title: In-Person Mock Interviewer or Informational Interviewer
Educurious is a nonprofit organization with a mission to empower and motivate young people to achieve academic, career, and personal success through transformative learning experiences.
Educurious emboldens student learners to become active participants in their own education by connecting classroom curriculum to 21st century career pathways. Through partnerships with individual employers and local businesses, young people learn the skills and experience necessary to be successful in the workplace while exploring the breadth of potential career possibilities.
Experts in The Educurious Expert Network are mentors who provide career awareness, exploration and preparation activities like mock and informational interviews to high school aged students, ages 14 to 18. As an expert, you join a network of caring adults committed to investing in the next generation of diverse leaders. We invite you to participate!
Position Summary
Students pose questions about careers or subjects they are interested in, and experts share stories about their education, industry, career path, challenges, and successes. Students are able to practice the communication and collaboration skills they are learning in the classroom with professionals employed in the industries where they aspire to work.
Duties and Responsibilities
In-person events are designed to be responsive of the needs and interests of students. The following are examples of potential responsibilities for experts:
- Attend in-person networking event(s) with students in Renton and Federal Way or participate in a mock or informational interview via video conferencing.
- Introduce yourself by sharing your professional experience, career pathway, hobbies, and interests.
- Participate in a mock or informational interview (with the help of Educurious).
- Answer student questions honestly.
- Offer feedback to address what the student did well and areas they can improve during their informational or mock interview.
- Share resources, information, contacts, websites, books, etc. to help further student exploration and research.
Experts should be able to attend at least one event throughout the course of the program, January 2018 – June 2018.
Support
Experts receive direct support and onboarding from an Expert Relationship Manager including:
- Networking handbook and onboarding session.
- Best practices for working with diverse high school students.
- Curated list of interview questions to ask students (if applicable).
- Assessment forms to guide feedback discussions with students (if applicable).
Qualifications and Skills
Experts in the Educurious Expert Network should have an interest in supporting young people in high school to develop professional and career skills. Mentors are not required to have prior mentoring experience, but should have:
- Self-awareness of personal and professional path, growth and goals and enthusiasm for sharing career knowledge with others.
- Ability to provide constructive feedback and model professional reflection.
- Passion for identifying, validating and encouraging positive qualities and development in others.
- A high school diploma or GED. Additional professional credential or higher education is preferred.
- Minimum of 2-3 years of work experience, increasing levels of responsibility is preferred.
- Professionals from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Educurious strongly encourages individuals with diverse experiences, backgrounds and demographics that reflect and resonate with young people served by Educurious to apply. Volunteers must successfully complete a background check to work with minors.
Application Process
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