Holiday Gathering Game Plan

Common Questions About Your Career/Future

• What are you going to do with your ____ degree?
• What are your career plans?
• Do you have job/internship lined up?
• What’s new?
• When are you starting your job search?
• What’d you learn this semester?
• What are you going to do after you graduate?
• What classes are you taking next semester?
• Are you happy that you go to MSU?

Step 1: Do Your Research

The Explore Nat Sci website has major pages with helpful information and possible career paths, find a couple that interest you!

Your major or a major you’re curious about:

Career opportunities for selected major:

Possible next steps could include; attending career workshops, meeting with a career advisor, creating/updating your LinkedIn profile to connect with possible career opportunities, job shadowing, and seeking out undergraduate research opportunities.

Step 2: Reflect on the Semester

If you’re unsure of where you want to go from here, a helpful tip would be to share what you’ve learned so far that may help you in your future career. Most family members are asking these questions out of curiosity and are simply looking to start a conversation, to take the pressure off your future let’s reflect on the past.

The class that interested me most: ___  because ___ .

The topic I enjoyed the most was: ___ because ___ .

Step 3: Be Confident in the Conversation

Confidence is key when having these conversations, you work hard, and this is a great way to display that for family members.

• Share an accomplishment from this semester
• Make a short term and long-term goal and share those with your family (The Nat Sci Goal Setting sheet is a helpful tool for setting goals)
• Speak on your successes, big and small. This will not only boost your confidence, but it also brings the focus of the conversation to the present rather than the future