Transitioning from Student to Professional: What's in your Future?

Abstract

Welcome to the fifth annual Human Factors Society Career panel. This year's panel for the advanced graduate student, or for the individual contemplating a career change focuses on 1) Preparing for a career, 2) Transitioning from being a student to being a professional and 3) Approaching work in a new profession. In the written version of this paper each panelist addressed six questions reflecting on their experiences as job seekers and new employees and, in most cases, as individuals who have been very involved with hiring and or providing extensive career advise to graduate students. At the HFES meeting panel session, the entire panel will focus on answering questions from the audience.