Blog 4: Interview Preparation

1) Who do you plan on interviewing? Why?

• I plan on interviewing my mentor as I currently do not know many other people in the field just yet. He will be able to give a good amount of information and from there I can further my research.

2a) The current 5 questions I am required to ask are

• I'm interested in studying prosthetics. What can you tell me about it?
• From your perspective, what could I study that would be significant?
• Who else would you recommend I talk to?
• What kinds of places or activities do you recommend I do for the mentor-ship component?
• What books should I read in the field?

2b) Any other open ended questions you want to ask?

• How rewarding is the field economically and emotionally?
• How many years of schooling does the field require? Were the ____ years compensated by the rewards in the field?