Interview with a Professional in Your Discipline
(Due date: Wednesday, May 25th, 2005)

1. Where are you originally from?
2. Where did you complete your undergraduate and/or graduate academic studies?
3. What did you major in as an undergraduate?
4. What made you interested in _____________ (the professional’s discipline)?
5. What would you be doing now if you were not involved in _____________ (the professional's current profession)?
6. Did you always know you wanted to be a ______________?
7. Are you involved in any form of formal or informal research? (If "yes") Explain.
8. What factors were crucial to your decision to attend and earn a degree in the university and program of your choice?
9. What did you like best about the academic program you were part of? What did you like least? Explain.
10. What courses that you took in college best prepared you for your current job? What other courses would you have liked to have taken? Explain.
11. What common characteristic do you see in fellow professionals you interact with?
12. What advice do you have for aspiring future professionals in your field?
13. If you were in a position to hire a _______________ what qualifications and qualities would you look for in this individual?
14. What professional organizations are you an active member of? How do you keep up with new developments in your field?
15. Where do you see yourself in five years?
16. What do you think the future for _____________ (the professional's discipline) is?
17. Are there any interesting stories about your college days or your current work environment that you would like to share?
18. (If "yes") Follow-up with questions....
19. Would it be OK to give my professor (Dr. Frankl) your e-mail address and/or work phone number to be added to a database of professionals to be contacted in the future by other future professionals?

Please prepare a summary of your interview in a narrative format. Do not turn in a questions and answers report.

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School of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science
California State University, Los Angeles
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