-: The route that I took, was specifically majoring
in sociology as well as philosophy.
So, I'm a big advocate of philosophy,
'cause I feel like it helps put your mind
in a way where that you will consider more options, right?
So there's more than one ways to skin a cat.
And it really helps with your critical thinking skills
to be able to analyze a different way
to go about completing a task, as well as
justifying the reasons why you're doing something.
And then being open to critique, as always,
'cause I'm sure it's like this in many different positions
but I know especially in advocacy work, there's a lot
of different ideas on how to go about doing this work,
and what that work should look like.
So being open to is my way the right way versus
is what they're saying gonna be more beneficial
and being able to back off if that's what you need to do
or being able to change your plan if it's gonna
better suit the outcome that you're looking for.
If you know someone that can give you a recommendation,
if you know someone that works in the field
that you want to work with, making sure that they know you
and that you know them, so they can write you
letters of recommendation.
I was actually reached out to about
an open part-time position within my office,
from someone that I actually just did work with
in my graduate school experience,
and then I started off in that part-time position,
and after a few months of working in that position,
for the next year I got brought on
in a full time salaried position.
I would say any roles and experience you can get
in things like grass root organizing, in things like,
again, any kind of certificate granting programs,
would really help in things like conflict resolution,
facilitation training, being able to train facilitators
that have tough conversations and that kind of thing.