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Informational Interview With John Fenning

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I had the opportunity to conduct an informational interview with John Fenning, the CEO of DRI Consulting. I particularly chose the field of Consulting Psychology because during my summer internship I got a first hand experience to see how consulting psychology is utilized to provide management assessments services and other related services for hiring top positions. This intrigued me and seems like an a promising career field where it’s possible to use both my psychology and management studies education. From my informational interview with John Fenning I learned that Consulting Psychology is a people’s side of system operation that involves influencing a number of different industries and organizations. It’s a job that requires the ability to lead and manage, especially when dealing with external clients and managing the internal staff …show more content…

Basically, after my informational interview with John, I really wanted to get some experience in consulting psychology to further observe if this is a field that I can envision myself in. This internship will involve me doing duties such as researching assessment tools and helping the development of assessment package options and the company’s website. I think this type of exposure will help me as I make decisions in regards to my future career goals. As for my second experiential learning activity I was the public relations on the Board of Leaders for the St. Olaf Student Support Services. In this role, I met weekly with the advisor and members of the board to plan educational and social events for the SSS community. I also promoted events and activities through social media engagement, campus fliers, and email announcements. This role helped me represent and feel closer to the SSS community, and I was able to develop valuable skills such as leadership, organization, and eye for details skills that I will take with me wherever I may

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