0. Key Info

TL;DR: Most students get <20% of the potential value of EAG due to poor/ insufficient preparation. Students should ideally spend 15-20 hours (4-6 absolute minimum) identifying career uncertainties, creating concrete options, setting SMART goals, then booking and prepping 15+ meetings around those goals.

Epistemic status: This guidance is based on what has worked well for me in my ~5 EAG attendances as a student. I have 80% that ~80% students will benefit from following all the steps, but if you've spent 20+ minutes on a step and it's not proving valuable, you should move on!

Rough draft caveat: I spent a total of 1.5hrs writing this: I wish I could polish and expand on my thinking more, but I wanted to post sufficiently before EAG so that people have the time to actually use it!

If done right, time [...]

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Outline:

(00:11) 0. Key Info

(01:10) 1. Motivation behind this doc

(02:04) 2. The Steps

(02:25) 2.1. Identify uncertainties and make a best-guess (2-4hrs)

(03:52) 2.2. Know what potential options you have for how to spend your time (1-2hrs)

(04:38) 2.3. Create a skeleton of career options (1-2hrs)

(05:07) 2.4. Create goals (1-2hrs)

(06:06) 2.5. Send meeting requests (2-4hrs)

(06:40) 2.6. Prep those meetings! (2-4hrs)

(07:25) 3. Quick Tips for making the most of EAG

(08:13) 4. Wrap-up the meetings, make plans, set deadlines (1-3hrs)

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