Career Planning

We discussed career planning and issues of professionalism related to interpersonal work relationships.  

1. Identify at least 1 "tip" discussed as part of the lecture on career planning.  Describe what this "tip" was and explain why it resonated with you.  Also, if relevant, explain how you will incorporate this "tip" into your job search/interview process.
2. You and your classmates are all about to embark on your first post-graduation career-oriented job search.  How exciting!  Most likely you all are feeling a bit anxious and could use a little pep talk.  Please give your classmates one piece of advice and some words of encouragement as they embark on their post-graduation job search.
3. During the talk on interpersonal work relationships, we engaged in a discussion about scenarios that commonly happen in the real-world workplace.  Specifically, we talked about how you could navigate these tricky situations professionally.  Now it's your turn to consider a tricky situation that may happen to you:
   You have an office colleague whose desk is right next to yours (you do not have any sound barriers).  For the past 2 days, your colleague has been making personal phone calls to family members because of a critical family issue that had to be resolved.  Unfortunately, every time the phone calls have happened, they are loud, lengthy, and somewhat emotional.  While your colleague does say to you "I'm so sorry about that- I've got to deal with this," your work is still significantly disrupted.
   Question:  What actions do you take that would help restore professionalism at your workplace and ensure work gets done but also being sympathetic to your colleague’s predicament?