Watching or doing a single informational interview can be helpful, but the real magic happens when you start to compare them. As you hear more stories, you’ll start spotting patterns: how people chose their major, what they didn’t expect, and what helped them succeed. This article walks you through how to compare interviews to make smarter decisions about your own path.
1. Why Compare Interviews?
When you hear from just one person, you’re getting one experience. When you hear from five or ten, you start to see what’s common, and what’s unique. That gives you a more realistic picture of what that major or career is really like.
2. What Patterns Should You Look For?
- How people describe their decision to choose a major
- What surprised them once they got started
- What kinds of jobs they landed (and how they got them)
- What they wish they’d known earlier
What Does a Career Path Actually Look Like?
3. How to Organize What You Learn
You don’t need a spreadsheet (though you can use one). You could also keep a notebook or document where you jot down key takeaways from each interview. Include the person’s major, current job, and 1-2 things that stood out to you.
4. Watch Multiple Perspectives at Once
One of the most powerful things about MajorMentor is that you can watch tons of interviews without setting them up yourself. That makes it easy to compare majors and careers side by side , and explore a lot more than you could on your own.
How to Use MajorMentor’s Library to Explore Majors and Careers
Final Thought
You don’t have to figure it out based on one story. By comparing interviews, you’ll start to notice patterns- and patterns lead to clarity. The more you notice, the better decisions you’ll make.