Kristine Sutherland: Ask Around

In this episode of Youth Career Readiness: The One Question Podcast,

Jean Eddy

and I sit down with actress Kristine Sutherland, known for her roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Kristine shares her advice on career exploration for young people and emphasizes the power of curiosity, asking questions, and staying true to one’s natural interests.

Michael Horn

Welcome to Youth Career Readiness: The One Question Podcast.

Jean Eddy

I'm Jean Eddy.

Michael Horn

And I'm Michael Horn.

Jean Eddy

And this is the podcast where we talk to people across careers about their professional journeys and what advice they would offer.

Michael Horn

To help all middle and high schoolers explore, experiment with, and discover careers. Jean, for anyone who grew up watching the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series or remembers the classic movie Honey, I Shrunk the Kids with fondness, we have a fun episode for you today. And that's because we have the actress Kristine Sutherland, who played the role of the mom in both.

Jean Eddy

Yes, Michael, this will be a super fun episode. Kristine, we can't thank you enough for joining the podcast. And the question we have for you is this. What guidance would you give someone mentoring a middle or high school student on providing career advice?

Kristine Sutherland

Being at the beginning of your life and wondering what you want to do with it. It can be a pretty scary and overwhelming time because there's so many options, so many possibilities. If I could go back, I would have made it my mission to ask more adults about what do you do for a living? What do you like best about what you do and what do you like least? I would have kind of liked to have made a catalog.

And then I think one of the most important things is to stay true to your nature. Do you like to work outside? Do you like to work inside? Do you like to work at a computer? Do you like to work [with] your hands? There's just so many possibilities and sometimes even within one area of interest, there are all those different avenues for work that's meaningful for you.

So, don't be led by what looks fancy, what sounds fancy. Stay true to what interests you.

So I wish you all the luck and a great, wonderful life and career.