Career Planning

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Career Planning

• Mike Walker
• UNIV1011 University Success
• November 24, 2005

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Overview of this Lecture

• Career planning resources at Nipissing U.
• Career resource people
• Career resource materials
• Personal career planning resources
• Learning/personality style and career planning
• Self-evaluation/discovery activities
• TypeFocus Career and others
• More Internet resources

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Our Textbook

• Chapter 11 Managing Career Money
• Employability Skills 2000Conference Board of
  Canada

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Nipissing Career Resource People

• Personal and Career Counselling
• Dan Pletzer - 4493 - danp_at_nipissingu.ca
• Angela Cupido - 4554 - paulaj_at_nipissingu.ca
• David Rider - 4399 - davidri_at_nipissingu.ca
• General Info or Appointments, Sheril 4362
• Web Info, click on
• Current Students, Services, Career Counselling
• Placement Officer
• Terry Roome - 4491 - terryr_at_nipissingu.ca
• Lianne Gagne - 4507 - lianneg_at_nipissingu.ca 
• Student Positions including NipWorks
• B.Ed. Employment Workshops, Board Info

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Career Express Drop-In

• Student Affairs Office A201
• Drop In hours
• Every Tuesday Wednesday
• 300 to 430 PM
• Get to meet with a career counsellor for a brief
  consult

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Career Week WorkshopsNov. 14 to 20/05 Feb. 13
to 17/06

• Resume Writing
• What Can I Do with My Degree in?
• Organizing Your Job Search
• Portfolio Preparation
• Effective Interview Skills
• School to Work Transition
• Please register at Student Affairs (A201) for
  these workshops.
• Contact Lianne Gagne
• Email lianneg_at_nipssingu.ca
• Phone [phone] ext 4507

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Job FairMarch 1, 2006

• Annual Nipissing University/Canadore College
  joint initiative
• Students have the opportunity
• to meet participating employers, and
• to obtain up to date information about careers
  and future job prospects
• For more information, please contact the
  Placement Office at
• [phone], ext. 4507 or
• placement_at_nipissingu.ca

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Dont forget about your professors . . .

• their resources can be limitless!

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More Nipissing Resource Materials

• Library/Paper Resources

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National Occupational Classification Career
Handbookhttp//www23.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/
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National Occupational Classification

• Since its introduction in 1992, the National
  Occupational Classification system continues to
  be the authoritative resource on occupational
  information in Canada.
• The NOC is used daily by thousands of people to
  understand the jobs found throughout Canada's
  labour market.

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Other Nipissing Resources(many have moved to the
Library)

• Career Planning Development
• Career Magazines (usually in Student Affairs)
• Graduate Studies
• General Career Planning Resources
• General Career Planning for Teachers
• Job Search Skills
• Resume Writing Resources
• Interview Preparation Resources
• General Job Search Resources
• Employment/Placement
• Contact Resources
• International Employment Resources

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Other Nipissing Resources(many have moved to the
Library)

• Employment/Placement
• Contact Resources
• International Employment Resources
• International Employment for Teachers
• Schools and School Boards Resources
• Professional Training Certification Programs
• Correspondence Programs
• Specific Post Secondary Studies
• Graduate Professional School Entrance
  Examinations Testing

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Information about SpecificProfessional Programs

• Law Schools and the LSAT
• Law School Admission Test
• http//admin.acadiau.ca/counsel/careers/law.html
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• Graduate Schools and GRE Information
• Graduate Record Exam
• http//admin.acadiau.ca/counsel/edu_study/grad.htm
  l 
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• Medical Schools and the MCAT
• Medical College Admission Test
• http//admin.acadiau.ca/counsel/careers/medicine.h
  tml 

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Information about SpecificProfessional Programs

• Admission to MBA Programs
• Graduate Management Admission Test
• http//admin.acadiau.ca/counsel/careers/BusAdmin.h
  tml
• Educational Resource Links
• Preparation and Review Links Online (for graduate
  exams)          
• Graduate School and Professional Resources
  Online           
• http//admin.acadiau.ca/counsel/edlinks.htm 

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Your Career

• Learning Styles Careers
• and
• Personal Career Planning Resources

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Personality Spectrum Work
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For more on Personality Spectrum in the working
world

• see
• Table 11.3 on p. 353 in text.

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Multiple Intelligences Career Exploration

• Multiple Intelligences Its not about how smart
  we are its about how we are smart!

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Multiple Intelligences Career

• Howard Gardner
• Linguistic
• Math/Logical
• Spatial
• Kinesthetic
• Musical
• Interpersonal
• Intrapersonal
• Naturalist

• Provided a listing of
• associated skills
• related occupations
• for each of the
• Multiple Intelligences

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Our Self-Discovery Activities
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Self-Evaluation Activities

• Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator
• Angelas handout and activities
• TypeFocus Career
• Based on Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator
• On line and interactive
• Work with a Career Counsellor
• See a career counsellor for follow-up and further
  tools
• Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator
• Strong Interest Inventory

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TypeFocus Careers
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Other Self-Evaluation Resources
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Nipissing Online Interactive Resources

• Career Cruising 2000
• Online and interactive
• Interactive CD
• Work with a Career Counsellor
• e-Choices
• Online career planning tool
• Work with a Career Counsellor

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Mike recommends . . .

• Canada Prospects 2005 - 2006
• http//www.careerccc.org/canadaprospects/
• on-line version of Canada Prospects publication
  filled with useful information, profiles,
  interviews, quizzes, labour market information...
  

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Quick Link Summary Web Resources for Career
Planning

• Canada Prospects 2005 - 2006
• http//www.careerccc.org/canadaprospects/
• University of Waterloo Career Manual
• http//www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca/
• Career Gateways (newer version seems slow)
• http//careergateways.org/cg/index.htm
• Human Resources Development Canada
• http//www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/menu/jobs.shtml
• Job Futures
• http//jobfutures.ca/
• Essential Skills for Life Learning and Work
• http//www15.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/

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JobFutures Info

• Elementary School and Kindergarten Teachers(NOC
  4142) - At a Glance

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JobFutures Info

• Nursing Supervisors and Registered Nurses (NOC
  315) - At a Glance

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JobFutures Info

• Police Officers (Except Commissioned) (NOC 6261)
  - At a Glance

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JobFutures Info

• Occupations in Food Beverage Service (NOC 645)
  - At a Glance

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JobFutures Info

• Plumbers, Pipefitters and Gas Fitters (NOC 725) -
  At a Glance

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Peer Activity for end of class 1

• Hear from your peers (briefly)
• Each of you will
• introduce yourself
• your current/possible program of study
• answer the following questions
• What do I want from my university education?
• Where do I see myself in 5, 10 25 years?

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Peer Activity for end of class 2

• Hear from your peers (briefly)
• Each of you will
• introduce yourself your type
• Indicate the broad career clusters which were
  identified for you by Type Focus Career
• answer the following questions
• Were your previous career choices identified?
• Was there a career path identified that you never
  thought of before that interested or excited you?