Connecting with Todays College Students Maxwells Silver Hammer: Resources for Career Counseling

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Connecting with Todays College
StudentsMaxwells Silver Hammer Resources for
Career Counseling

• 2009 Counseling and Library Science Faculty
  Development Institute
• Rita Jones
• Chancellors Office Statewide Advisory Committee
  for Career Development

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Chancellors Office Statewide Advisory Committee

• Who are we?
• Why do we do what we do?
• How are we funded?
• WIFY?

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Getting to Know You

• 1. Counselor or faculty?
• 2. What do you hope to get out of today?

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What I hope to accomplish!

• Share some of the best resources that we have
  developed to help you get better connected to
  students on your campus.

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Three Goals for TodayFind out.

• Who are they?
• What do they need?
• How do we reach them?

Life has greater meaning when you reach out and
strive for your goals.
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WHO ARE THEY?
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TheNext GenerationBorn Between 1980 and 1999

• Millennials
• Screenagers
• Echo-Boomers
• Wired Generation
• Dot-com Generation
• Entitled Generation

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Getting to Know Them.

• Raised on Technology
• Open-minded about globalization
• Raised to play
• Instant gratification/ coddled
• Improved Literacy
• Work well on teams

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An Ambitious Generation

• The Clueless
• The Aimless
• The Motivated but Directionless
• The Motivated and Directed

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What do they need?
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Generation Y

• High need for high tech but still personal touch
• Reflection/Exploration are the KEYS missing
  pieces in work, education, career exploration and
  life

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How do we reach them?
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Use their devices

• Ipod podcasts - skill building
• 30 second clip on cellphones
• Websites like Myspace and Facebook using Banner
  ads edgy, catch attention
• Use lots of different media, YouTube etc.

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CareerClues.Org
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• Searching for Direction 1 Find Your
  Strengths!click here to print lesson guide
•  Did You Know? After studying over 2 million
  people, The Gallup Organization found that top
  achievers in virtually every profession, career,
  and field of achievement built their lives upon
  their unique strengths and natural talents. Do
  you know what you do well naturally?
  Surprisingly, most people have a difficult time
  articulating their own strengths and talents. If
  you are in touch with what you do well, you can
  use the information to find a career you will
  enjoy and excel in.
• Your Talent and StrengthsAuthor Richard Koch
  believes that you can be 16 times more successful
  by focusing on and using your personal strengths.
  Watch this video clip from Pritchett Net to learn
  about your 20 spike and how you can use it.
• By developing your strengths and natural talents,
  you will find greater success. Answer these three
  questions to help you identify what you do well
• What activities or skills have you learned easily
  and naturally and with great enjoyment?
• What are the things you get completely absorbed
  in, so that you lose track of time?
• What do friends, family, colleagues compliment
  you for or take for granted youll do well?
• For More InsightTake JASPER, Monsters fun, job
  assets and strengths profiler, to glean more
  insight into your talents, work preferences, and
  values. This assessment takes some time, but we
  think its worth it!
• Added CluesReview your free Jasper Profile.
• What type are you?
• How can you use this information to help you find
  career success?
• If you are looking for some additional clues,
  describe your 5 Lives using this form from
  Stanford Universitys Career Center.
• The secret to success is to become more of what
  you already are. Marcus Buckingham

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Your Talent and Strengths Richard Koch
Answer the following questions to help you
identify what you do well
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• What activities or skills have you learned
  easily and naturally and with great enjoyment?

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• What are the things you get completely absorbed
  in, so that you lose track of time?

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• What do friends, family,
  colleagues compliment you for or take for granted
  youll do well?

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• Build Your Support Network
• Did you know? For every person who finds a
  position through Monster or Jobster, at least ten
  more find theirs through the people they know. In
  fact, most job opportunities are never even
  advertised because organizations look first at
  people they know and people who come recommended
  by people they know when it comes time to hire
  someone. People are the most important source of
  information about new jobs and career
  opportunities. Building and maintaining a good
  personal network will serve you well as you make
  your way in the working world.
• Why Networking Works
• Watch this 4 minute video clip on the five
  reasons Why Networking Works. Then complete the
  chart on your guide to further explain each key
  point.
• Gets You in Front of People
• People Really Want to Help
• Its Self Perpetuating
• Gain Information about Yourself
• Leaves a Lasting Impression
• Make a Networking Introduction
• Because people are busy, it is important to
  develop a networking introduction that will
  quickly identify who you are, what you want. You
  will want to grab a persons attention and make a
  good first impression in your initial contact.
  You want to make a 1,2,3 connection. Fill out
  your networking introduction on your guide.
• Who are you and how are you connected? My name is
  Jack Jones and Mark Peters and I went to school
  together. He suggested that I contact you.
• What do you want? I am looking for an entry level
  accounting position with a large accounting firm.
• What is your background? I will be graduating
  from Orange Coast College with an AA in Business,
  and I am have completed an internship with Parker
  and Post.
• Your Networking Report Card
• Connecting with people and learning to nurture
  and grow relationships will help you throughout
  your career. With the reliance on new
  technologies, many young grads do not realize how
  important networking is and how to go about
  building a personal network. Harvey Mackay is a
  top selling author who has built a career
  advising successful people. In his book, Dig Your
  Well Before Youre Thirsty, he has a Networking
  Report Card. See how you perform as you answer
  and score your responses.
• Who you know gets you into the door, what you
  know keeps you there!

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Career Clues Booklet
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• An opportunity to develop
• Interpersonal
• Skills

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Missing Major Booklet
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Five Things to Help Them Succeed!

• Know Their Strengths
• Identify Obstacles
• Explore and Reflect
• Learn to Network
• Practice and Build Skills

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Remember..
Students who have made decisions about their
majors and careers are our most motivated
students. They stay in school longer and get
better grades.
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Time to share

• What has worked on your campus?

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Questions?

• Rita Jones
• rjones_at_occ.cccd.edu

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Simple metaphor to help your students..Thank
s to Matt Weinstein and Luke BarberGently Down
the Stream 4 Unforgettable Keys to Success
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Row, row, row your boat

• Get involved

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Row, Row, Row Your Boat

• If you want to be successful in life, then you
  must be willing to take an
• ongoing and energetic role in making it
  happen.

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Gently down the stream,

• Go with the flow,

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Gently Down the Stream

• There must be a flow to your life. If you just
  relax into it, the path to success will be
  revealed.
• Pay attention to opportunities that
  come your way.

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Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily

• Have fun

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Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily

• To be successful, you must bring more laughter,
  play and fun into your life. Your life will
  become more joyful and productive.
• When you enjoy something and are having fun, you
  tend to do it more often, when you do it more
  often, you get better at it, when you get better
  at it, you enjoy it more and therefore are more
  successful!

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Life is but a dream.

• And create a vision

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Life is But a Dream

• People who are successful know that our choices
  always move us closer or farther away from what
  we really want in life.
• You can choose to make your life a nightmare or
  a dream
• ps. You dont have to have it all figured out
  just plan the next step

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It really works!
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• Career Development is Everyones Job!