RESEARCHING CAREERS

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RESEARCHING CAREERS
To be happy for life, love your work
- Chinese proverb
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CAREER PLANNING PROCESS
Six Step Process

• Explore self
• Explore the work world
• Make decisions set goals
• Plan education
• Obtain career experience
• Conduct job search or plan for graduate school

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CAREER SERVICES
Career Services assists students with all steps
of the career planning process including

• Choosing a career
• Searching for career experience/internships
• Looking for permanent employment after graduation
• Planning for graduate school

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CHOOSING A CAREER

• Individual counseling
• Career Information Center
• DISCOVER
• Strong Interest Inventory
• Career fairs
• US Dept of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook

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CAREER EXPERIENCE
Assistance for students seeking career experience

• Newspaper listings
• Monster.com Careerbuilder.com Hotjobs.com
• Resume referral
• Individual counseling
• Workshops
• Career Information Center
• Career fairs

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CAREER FAIRS

• Local newspapers
• University Career Services
• Company Websites

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EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

• Resume writing
• Effective interviewing
• Job search strategies
• Negotiating

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POST-GRADUATION EMPLOYMENT
Assistance in gaining permanent positions after
graduation

• Individual counseling
• Career Search
• Assistance with resumes, interviewing, job search
• Campus interviewing
• Resume referral
• NLC Career Center

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Source

• Career Services. University of Arizona.

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Assignment

• K Drive / College Prep III / My Career Research
• Due Wednesday, November 16th