Student Support Services

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Student Support Services

• Steps to Career Planning
• Developed by Herm Allen
• Designed by Alex Wilson

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Career Counseling

• See a Career Counselor to discuss your current
  situation begin setting goals
• Effectively use academic advising (especially if
  you are unsure of a major)

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2. Self- Assessment

• Take career interest inventories and personality
  tests (ex. Myers Briggs, CAI, Strong Interest
  Inventory)
• Follow up with a Career Counselor
• Take a personal inventory of your skills,
  abilities, talents

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3. Career Exploration

• Develop a list of potential occupations or
  career interests from inventories
• Use resources such as Encyclopedia or Careers,
  Occupational Outlook Handbook,
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles (D.O.T.)
• Gather Information from professional
  Associations join as a student

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4. Informational Interviewing

• Set up and conduct interviews with individuals in
  fields/careers of interest to you
• Learn about entry-level requirements, typical
  workday, advancement opportunities, etc

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5. Synthesize Personal Inventory

• Discuss any progress you have made with a career
  counselor
• Identify skills, abilities and/or talents that
  you can use in various careers
• Know your personal inventory inside and out

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6. Prioritize/Rank Order Career Options

• Identify 4-5 careers that interest you( from your
  potential list)
• Rank them according to how well they fit with
  your personal inventory

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7. Develop Self-Marketing Strategy

• Attend career workshops/seminars(e.g.resume
  writing, interviewing, etc.)
• Develop a professional resume
• Begin networking attend career fairs
• Conduct mock interviews

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8. Career Counseling

• Discuss possible plan of action with career
  counselor
• Position yourself for employment
  opportunitiesinternships, co-op, shadowing

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