College is Possible Planning Your Future

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College is PossiblePlanning Your Future

• If you dont know where youre going, youll
  probably end up somewhere else.
• David Campbell, PHD
• Career Services Montana State University
  Billings
• www.msubillings.edu/careers

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Identify Who are You?

• Interests
• Skills/Abilities
• Personality
• Activities
• Values
• Goals

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Investigate Occupations

• Volunteer
• Part-time jobs
• Informational interviews
• Internships
• Alumni/professors
• Career Services professionals advisors
• Career fairs/events
• Graduate statistics

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Whats Hot??Fastest growing jobs until
2018requiring at least BA/BS

• In USBiomedical engineersNetwork systems
  data analysts, engineers Financial examiners
  Medical scientistsPhysician assistants
• In MontanaComputer software engineers network
  systems analystsIndustrial engineersGeoscienti
  sts chemical engineersEnvironmental
  scientists
• www.acinet.org/acinet

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Implement!

• Make your decision
• Be realistic
• Evaluate your plan
• Re-focus, if needed
• Do it over again throughout your life!

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College IS Possible!The real value of
higher education is to prepare students for
career possibilities they cannot yet imagine.
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Career Services

• Montana State University Billings
• University Campus LIB 100
  657.2168
• City College Jacket Student Central 247.3006
• www.msubillings.edu/careers