Career Success, Rated PG

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Career Success, Rated PG

• Family Orientation 2004

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Introduction

• To be happy for life, love your work
• -Chinese Proverb
• Whether the goal is to get a job, go to graduate
  school, or spend a year on the beach in Tahiti
  the Career Center is here for your students
  success.

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Agenda

• Myth busters
• Skills employers value
• Career Planning Process
• Family, Career Center,and Student Roles
• Career Center Services

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MythYou must choose the right major to get a
good job or get into grad school.

• There is no magic formula
• The correlation between careers and majors varies
• This is their chance to try things out

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MythYou just need a good major and good grades
for career success

• Career success depends on major, grades and much,
  much more
• Career experience allows assessment of fit
  between their values, interests, and skills with
  potential careers

• summer and part-time jobs
• co-ops and internships
• service learning and volunteering
• study abroad
• student clubs and organizations

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Skills Employers Look for Regardless of Major

• Problem-Solving and Analytical Thinking
• Oral and Written Communication
• Teamwork and Leadership
• Computer Knowledge
• Proficiency in Major
• Career Experience
• NACE Survey 2003

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Career Experiencemakes youCOMPETITIVE

• The will to win is important,
• but the will to prepare is vital
• -Joe Paterno

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Career Planning Process

• Discovery
• values, personality
• Exploration
• skills, interests
• Experimentation
• gain career experience
• Implementation
• find a job OR go to graduate school

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DISCOVERYand EXPLORATIONFirst/Second Year
Students

• Familiarization with the university and academic
  world
• Develop study skills
• Explore majors
• Learn about careers
• Login with HAWKS HUNT

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DISCOVERYand EXPLORATIONFirst/Second Year
Students

• Explore values, interests, and skills
• Talk with a Career Center staff member
• Meet professionals in career fields
• GET INVOLVED!!!
• -There are over 70 clubs and organizations at
  RWU
• -There are 18 varsity sports and many more club
  and intramural sports

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EXPERIMENTATION and EXPLORATIONThird/Fourth Year
students and beyond

• Develop a Resume
• Learn to Interview
• Research Employers/Graduate Programs
• Build a Network
• Gain Career Experience
• Login with HAWKS HUNT

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Quotes to Live By

• I always wanted to be somebody,
• but I should have been more specific
• -Lily Tomlin

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Choosing a Career

• Career Counseling
• Career Library
• Career Experience
• Assessments
• Career Fairs
• Programs and workshops
• Networking/Mentoring
• Academic Advising

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Student, Family, and Career Center Roles Defined

• Students are getting this information, too.
• But,
• We know you are their primary resource
• Please send them to us.

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Family Member Roles

• Encourage your student to
• Explore majors
• Learn about careers
• Follow their dreams
• Study and make grades a priority
• Gain career experience
• Take classes that match interests and skills

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Quotes to Live By

• When I told my father I was going to an actor,
  he said, Fine, but study welding just in case.
• -Robin Williams

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This generation listens to their parents!

• The Millennial Generation values their
  relationship with their parents and takes their
  guidance.

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Conversation Starters

• Did you register with that HAWKS HUNT?
• What campus activities interest you?
• What previous classes have you liked?
• What do you want to do next summer?
• Are you happy in college?
• Have you gone to the Career Center and met with
  someone there?

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Career Center Roles

• Offer career development assistance
• Provide career counseling
• Assist in the procurement of an internship/co-op
• Help students assess values, interests, and
  skills
• Provide information on majors/careers
• Provide employer/graduate school information

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Career Center Roles

• Post job and co-op/internship listings
• Sponsor career fairs and other events
• Host campus recruiting
• Develop job search skills
• Assist with graduate school applications
• Provide networking opportunities
• Maintain Career Center resource library
• Maintain HAWKS HUNT

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HAWKS HUNT helping you to solve the mystery of
your future

• Brand new web-based career hub
• Summer and Part-time Job Listings
• Professional Jobs Database with access to
  recruiters participating in RWUs on-campus
  interviewing program
• Co-op/Internship Database
• Mentors (job-shadowing, networking)
• Access to Career Fairs and other events

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Student Roles

• Actively participate at the University
• Get involved in campus activities to expand your
  experiences
• Do an internship or co-op to gain career
  experience
• Work in a job related to your intended career
• Volunteer to do community service
• Study abroad
• Attend all career-related events

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RWU Career Center

• First Floor, Center for Student Development Bldg.
• www.rwu.edu/career.html
• [phone]
• Special thanks to University of Arizona Career
  Services
• for inspiration and information in this
  presentation.

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Quotes to Live By

• Eighty percent of success is showing up
• -Woody Allen