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The Career Planning Process
Why It Has To Start Today
By: Career Services
Moody Hall 134, (512)448-8530, http://think.stedwards.edu/careerservices
Purpose of This Presentation
Introduce parents to the office of Career Services
Explain the career planning process
Encourage you to send your sons and daughters to
Career Services in their freshman year
1. Introducing…
the Career Services department
Career Services Staff
Barbara Henderson, Director
Liz Narduzzo, Office Manager
John Lucas, Keri Swanson, Emily
Salazar: Career Counselors
Andrew Harper, Internship
Coordinator; Rosemary
Hook, Career Manager for
Adult Students
Moody Hall 134 – Phone: (512)448-8530
Services and Resources
Individual career counseling
Career assessments
Career and majors database:
Job search, resume, interviewing guidance
Job and internship database:
Graduate/professional school guidance
Long-term planning advice
Social media advice
Website: http://think.stedwards.edu/careerservices
More Services
CPAM 1110 class (career planning for credit)
Section 01 = Independent Study
Other sections = Graduate school/GRE, Internships,
Student leadership
Workshops, seminars, class presentations
Employer presentations
Events:
Annual Job & Internship Fair; annual internship fair
Graduate and Professional Fair
Networking and etiquette events
How We Reach Out to Students
Hilltop Careers e-mails
SEU e-newsletter
Facebook (St. Edward's University Career Services)
Twitter
(SEUCareer)
Linked In (St. Edward's University Career Network)
Campus flyers, posters
Class presentations
Faculty newsletter, Horizon
Information booths
2. Understanding…
Career Decision-Making
Ongoing During/After College
Choosing a
major/career
Job searching/
Continuing
education
The Key:
Planning
Ahead
Gaining
experience
Exploring/
Gathering
Information
It’s a Long Term Process
Some statistics (Kate Brooks of UT and Dr. Fritz Grupe, mymajors.com)
80% of college students don’t know what they want to
major in, even when they say they do (SEU: 200 AEP)
80% of college students change majors at least once
Undergraduates try 4-5 majors by taking a course
On average, college students change majors 3 times
44% of students change majors between their
2nd semester freshman year and graduation day
80% of college graduates will not be working in their
major field of study 10 years after they graduate
College graduates change careers 4-5 times in their lifetime
Very Important!
1.
College students make TWO decisions
1st decision: Major – 2nd decision: Career
Major : means choosing academic field of study
Career: means deciding on a job/industry after graduation
2. Major does NOT equal Career
St. Edward’s is not a Vo-Tech
Students receive Liberal Arts education
Choosing a Major
Five academic schools at St. Edward’s
Behavioral Social Sciences
Crim. Justice, Criminology, Envir. Sci./Policy, Forensic Sci. Global Studies, History,
Latin American Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology
Education
Teaching (Elem-H.S.), Kinesiology
Humanities
Art, Catholic Studies, Communication, Engl. Lit, Engl. Writing/Rhet., French,
Graphic Design, Interactive Games Studies, Liberal Studies, Philosophy, Photocommunications, Religious/Theolog. Studies, Spanish, Theater Arts
Management and Business
Accounting, Accntg/IT, Bus. Admin., Digital Media Mngmt., Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Interactive Games Mgmt., Intl. Bus., Management, Marketing
Natural Sciences
Biochem., Bioinformatics, Biology, Chemistry, Clinical Lab. Sci., Computer Inf. Sci.,
Environ. Chemistry, Forensic Chemistry, Mathematics
More About Choosing Major
Usually happens during freshman year
Sometimes happens in early freshman year
Much external/internal pressure about this decision
Okay to be undecided and change your mind during
freshman year
Career Services helps:
Students completely undecided about major (AEP)
Students torn between 2 or more majors
1 More Thing About Majors
Students interested in: art, photography, music, theater …
What’s the concern of parents?
How should the student be advised?
Choosing a Career
Major vs. Career misunderstood by students
They think major is the only decision needed
Important that they learn distinction early
Often takes years to decide on career
Requires experience, internships, research, information
interviews , career counseling meetings
Think of a career as a Job Title:
Majored in Psychology; Career/Job: Community Outreach
Coordinator
Majored in Art; Career/Job: M.D. Physician
Majored in Business Admin.; Career/Job: Teacher
Experience is Very Important
For learning, for decision-making, for experience in
target field, and for resume building
Best career decisions made based on experience
In job search, employers will want experience
Experience achieved through many avenues:
REFER TO HANDOUT (checklist)
Students involved in extracurricular activities often
do better in classes ; peaks interest
When to start? Will vary from student to student
Internships:
Most Important for Career
Formal vs informal
Paid vs unpaid
Credit vs non-credit
How many: Every student should definitely do one
internship directly related to specific career
For a competitive portfolio: 2-3 internships
Career Services resources: Hilltop Careers database,
Andrew Harper-Internship Coordinator, employer
partnerships
3 More Areas of Career Planning
Career research/exploration
Literature
Information interviews
Job shadowing
Job search and networking
What about Social Media Networks?
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Ustream, etc.
Planning/preparing for graduate school and professional
school (law, medical, dental, etc.)
Let’s Not Forget Timelines
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Summer 2012
Fall 2012
Spring 2013
Summer 2013
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Summer 2014
Fall 2014
Spring 2015
Summer 2015
Fall 2015
Enter St. Edward’s
Decide on job path or higher education path
--Job: focus on relevant internships/Education: Research schools
Take prep course for GRE, LSAT, MCAT, GMAT
Have taken graduate/professional school admission test
GRE, LSAT, MCAT, GMAT, etc.
Apply to graduate/professional school
Graduate from St. Edward’s
--JOB? or HIGHER EDUCATION?
Enter graduate/professional school
3. Looking ahead…
Four years from now - 2015
3. Looking ahead…
Four years from now - 2015
Graduating Senior
In 4 years student becomes “a resume”
For jobs, graduate/professional school, resume must
be competitive:
Tight job market
Higher education competitive
Central Texas competitive
Service (Peace Corps, Teach for America, AmeriCorps
have become very competitive)
What will your son/daughter’s resume look like in 4 years?
Basic Resume
Heidi Hilltopper
0000 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78704
(512)000-0000
[email protected]
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting
Summa Cum Laude, 4.0GPA; St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX
Education alone on a resume ≠
a competitive job or graduate school.
Education without related experience, i.e. cashier at
Burger King, or
shoe sales at Macy’s, or lifeguard or
babysitter job ≠ competitive job
or graduate school either.
May 2015
Sample Job Description
Staff Accountant
Strong analytical/communication skills; produce accurate results
Work comfortably with both spreadsheets AND people
Prepare general ledger, payroll, accounts receivable/payable
Monitor customer contracts, billing, fixed asset management
and compliance with government incentive programs
Perform quarterly, year end close; monthly reconciliations per GAAP
Prepare financial statements; analyze financial statement balances,
trial balances, budgets, and identify variances
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree/Accounting; 2-3 years public or private accounting experience
Ability to work in global environment; team-oriented approach
Competitive Resume
The goal for all graduating seniors
Sample Resume
Can you see why it’s attractive to employers or graduate
schools?
4. In closing…
What have you learned?
How can you help?
Final Exam
What’s the name of database of majors and careers?
What’s the name of database with jobs & internships?
How many internships should a college student do?
What’s the name of the career class taught by career
counselors?
True or False: If a student is thinking about art as a
major, you should tell them to pick a “real” major like
business administration
Where is the office of Career Services?
When should a new SEU student visit Career Services?
How You Can Help
4 years from now – is not on a freshman’s radar screen
Career planning often postponed until senior year
(week before/after graduation)
Some students never visit Career Services
Overload: e-mails, social media, campus posters
Career Services won’t meet all freshmen (Open House)
Please encourage them to visit our office during their
first and at the latest second semester at St. Edward’s
Welcome to St. Edward’s
We’ll take it from here!