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The Career Planning Process
Presented by: Career Services (Emily Salazar)
Moody Hall 134, (512)448-8530, http://think.stedwards.edu/careerservices
1. Introducing…
the Career Services department
Meet the Staff
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
 Social media resources
 Interview Stream: online video interviewing
 Website: http://think.stedwards.edu/careerservices
More Services
 CPAM 1110 class (career planning for credit)
 Section 01: Independent Study
 Other sections: GRE Prep, Internships, Student leadership
 Workshops, seminars, class presentations
 Employer presentations
 Events:
 Annual Job & Internship Fair (Mar. 29, 2012)
 Internship Fair (every November)
 Graduate and Professional Fair (every October)
 Networking and etiquette events
2. Understanding…
Career Decision-Making
& Career Planning
Ongoing, During & After College
Choosing a
major/career
Job searching/
Continuing
education
The Key is:
Planning
Ahead
Gaining
experience
Exploring/
Gathering
Information
Major vs. Career
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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; it’s a Liberal Arts school
3. Think of a career as a Job Title:
 You major in Psychology; business card says Community Outreach
Coordinator
 You major in Art; business card says M.D./Physician
 You major in Business Admin.; business card says Teacher
Experience is 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
 Students involved in extracurricular activities often do
better in classes; their interest is peaked
 Experience can be achieved in many ways
Internships
 Formal & informal; paid & unpaid; credit & non-credit
 How many: Every student should definitely do one
internship directly related to specific career
 For a competitive portfolio: 2-3 internships
 No special time to do an internship, especially informal;
For formal ones, employers/SEU may have criteria
 Career Services helps via: 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…Job Search
Graduating Senior
 In 4 years your 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)
The Job Market
 Competitive
 More time, more work required
 Almost like a full-time job
 Process starts long before graduation
 Goal: Stand out from the rest
Job Market – Visual Perspective
Narrowed
down
to 1-3
Invited to
interview
100’s/1,000’s received
Resumes electronically
scanned
Where to Search
 On-line job banks:
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http://think.stedwards.edu/careerservices (Jobs/Int’s)
St. Edward’s Hilltop Careers database
http:think.stedwards.edu/careerservices
Work study jobs: EdWeb
Company websites
Professional associations
On campus: mix/mingle events, job fairs, employer
Annual Job & Internship Fair and Internship Fair
google.com
Social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter)
The Role of Networking
 Starts today
 Online and in person
 Ongoing process; involves building alliances
 About follow-up and staying in touch
 About exchanging information
 About what you can offer (not what can they offer you)
Student to Professional
 Checklist:
 Social media sites (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.)
 Build knowledge beyond St. Edward’s: cable news sites,
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business/career websites (Fortune.com…)
Get involved in campus activities
Get involved in professional associations
Attend professional conferences
Engage in leadership activities
Invest in business wardrobe
Practice handshake and rehearse elevator speech
Attend business etiquette events
Think about “netiquette” as well (email address, voice mail
messages, listening to voice mails, professional messages
instead of “IM/text grammar”)
Always send thank-you’s
Basic Resume
Heidi Hilltopper
3001 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78704
(512)448-85300
[email protected]
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance
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
Competitive Resume
 Because of job market and experience requirements,
students need resume with lots of experience
 Here’s a sample resume that would attract a potential
employer