Transcript How to Help Your Son’s or Daughter’s Career Development

How to Help Your Son’s or Daughter’s Career
Development ~ What Role Can You Play?
Presented by Career Services, University of Colorado at Boulder
Career Decision-Making
Who Am I and What Do I Want?
 What’s Out There?
 Decision
 Action
 Evaluation
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Your Child’s World of Work
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No Promise of Life-Long Employment
No Predictable Career Paths
Free Agency
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Viewing Employers as Clients
Quest for Significance
Multicultural & Global
Highly Technical in Every Field
Extended Adolescence & Exploration
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More Likely to Return Home After Graduation
More Likely to Change Jobs Frequently
Higher Expectations of Employers
This Generation’s Approach to Jobs
(CERI Research)
Comfortable Job Surfing
 Confident About Moving Home
 Entitled
 Unfocused
 Shifting Core Values
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More Info at http://ceri.msu.edu/
Marketable Skills
Computer Skills
 Quantitative Skills
 Communication Skills
 Marketing Skills
 Scientific Skills
 Foreign Language Skills
 Leadership Skills
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Gaining Marketable Skills
Required & Elective Coursework
 Student Organizations & Activities
 Volunteer Work
 Internships
 Jobs (part-time, summer, work-study,
self-employment)
 Study Abroad
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Enhancers
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Grades
Extracurricular Activities
Contacts
Job-Seeking Skills
Relevant Course Work/ Course Projects
Professional Experience
Appropriate Use of Social-Networking Sites
Timetable for Career Planning
~ First Year
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Acclimate to College Life
Concentrate on Making Good Grades
Become Involved in Extracurricular
Activities
Activate Career Services Online (CSO*)
Start a Resume (OptimalResume*)
Start Building e-Portfolio (Folio21*)
*available through Career Services website
Timetable for Career Planning
~ Sophomore & Junior Years
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Find a Mentor
Attend Career-Related Programs
Assume Leadership Positions
Gain Career-Related Experience
Build Enhancers & Marketable Skills
Take Appropriate Tests for Graduate or
Professional School Admissions
Meet with Career Counselor to Clarify Goals
and Formulate Plan
Timetable for Career Planning
~ Senior Year
Engage in job search early in the fall
semester
 Alert network to professional goals
 Be aware of graduate and
professional school deadlines and
apply accordingly
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Considering
Graduate/Professional School
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Reasons to Attend:
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Advanced Training in a Specific Discipline
Requirements for Certain Fields
Higher Marketability & Wage (in some fields)
Joy of Learning & Research
Reasons Not to Attend:
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Lack of Career Focus
Pressure from Family or Friends
Misconceptions About the Job Market
Lack of Maturity
Unrealistic Expectations of Graduate School
What Can You Do to Help?
Listen & Encourage Open Discussion
 Reinforce the Idea that a Major and
Career Decisions are NOT Permanent
 Encourage Exploration
 Help Students Connect with
Professionals in Fields in Which
They’re Curious
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Support from CU
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Career Counseling & Academic Advising
Internships & Co-Ops
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(Major Department or Career Services)
Student Employment
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Testing Services
Career & Professional Development Programming
Career Fairs & On-Campus Recruiting
LinkedIn Networking Group
Career Services Open House
Stop
by TODAY between 1:30-3pm to learn
more about our services.
Willard
Administrative
Center – Garden Level
More Information
http://CareerServices.Colorado.edu
Families Link
Ways to Get Involved
Career Services Updates
Mentoring
Panelist
Hiring Buffs for Internships or Jobs!
LinkedIn Networking Group
http://www.jobweb.com/
National Association of Colleges & Employers
(NACE)