Career Counseling, A University Perspective

1. Career Counseling, A University Perspective Office of Career ServicesEmily Salazar Moody Hall 134 (512)448-8530http://think.stedwards.edu/careerservices (no w’s in URL address)

2. This Presentation Will Cover… • Career services on a university campus • AND • Career assessments

3. University Career Services Overview

4. Who Are The “Clients”? • Traditional undergrad., from high school • Adult student, with life/work experience

5. Client Profile • Trad. Undergrad., from high school • Adult with work/life experience • Teens to mid 20’s • Little/no work experience • Seeking 1 career “for life” • 1 appointment consumer • Don’t always see the need • Older adult, married, children • Work experience • Self-assessment, reflection, • exploration, soul-searching • Long-term consumer • Do see a need

6. Diversity Profile • Wide range • socio-economic • background • 1st generation • college;migrant • farmworker • International

7. Why They Visit Career Office • Comparing to private practice clients: • Private practice: usually self-referred, • & seeking counseling • College student: sent by parent, advisor, • peer, sometimes probation; don’t fully • understand purpose

8. Client Motivation by Program • Students from high school: • Looking for a job • Planning on graduate/prof. school • Seeking internship • Adult with experience • Seeking new career with better pay • Seeking promotion in current career • Self-assessment: Am I on right path? • Learn more about myself.

9. Why Do Students Visit SEU Career Services? • Annual Statistics show the following: • Resume (60%) • (Turns into: “What do I want to do?” “What can I • do with my major?”) • Job search & interviews (15%) • Internships (15%) • Self-assessment: major/career (5%) • Graduate & Professional school (5%)

10. Motivation Overview • University students don’t come to SEU • for career counseling (unlike private) • Many never visit Career Services • Many don’t realize the importance!! • They come to college for education, but • but ultimately thinking about future, • $$$ and jobs.

11. Reaching Out To Students - Marketing • Individual appointments • Workshops and class presentations • Posters, e-mails, social media, food/bribery • Job/Internship Fairs • Graduate/Professional School Fair • Other events • CPAM 1110 class: • Section 01, Independent Study • Section 02, GRE Prep

12. What the University Counselor Needs to Know Areas of Expertise • Resume writing, interview strategies, networking, graduate/ • /professional school admission process, networking strategy • Job market, career trends, job outlook • Information regarding specific careers and majors • Internet resources and how to search • Internships and experiential activities • Administration of career assessments • Long-term career planning • Business etiquette • Employer relations • Event planning • Marketing and Social Media!!

13. Educational Backgrounds of University Career Counselor • Varies at each university and sometimes • varies by position: Director, Asst., Counselor • St. Edward’s counselors’ profile: • Psychology, M.Ed./Counseling, English • Writing, Speech/Communication, Marketing/ • Finance/MBA, LPC, MLA, Political Science • Previous staff: Art, History, Sociology, • Business Administration

14. University Career Services Job Titles • Career counselor • Career advisor • Assessment specialist • Internship coordinator • Career manager • Placement specialist • Employer relations coordinator • Recruiting coordinator • MBA advisor • Graduate school advisor

15. University Career Services Resources • Google.com • e-Discover (considering change to Focus) • Vault Career Library • Our website: think.stedwards.edu/careerservices • Payscale.com, etc. • NACE • Comprehensive career library, Moody Hall 134

16. University Career Services Professional Associations • National Assoc. of Colleges/Employers, NACE • Southern Assoc. of Colleges/Employers, SOACE • Central TX Liberal Arts Consortium, CTLACC • Career Development Network, CDN • National Society for Experiential Education, NSEE • National Career Development Association, NCDA • (division of American Counseling Assoc.) • Association of Executive Search Consultants, AESC • National Employment Counseling Assoc., NECA

17. Areas Not Addressed by University Career Counselors • Psychological counseling • Family/life counseling • Academic/degree planning

18. Part II. Career Assessments

19. The Assessment Session • Might be one visit, 50 minutes • Students want fast answers/results • We prefer battery of tests over several sessions • We have to be flexible and prepared in case we • never see the student again

20. Career Assessments • Intake/Interview: • Why are we meeting? • What would you like to have achieved by end • of this session? • What kind of job are you looking for? • Who referred you? (appt. sometimes required) • Techniques: • Prepare; read documentation • Probe; ask lots of questions • Tailor questions for Trad. Undergrad. Vs. Adult • Use examples and visuals • Conduct reality check with timelines • Speed read: MBTI – what personality type is • the client • Use creativity, innovative techniques

21. Career Assessments • Formal/Standardized Assessments: • Self-Directed Search, Holland • Skill Scan • CISS, Campbell Interest and Skill Survey • Myers Briggs Type Inventory, MBTI • Values Assessment • e-DISCOVER Inventories (may change to Focus) • Strong Interest Inventory (don’t use) • Strengths Quest (staff use only) • DISC (staff use only) • Birkman (staff use only)

22. Career Assessments • Comparing Career Assessments: • Measure interests/likes: • CISS, SkillScan, SDS, Discover • Measure skills/abilities: • CISS, SkillScan, SDS, Discover, Strengths Quest • Measure values: • SEU Values Assessment • Personality type: • Myers Briggs, Birkman, DISC • SEU Majors list: • From 5 academic areas

23. Career Assessments • Skills/Abilities Terminology: • HollandCISSSkillScan • Realistic Producing - • Investigative Analyzing Mental/Analytical • Artistic Creating Mental/Creative • Creative Expression • Social Helping Humanitarian • Enterprising Influencing Leadership/Mgmt. • Conventional Organizing - • - Adventuring - • - - Physical • - - Communication

24. Career Assessments • Informal Assessments – Trad. Undergrad: • Questionnaire… • What are all the careers/majors you’ve • considered since high school? • If I asked your mother/father/best friend what • career you would excel at, what would • each say? • Thinking back to past jobs, which ones did you • love and which did you hate? • Thinking back to academics, which classes did • you love and which did you hate? • Will you definitely yes, definitely no, or maybe • pursue graduate /professional school?

25. Career Assessments • Informal Assessments – Trad. and Adult/Experienced: • Consider personal life boundaries… • Location, how mobile are you • Family obligations (re: hours, $$, travel, benefits) • Personal financial needs • Citizenship, visas, time/work restrictions • Health issues • Caretaker issues • What are some other life boundaries?

26. Career Assessments • Informal Assessments – Experiential: • Volunteer service, campus activities • Study abroad • Internships and part-time jobs • Information interviews

27. Career Assessments • Philosophies: • No one career assessment can or should • determine your Major or Career track. • Test battery should include: personality, • skills/interests, values. • Look for repeating patterns in Intake and • assessment results. • When referring to possible careers, stress • that these are “just a guide”. • Don’t use any assessment to label or judge • an individual. • Don’t give personal opinions. Decisions • should come from them. • Use listening skills and sensitivity to their needs. Never lose sight of THEIR goal.

28. Review of Some Assessments • Holland • Self-Directed Search • Ratings and Daydreams

31. CISS • Campbell Interest/Skill Inventory

34. Skill Scan • Competent vs. Minimal or • No Ability • Major, Secondary, Minor role • or Unwilling to Use

38. Career Assessments • Values • Activity: • If you could have only 3 of the following in a • job which 3 would you choose? • Power and authority Independence • Help Society Personal time • High earnings Stability • Recognition Work on a team • Advancement Work alone • Associates you respect Supervision of others • Change and variety Creative expression • Excitement Challenging problems • Moral fulfillment Public contact

39. Career Assessments • Myers - Briggs • Personalitytype.com • Extravert/E vs Introvert/I • Sensing/S vs Intuition/N • Thinking/T vs Feeling/F • Judging/J vs Perceiving/P

40. Myers Briggs

41. Career Assessments • Career Assessment is a process, • a journey • Important to teach them that in • college it’s a 2 step process: • Select major, degree track • Choose a career (involves research)

42. Career Services Our Website: http://think.stedwards.edu/careerservices

43. Challenges/Fulfillment for University Counselor • Reaching students early in education • Convincing them career planning is a process over time • Dealing with unrealistic expectations • Trying to find specific jobs, sometimes internships • (especially in down economy) • University is fun place to work • You stay updated on recent trends and technology • Always learning something new • Rewarding to match students to internships and jobs • and graduate/professional studies