The Career Planning Process

1. The Career Planning Process Presented by: Career Services (Emily Salazar) Moody Hall 134, (512)448-8530, http://think.stedwards.edu/careerservices

2. 1. Introducing…the Career Services department

3. Meet the Staff Moody Hall 134 – Phone: (512)448-8530

4. 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

5. 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

6. 2. Understanding…Career Decision-Making & Career Planning

7. Ongoing, During & After College

8. Major vs. Career • 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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.)

12. Let’s Not Forget Timelines Fall 2011 Enter St. Edward’s Spring 2012 Summer 2012 Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Summer 2013 Fall 2013 Decide on job path or higher education path --Job: focus on relevant internships/Education: Research schools Spring 2014 Take prep course for GRE, LSAT, MCAT, GMAT Summer 2014 Have taken graduate/professional school admission test GRE, LSAT, MCAT, GMAT, etc. Fall 2014 Apply to graduate/professional school Spring 2015 Graduate from St. Edward’s --JOB? or HIGHER EDUCATION? Summer 2015 Fall 2015 Enter graduate/professional school

13. 3. Looking ahead…Job Search

14. 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)

15. 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

16. Job Market – Visual Perspective Narrowed down to 1-3 Invited to interview Resumes electronically scanned 100’s/1,000’s received

17. Where to Search • On-line job banks: 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)

18. 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)

19. Student to Professional • Checklist: • Social media sites (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.) • Build knowledge beyond St. Edward’s: cable news sites, 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

20. Basic Resume Heidi Hilltopper 3001 Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78704 (512)448-85300 smartgrad@stedwards.edu Education Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance May 2015 Summa Cum Laude, 4.0GPA; St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX Educationalone 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.

21. 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