1112016 41 CS What Can I Do With My Major 2015 Training Objective Task Determine if your major is a good fit for your career plan D evelop a measurable and attainable goal to help with next steps in the Career Planning Process ID: 723211
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What Can I do with my Major?
1/11/2016
4-1 CS What Can I Do With My Major? 2015Slide2Training Objective
Task:
Determine if your major is a good fit for your career plan.Develop a measurable and attainable goal to help with next steps in the Career Planning Process.
Condition
:
Given a block of instruction from The Career Center
Standard
: Students will use Career Center resources like: “What Can I Do With this Major” to identify specific career-related goals specific to their major including “Areas of Employment” & “Potential Employers.”Slide3Introduction
How can I determine if my major is a good fit?
LDRS101 results Where to find Jobs and Internships?
Applying for jobs and internships.
What resources are available to help me?
Reality Check
Research
salary and stability of career path. Why is this important right NOW?
Why
should you care about a summer
job or an internship?I want my career to be exciting and adventurous. Scenarios and examples of how it can apply this now (and after college) Avoid the pitfalls of Social MediaPerformance Oriented Exercise Slide4How do I determine if my Major is a good fit?
Determine your V.I.P.S. (SIGI3)
Develop a plan & a back up planWhat are potential areas of employment?
What can I do now to help me take a step towards the goal?What if I am not sure what I want to do?
What if I change my mind?
Research! Use all available
tools & talk
to people! Slide5Is my major is a good fit (continued)?
Knowledge is not only gained through academics.
Leadership, Clubs & Service Learning can also help reinforce valuable transferable skills.
Things to consider:
Students pursuing medical careers need to make that
decision early, maintain a strong GPA, and look for shadowing opportunities.
In more rigorous majors (like engineering), switching majors later can become problematic.
Picking a major because it is “easy” and will allow you to graduate with a better GPA because you don’t know what you want to do is not the best plan. Internships are now a key factor in the job market. Start applying and look for options early – do not wait until senior year.
After understanding your Values, Interests, Personality & Skills, connect your goals to a major that can help you gain knowledge of a career path.Slide6LDRS10 1- Career Plan Results Slide7Career Plan ResultsSlide8Career Plan ResultsSlide9Career Plan ResultsSlide10
hireLINK & online resources Department Advisors
Career FairsNetworkingWalk-ins
Where to find Jobs and InternshipsSlide11What resources are available to help
me? Slide12
Know the application process (research on company website).Have a resume and references prepared.
Be prepared to talk to employers. Follow-up and be polite and persistent.
Know your dates of availability.
Applying for Jobs and Internships
Prove you are prepared when you apply for a job.
It shows you are serious, mature, and responsible.Slide13Reality Check
Source: NACE 2015 Job Survey Slide14Research Salary and Stability of career path
NACE Salary Guide
Occupational Outlook
HanbbookSalary.com
Glassdoor.com
SALARY RESEARCHSlide15Why is this important right now?
Your major is a tool to help you gain leverage in the work market;
however, it does not totally define who you are. If you are unsure of what you want to do, talk to people: academic advisors, career center, and alumni in the field.
You will get asked 1000 times, “What’s your major?” It is the 1st
question most people ask college students.W
hat most people want to know is, what do you plan on doing with this major? Start practicing your response!
If you do not know, start asking questions and thinking about WHY you are having trouble (academics, interest, outside factors). Slide16Why should you care about a summer
job or an internship?
“There is a clear relationship between having an internship and having an improved chance of getting a job offer. A significantly higher percentage of students with an internship received a full-time job offer.”
One day it will make
ME
want to
hire
YOU !Slide17“It sounds exciting and adventurous!”49.93%
Stunt Woman
Victoria's Secret Photographer
Candy Store OwnerFilmmaker, Marine Biologist
Beer BrewerLEGO Sculptor
Surf Board Designer
Car Aficionado
You get PAID to do that?Slide18Scenarios
Dream Job
Be sure you research and have realistic expectations of the demands
required.
Make sure that you can and will do the course work required for the career of your dreams.
Big Bucks
Future earning potential is worth considering - college is a big investment. It can pay off in many ways beyond salary
(travel, service, potential for growth).
Keep your quality of life in mind, too!
That six figure salary may not be worth it if you're not happy. http://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/choosing-a-majorSlide19Scenarios
Passion Project
If you love what you're studying, you're more likely to fully engage with your classes and college experience. That can mean better grades & developing professional relationships with others in your field. If your calling is history, don't write it off. Research what it takes to apply a history major.
Many liberal arts majors provide students with critical thinking skills and writing abilities that are highly valued by employers.
Free Spirit
If you truly have no idea what you want to study, that's okay! Unlike The Citadel, many schools don't require students to declare a major until sophomore year. There is a window to decide.
Make the most of any required general education courses – and talk to professors, advisors, department heads, and other students.
Exploring your interests will help you find your best fit major—and maybe even your ideal careerSlide20
Planning now helps in the future
ScenariosSlide21
ScenariosSlide22Social Media pitfalls
What will I find if I Googled you?
Do the friends, pictures, images, feeds, and comments really reflect who you are?Is this the way you would like a potential
employer, your military commander, a graduate program, OR YOUR GRANDMOTHER to see you?Dial down your security
settings if nothing else.Slide23Performance Oriented Exercise
Visit C3 Website > “Resources” > “What Can I do with this Major?” > “Connect Majors to
Careers”Find 2 “AREAS” & 2 “Potential Employers” that interest
you
Find a mentor to conduct an Informational Interview about the Career
Extra Resources
:
Continue your summer job and internship search using hireLINK accountUse C3 drop-in 1-3pm/Mon-.Thurs. & Resume Blitz 12:30-2:30 Mark Clark Hall for helpAttend the Career Fai