1. Getting Started: Discover Your Career Interests
Presented by: Patty Dang, M.S.
Career Development Services Counselor

2. Learning Outcomes
Describe the three types of career assessments available to CI Students.
Identify where you are in the 5 stages of the career development process.
Analyze how your personality, skills, values and interests connect to your career development.

3. Agenda 5 Stages Non-linear process
Career Development Process
What Are Career Assessments?
How Do Assessments Help?
5 Stages
Non-linear process
Stages recycle depending on the person
Focus on self-discovery/exploration
Inventory your personality, values, skills and interests
Personality Inventory (MBTI)
Values (Eureka & Career Cruising)
Skills (Eureka & Career Cruising
Interests (Eureka & Career Cruising
What do I like to do vs. what I’m good at
Connect personality values, skills and interests into majors or careers
Clarifies your decision-making process

4. Career Development Process
Self-Discovery
Career Research
Design Your Career Plan
Experience Your Field
Launch Your Career
Who Am I?
What is important to me?
What do I value more?
Do my personal interests relate to careers?
How do I get help?
Career Exploration
Understand multiple career pathways
Review job descriptions
Short-term goals?
Meet with a Career Counselor
Decision- Making
Creating a timeline
Internships
Gain hands- on work experience and skills
Relationship Building
Job search strategies
Proactive job search strategies
Networking
Update resume and cover letter
Practice Mock Interviews
Salary Negotiations

5. Self Discovery What is important to me in the world of work?
How do my personality, values, interests, skills, match with my career interests?
What is more valuable to me?
Use Career Assessment to explore personality, values interests and skills
What classes do I like?
Speak with a Career Counselor or Academic Advisor

6. Career Research
Conduct career exploration using multiple sources (bls.gov, eurkea, career cruising)
Understand multiple career pathways (salary information, educational preparation, training, experience, and industry trends)
Review job descriptions to improve your understanding of the skills and experience required by employers
Request an informational interview with a professional related to your career interest

7. Career Planning Develop short-term and long-term goals
Writing down goals and plans
Work with a Career Counselor
Narrow down to 3 specific job types or industries
Creating a timeline (getting internship, completing resume & cover letter, prepare for mock-interview)

8. Experience Your Field
Obtain a job or an internship related to your career interests
Gain hands-on work experience and skills
Build relationships with employers and mentors (faculty, career counselor, academic advisor, supervisor)
Build job search strategies (networking, career workshops, employer panels, career fairs)

9. Launch Your Career Build and develop proactive job search strategies
Continue to network with friends, family, faculty, staff, mentors, supervisors
Continue to update resume and cover letter regularly (every few months)
Practice Mock Interviews, Salary Negotiations, professional development, staying current on industry trends

10. Personality Inventory
Career Assessments
Personality Inventory
Values Inventory
Skills Inventory
Interests Inventory
Measures a person's individual traits, characteristics, motivational drives, needs, and attitudes
Can address strengths and weaknesses
Inventory of natural preferences
Inventory the things that are important to you, such as achievement, status, and autonomy
Specific interest in the activities of the work itself
Favorable conditions that accompany an occupational choice, such as physical setting, and earning potential
Inventory your ability and skills
Attempts to match your qualifications to careers
What you enjoy doing, i.e. playing golf, taking long walks, hanging out with friends
Connect personality values, skills and interests into majors or careers

11. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Personality Type Inventory
Helps you understand your natural inborn preferences
Understanding your type will help you to determine if your career interests aligns with your personality
Assists in understanding other types and learn to effectively communicate with others in a work setting

12. Eureka Assessments Resources Personality (True Colors)
Skills (Microskills)
Values/Interests (Occ-U-Sort)
Resources
Graduate School Information
Career Planning
Scholarship Info

13. Career Cruising Assessments Resources
Skills (My Skills, Ability Profiler)
Values/Interests (Career Matchmaker)
Resources
Graduate School Information (Education & Training)
Career Planning (Explore Careers)
Scholarship Info (Education & Training/Financial Aid)

14. How do these assessments help?
Understanding your personality, values skills and interests will help you…
Decide if your career choice “fits” or aligns with you
Match work environment with your personality, skills and interests
Explore career pathways and conduct career research

15. How do these assessments help?
The assessment results will assist in your Career Development Process by…
Exploring your personality, values, skills and interests to recognize what is important to you, in the world of work
Improving your chances of selecting a more fulfilling career that matches with your personality, values, skills and interests

16. How do these assessments help?
The information is always relevant to your career because…
You can adapt what you know about yourself to your work environment
This information can help you maximize your potential strengths and help you become aware of some of your weaknesses
It will help you learn how to communicate your preferences and abilities to your supervisor and colleagues

17. Resources to help you … Career Development Services: Website
Career Steps on CDS Website: Career Steps
4-year Career Compass Guide: Career Compass
Detailed Listing of Workshops & Events: Schedule
Exploring Majors: College Majors 101, Myplan,
What Can I Do With My Major
For more information please visit our website

18. Getting Started: Discover Your Career Interests Survey
Thank You!

19. from September 13, 2012 – November 29, 2012
Questions?
Please feel free to come by the Career Center for Drop-in Counseling held every Thursday
at 9:30 a.m :00 p.m.
from September 13, 2012 – November 29, 2012
Amanda Carpenter, M.S. Coordinator of Career Development Services &
Henry L. "Hank" Lacayo Institute Internship Program California State University Channel Islands  Bell Tower 1527 (805) (office)   Career Development Center California State University Channel Islands  Bell Tower 1548 (805) (office) (805) (fax)
Patty Dang
Career Development Services Counselor California State University Channel Islands  Bell Tower 1548 (805) (office) (805) (fax)