The Career Planning Process Why It Has To Start Today By: Career Services Moody Hall 134, (512) ,

Purpose of This Presentation Introduce parents to the office of Career Services Explain the career planning process Encourage you to send your sons and daughters to Career Services in their freshman year

1. Introducing… the Career Services department

Career Services Staff Barbara Henderson, Director Liz Narduzzo, Office Manager John Lucas, Keri Swanson, Emily Salazar: Career Counselors Andrew Harper, Internship Coordinator; Rosemary Hook, Career Manager for Adult Students Moody Hall 134 – Phone: (512)

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 Long-term planning advice Social media advice Website:

More Services CPAM 1110 class (career planning for credit) Section 01 = Independent Study Other sections = Graduate school/GRE, Internships, Student leadership Workshops, seminars, class presentations Employer presentations Events: Annual Job & Internship Fair; annual internship fair Graduate and Professional Fair Networking and etiquette events

How We Reach Out to Students Hilltop Careers s SEU e-newsletter Facebook (St. Edward's University Career Services) Twitter (SEUCareer) Linked In (St. Edward's University Career Network) Campus flyers, posters Class presentations Faculty newsletter, Horizon Information booths

2. Understanding… Career Decision-Making

Ongoing During/After College The Key: Planning Ahead Choosing a major/career Exploring/ Gathering Information Gaining experience Job searching/ Continuing education

It’s a Long Term Process Some statistics (Kate Brooks of UT and Dr. Fritz Grupe, mymajors.com) 80% of college students don’t know what they want to major in, even when they say they do (SEU: 200 AEP) 80% of college students change majors at least once Undergraduates try 4-5 majors by taking a course On average, college students change majors 3 times 44% of students change majors between their 2 nd semester freshman year and graduation day 80% of college graduates will not be working in their major field of study 10 years after they graduate College graduates change careers 4-5 times in their lifetime

Very Important! 1. 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 Students receive Liberal Arts education

Choosing a Major Five academic schools at St. Edward’s Behavioral Social Sciences Crim. Justice, Criminology, Envir. Sci./Policy, Forensic Sci. Global Studies, History, Latin American Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology Education Teaching (Elem-H.S.), Kinesiology Humanities Art, Catholic Studies, Communication, Engl. Lit, Engl. Writing/Rhet., French, Graphic Design, Interactive Games Studies, Liberal Studies, Philosophy, Photo- communications, Religious/Theolog. Studies, Spanish, Theater Arts Management and Business Accounting, Accntg/IT, Bus. Admin., Digital Media Mngmt., Economics, Entre- preneurship, Finance, Interactive Games Mgmt., Intl. Bus., Management, Marketing Natural Sciences Biochem., Bioinformatics, Biology, Chemistry, Clinical Lab. Sci., Computer Inf. Sci., Environ. Chemistry, Forensic Chemistry, Mathematics

More About Choosing Major Usually happens during freshman year Sometimes happens in early freshman year Much external/internal pressure about this decision Okay to be undecided and change your mind during freshman year Career Services helps: Students completely undecided about major (AEP) Students torn between 2 or more majors

1 More Thing About Majors Students interested in: art, photography, music, theater… What’s the concern of parents? How should the student be advised?

Choosing a Career Major vs. Career misunderstood by students They think major is the only decision needed Important that they learn distinction early Often takes years to decide on career Requires experience, internships, research, information interviews, career counseling meetings Think of a career as a Job Title: Majored in Psychology; Career/Job: Community Outreach Coordinator Majored in Art; Career/Job: M.D. Physician Majored in Business Admin.; Career/Job: Teacher

Experience is Very 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 Experience achieved through many avenues: REFER TO HANDOUT (checklist) Students involved in extracurricular activities often do better in classes ; peaks interest When to start? Will vary from student to student

Internships: Most Important for Career Formal vs informal Paid vs unpaid Credit vs non-credit How many: Every student should definitely do one internship directly related to specific career For a competitive portfolio: 2-3 internships Career Services resources: Hilltop Careers database, Andrew Harper-Internship Coordinator, employer partnerships

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.)

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

3. Looking ahead… Four years from now

Graduating Senior In 4 years 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) What will your son/daughter’s resume look like in 4 years?

Basic Resume Heidi Hilltopper 0000 Congress Avenue Austin, TX (512) E DUCATION Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting May 2015 Summa Cum Laude, 4.0GPA; St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX Education alone 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.

Sample Job Description Staff Accountant Strong analytical/communication skills; produce accurate results Work comfortably with both spreadsheets AND people Prepare general ledger, payroll, accounts receivable/payable Monitor customer contracts, billing, fixed asset management and compliance with government incentive programs Perform quarterly, year end close; monthly reconciliations per GAAP Prepare financial statements; analyze financial statement balances, trial balances, budgets, and identify variances Qualifications Bachelor’s degree/Accounting; 2-3 years public or private accounting experience Ability to work in global environment; team-oriented approach

Competitive Resume The goal for all graduating seniors Sample Resume Can you see why it’s attractive to employers or graduate schools?

4. In closing… What have you learned? How can you help?

What’s the name of database of majors and careers? What’s the name of database with jobs & internships? How many internships should a college student do? What’s the name of the career class taught by career counselors? True or False: If a student is thinking about art as a major, you should tell them to pick a “real” major like business administration Where is the office of Career Services? When should a new SEU student visit Career Services? Final Exam

4 years from now – is not on a freshman’s radar screen Career planning often postponed until senior year (week before/after graduation) Some students never visit Career Services Overload: s, social media, campus posters Career Services won’t meet all freshmen (Open House) Please encourage them to visit our office during their first and at the latest second semester at St. Edward’s How You Can Help

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