The Career Planning Process Why It Has To Start Today Presented 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

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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: GRE Prep, 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 & Career Planning

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

Career Planning is 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

Major vs. Career 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; 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

More About Choosing a Major St. Edward’s “undecided” students referred to as: AEP A lot of external/internal pressure on the student Undecided students may feel “alone” It’s okay to be undecided as a freshman Even “decided” students would benefit from meeting with career counselor to discuss choice of major

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

“Special” Majors Students interested in: art, photography, music, theater… Should parents be concerned? How should a student be advised?

Choosing a Career Students should learn the distinction between Major & Career early in their education It takes longer to decide on a career! It requires experience, internships, research, information interviews, and career counseling meetings Experience is the key!

Why is Experience 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 (“College is More Than a Degree” handout) (“College is More Than a Degree” handout)

Internships: Most Important for Career 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

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

Basic Resume Heidi Hilltopper 3001 Congress Avenue Austin, TX (512) E DUCATION Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance 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 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 Here’s a sample resume that would attract a potential employer

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

Because freshmen are not usually thinking about 4 years from now and many students postpone visiting Career Services until senior year (i.e. 1 wk. before graduation). Some never visit Career Services… …We need your help in getting them to our office early We will not meet all freshmen during orientation (just Moody Open House) How Can You Help?

We’ll take it from there! Thank you Encourage your son or daughter to visit Career Services!