1. Planning for your Career Starts Now! GSSW Career Development October 1, 2015

2. GSSW Career Development Services  Resume review and cover letter assistance  Workshops  Career Connections Newsletter  Networking  LinkedIn  Interviewing  Alumni connections  Blog, Pinterest, Twitter

3. Let Your Career Take Off!  NOW is the time to start thinking about your career in practical terms  Why?  Fall 2015  Update your resume  Get workshops on your calendar  Networking

4. Winter and Spring 2016  Review and update resume with any new items from internship/work/research  Practice interviewing in time for your concentration internship search  Sign up for Interview practice day  Continue networking  Both for internship and job

5. Career Mapping  Why do you do what you do  Elevator pitch  Learn how to sell yourself and communicate your passion quickly  What’s your timeframe? What do you need to consider?  Finances  Moving?  Other life events?  Goals and Possibilities

6. Resume  Update to include your internships  Attend a resume workshop and/or make an appointment with me  Check and recheck for grammar and spelling  Have someone else read it  Tailor resume to jobs

7. Workshops and Fairs  We send details over email and Facebook  Dry erase boards for notices  Career Development tab in student resource portfolio and GSSW website  Videos  Handouts  Powerpoints  Links  Attend a fair to get a feel of selling yourself  Great way to connect with employers  Practice networking

8. Networking  Informational Interviews  Ask you internship supervisors for contacts  Start meeting people  Stay in touch with them  Foster the relationship  Colorado Society for Clinical Social Work  Local clinical SW network includes professional development and networking ops  NASW  Colorado chapter – great resources  Discounted membership for MSW students  CSWE  Academic focus  Annual Conference

9. Job Databases  Regularly visit databases to find jobs you might want  Pioneer Careers  Colorado Nonprofit Association  NASW  Andrew Hudson  Indeed.com  LinkedIn  Look at the skills and knowledge they are looking for  Do you have it all?  How can you get the skills they are asking for over the next 2-3 years?  Volunteer, professional development, projects at your internship  Be creative with key words when you search for jobs  Ensure LinkedIn profile is up to date

10. Interview Skills  Assess your interview skills  Meet with a career counselor  Sign up for interview practice day in April  Utilize “Interview Stream”  Practice and plan for different types of interviews  Individual  Phone  Group  Role play

11. Questions?  Lisa Ingarfield, room 369, 303-871-3841  Kristcha.DeGuerre@du.edu  Dedicated Foundation student advisor  Gssw.careers@du.edu  #gsswcareers  @gssw_careers  Career Blog: http://gsswcareerdestination.blogspot.com/