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Mapping Your Career

Career planning is an ongoing process that individuals will cycle through multiple times as their skills, interests, and priorities change throughout their working lives. The process involves self-assessment to identify skills and interests, developing a list of potential career options that match, researching options of interest, and then implementing an education or training plan to pursue a chosen path. College students bring many valuable skills to the workplace, such as problem solving, communication, and technical proficiency, even if they are not always aware of them. Employers seek these skills as well as personal qualities like initiative, flexibility, and teamwork. Campus career centers provide resources like assessments, advising, and job search assistance to help students explore options and develop their career plans.

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Mapping Your Career

Career planning is an ongoing process that individuals will cycle through multiple times as their skills, interests, and priorities change throughout their working lives. The process involves self-assessment to identify skills and interests, developing a list of potential career options that match, researching options of interest, and then implementing an education or training plan to pursue a chosen path. College students bring many valuable skills to the workplace, such as problem solving, communication, and technical proficiency, even if they are not always aware of them. Employers seek these skills as well as personal qualities like initiative, flexibility, and teamwork. Campus career centers provide resources like assessments, advising, and job search assistance to help students explore options and develop their career plans.

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Develop Your Career Path

Career planning is not a one-time event.


You are likely to cycle through the career-planning process several times throughout your life,
entering and exiting the process at different stages. It is estimated that individuals will change
occupations seven times during their working life. As you gain more experience you may reevaluate what is important to you and then visit different stages of the career-planning process
again.

The Career-Planning Process


Become aware of what you want.
Ask yourself:
o Do I want to work with people, data, or things?
o Where do I want to work?
o Geographic location?
o Large corporation, small business, nonprofit sector, government?
o What is important to me? Money, security, creativity, routine, independence?
Resources to help you:
o Assessments to identify your interests and values
o Career counseling
o UAF Career Services
Develop a list of your strongest job skills, interests and personality traits.
Ask yourself:
o What are my transferable skills?
o What are my personal qualities and traits?
Resources available at Career Services:
o Career counseling
o Strong Interest Inventory
o Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Develop a list of occupational alternatives.
Ask yourself:
o What careers match my interests and values?
Resources to help you expand your list:
o Strong Interest Inventory
o O-Net http://online.onetcenter.org/
o Career Services
Research options that interest you most.
Explore occupational information online.
o Alaska Career Information System (AKCIS) http://akcis.intocareers.org/Portal.aspx
o O-Net http://online.onetcenter.org/
o Company websites or other career-related websites
o Conduct informational interviews with people who have jobs and careers that appeal
to you.
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o Take a class related to your area of interest.


o Attend job fairs and talk with employers.
o Develop a network of professional contacts.
Job Shadow
Gain insights into a particular occupation or career field.
Spend a few hours to a few days shadowing a career professional.
Learn about the day-to-day duties and responsibilities associated with the job.
Begin developing your network of contacts.
Explore In-Depth a Few of Your Preferred Occupations
Find and apply for internships in your preferred occupations.
Identify education and training requirements.
Join a student club or professional organization to develop personal skills such as
leadership.
Participate as a volunteer in your preferred occupations.
Implement a Plan
Acquire the education and/or training required.
Consult an academic advisor to develop a long-range education plan.
Determine when you can participate in an internship.

Skills and Strengths


College Students May Not Realize They Possess
That Employers Seek
College Grads Skills
Analytical
Problem Solving
Inventing New Ideas
Public Speaking and Presentation
Read for Information
Handling Detailed Work
Find Information
Communicate Information
Work Under Pressure
Write For Understanding
Propose Alternatives
Work Collaboratively
Computer Proficiency and Technical
Savvy

Strengths Employers Seek


Identify Problems
Develop Solutions
Initiative
Willing and Able to Learn
Assertive and Forthright
Tactful and Diplomatic
Flexible
Writing
Discuss Ideas and Options
Objectively
Meet Deadlines
Read for Content
Technical Skills

Highlight your skills and strengths in the resume.


Elaborate on them in your cover letter.
Source: Skills and Strengths College Students May not Realize They Possess and That Employers Love!
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www.quintcareers.com/College_Student_Skills_Strengths.html

Personal Qualities and Traits


College Students May Not Realize They Possess
That Employers Value
Accurate
Adaptable
Adventurous
Alert
Analytical
Ambitious
Articulate
Artistic
Ask Questions
Assertive
Bold
Broad-minded
Calm
Capable
Caring
Collaborative
Colorful
Committed
Community-oriented
Connected
Conscientious
Constructive
Convincing
Courageous
Curious
Daring
Dependable
Detail-oriented
Determined
Devoted
Dignified
Diplomatic
Discerning
Discreet
Eager
Efficient
Empathetic
Energetic
Enterprising
Enthusiastic
Ethical
Expressive
Fair-minded
Far-sighted
Formal

Frank
Friendly
Generous
Gentle
Good-natured
Healthy
Helpful
Humble
Imaginative
Industrious
Informal
Insightful
Inspiring
Intellectual
Inventive
Kind
Learn Quickly
Light-hearted
Logical
Loyal
Mature
Methodical
Modest
Open-minded
Opportunistic
Optimistic
Organized
Original
Outgoing
Patient
Persevering
Pleasant
Practical
Precise
Pro-active
Problem-solver
Progressive
Prudent
Punctual
Purposeful
Persuasive
Quick
Quiet
Realistic
Refined

Reflective
Relaxed
Reliable
Resourceful
Respected
Results-oriented
Robust
Savvy
Self-confident
Self-controlled
Self-motivated
Sensible
Sensitive
Serious
Sharp-witted
Sincere
Socially conscious
Sophisticated
Spontaneous
Stable
Steady
Straightforward
Strategic
Strong-minded
Supportive
Systematic
Tactful
Talented
Team player
Tenacious
Thorough
Thoughtful
Tolerant
Trustworthy
Unassuming
Understanding
Uninhibited
Versatile
Wise
Witty
Worldly

Career Exploration Resources

Internet
o AKCIS: Alaska Career Information System, Alaska-specific occupational and
educational information
o O-NET: Occupation Information Network site maintained by the U.S.
Department of Labor
o Professional association websites
Assessment Instruments
o Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): Identifies individual personality
preferences and interpersonal skills
o Strong Interest Inventory: Assesses your interests and compares them to those
of people working in various occupations; identifies occupations and
academic majors for you to evaluate and explore
Career Services Department
o Career counseling
o Job- and internship-search assistance

For more information, visit these websites:


Career Development Checklist from Freshman to Senior year
http://www.uaf.edu/career/students/counsel/checklist/index.xml
Job Shadow Program
http://www.uaf.edu/career/students/job-shadow/
Research Jobs, Employers, Graduate School, Veteran Information, and more
http://www.uaf.edu/career/students/UAFCC-student-nav/cs_guide/search_resources/
Academic Advising
http://www.uaf.edu/advising/

(Box)
Top Employers for 2009 2010 Bachelors Degree Graduates
Employer Type

Average Salary Offer

Accounting Services
Engineering Services
Retail/Wholesale Trade
Educational Services
Consulting Services

$49,599
$58,371
$43,056
$31,194
$55,759

Financial Services
Banking (Investment)
Food, Beverage, & Tobacco
Government (Federal)
Banking (Commercial)

$48,120
$61,233
$54,180
$45,130
$44,446

For more information on employers, visit Jobweb at


http://www.jobweb.com/students.aspx?id=188

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