Career Planning Process Michael Tavares, MS Counselor Sacramento City College

Career Planning ProcessCareer Planning Process

Michael Tavares, MSMichael Tavares, MS

CounselorCounselor

Sacramento City CollegeSacramento City College

What is Career Planning Process?What is Career Planning Process?

Self-ExplorationSelf-Exploration Research Academic/Career OptionsResearch Academic/Career Options Experiential EducationExperiential Education Job Search/Academic PreparationJob Search/Academic Preparation Goal Setting/Action StepsGoal Setting/Action Steps

Self-ExplorationSelf-Exploration

Learn how to identify and relate Learn how to identify and relate information about yourself, such as your information about yourself, such as your skills, interests, work environment skills, interests, work environment preferences, cultural and family influences, preferences, cultural and family influences, and values to your education and/or and values to your education and/or career goals.career goals.

Self-ExplorationSelf-Exploration

Career counseling services through walk-Career counseling services through walk-in, individual appointments and HCD in, individual appointments and HCD coursescourses

Individualized career assessmentsIndividualized career assessments Learn how to get started by developing an Learn how to get started by developing an

education and/or career planeducation and/or career plan Assistance with choosing/changing a Assistance with choosing/changing a

major or career fieldmajor or career field

Research Academic/Career Research Academic/Career OptionsOptions

Learn how to research the world of work to Learn how to research the world of work to gather information about existing ideas gather information about existing ideas and/or identify new areas of interest, and/or identify new areas of interest, including career/major options, fields of including career/major options, fields of interest, industry information, job interest, industry information, job requirements, graduate school requirements, graduate school information, trends, and related information, trends, and related professional associations.professional associations.

Research Academic/Career Research Academic/Career OptionsOptions

Career Resource LibraryCareer Resource Library Professional association informationProfessional association information Internet researchInternet research Career and job fairsCareer and job fairs Company literatureCompany literature Computerized career guidanceComputerized career guidance Graduate school researchGraduate school research Career resource information by major/fieldCareer resource information by major/field

Experiential EducationExperiential Education

Experience actual work environments and Experience actual work environments and daily requirements of the job, while gaining daily requirements of the job, while gaining new skills. Talk with professionals in the new skills. Talk with professionals in the field, to gather information, including field, to gather information, including industry trends, job requirements, salary industry trends, job requirements, salary and job outlook data.and job outlook data.

Experiential EducationExperiential Education

Informational interviewsInformational interviews Job shadowingJob shadowing Career and job fairsCareer and job fairs MentoringMentoring Part-time and full-time jobsPart-time and full-time jobs Volunteer positionsVolunteer positions InternshipsInternships

Job Search/Academic PreparationJob Search/Academic Preparation

Learn how to organize and plan your job Learn how to organize and plan your job search process, including resume and search process, including resume and cover letters, interviewing techniques, cover letters, interviewing techniques, professional dress, job search strategies, professional dress, job search strategies, and preparing for graduate school and preparing for graduate school interviews.interviews.

Job Search/Academic PreparationJob Search/Academic Preparation

Interview practice sessionInterview practice session Part-time and full-time listingsPart-time and full-time listings Job search informationJob search information On-campus recruitingOn-campus recruiting Interviewing techniquesInterviewing techniques Resume/cover letter informationResume/cover letter information Dress for success informationDress for success information

Goal Setting/Action StepsGoal Setting/Action Steps

Identify your career and/or academic goals Identify your career and/or academic goals and develop an action plan to achieve and develop an action plan to achieve them. Obtain assistance with clarifying them. Obtain assistance with clarifying your goals as well as learning decision-your goals as well as learning decision-making strategies.making strategies.

Goal Setting/Action StepsGoal Setting/Action Steps

Clarify career and educational plansClarify career and educational plans Identify related goals and action-stepsIdentify related goals and action-steps Learn research techniques to gather Learn research techniques to gather

informationinformation Learn decision-making strategiesLearn decision-making strategies

Web Site LinksWeb Site Links

Eureka – Information on careers, majors, Eureka – Information on careers, majors, scholarships and financial aid - scholarships and financial aid - http://www.eureka.orghttp://www.eureka.org

Discover – Career options, occupational Discover – Career options, occupational databases, job hunting skills (user name databases, job hunting skills (user name and password required) - and password required) - http://www.act.org/discoverhttp://www.act.org/discover


California Career Zone - Occupational California Career Zone - Occupational information and self-assessment - information and self-assessment - http://www.cacareerzone.orghttp://www.cacareerzone.org

California Reality Check - Find out how California Reality Check - Find out how much money you will need and which much money you will need and which occupation will pay for all your needs - occupation will pay for all your needs - http://http://www.californiarealitycheck.comwww.californiarealitycheck.com


Myers-Briggs Type Indicator – Take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator – Take the Jung Typology Test (72 questions and Jung Typology Test (72 questions and free) - free) - http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTyhttp://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asppes2.asp

MBTI Career Types – Learn about your MBTI Career Types – Learn about your personality type - personality type - http://http://bsm.securesites.com/careers.htmlbsm.securesites.com/careers.html


Discover Your Personality Type – Learn Discover Your Personality Type – Learn about what careers would be suggested about what careers would be suggested for your personality type -for your personality type -http://http://personalitytype.com/quiz.asppersonalitytype.com/quiz.asp

Looking For Specific Career Information? Looking For Specific Career Information? – Find jobs in specific careers fields -– Find jobs in specific careers fields -http://www.personalitytype.com/1dwya-spehttp://www.personalitytype.com/1dwya-specialty.htmlcialty.html


Entry Level Job Site for College Entry Level Job Site for College Students/Graduates - Resume, cover Students/Graduates - Resume, cover letter, interview preparation, career letter, interview preparation, career information - information - http://www.collegegrad.comhttp://www.collegegrad.com

Higher Education Planning in California – Higher Education Planning in California – Source for college and career planning in Source for college and career planning in CA - CA - http://http://www.californiacolleges.eduwww.californiacolleges.edu


Employment Opportunities and Job Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet – Resumes, Resources on the Internet – Resumes, cover letters, job banks, interview cover letters, job banks, interview preparation - http://www.rileyguide.compreparation - http://www.rileyguide.com

America’s Career InfoNet – Occupational America’s Career InfoNet – Occupational Information (450 occupational videos) - Information (450 occupational videos) - http://www.acinet.orghttp://www.acinet.org


California Labor Market Information - Get California Labor Market Information - Get a description, wages, employment outlook, a description, wages, employment outlook, and skills of a single occupation and skills of a single occupation -http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov-http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov

U.S. Department of Labor (Bureau of U.S. Department of Labor (Bureau of Labor Statistics) – Job search tips, links to Labor Statistics) – Job search tips, links to information about the job market in each information about the job market in each state - http://www.bls.gov/ocostate - http://www.bls.gov/oco


Princeton Review - Information on majors Princeton Review - Information on majors and careers - and careers - http://www.princetonreview.comhttp://www.princetonreview.com

O*NET Online – Occupational information O*NET Online – Occupational information and view how your selected skills compare and view how your selected skills compare to all skills for an occupation - to all skills for an occupation - http://http://online.onetcenter.orgonline.onetcenter.org


Self-Directed Search – Take the SDS Self-Directed Search – Take the SDS assessment (not free) - http://www.self-assessment (not free) - http://www.self-directed-search.comdirected-search.com

University of North Carolina Wilmington - University of North Carolina Wilmington - What Can I Do With A Major In… - What Can I Do With A Major In… - http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majorshttp://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors


Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - What can I do with this major? - What can I do with this major? - http://www.careers.siue.edu/majors/majorshttp://www.careers.siue.edu/majors/majors/default.html/default.html

University of California, Berkeley - University of California, Berkeley - Investigate career paths, industries, and Investigate career paths, industries, and opportunities for gaining experience in the opportunities for gaining experience in the field of your choosing -field of your choosing -http://http://career.berkeley.edu/InfoLab/CareerFields.career.berkeley.edu/InfoLab/CareerFields.stmstm


Sacramento State Career Center – Sacramento State Career Center – Internet resources - Internet resources - http://www.csus.edu/careercenter/joblistinhttp://www.csus.edu/careercenter/joblisting/ir.htmg/ir.htm

City of Sacramento Business Directory – City of Sacramento Business Directory – Search for local businesses -Search for local businesses -http://http://www.thecityofsacramento.comwww.thecityofsacramento.com


GPA Calculator – Calculate your GPA for GPA Calculator – Calculate your GPA for the current semester or overall course the current semester or overall course work - http://www.csus.edu/acad work - http://www.csus.edu/acad

ASSIST – Learn which courses will ASSIST – Learn which courses will transfer from one CA college/university to transfer from one CA college/university to another - another - http://http://www.assist.orgwww.assist.org

AssignmentAssignment

Write a list of occupations you have considered Write a list of occupations you have considered in thinking about your future. List careers that in thinking about your future. List careers that you have daydreamed about as well as those you have daydreamed about as well as those you have discussed with others. List your most you have discussed with others. List your most recent first and work your way backwards to recent first and work your way backwards to earlier jobs you have considered.earlier jobs you have considered.

Answer the following questions about your list: Answer the following questions about your list: Why did/do these careers/jobs appeal to you? Why did/do these careers/jobs appeal to you? What do you think your choices say about you? What do you think your choices say about you? If you don't know, say so.If you don't know, say so.

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Career Planning Process Michael Tavares, MS Counselor Sacramento City College