Getting Started:Discover Your Career Interests

Presented by: Patty Dang, M.S.Career Development Services Counselor

Learning Outcomes

• Describe the three types of career assessments available to CI Students.

• Identify where you are in the 5 stages of the career development process.

• Analyze how your personality, skills, values and interests connect to your career development.

Agenda

• 5 Stages• Non-linear

process• Stages recycle

depending on the person

• Focus on self-discovery/exploration

Career Development Process

What Are Career Assessments?

How Do Assessments Help?

• Inventory your personality, values, skills and interests

• Personality Inventory (MBTI)

• Values (Eureka & Career Cruising)

• Skills (Eureka & Career Cruising

• Interests (Eureka & Career Cruising

• What do I like to do vs. what I’m good at

• Connect personality values, skills and interests into majors or careers

• Clarifies your decision-making process

Career Development Process

•Who Am I?•What is important to me?•What do I value more?•Do my personal interests relate to careers?•How do I get help?

Self-DiscoveryCareer

ResearchDesign Your Career Plan

Experience Your Field

Launch Your Career

•Career Exploration•Understand multiple career pathways•Review job descriptions

•Short-term goals?•Meet with a Career Counselor•Decision-Making•Creating a timeline

•Internships•Gain hands-on work experience and skills•Relationship Building•Job search strategies

•Proactive job search strategies•Networking•Update resume and cover letter•Practice Mock Interviews•Salary Negotiations

Self Discovery

• What is important to me in the world of work?• How do my personality, values, interests, skills,

match with my career interests?• What is more valuable to me? • Use Career Assessment to explore personality,

values interests and skills• What classes do I like?• Speak with a Career Counselor or Academic

Advisor

Career Research

• Conduct career exploration using multiple sources (bls.gov, eurkea, career cruising)

• Understand multiple career pathways (salary information, educational preparation, training, experience, and industry trends)

• Review job descriptions to improve your understanding of the skills and experience required by employers

• Request an informational interview with a professional related to your career interest

Career Planning

• Develop short-term and long-term goals• Writing down goals and plans• Work with a Career Counselor• Narrow down to 3 specific job types or

industries• Creating a timeline (getting internship,

completing resume & cover letter, prepare for mock-interview)

Experience Your Field

• Obtain a job or an internship related to your career interests

• Gain hands-on work experience and skills• Build relationships with employers and mentors

(faculty, career counselor, academic advisor, supervisor)

• Build job search strategies (networking, career workshops, employer panels, career fairs)

Launch Your Career

• Build and develop proactive job search strategies• Continue to network with friends, family, faculty,

staff, mentors, supervisors• Continue to update resume and cover letter regularly

(every few months)• Practice Mock Interviews, Salary Negotiations,

professional development, staying current on industry trends

Career Assessments

• Measures a person's individual traits, characteristics, motivational drives, needs, and attitudes

• Can address strengths and weaknesses

• Inventory of natural preferences

Personality Inventory

Interests Inventory

• Inventory your ability and skills

• Attempts to match your qualifications to careers

• What you enjoy doing, i.e. playing golf, taking long walks, hanging out with friends

• Connect personality values, skills and interests into majors or careers

• Inventory the things that are important to you, such as achievement, status, and autonomy

• Specific interest in the activities of the work itself

• Favorable conditions that accompany an occupational choice, such as physical setting, and earning potential

Values Inventory Skills Inventory

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

• Personality Type Inventory• Helps you understand your natural inborn

preferences• Understanding your type will help you to

determine if your career interests aligns with your personality

• Assists in understanding other types and learn to effectively communicate with others in a work setting

Eureka

• Assessments– Personality (True Colors)– Skills (Microskills) – Values/Interests (Occ-U-Sort)

• Resources– Graduate School Information– Career Planning– Scholarship Info

Career Cruising

• Assessments– Skills (My Skills, Ability Profiler) – Values/Interests (Career Matchmaker)

• Resources– Graduate School Information (Education &

Training)– Career Planning (Explore Careers)– Scholarship Info (Education & Training/Financial

Aid)

How do these assessments help?

Understanding your personality, values skills and interests will help you…

• Decide if your career choice “fits” or aligns with you

• Match work environment with your personality, skills and interests

• Explore career pathways and conduct career research

How do these assessments help?

The assessment results will assist in your Career Development Process by…

• Exploring your personality, values, skills and interests to recognize what is important to you, in the world of work

• Improving your chances of selecting a more fulfilling career that matches with your personality, values, skills and interests

How do these assessments help?

The information is always relevant to your career because…

• You can adapt what you know about yourself to your work environment

• This information can help you maximize your potential strengths and help you become aware of some of your weaknesses

• It will help you learn how to communicate your preferences and abilities to your supervisor and colleagues

Career Development Services: WebsiteCareer Steps on CDS Website: Career Steps4-year Career Compass Guide: Career CompassDetailed Listing of Workshops & Events: ScheduleExploring Majors: College Majors 101, Myplan,What Can I Do With My Major

Resources to help you …

Getting Started: Discover Your Career Interests Survey

Thank You!

http://go.csuci.edu/cdsdiscover

Questions?

www.csuci.edu/careerdevelopment

Please feel free to come by the Career Center for Drop-in Counseling held every Thursday

at 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. from September 13, 2012 – November 29, 2012

Amanda Carpenter, M.S.Coordinator of Career Development Services &Henry L. "Hank" Lacayo Institute Internship ProgramCalifornia State University Channel Islands Bell Tower 1527(805) 437-3565 (office)amanda.carpenter@csuci.edu Career Development CenterCalifornia State University Channel Islands Bell Tower 1548(805) 437-3270 (office)(805) 437-8899 (fax)career.services@csuci.edu

Patty DangCareer Development Services CounselorCalifornia State University Channel Islands Bell Tower 1548(805) 437-3270 (office)(805) 437-8899 (fax)career.services@csuci.edu