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WELCOME TO BOOT CAMP! WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT OVER THE NEXT 4-WEEKS

Welcome!

Thank you for joining the Alumni Career Services team as we embark on a four-week long job search boot camp that will provide you with knowledge, tools, and resources on how to best conduct a job search and find a career that is a great fit for you!

You can expect to learn a lot during the course of the next four weeks, so get ready!

Your commitment to the series is essential! You will get out of the boot camp what you put into it! During the coming weeks you will be given homework assignments. It is very important to complete these as each week builds upon the next. Some of your work will include taking online and written career assessments, drafting resumes and cover letters, creating/updating your LinkedIn profile, watching recorded webinars, and attending virtual events. You can expect anywhere from 2-6 hours of homework each week.

Each homework assignment will be provided on a weekly summary sheet.

Webinars: Links to any online webinars will be provided on the weekly summary sheet.

Online Assessments: Links to any online assessments will be provided on the weekly summary sheet.

Written Exercises: All writing assignments will be noted by a certain page number in the packet.

Resources: Links to resources will be provided throughout the packet and on the resource page (last page of the book).

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BOOT CAMP OVERVIEW WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT OVER THE NEXT 4-WEEKS

Week 1 - Reflect & Assess Focus on self-reflection this week Take career assessments and look for patterns and themes among your results Complete the skills, values, and reflection questions worksheets View 2 webinars:

Finding Work That Aligns with Your Interests Why Personality Type Matters at Work

Week 2 - Explore & Network Focus on career exploration and creating a strong network Complete the "who you know" worksheet Spend 30 minutes visiting Career One Stop and O*Net Online Create and/or update your LinkedIn Profile View 2 webinars:

The Right (and Wrong) Way to Network Build Your Brand: Getting Noticed on LinkedIn

Week 3 - Job Search Strategies & Materials Focus on writing strong job search materials and strategically looking for opportunities Complete the "Knowing Your Skills" handout Register for a Virtual Resume Critique session Write a draft of your cover letter and resume View 2 webinars:

Job Search Pitfalls: 4 Reasons Why You're Not Getting the Call Writing Resumes and Cover Letters

Week 4 - Job Interviews & Salary Negotiation Focus on interviewing skills and how to effectively negotiate Read and complete the Alumni Job Interview Packet Complete a virtual mock interview View 2 webinars:

Preparing for Your Interview Salary Negotiation

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WEEK 1 - REFLECT AND ASSESS The focus this week is on on self-reflection! You will take some fun assessments this week that will help you learn about your interests, personality type, values and skills.

This week is about not just "looking for work" but looking for work that is a good fit for you! We start here because should we ignore or skip this step you might be back on a job search in less than a year. Trust us--this homework matters! Plan accordingly--you can expect about 4 hours of homework this week.

BOOT CAMP STEPS - WEEK 1:

1. Complete O*Net Interest Proflier Assessment (10-minutes) https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip

2. Write in your top three interests (ex: A, S, E) on page X and complete the reflection questions on page 6.

3. Webinar - Understanding Interests (30-minutes)

4. Complete a Personality Assessment (10-minutes) https://www.16personalities.com/

5. Webinar: Why Personality Type Matters at Work (71-minutes)

6. Complete the values checklist, page 10.

7. Complete the reflection questions worksheets, pgs. 11-15.

8. Complete the skills worksheets, pgs. 18

9. Pull it all together on page 19-20.

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COMPLETE CAREER ASSESSMENTS WEEK 1

Career assessments serve many purposes and can help you narrow or expand your career options, assist with greater self-awareness, provide you with language to talk about your interests, values, skills, personality type and strengths. Not all

career assessments are the same. We only use validated, reliable career assessment tools.

INTEREST ASSESSMENT (TAKEN ONLINE) The O*NET Interest Profiler is a free career assessment that takes about 10 minutes

to complete online and can help you discover the type of work activities and occupations that you would like and find exciting. The assessment will help you

identify and learn about broad interest areas most relevant to yourself. Be sure to write down or print your results. To begin the assessment, copy the link below:

https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip

PERSONALITY TYPE ASSESSMENT (TAKEN ONLINE) 16 Personalities will provide information about your personality type, similar to the

Myers Briggs Type Indicator assessment. It will take you about 10 minutes to complete. Be sure to write down or print your results.

https://www.16personalities.com/

VALUES ASSESSMENT Values are one of the most important parts of why we stay in or change our careers. Over time, it’s likely that values will shift, which is why it’s important to start here

when thinking of your next role. If you can identify your core, non-negotiable values now, you will be much more satisfied with your next role. When completing the worksheet on page 10, only allow yourself to have 3-5 “very important” values.

Once you have identified your core values, you can then ask tailored questions during an interview or informational interview to be sure that the company's values

are in line with yours.

SKILLS ASSESSMENT While you may be skilled at many different tasks, it’s likely you don’t enjoy them

equally. Taking time to reflect on your skills (pages 16-18) and discover what skills you most enjoy will assist you in the process of getting a career that you are more

satisfied with. Take a moment to complete the skills checklist here and identify not just what you can do, but what you enjoy doing!

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What, if anything, surprised you?

What interest areas are more realted to hobbies and leisure and which are related more toward work activites?

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My explanation for the rating:

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WEBINAR: FINDING WORK THAT ALIGNS WITH YOUR

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What did you find surprising?

What themes or patterns have emerged from taking these two assessments?

I give this assessment

My explanation for the rating:

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WEBINAR: WHY PERSONALITY TYPE MATTERS AT WORK

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VALUES CHECKLIST SOMEWHAT NEUTRAL SOMEWHAT NOT VERY ITEM IMPORTANT UNIMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT

Having variety and change at

work.

Helping others.

Feeling respected at work.

Taking risks.

Having your work recognized.

Traveling for work.

Collecting a big paycheck.

Setting your own hours.

Having time off work.

Having autonomy at work.

Spending time with family and

friends.

Living in a big city.

Walking to work.

Living abroad.

Saving money.

Becoming a homeowner.

Not bringing work home.

Living near family.

Working with creative people.

Working with organized people.

Enjoying colleagues outside of

work.

Promotions are available.

Philanthropic company values.

Professional development is

offered.

A diverse and inclusive

environment.

Not working at a desk.

Enjoying the work itself.

Having a good supervisor.

Finishing projects independently.

Collaborating with a teams.

Your work challenges you and

uses your full potential.

You choose what to wear to

work.

Has health/retirement benefits. 10

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DEFINE SUCCESS WHAT IS YOUR PERSONAL DEFINITION?

How does your personal definition connect to your career goals?

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PEAK EXPERIENCE WHAT WAS A PEAK EXPERIENCE OR VERY

SIGNIFICANT TIME IN YOUR LIFE?

What does this say about your personality and strengths?

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WHAT CAN'T YOU LIVE WITHOUT?

BOTH IN LIFE & AT WORK

Jot your can't live without list below.

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WHAT MAKES YOUR HEART BEAT?

BOTH IN LIFE & AT WORK

What do you enjoy doing at this point in your life? Who are the people you love?

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WHAT MAKES YOUR HEART BREAK?

BOTH IN LIFE & AT WORK

What do you think the world needs more of/less of? What do you dislike in the workplace?

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WHAT SKILLS DO YOU ENJOY USING?

Creative/Design

Analytical/Problem Solving

Numbers/Data

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WHAT SKILLS DO YOU ENJOY USING?

Leadership/Management

Technical/IT

Mechanical/Physical/

Construction

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WHAT SKILLS DO YOU ENJOY USING?

Communication/Persuasion

Research/Analysis

Helping/Teaching

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PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER

I value...

I see a need for...

I can getlost in...

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PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER

I am skilled at...

I am interested

in...

I will explore...

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WHAT ABOUT LOOKING FOR YOUR NEXT ROLE EXCITES YOU?

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