career development overview workshop. are you ready?? organize yourself stay organized set a goal...
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Career Development Overview Workshop
Are you ready??
Organize yourself Stay organized Set a goal Review your progress Follow Up
There is a lot of information out there, and searching for a new job is a time commitment, so be patient!
Before you Begin
Cyber-cleanse (use the Grandma test) Professional email address and outgoing voicemail
message Have 3+ references available and ready to give you a
strong recommendation Create / Improve LinkedIn profile
Attach papers you’ve written or projects you’ve worked on
Find Alumni, Request Recommendations, join groups, find events, contribute to discussions
Build your materials/documents
Resume – follow a template Reverse Chronological Order
Cover Letter – customize per company/opportunity
Some roles may require writing samples or presentations
Create Marketing Plan
Think about your IMMEDIATE career goal and ULTIMATE career goal
As you search, WHERE do you want to be geographically
Would you like to work at a LARGE company or SMALL company
Which industries are you interested in? Which are growing?
Execute plan / Job Searching Create a list of target companies
Ask a mentor where they can see you Talk to friends and family Look at lists of “Best Places to Work” Have proactive conversations with recruiters/agencies Go to Career Fairs and Career Workshops
Marketing Plan Handout
What’s your story?
You will repeatedly be explaining yourself Interviewing - Tell Me about Yourself Resume Summary or Cover Letter Networking – Introducing yourself
Establish your focus and how you’ll communicate it
Incorporate – (for MS BAPM)What is Business Analytics? Anticipate a follow up question and be ready to give
a high-level explanation in your own words Something like…
“Business Analytics is the study of data through analysis to help an organization make better business decisions.”
Practice your “Elevator Pitch”
“I’m a (1st or 2nd year) graduate student at UConn studying _____. Prior to business school I (talk about your professional experience) and I’m interested in pursuing a career in….”
Applying to Jobs
Quality trumps quantity!
Don’t just spam your resume
Create Saved Searches for updates on job postings
Post your resume on job search sites
(SEO) Be searchable! Wordle.net
Wordle.net (MS BAPM WEBPAGE)
Interviewing
Are you ready?
Practice, have a mock interview with a friend
Practice Sample Questions (Straight forward ones and behavioral interview questions)
Keep track
Track your data and activity Stay Organized What are you learning? What’s working? What’s holding you up? Lessons learned?
Follow Up Communication and
Follow Up is so important–
Thank you Notes after interviews to get next steps and decisions
Follow Up if given a referral or new piece of information
You can do it!
Stay motivated!
Do ONE action item a day!
Use your resources!
GOOD LUCK!
Other Workshops
How to Write a Resume and Cover Letter
Job Searching: Applying and Follow Up
Interviewing: Phone, In Person, and Group
Networking: In Person and LinkedIn
Soft Skills / Communication
How to Get a 1-on-1 Counseling You must attend at least ONE MORE Career
Workshop EQUALS 30 MINUTES OF PERSONALIZED
COUNSELING
You must attend at least ONE Soft-Skills Workshop EQUALS 60 MINUTES OF PERSONALIZED
COUNSELING
Group Counseling
Networking Exercises Resume Peer Critiquing Career Assessments / Exploration Interview Practice LinkedIn Profile Reviews Presentation Skills / Public Speaking
What else would you like…?
COACHING CONTACT SHEET
If you didn’t already fill out and send the Coaching Contact sheet please do so!
THANK YOU!