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Identity Exploration in Academic and Career Advising Alisa Carithers, M.A., University Academic Advisement Center Laura Tejeda M.A., Cross Cultural Centers Michelle Lovasz, Career Development Center
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Who Am I? What makes up your identity?
MaleFemaleTransgenderGender Non-conformingFeminine MasculineManWoman
StudentHardworkerProcrastinator CreativeListener
CatholicMuslimChristianAgnosticAtheist
Asian-AmericanBlack African AmericanLatina/oChicana/oHispanicFilipinoIndianIndigenous
HeterosexualHomosexualBisexualAsexualQueer
Middle classLower classUpper class
IntrovertExtrovert
FashionistaPassionateLoyalLoving Responsible
ParentCare-giver
ArtistResearcherEntrepreneurEducator
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Find a Partner When you walked into the room, we asked you to think about three identities that are prominent in your life? We asked you to write them on a sheet of paper and stick it on your shirt.
We want you to walk around, find someone in the room you do not know and answer the question:
HAVE OR DID YOUR IDENTITIES INFLUENCE YOUR MAJOR IN COLLEGE AND/OR CAREER CHOICE?
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Context & Research
● Research shows students who engage in self and career exploration, and feel a strong sense of belonging tend to be more satisfied in the majors they choose (Brown & Rivas, 1994; Bullock-Yowell, McConnell & Schedin, 2014; Clark & Kalionzes, 2008; Gasman, Baez & Turner, 2008; George-Jackson, 2012; Soria & Stebleton, 2013; Vincent, Henry & Anderson, 2012).This also reduces the chances of students changing their majors, and thus the risk of taking unneeded courses, saving students time to graduation.
● A strong sense of belonging has been defined to include “intellectual curiosity and interest in the subject area” (Soria & Stebleton, 2013).
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Context & Research● Regarding perceived sense of identity in relation to careers, studies that have interviewed FGCS presented the following
tendencies: - a sense of family emphasis on career-related majors for job security; - a narrow knowledge of careers and the range of opportunities; - the need to work harder to develop a professional network; - a desire not to “waste” the degree; - a low perception of value to the organization; and - perceived personal strengths of persistence, motivation, appreciation, non-entitlement,self-reliance, responsibility, and, for some, adaptability.
● Pertaining to career success in the job search, data from the NACE 2016 Student Survey pointed out that FGCS were: - less likely to apply to jobs and more likely to decline job offers, leading to a lower success rate in obtaining employment after college.
● These results also presented preferred practices in the job search that included: - a greater use of print resources and virtual career fairs; - a slightly greater use of professional associations and faculty; and- and a lower use of career fairs, employer recruiters on campus, and alumni.
● FGCS have also shown: - a greater importance on job location; - a tendency towards nonprofit and governmental work; and - a desire for career growth, job security with benefits, friendly co-workers, and the opportunity toimprove the community and world.
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Best Practices & Resources: Campus Collaborations
Example 1-
How do you know where you’re going, if you don’t know who you are? Identify the relationship between self, career, and major
satisfaction. Bring a friend(s)! Refreshments served until supplies last. Raffling #ExploreEagles swag and a $35 Golden Eagle Food
Services gift card! Call us at (323) 343-3150 for additional information or to RSVP.
Content: ● 3 Layers Identities Activity● Reflection● Human Barometer Activity
Outcomes: ● 21 students in attendance● Majority of students referred through class● 75% agreed or strongly agreed that attending the
workshop better prepared them to choose a major/career path
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Best Practices & Resources: Campus Collaborations
What's your passion? Come check out our Major Career Exploration Workshop with an interactive session from the Career Center! Also, listen to a student panel talk about their journey in
deciding a major/career that was the right "fit" for them. We will be giving out refreshments and of course we will be raffling some of
our cool UAAC swag!
Content: ● Holland’s Self Directed Search Assessment
○ Preferred activities and occupations○ Competencies, abilities and possible career path○ RIASEC personality types
● “Pursuing this major seems right to me - I feel that it is a part of who I am.”
Example 2-
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Content: ● Create your pitch● Begin your research● Build your network● Perfect your résumé
Partners: ● 19 companies
i.e., Boeing, JPL, MOLAA, City Year ● 6 student organizations
from CBE, HHS, A&L, ECST● Colleges/departments
Outcomes: ● I.e., 73% very useful
Content: ● Latest industry innovations● Day-in-the-life ● How to launch career● Mock interview, résumé review
Partners: ● Employers
i.e., Google, Disney, Sony Pictures, FBI
● 8 colleges/departmentsi.e., Advancement, Alumni Assoc., CSI
● Student organizationsOutcomes:
● I.e., 76% on-the-spot job offers
Content: ● Career development workshops● Alumni & industry mentorship● Job shadowing● Professional networking
Partners: ● A.S.I.● Approx. 30 students (pilot)● Colleges/departments
i.e., Alumni Assoc., CDC Employer Relations, CDC Career Counselors
Best Practices & Resources: Campus CollaborationsExample 3-
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Panelists
Question: How did exploring your identity influence the major you chose? Or the career you hope to go into?
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Contact InformationLaura Tejeda, Chicanx/Latinx Student Resource CenterCross Cultural Centers 323-343-5250
Alisa Carithers, University Academic Advisement Center323-343-3150
Michelle Lovasz, Career Development Center323-343-3237
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Gasman, M., Baez, B., & Turner, C. S. V. (Eds.) (2008), Understanding Minority-Serving Institutions. (pp.18-27). SUNY Press.
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