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A Career Education Plan

Indiana UniversityKelley School of Business

Contents used in this presentation are adapted from Career Planning Strategies and used with the permission of the author.

Career Search Strategies

AnAcademic Class in Career Search Strategies

CAREER PLANNING STRATEGY

Graduate Study? Accepted Job?

Foreign Employment?

International Options?

Entrepreneurial?

Follow Significant Other?

Career Planning Strategies

• IMPLEMENTING: A Reality Test• THEORY BASED: Assess – Explore – Search• REALITY: Action through Career Education Course

How do your competencies relate to the real career marketplace?

College to Career Transition

I. Lectures

II. Practitioner Panels

III. Laboratory (your career center staff)

IV. Written Projects (creating relevant content)

Course Structure: Lectures

Length: Typical lectures for semester

Topics: Coincide with textbook chapter headings

Instruction Leaders: Faculty, Professional Practitioners, Career Center Staff

SCOOPS: Panels of Professionals

Career Center Workshops: Optional

Course Structure

Style: Group discussions and lectures on career topics

Length: Normal Class Length

Leaders: Faculty and professional guest experts

Format: Short PowerPoints and panels

Audience: Students-faculty-practitioners-career center staff

Selected Career Topics

• Mock Interviews• Interview Techniques• Web-based

Searching• Presentation Skills• Dress for Success• Cover Letters• Communication

Skills• Career Options

• Graduate School• Listening Skills• Informational Interviews• Networking• Leadership Tools• Interview Selection• Resume Preparation• Behavioral Interviews• Career Fair Preparation• Job Lead Prospecting

Many others…

Career Center As Laboratory

• Counseling by Career Center staff

• Available Anytime

• Discuss projects and career portfolio

• Lab take-away value: Activity-based learning

• Weekly guidance and advice

• Supplements Classroom Learning

Study Method

• Each Week: Lecture –Practitioner Panels

• Assignments: Project Submission

• READING: Textbook and Online Articles

• PORTFOLIO: Career Search Tools

• RESULT: HIGH Retention and Lifelong Use Of Content and Materials

Grade Planning for A Top Grade

• Attend every lecture time (including professional practitioner SCOOPS)

• Complete at least 8 projects at satisfactory level

Read Syllabus Schedule Each Week

• Read syllabus before each class

• Meet with your career counselor every week at the career center

• Select workshop topics to attend each week

• Use career center for jobs

• Complete class projects regularly

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