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Major & Career ExplorationUniversity College
Arizona State University
Presenter Name, Ph.D.Presenter Title, Arizona State University
Last updated 08-25-08
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Strategies for Success
• Students who have goals and a sense of direction in college are more likely to stay in school and graduate.
• Students who are committed to a well-explored career plan are more likely to succeed in their careers.
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Major & Career Exploration • Wouldn't it be great to love going to work most days?
• What if you could turn a passion into a career goal and find a major that would lead to it?
• How motivated would you be if your university education could take you to places you have dreamed about?
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Career Development at ASU
• You have the opportunity to make informed choices based on self-understanding, research, and reality testing.
• Matching interests to choice of major and career promotes satisfaction and success in career.
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Power of Passion• Between 1960 and 1980, 1,500 business school graduates
were surveyed. • Category A graduates made money first, then did what they
really wanted to do later (1,245 graduates or 83% of the population).
• Category B graduates pursued their true interests, sure that money would eventually follow (255 graduates or 17% of the population.
• Twenty years later, there were 101 millionaires in that group of 1,500 business students.
• Category A graduates had 1 millionaire.• Category B graduates had 100 millionaires.
• Albion, M. (2000). Making a life, making a living. New York: Warner Books.
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Major does not always equal Career
• Major: focus on one or more areas of study
• College Education: develop intellectual capacities, critical reading, thinking and writing skills, and learn sophisticated information competencies
• Career Development is a Lifelong Process
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Model of Career Development
• Know Yourself
• Investigate Options
• Create a Plan
• Experience and Implement
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Know Yourself
• Interests
• Skills
• Values
• Personality
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Why take the Kuder Career Assessment?
• Interest Inventories are the most frequently used career tools today.
• Research supports match of interests and choice of major or career to promote career satisfaction and success.
• Helps in developing possibilities, does not overrule what you have been considering.
• Customized for ASU, interests connect to ASU Majors on the results pages (Step III).
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• Reflect on what is the best fit for you
• Discuss with others
• Meet with Advisors and/or Faculty
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• If you still aren’t sure, consult with a Major & Career Counselor.
• Sign up for UNI 194: Career & Major Exploration, a one credit, five-week course.
http://uc.asu.edu/majorexploration/602 496-0589
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