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Transcript of C AREER S ERVICES Erica L. Kryst, M.S.Ed. Career Counselor Penn State Career Services.
CAREER SERVICES
Erica L. Kryst, M.S.Ed.
Career CounselorPenn State Career Services
AGENDA
I. Introduction
II. Career Services at Penn State
III. Career Planning
IV. Questions
CAREER SERVICES CAN HELP…
Increase Self-Awareness
Explore Career Options
Acquire Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Develop Self-Marketing Skills
CAREER SERVICES Career Services’ resources are available to
ALL undergraduate/graduate students:Career CounselingCareer Library & ResourcesNittany Lion Career NetworkMock InterviewsLionLink Career CoursesCareer Fairs
http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/career/
CAREER SERVICES: COUNSELING
Drop-In: 10-15 minute counseling session, no appointment needed Quick questions, resume reviews, resources, etc. 8:30-4:30 everyday and until 6:30pm on Tuesdays!
At drop-in, referrals may be made for hour-long Career Counseling appointments
Career Counseling can help you better understand your strengths, help you decide on a career direction, conduct a thorough internship, job, or graduate school search, and more!
CAREER LIBRARY & ONLINE RESOURCES
Library books such as:National Directory of Arts Internships Vault Guide to the Top Internships The Intern Files: How to Get, Keep...
Online Career ResourcesGeneral Internships handout Wetfeet and Vault Online Career LibrariesGoing Global, USA City Guide Internships-usa.com / Internships.com
Many more ideas on Career Services website…
NITTANY LION CAREER NETWORK (NLCN)
NLCN is a system that includes internship and job postings for Penn State students, employer profiles and events such as employer information sessions
Employers can post current openings as well as potential future openings
All students have free NLCN accounts $15 fee to participate in On-Campus Interviewing (OCI)
postings
LIONLINK AND LINKEDIN
LionLink is a networking database designed to help Penn State students and alumni make professional connections and gain useful information to assist with career/life decisions and job searches.
700+ alumni are signed up with LionLink!
LinkedIn also has groups to connect to alumni: Penn State Career Connection The Penn State Alumni Association
MOCK INTERVIEW PROGRAM
Students can participate in a video-recorded mock interview to practice skills and receive feedback in our in-house studio
Career Services provides scheduled times during which students can have practice interviews….just sign-up at our front desk.
CAREER COURSES
Offered every Spring:
Effective Career-Decison Making (CN ED 100)
Job Search Skills and Strategies: Professional Development for the Liberal Arts
Student (Liberal Arts 401)
Job Search Skills and Strategies for Educators (CN ED 303)
Job Placement Skills and Strategies (Agriculture 100/Science 101)
CAREER PLANNING PROCESS
Increase Self-Awareness Interests, values, & abilities
Explore Career Options Research occupations and career areas Read about it, talk about it, see it, experience it and do it! Talk to others about your career interests (faculty, advisors, alumni,
family, and friends) Job Shadow
Acquire Knowledge, Skills, and Experiences that Employers Seek Continue to increase your skills through classes and other experiences Gain experience through summer jobs, volunteering, and internships
Develop Self-Marketing Skills to Help Implement Your Career Goals Develop Plan
THE IMPORTANCE OF STARTING EARLY
Success doesn’t occur in a moment in time – it takes an ongoing commitment to getting involved in worthy experiences from freshman to senior year and to developing the various skill-sets sought after by organizations/graduate schools.
Developing the Marketable Skills & Qualities
Your GPA starts accumulating now Get involved in a club or organization and then
take on leadership roles Get to know your advisors, faculty members,
and staff
WHAT EMPLOYER’S LOOK FOR…
Work experience that is job related
Leadership role in a student organization
Member, academic/pre-professional organization
Volunteer/Community Service experience
Member of student social organization
Work experience that is not job related
Membership in leisure/hobby organization
GAIN EXPERIENCE Student Activities and Organizations
www.clubs.psu.edu
Student Professional Associations
PSU Student Employment Opportunities http://www.psu.edu/studentaid/aidprog/wage.sh
tml?reload#Campus
Part-time/Summer Jobs
Volunteering
Job Shadowing “A Day in the Life”
Internships College Internship Coordinator Career Services
ADVICE FOR STUDENTS…
Reflect early and often: Think about what courses and activities you love and why.
Read and talk to your friends, advisers, faculty and family about careers. The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a good place to start.
Seek out experiences that will expose you to various career fields.
OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS...
Determine your career goals and interests
Build Experience
Practice professional communication skills
Build your network
Seek out professionals for advice
Develop a career plan
RESEARCH EMPLOYERS THROUGH…
Penn State Postings
Online Postings
Specific Businesses
Networking
RESEARCH EMPLOYERS THROUGH…
Penn State Postings
• Nittany Lion Career Network• Major/Department Internship Office• Undergraduate Research
Online PostingsSpecific BusinessesNetworking
http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/career/students/internships.shtml
RESEARCH EMPLOYERS THROUGH…
Online Postings
• Internships.com/CareerBeam• Internships-usa.com (login: interns; password:
learn)
• Indeed.com• Going Global
Penn State Postings
Specific BusinessesNetworking
http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/career/students/internships.shtml
RESEARCH EMPLOYERS THROUGH…
Specific Businesses
• CareerBeam• Hoovers Online (access through PSU libraries)
• WetFeet or Vault• Professional Associations
Penn State PostingsOnline Postings
Networkinghttp://studentaffairs.psu.edu/career/
students/internships.shtml
RESEARCH EMPLOYERS THROUGH…
Networking
Penn State PostingsOnline PostingsSpecific Businesses
You
Personal network
Penn State
NetworkOutside sources
WE ARE…HERE TO HELP!
Make the most of the opportunities at Penn State and Career Services. Get involved early!
Remember that Career Services in here to assist you now and in the future. Stop by to find out how!
“Our studies indicate that students who actually got full-time jobs tended to use their college career center
and its resources more heavily than those who skipped over the career center and went directly to
the employer.” -Marilyn Mackes, NACE director.
UPCOMING CAREER FAIRS People-to-People: Full-Time, Internship, and Summer Caree
r Fair
Social/Human Services, Camps, Parks, Hotels, Clinics/Hospitals, Law Enforcement, Non-Profits, and more
Spring Career Days Government, industry, corporate settings, and more
Education Career Day K-12 educators/administrators
Hire Big 10+ Virtual Career FairCo-sponsored by the Hire Big 10 Plus Consortium
Central Pennsylvania Regional Career FairWorking in the central PA region
Working in PA Online Career FairConnect online with employers from across the Commonwealth
QUESTIONS?
101 Bank of America Career Services(corner of Bigler and Eisenhower Roads)
814-865-2377