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Finding Your Career PathPresented for PSYC 210: Applications in Human DevelopmentMike Major, SPHRDirectorCareer Services www.svsu.edu/careersAbout MeParentsEssexville, MI

Resources availableResume and cover letter building and critiquesOnline TutorialsResume, Cover Letter, Interviewing, Job Search StrategiesMock interviews and interview coachingNetwork developmentCareer fairs on campus exclusively for SVSU students to network with potential employersInternship/Co-op advisingJob search strategiesDeveloping personal brandOn-campus student employmentwww.svsu.edu/careersIDEAL PathwayInvestigate

Discover

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www.svsu.edu/careersTaking the IDEAL PathwayInvestigate how your personality, goals, talents, interests and passions can guide your career decisions

Discover career fields that allow you to apply the things you learned about yourself in the investigate stage

www.svsu.edu/careersIDEAL Pathway (cont.)Experience the career field that most interests you through research, classes, and internships

Activate your plan for employment or graduate school after graduation

Link with potential employers through job fairs, on campus interviews, and your schools on-line database

www.svsu.edu/careersCareer PathwaysArts and CommunicationsBusiness, Management, Marketing, and TechnologyEngineering/Manufacturing and Industrial TechnologyHealth SciencesHuman ServicesNatural Resources and Agrisciencewww.svsu.edu/careerswww.svsu.edu/careersMy Career PathwayNo clue on exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up!

President?NBA Superstar?Model?

www.svsu.edu/careersWhile in college, I changed majors three times

Music (Tuba)International Studiesla langue franaise

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My College YearsSVSU2 PT JobsCoaching1 FT Job

www.svsu.edu/careersConcentric Network Corporation

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SVSU2 PT JobsCoaching1 FT JobMIARNG

My College Years

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Post-College YearsMore jobsMore education; M.Ed, MA

Was My Pathway IDEAL?Investigate:Multiple majors, struggling to fit into a programDiscover:Coaching, fieldwork observationsExperience: Student teaching, additional work experiencesActivate:Multiple career paths, mentors for eachLink:Connections through various experiences

www.svsu.edu/careersSo, how did I end up here today?Jim Teal,SVSUTennis CoachJeff BASCADDan MDowADBarb RHFPrinc.Patti SJGPrinc.

www.svsu.edu/careersResearch by Penn State and other institutions has shown that up to 80 percent of students entering college admit that they're not certain what they really want to major in, even if they've initially declared a major. In addition, up to 50 percent of college students change their majors at least once before graduation, and some change several times. Source: http://dus.psu.edu/md/mdintro.htmwww.svsu.edu/careersWhat are the hot career fields?Governors Economic Summit (3/19/13)Top 4 talent needs in Michigan:IT ProfessionalsSkilled WorkersProject ManagersEngineersManufacturing is still the base of Michigans economyExperiential learning must happen in any career pathwaywww.svsu.edu/careersFortunes 10 hot careers for 2012 and beyondInformation Technology (IT)Health care professionalsHealth care management and support staffEngineersIndustrial skillsLife sciences and biotechSalesAccounting/FinanceDiscount retailersPrivate equity firms Source: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2011/12/27/10-hot-careers-for-2012-and-beyond/www.svsu.edu/careersWhat is the danger of giving Hot career fields out to students?www.svsu.edu/careersUltimately, you can be successful in any of the career pathways if you follow your passion and create a plan for success.www.svsu.edu/careersThe Value of InternshipsOverall first-job offer to new college graduates with NO internship experience:$37,621Overall first-job offer to new college graduates with an internship experience:$41,580Difference of $3,959

Source: 2013 NACE Salary Surveywww.svsu.edu/careersPsychological Foundations: Career AdvisingPersonality basedCarl JungIntroversion/ExtraversionSensing/IntuitiveThinking/FeelingMyers-BriggsAdded Judging/PerceivingKeirseyKTS-II for individual analysis

www.svsu.edu/careersPsychological Foundations: Career AdvisingStrong-Campbell Interest InventoryJohn Holland, PhD.Holland Job CodesRealisticInvestigativeArtisticSocialEnterprisingConventional

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My AdviceTake MATH!Keep an open mindFollow your passionsConnect with Career Services wherever you goGet involvedStudent life, co-op/internship, faculty advisingIts OK to be worried and even a little scaredManage your online presence (Facebook/LinkedIn)Have FUN!

www.svsu.edu/careersBoston Marathon bombing victim Halloween costume makes Michigan woman target on social media

A photograph posted to Alicia Lynch's Twitter account, @SomeSkankinMI, shows the Michigan woman wearing an SVSU race shirt with fake scars on her legs. The photograph has gained national attention and led to death threats following the costume tweet.

http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2013/11/boston_marathon_bombing_victim.html

Manage your online presence

T H A N K Y O U

mmajor@svsu.edu989.964.7130 www.svsu.edu/careers28