Strategic plans for career development
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STRATEGIC PLANS FOR
CAREER DEVELOPMENTWITH
SPECIALIZED STUDENT POPULATIONS
Elizabeth Pallardy, M.Ed.
Student Populations
Graduate StudentsUndecided MajorsStudent Athletes
Distance Education
Specialized
Graduate Students
Concerns Academic and non-academic job search
strategies Developing job search materials:
e.g., academic cover letters, vitae, portfolio Lack of knowledge regarding transferable
skills Navigating faculty mentor expectations
Job Search Strategies/Tools– Guides
• The Academic Job Search• The Non-academic Job Search
– Web-based resources • Academic: CV samples, HigherEdJobs, The Chronicle• Non-Academic: CareerNET, Industry sites, Versatile PhD
– Individual Coaching– Mock Interviews– Career Fairs
Graduate Students
Identifying Transferable Skills– Individual Coaching/Assessment
– Resources
– Panels/Presentations• Industry Careers in….
Science, Social Science, Higher Education
Graduate Students
Research/Analytical
CommunicationInterpersonalCritical ThinkingLeadership
Graduate Students
Specialized Programming
Examples:• Academic CVs/Non-Academic Resumes• Social Media Tools for Graduate Students• Interviewing Tips for Graduate Students• Graduate Networking • Panels:
– International Student Job Search– Navigating the Academic Job Search
• LISTSERV
Campus Partnerships
Graduate Students
The Graduate School
Jointly sponsored professional development activities
Participating in the Graduate Student Advisory Council
Career Center Coaches
Counseling Center
Faculty/Graduate Program Directors
Alumni
Undecided Majors
• Lack of self-awareness• Lack of information• Lack of interest – “don’t like anything”• Diversity of interests – “like everything”• Mismatch of skills and
interests/Unrealistic goals• Family pressure• Chronic indecisiveness– Procrastination as a personality
characteristic
Up to 70% of students change majors
Undecided Majors
Undecided Majors
Self-AssessTrack Down Information
Evaluate and DecidePlan Next StepsPlan Next Steps
S.T.E.P. Model
• Career coaching and assessments– Choose/change majors or careers– Create a Parallel Plan
• FOCUS 2• MBTI• Mapping
Self-
Assess
Undecided Majors
Track Down Informationhigh tech: Research majors Research careers Degree Plans O*NET Catalog Occupational Outlook HandbookWhat Can I Do With This Major?
high touch:• Informational Interviewing• Volunteering
– Volunteer and Service-Learning Center (VSLC)• Shadowing• Campus Organizations
– American Marketing Association, Pre-Pharmacy Club
Evaluate and Decide• Assist in awareness about decision-making style• Get support– Center for Counseling & Student Development, Academic
Advising & Support, family or friends
Plan Next Steps• Work on setting specific goals • Probability/Possibility planning• Internships, part-time jobs
Undecided Majors
• New Student Orientation• Freshman Seminar• Academic Advising
Partnerships & InvolvementUndecided Majors
Student Athletes
•Time Constraints•Fitting academic programs with sport•Connecting value of career development/programming to career goals•Marketing sport experience
Concerns
Time ConstraintsAvailability for:– Meetings/programs– Interview schedules– Job fairs
Experiential Education
Student Athletes
Transferable skills– Leadership, communication (media), travel
(overseas), competitive– Drawing from sport and community service,
clinic/camp involvement
Resume Examples
“Playbook”
Transition Class
Mentoring Program
Networking Events
Post-grad Program
Student Athletes
Progra
ms
Athletic Student Development– Buy-in from coaches
Career Center Coaches Mentors from community
Student Athletes
Partnerships
Concerns• Providing same quality of service as on
campus students receive• Access– Career Coaches– Resources
Distance Education
Distance EducationAppointments– Phone, Skype, AnyMeeting, Google Hangout, etc.
Website– Importance of access to resources
Modules– Make appointments more productive by more
pre-work/interactive
Screen Sharing Software(i.e. join.me)
Strategic Planning• Understand unique needs for each population
• Take inventory of resources and services already available
• Set goals for working with each population
• Analyze gap between needs and goals and develop resources, programs, etc. to meet needs
Networking EventExample