Career Mapping Planning Welcome and Overview Career Success

Career Mapping & Planning

Welcome and Overview Career Success Certificate Program Purpose: - Recognize your interests, talents, and skills - Identify future pursuits that sound interesting to you - Map a plan for college that allows helps you explore and prepare for your future pursuits Introduction - Angelina La. Lima - Kia Nalls

Identifying Your Values, Talents, and Interests What are core values? What do you value? “The life which is unexamined is not worth living”- Socrates

Identifying Your Values, Talents, and Interests Write down a story of you at your best. • Why were you at your best? • What did you enjoy most about the situation? • What was most challenging for you in this situation? • How do you make sense of this?

Looking Ahead… When you think about your values, talents, and interests in light of your future, how would you like to apply them? • What do you want your future career to involve? • Are there types of work/jobs to which you are drawn?

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Mapping Your Future: Where Do I Go From Here? Goals and Critical Questions Worksheet - Think. Pair. Share. As we explore our future interests and goals, it is important to share what we are thinking with others so we can learn from each other’s knowledge and ideas!

Additional Tools to Support Your Exploration Process • Linked. In – Check out the Career Services Linked. In workshop to get started! • Practiced Learning Experiences • Internships • Service experiences • Summer jobs • On-campus employment • Faculty supervised research • Focus 2 – It’s free to you!

Where Do I Go From Here? • Meet with a career advisor or faculty member to discuss the interests you articulated and further map your plan for ways to get connected to do informational interviews, job shadowing and practiced learning during college. • Look at the Career Services website and explore all of the job links by industry and major to see if something peaks your interest! • As you explore your future options, continue to ask yourself questions about whether or not your future interests are aligned with your values, talents and interests. If they are not, look for another possibility with our help! • Revisit your map each semester to see how you are progressing and make changes as needed!