Agenda Library (Job Websites) Career Cruising Chapter 5

How Smart Are You? http://www.mikescomputerinfo.com/inteltest.htm

Career Cruising EDPs Career Assignment

Evaluating Your Skills (Chapter 5) Discuss the importance of skills in your career search Define and identify your skills Recognize the power of the transferability of your skills Use the language of skills in writing your resume and preparing for an interview

How Are You Using Data? An estimated 20 to 50 percent of students enter college as “undecided” (Gordon, 1995). How many became “decided” students due to CMU Career Services? Increased Career Self-Efficacy and Lowered Career Indecisiveness Data is the new currency.

How Do You Use This Data? “Unfortunately, many students can’t afford to take time to volunteer and involves themselves with unpaid internships because they are spending so much time working to pay tuition.” How are you helping develop their brand? Examples: Websites, Blogs, Online Portfolios What is your brand? / You have to give! The Dr. Lip Podcast (www.jefflip.com)

Assessing Your Skills Please complete “Skills” worksheet on pg. 76-77 Eugene Hennie – (Ted Talk) How to Find Your Passion and Inner Awesomeness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH0AlC2TbR8