1. College is Possible Planning Your Future “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll probably end up somewhere else.” David Campbell, PHD Career Services Montana State University Billings www.msubillings.edu/careers

2. Identify: Who are You?  Interests  Skills/Abilities  Personality  Activities  Values  Goals

3. Investigate Occupations  Volunteer  Part-time jobs  Informational interviews  Internships  Alumni/professors  Career Services professionals & advisors  Career fairs/events  Graduate statistics

4. What’s Hot?? Fastest growing jobs until 2018 requiring at least BA/BS  In US Biomedical engineers Network systems & data analysts, engineers Financial examiners Medical scientists Physician assistants  In Montana Computer software engineers & network systems analysts Industrial engineers Geoscientists & chemical engineers Environmental scientists www.acinet.org/acinet

5. Implement!  Make your decision  Be realistic  Evaluate your plan  Re-focus, if needed  Do it over again throughout your life!

6. College IS Possible! The real value of higher education is to prepare students for career possibilities they cannot yet imagine.

7. Career Services Montana State University Billings University Campus: LIB 100 657.2168 City College: Jacket Student Central 247.3006 www.msubillings.edu/careers