1. Vick Center for Strategic Advising &
Career Counseling

2. Finding Fulfilling Work Video
Link for video
bit.ly/vickcenter

3. Major ≠ Career Being Marketable Career Services
Today’s Presentation
Major ≠ Career
Being Marketable
Career Services

4. Preparing for a Career Be an active participant in career planning
Start the process early and continue throughout college
2.5 % unemployment rate of recent college grads vs.
5.3% unemployment rate for those with high school diplomas Bureau of Labor Statistics Jan. 2017

5. Student Development and Career
Gaining independence, establishing identity, developing a sense of purpose.
May feel lost or confused about majors and career
May realize they don't like their major classes
Unexpected interest in a new area
Feel a need to make decisions NOW

6. "If we'd all stuck with our first dream job, the world would be overrun with cowboys and princesses."- Stephen Colbert in his 2011 commencement speech at Northwestern University

7. We Change!
 If you think about yourself at 17/18 and how you changed.  Over these four years, you get to know yourself better, learn more about jobs and that is what my role is at UT to help students navigate this process.   
The world of work has changed a lot in the past 10/20 years and is continuing to change at a rapid pace.  Many of today’s jobs didn’t exist 10 years ago; Social Media Manager, App designer….
And your students will be looking for jobs in 4 years that may not even exist today.  So their major has to prepare them for many different kinds of work, to adapt and to innovate. (cloud specialist, driverless car engineer, sustainability manager, social media manger, etc.)

8. Transition from linear thinking

9. So… what are you going to do with that?

11. What do you want to do with your major?

12. Values Interests Personality Skills Helping others, prestige, meaning
Sports, technology, reading, cultures
Personality
Curious, kind, adaptable, creative
Skills
Analyzing, persuading, listening

13. DEGREE + =
CAREER

14. Your Complete Package
Major Minor/Certificate Internships Part time work Volunteering Student Organizations Undergraduate Research Study Abroad Technical Skills Languages………and more

15. Attributes Employers Seek on Resume
Problem Solving 83%
Ability to work in a team 83%
Written Communication 80%
Leadership 73%
Analytical Skills 68%
Verbal Communication 68%
Initiative 68%
Detail Orientated 64%
Technical Skills 60%
Interpersonal skills 55%
Creativity 29%
NACE Outlook Survey 2018

16. Marketable = Experiential Learning

17. Chronicle of Higher Ed. December 2012. 50,000 employers surveyed.

18. February 2014

19. I hear and I forget I see and I remember I do and I understand
Confucius

20. Vick Center (all majors)
UT Career Services
Vick Center (all majors)
Career Exploration
Career Assessments
Internship Planning
Resources
16 College Career Offices
Job & Internship Search
Resumes
Career Fairs
Interview skills

21. RecruitUT.com

22. Vick Center for Strategic Advising & Career Counseling
JESTER A-115
Online at Vick Center