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Navigating Your Future: Principles for Student Success By James G. Beierlein & Barbara K. Wade Chapter Ten Personal Values
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2. Assessing Your Career Goals
Determine your favorite courses & teachers
Explain why they were your favorites
Determine your least favorite courses & teachers
Explain why they were not your favorites
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3. Three Steps to Career Planning
Career Awareness - Knowing what careers are available
Career Exploration - Talking with people who are already in the careers that interest you
Career Experience - Working at a job in a career that interests you
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Resumes
Introduces you to an employer
Highlights your qualifications for a job
Highlights your accomplishments
Shows how you can contribute to your potential employer’s success
Must be accompanied by a strong cover letter that makes employer want to read your resume
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5. Matching Careers & Majors Backward Planning
Look at possible careers and see what majors lead to them
Investigate the requirements of these majors
Find an academic advisor
Make an academic plan of courses
Plan for internships and externships
Investigate student clubs related to major
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