2. Resources available Resume and cover letter building and critiques Online Tutorials Resume, Cover Letter, Interviewing, Job Search Strategies Mock interviews and interview coaching Network development Career fairs on campus exclusively for SVSU students to network with potential employers Internship/Co-op advising Job search strategies Developing personal brand On-campus student employment www.svsu.edu/careers

3. IDEAL Pathway Investigate Discover Experience Activate Link www.svsu.edu/careers

4. Taking the IDEAL Pathway Investigate how your personality, goals, talents, interests and passions can guide your career decisions Discover career fields that allow you to apply the things you learned about yourself in the “investigate” stage www.svsu.edu/careers

5. IDEAL Pathway (con’t.) Experience the career field that most interests you through research, classes, and internships Activate your plan for employment or graduate school after graduation Link with potential employers through job fairs, on campus interviews, and your school’s on-line database www.svsu.edu/careers

6. Career Pathways Arts and Communications Business, Management, Marketing, and Technology Engineering/Manufacturing and Industrial Technology Health Sciences Human Services Natural Resources and Agriscience www.svsu.edu/careers

7. Research by Penn State and other institutions has shown that up to 80 percent of students entering college admit that they're not certain what they really want to major in, even if they've initially declared a major. In addition, up to 50 percent of college students change their majors at least once before graduation, and some change several times. Source: http://dus.psu.edu/md/mdintro.htm www.svsu.edu/careers

8. What are the “hot” career fields? Governor’s Economic Summit (3/19/13) Top 4 talent needs in Michigan: IT Professionals Skilled Workers Project Managers Engineers Manufacturing is still the base of Michigan’s economy Experiential learning must happen in any career pathway www.svsu.edu/careers

9. Fortune’s “10 hot careers for 2012 – and beyond” 1. Information Technology (IT) 2. Health care professionals 3. Health care management and support staff 4. Engineers 5. Industrial skills 6. Life sciences and biotech 7. Sales 8. Accounting/Finance 9. Discount retailers 10. Private equity firms Source: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2011/12/27/10-hot- careers-for-2012-and-beyond/ www.svsu.edu/careers

10. What is the danger of giving “Hot” career fields out to students? www.svsu.edu/careers

11. Ultimately, you can be successful in any of the career pathways if you follow your passion and create a plan for success. www.svsu.edu/careers

12. The Value of Internships Overall first-job offer to new college graduates with NO internship experience: $37,621 Overall first-job offer to new college graduates with an internship experience: $41,580 Difference of $3,959 Source: 2013 NACE Salary Survey www.svsu.edu/careers

13. Psychological Foundations: Career Advising Personality based Carl Jung Introversion/Extraversion Sensing/Intuitive Thinking/Feeling Myers-Briggs Added Judging/Perceiving Keirsey KTS-II for individual analysis www.svsu.edu/careers

14. Psychological Foundations: Career Advising Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory John Holland, PhD. Holland Job Codes Realistic Investigative Artistic Social Enterprising Conventional www.svsu.edu/careers

15. My Advice Take MATH! Keep an open mind Follow your passions Connect with Career Services wherever you go Get involved Student life, co-op/internship, faculty advising It’s OK to be worried and even a little scared Manage your online presence (Facebook/LinkedIn) Have FUN! www.svsu.edu/careers

16. Boston Marathon bombing victim Halloween costume makes Michigan woman target on social media A photograph posted to Alicia Lynch's Twitter account, @SomeSkankinMI, shows the Michigan woman wearing an SVSU race shirt with fake scars on her legs. The photograph has gained national attention and led to death threats following the costume tweet. http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/inde x.ssf/2013/11/boston_marathon_bombing _victim.html Manage your online presence

17. T H A N K Y O U mmajor@svsu.edu 989.964.7130 www.svsu.edu/careers 17