1. Map Making for the Exploring Student Nikki Brown & Patricia Griffin Fort Hays State University Academic Advising & Career Exploration Center

2. Career Exploration O What is it? O Assisting students through self-exploration by identifying their personality, interests, values and strengths O Providing access to academic and career information and resources O Teaching students effective skills to navigate the decision making process

3. Counseling v. Advising Career Counseling Career Advising O Formal psychological assessment of career- related variables O Strong emotional issues related to their academic or career choices O Entrenched difficulties with career decision- making process O Assist students in understanding relationships that exist between academic experiences and career fields O Promotes self-exploration O Acquisition of academic and career information O Decision-making Gore, P. A. & Metz, A. J. (2008). Advising for Career and Life Planning. In Gordon, V.N, Habley, W.R. & Grites,T.J.(Eds.). Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook, second edition. (p. 104). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

4. Who Uses the Services O Free service for enrolled students and employees O Community members pay $50 Students are not allowed to utilize the career exploration service until they have completed one semester of college.

5. Scheduling O Each appointment is an hour O Times are worked around student schedule O To schedule an appointment students call or come into our office O Career Advisors see no more than 3 career appointments a day

6. Appointment 1 O Explain what will be accomplished and steps to getting there O Initial Appointment Questions O Demographic information O Thoughts on current major O What majors they have or are considering? O Favorite classes/subjects ? O Hobbies? O Dream job? O Transferring?

7. Appointment 1 O Administer Personality Assessment O Assessment takes 5-10 minutes O Provides immediate results

9. Appointment 1 O Discuss Results O Dichotomy Preferences O Temperament O Connecting Personality Types with Careers and Jobs O Success Strategies in Exploring Majors O Personality Type Handout

11. SP (Sensation & Perceiving) 35%--ISTP, ESTP, ISFP, ESFP NT (iNtuition & Thinking) 10%--INTP, ENTP, INTJ, ENTJ NF (iNtuition & Feeling) 10%--INFJ, ENFJ, INFP, ENFP SJ (Sensation & Judging) 45%--ISFJ, ESFJ, ISTJ, ESTJ Motivational Forces: Action and Play Tendencies Work is essentially play Hands-on occupations Good in crisis Enjoy today--dislike setting goals Sports, Performance, Sales, Emergency Personnel Risk-takers Excellent negotiators KEIRSEY'S TEMPERAMENT TYPES Motivational Forces: Duty and Responsibility Tendencies Duty! If I don't, who will? Operate best with clear instructions Rule follower, maker, enforcer Medicine, Business, Education, Government Conservative and organized Support or Leadership Managers Traditional pillars of society Motivational Forces: Strategy and Analysis Tendencies Always students love to learn! Career driven Skills, knowledge, and competence are essential Independent by nature Science, Law, Computers, Upper Management Focus on future, theory, and abstract concepts Architects of complex systems Motivational Forces: Meaning and Relationships Tendencies Interested in meaningful careers Bring out best in others Unity and integrity are important Communicators (writing and/or speaking) Teaching, Consulting, Counseling, Arts People, interaction, relationships Seek true identity and self-actualization Information adapted from Please Understand Me: Character and Temperament Types by David Keirsey and Marilyn Bates

15. Appointment 1 O Give Career Exploration Resources handout O Explain homework O Interests & Values Assessments O Save careers to portfolio O Make next appointment O Record notes

16. Appointment 2 O Look at assessment results for Interests and Values O Look at saved careers in assessment tool O How does the student feel about results O Top 3 careers O What Can I Do With a Major In… O http://www.fhsu.edu/aace/what-can-i-do-with-a-major-in/ http://www.fhsu.edu/aace/what-can-i-do-with-a-major-in/ O Look at program requirements

20. Appointment 2 O Provide contact information for departments O Homework O Information Interviews O Provide strengths assessment information O Schedule next appointment O Record notes

21. Appointment 3 O Discuss information interviews O Review strengths assessment results O Provide handout for each strength O How do their strengths come into play with career possibilities

23. Appointment 3 O Shift responsibility to student O Choose major O Make a plan O Link to department chair O Fill out Career Exploration evaluation O Record notes

24. CE Evaluation O How they heard of the service O Why they sought out the service O How many appointments they had and satisfaction with appointment O Satisfaction with career instruments used O How well they understand the career/major decision- making process

25. Questions? Thank you for attending. Please complete the NACADA evaluation that you were given. Nikki Brown Patricia Griffin n_brown2@fhsu.edun_brown2@fhsu.edu pgriffin@fhsu.edupgriffin@fhsu.edu