Your Career Planning Essentials
The Career Center provides students with opportunities to attain three key elements of career readiness and success:
- Career Clarity -- knowing your future direction through self-assessment and career exploration
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Career Connections -- engaging with alumni and employers
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Career Competitiveness -- enhancing your marketability
Which of these essentials do you have? Which do you need? Review the following to find out.
Clarity:
⇒ Do you feel clear about your career,
academic, or other post-graduate plans?
⇒ Do you know the interests, skills, and values you want satisfied by your next move?
⇒ Have you researched your career, education or other options in depth?
Were any of your answers "no"? Become clear here.
Connections
⇒ Do you have contacts in your interest areas from whom you can seek information?
⇒ Are you comfortable approaching others and know how to solicit their ideas and advice?
Were any of your answers "no"? Get more connected.
Competitiveness
⇒ Do you know the skills, knowledge and other qualifications you need to reach your goal?
⇒ Are you confident in your search strategy, self-marketing tools, and interviewing skills?
Were any of your answers "no"? Become more competitive.