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Career library

The Career Library houses invaluable, up-to-date occupational materials that provides students with information about careers and employment. Students can access the Internet in the Career Library for career and job search planning purposes.

Job Search Action Plan:

  1. Schedule 20 minutes per day for job search 2
  2. Create spreadsheet to track results.
  3. Update weekly.

Include tabs:

  • All about me
  • potential jobs
  • opportunities applied to
  • contacts
  • WEEK TASKS TOOLS STATUS

One Identify potential jobs Connect your major to careers: Link Occupational

Two Create your marketing materials:

  • Revise resume
  • Create template cover letter
  • Update social media profiles
  • Create list of contacts

Resume template: Link

Cover letter template: Link

Linked in checklist: Link

Three Start applying for jobs online. Within 24 hours of the posting  Monster  Indeed  Simply hired  Career Link: https://regiscollegecsm.symplicity.com/ (Sign in; do not create ab account. As a student you already have an account. Use the passwords you use to access moodle.)

Four Start reaching out to your contacts: ask for IDEAS and SUGGESTIONS only. Five Prepare for interviews. Practice, practice, practice.
Interview prep checklist: Link
Interview FAQ: Link

Six Expand your networking to include networking meetings as well as nonprofessional contacts Networking tool: Link Seven reevaluate your progress. Make any necessary changes Eight Reach the finish line or repeat the above steps.

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Resume & Interviewing

Your resume is a key marketing tool, and a major piece in your toolkit. Your resume puts a spotlight on your personal brand and promotes you as an ideal candidate to potential employers. The goal in writing a resume is to make yourself attractive to potential employers, securing you the opportunity to interview with the organization.

Format

The most effective format for your resume depends on what you have done and what you are trying to accomplish.

Chronological- This type of format very clearly displays your work history and is the most commonly used. In a chronological format, your most recent work experience is listed first. Job titles and employers are emphasized in order to show a progressive job history. In addition, your responsibilities, skills and accomplishments are described in detail.
Functional- This format allows you to focus on relevant skills rather than recent positions. In a functional format, the skills and accomplishments you've learned from previous employment and experiences (i.e., classroom and/or volunteer) are highlighted and divided into three or more categories based on a common, skill-based theme.

Resume Design Tips

The design of your resume is a big factor in the reader's experience and comprehension. You can labor over word choice and accomplishments to include, but unless you have considered the design of your resume, you risk the reader skipping over the most important content.

Scan-Ability— Your goal for the resume is to make it easy for the reader to scan VERY quickly for the most relevant and important experience and skills. Use formatting—boldface, type scale, strategic use of white space—to make key information easy to find.
Formatting and Visual “Chunking”— Use ALLCAPS, bold, italics or underline to create emphasis and access points for the reader. Create visual chunking with white space between blocks of information—keep those blocks short! Two short blocks are better—more inviting to read—than one long one.
Information Architecture— Information architecture refers to a hierarchy of information or text achieved by a combination of sequence, scale and boldness of your information. By selecting what text appears first, horizontally or vertically, you're telling the reader what information is more important.

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Job opportunities

For looking for a job please following these wen links:

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Career fairs

A career fair, also called job fair or recruitment fair, is a recruiting event (either virtual or in-person) during which employers and recruiters meet with job seekers in order to discuss job opportunities.

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Career counseling

What is Career Counseling?

Your career development is a lifelong process that, whether you know it or not, actually started when you were born! There are a number of factors that influence your career development, including your interests, abilities, values, personality, background, and circumstances. Career Counseling is a process that will help you to know and understand yourself and the world of work in order to make career, educational, and life decisions. Career development is more than just deciding on a major and what job you want to get when you graduate. It really is a lifelong process, meaning that throughout your life you will change, situations will change, and you will continually have to make career and life decisions. The goal of Career Counseling is to not only help you make the decisions you need to make now, but to give you the knowledge and skills you need to make future career and life decisions.

What can I expect?

Your Career Counselor WILL:

  • Help you figure out who you are and what you want out of your education, your career, and your life.
  • Be someone for you to talk to about your thoughts, ideas, feelings, and concerns about your career and educational choices, who will help you sort out, organize, and make sense of your thoughts and feelings.
  • Help you identify the factors influencing your career development, and help you assess your interests, abilities, and values.
  • Help you locate resources and sources of career information.
  • Help you to determine next steps and develop a plan to achieve your goals.

Your Career Counselor WON'T:

  • Tell you what to do, or tell you what you should major in or what career you should pursue.
  • Advise you in course selection or scheduling.

Who needs Career Counseling?

Since career development is a lifelong process, Career Counseling can be appropriate for anyone, including freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and even alumni. The earlier you get started making intentional decisions about your future, however, the better prepared you will be! We recommend that all freshmen come in and visit with a Career Counselor.

Below are some examples of concerns that bring students to Career Counseling:
Exploring Career and Major Options

  • “I have no idea what I want to do with my life.”
  • “I don’t know what to major in.”
  • “I’ve narrowed it down to a couple career options, but I’m having a hard time choosing between them.”
  • “I know what I want to major in, but I have no idea what I want to do once I graduate.”
  • “I know what I want to do, but I’m not sure what the best major would be.
  • “I want to know what kinds of jobs I can get with my major.”
  • “I don’t feel like I know enough about all the different careers out there to know what I want to do.”
  • Resolving Conflicts
  • “I like a lot of different subjects, and I keep changing my major because I’m not sure which one is the best for me!”
  • “I don’t like any of my classes and none of the majors seem really appealing to me.”
  • “I have a lot of work experience and I want to find a new career path that will build on the skills I already have.”
  • “I was planning on going into the [blank] program, but I applied and didn’t get in. What do I do now?”
  • “I always thought I wanted to be a [blank], but I got into my major and I really don't like it!”
  • “I really like my major, but it’s not what I want to do for my career.”
  • “I know what type of work I’d like to do, but I’m afraid I won’t be able to make enough money doing it.”
  • “My family really wants me to be a [blank], but I’m not sure if that’s really what I want.”
  • “I’ve always planned on being a [blank], but I’m wondering if it’s only because that’s all I know.”
  • “I want to find a field to go into where there will always be plenty of jobs.”
  • “I want to find a career that will allow me to provide significant financial support for my family.”
  • “I’m working towards my career, but I think I might just really want to be a stay-at-home parent.”
  • “I’ve always planned to stay in Boise, but to do what I’d like to do I’d have to move.”
  • “I can’t find a job, so I’m thinking about going to grad school.”

Who is a Career Counselor?

The Career Services staff member assisting you holds a masters degree and has expertise in career development theory, counseling techniques, administration and interpretation of assessments, and career information resources. Career Counselors have masters degrees in Counseling or Career Counseling.

Your job search/ career attainment process is also a critical aspect of your career development, and therefore, Job Search Advising and Career Counseling are intertwined. Your Career Counselor is also fully trained to assist with all aspects of your job search.

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On campus recruiting

Campus recruitment is a hiring method in which companies recruit students for internships at a university or college. This recruitment technique allows companies to create a talent pipeline for the future, allowing organizations to identify and develop young talent.

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Career developing courses

Career development is the process of planning, pursuing, and achieving your professional goals. Whether you want to land your dream job, advance your career, or switch to a new field, you can find courses that help prepare you to succeed.

  • Career decision making
  • Resume writing & interview
  • Professionalism on the job