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Your Career Journey:Getting Started & Staying Focused

New Student Orientation 2017

PRESENTER’S NAME

Why are we here today?

Six Components of Employability

Career Planning Relationships Experience (Life & Work)

Academic Subject Knowledge, Skills & Understanding

Transferrable Skills Emotional Intelligence

Decide It.

• Figure out what you want to do

Experience It.

• Interact in various work environments related

to your career interests

Live It.

• Prepare for your post-graduate opportunities.

The Career Center

helps students:

Career Development Services

• Career Assessments (MBTI, SII, FOCUS2, Values)

• Informational Interviewing

• Job Shadowing opportunities

• Pathways to Professions (group job shadowing)

• U201 – The World of Work

Case Study #1 – Kevin’s Story

Kevin is a first year student who has always

been good at math. Kevin is confident in his

math abilities, enjoys problem solving and

working with people. Kevin is confident he wants

to study something related to mathematics but

doesn’t want to be a high school teacher or

college professor. What next steps might Kevin

take to help decide on his major?

Experience It.

Services we provide to

connect students to

internships/co-ops:

• Handshake (July 15,

access for new

students)

• Job Fairs

• Info Sessions

• On-campus

recruiting/interviews

Case #2 Taylor

Taylor knows that internships are important but she

doesn’t know where to start in looking for one.

Taylor has always heard that the Career Center is

great for seniors, but as a Freshmen doesn’t think

she can use it. What ways might the Career Center

be able to help Taylor?

Live ItPreparation

• Resume & Letter Writing

• Mock Interviewing

• Job Search Strategies

(Networking, Social Media)

• Employer Research

• Graduate School Planning

• Pre-Professional Advising

Implementation

• Information Sessions

• On-Campus Interviews

• Job Postings

• Job Fairs

Thomas Cooper Library,

Level 5

Swearingen Engineering

Center, 1A01

*For CEC students primarily

Career Center Locations

For more information visit sc.edu/career

Come meet us to start planning your future!

So remember…

• Use us EARLY

• Use us OFTEN

• Use all your RESOURCES

• Decide it. Get INFORMED

• Experience it. Get EXPERIENCE

• Live it. Get PREPARED

Next Steps

• Refer to our handouts

• Stop by our table at the Resource Fair for

additional information

• Visit us during Drop-in hours every Monday-

Friday from 1-4 pm during the academic year

Questions?