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Career Development Overview Workshop
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Are you ready??
Organize yourself Stay organized Set a goal Review your progress Follow Up
There is a lot of information out there, and searching for a new job is a time commitment, so be patient!
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Before you Begin
Cyber-cleanse (use the Grandma test) Professional email address and outgoing voicemail
message Have 3+ references available and ready to give you a
strong recommendation Create / Improve LinkedIn profile
Attach papers you’ve written or projects you’ve worked on
Find Alumni, Request Recommendations, join groups, find events, contribute to discussions
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Build your materials/documents
Resume – follow a template Reverse Chronological Order
Cover Letter – customize per company/opportunity
Some roles may require writing samples or presentations
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Create Marketing Plan
Think about your IMMEDIATE career goal and ULTIMATE career goal
As you search, WHERE do you want to be geographically
Would you like to work at a LARGE company or SMALL company
Which industries are you interested in? Which are growing?
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Execute plan / Job Searching Create a list of target companies
Ask a mentor where they can see you Talk to friends and family Look at lists of “Best Places to Work” Have proactive conversations with recruiters/agencies Go to Career Fairs and Career Workshops
Marketing Plan Handout
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What’s your story?
You will repeatedly be explaining yourself Interviewing - Tell Me about Yourself Resume Summary or Cover Letter Networking – Introducing yourself
Establish your focus and how you’ll communicate it
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Incorporate – (for MS BAPM)What is Business Analytics? Anticipate a follow up question and be ready to give
a high-level explanation in your own words Something like…
“Business Analytics is the study of data through analysis to help an organization make better business decisions.”
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Practice your “Elevator Pitch”
“I’m a (1st or 2nd year) graduate student at UConn studying _____. Prior to business school I (talk about your professional experience) and I’m interested in pursuing a career in….”
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Applying to Jobs
Quality trumps quantity!
Don’t just spam your resume
Create Saved Searches for updates on job postings
Post your resume on job search sites
(SEO) Be searchable! Wordle.net
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Wordle.net (MS BAPM WEBPAGE)
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Interviewing
Are you ready?
Practice, have a mock interview with a friend
Practice Sample Questions (Straight forward ones and behavioral interview questions)
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Keep track
Track your data and activity Stay Organized What are you learning? What’s working? What’s holding you up? Lessons learned?
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Follow Up Communication and
Follow Up is so important–
Thank you Notes after interviews to get next steps and decisions
Follow Up if given a referral or new piece of information
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You can do it!
Stay motivated!
Do ONE action item a day!
Use your resources!
GOOD LUCK!
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Other Workshops
How to Write a Resume and Cover Letter
Job Searching: Applying and Follow Up
Interviewing: Phone, In Person, and Group
Networking: In Person and LinkedIn
Soft Skills / Communication
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How to Get a 1-on-1 Counseling You must attend at least ONE MORE Career
Workshop EQUALS 30 MINUTES OF PERSONALIZED
COUNSELING
You must attend at least ONE Soft-Skills Workshop EQUALS 60 MINUTES OF PERSONALIZED
COUNSELING
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Group Counseling
Networking Exercises Resume Peer Critiquing Career Assessments / Exploration Interview Practice LinkedIn Profile Reviews Presentation Skills / Public Speaking
What else would you like…?
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COACHING CONTACT SHEET
If you didn’t already fill out and send the Coaching Contact sheet please do so!
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THANK YOU!