Check out below for our tools, resources and ways you can get involved with Career & 专业发展 as a new student or parent.
First-Year Checklist: Increase Self Awareness
- Make an appointment with your Career & 专业发展 counselor to become familiar with our resources
- Research majors and careers that relate to your skills, 利益, 值, 个性, 理想的教育和生活方式
- Take a career assessment by making an appointment to use Gallup Strengths, MyPlan, Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator. Discuss results with your Academic Advisor and Career Counselor
- Attend virtual and in-person career-related workshops, 面板, 人才招聘会往往会, and other professional development events sponsored by Career & 专业发展 & 大学园就业服务
- Join a club or organization relevant to your 利益
- Get involved in the 领导 series offered by Student Engagement & 领导
- 读了 职业生涯指导 学习如何写简历. Make an appointment to have your resume reviewed with a Peer Career Advisor or Counselor
- Attend the Employment Fair in August to land a student job on campus or in the local area
- Network and conduct informational interviews by talking to family, 朋友, faculty and staff about the nature of their jobs. Attend networking and alumni events on campus
- 联络校友 LionLink and conduct informational interviews
- Look for an internship for the summer following your first year
- 参观 规划你的职业网页 了解更多信息
Tools to help students build self-awareness, explore majors and career options:
我可以用这个专业做什么 – Explore a range of career paths based on majors.
MyPlan – Explore your skills, 利益, 值, majors, careers and much more with the MyPlan assessment.
主要的追求 -探索易胜博的专业.
新! 盖洛普·克利夫顿优势评估 – Speak to a Career Counselor 了解更多信息.
Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Assessment –Two assessments to help students build self-awareness of their 个性 type and strengths and to discover majors and careers. Speak to a Career Counselor 了解更多信息.
Bureau of Labor Statistics-Occupational 前景 Handbook – The OOH can help you find career information on duties, 教育和培训, 支付, and outlook for hundreds of occupations.
O *网在线 – The O*NET program is the nation's primary source of occupational information.
PARENTS: HELP YOUR STUDENT NAVIGATE THEIR CAREER
探索: Talk with your student about the courses and activities he or she is enjoying. 学生 discover new things about themselves throughout the college experience. Your willingness to listen and be a sounding board will keep you in the loop.
放大它: Promote extracurricular involvement. 学生 gain the skills employers value through involvement in clubs and academic programs. Extracurricular involvement should be balanced with maintaining achievement in the classroom.
充当资源:参考实习或工作指南
-Is your employer interested in starting an internship program? 我们可以帮忙! -Employment and internship opportunities can be listed on Penn State’s Job posting system: Nittany Lion 职业生涯
开放: Be open to new ideas and support your student’s exploration of new areas of study and 利益. This, after all, is what education is all about. Don't panic if your student is excited about majoring in something like English, history, or art. 这些都是很好的选择, particularly if they are a good match for a student's 利益 and skills.
为成功而着装: Help prepare students for career expos and other employer interactions by purchasing professional attire, such as dress shirts/slacks/suits/shoes.
促进独立: Provide your student with the Career & 专业发展 contact information and urge him or her to contact the center to schedule a meeting. Assist students with formulating communication tools, but allow them to interact independently with employers.
This information was adapted from the National Association of Colleges & 雇主(NACE)
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