This document outlines a 7-part career development workshop series. The workshops cover topics like self-assessment, goal-setting, exploring career options through informational interviews and classes, developing a career plan, and evaluating options through experiences. Specific workshops will provide guidance on resume writing, cover letters, internship searching, job searching, preparing for career fairs, and interviewing skills. The career advisor, Bill Sherman, can be contacted for an appointment to discuss a student's individual career needs and goals.

2. Self-Assessment
Skills, experience, interests, values, and personality
Exploration
Reading, informational interviewing, classes
Goal-Setting
Identifying SMART goals
Action
Preparing a plan and taking steps to meet your goals
Evaluation
Assessing options through interactions & experiences

4. What are your primary interests
Classes you’ve enjoyed, done well in?
What do you value in a career?
How do things like family, money, lifestyle,
influence, long-term career potential factor?
What are you skilled at doing?
Project management, financial analysis,
event planning, meeting facilitation, team-
building, databases, marketing, etc.

6. • Positions include Market Research
Analysts, Business Analysts, Budget
Analysts, Operations Analysts, etc.
• Uses advanced methods of analysis to
help organizations identify root
problems and apply tangible solutions
• Works in gov’t agencies, consulting
firms, banks, company finance depts.

7. • Help company’s implement projects
in a fiscally responsible manner
• Familiar with budgeting, financial
ratios, and basic accounting
• May also assess the performance of
stocks, bonds, etc.
• Work for investment firms,
government agencies, and companies

8. • Review financial statements (e.g.
Balance Sheet, Income Statement,
Cash Flows Statement)
• Use financial ratios to assess the
financial strength of borrowers
• Work in banks, mortgage brokers,
credit card companies

9. • Analyze financial costs of risk and
uncertainty to help businesses
develop policies that minimize risk-
related costs
• Use math, statistics, financial theory
• Works for insurance companies,
healthcare organizations,
government agencies

10. • Internal and external auditors check
for mismanagement of an
organization’s funds
• Can become a Certified Internal
Auditor after two years in the field
through the IIA
• Work for public accounting firms and
government regulatory agencies

11. • Propose ways to improve an
organization's efficiency by analyzing
work policies, procedures, and processes.
• Advise managers on making business
operations more efficient through the
implementation of software and systems.
• Work for consulting firms and the human
resources offices of various organizations.

12. • Obtain clients through persuasive
formal and informal presentations
• Manage the client relationship for
the lifetime of the product or service
Work for major companies,
universities, consulting firms, etc.
• Great earning potential, due to
bonuses and incentives

13. • Do research on prices, employment,
taxes, investments, etc.
• Conduct surveys, college and
interpret data, write in-depth reports
• Masters degree required for
advancement
• Work for local, state, and federal
government, as well as universities.

14. • Collect and compile statistical data
• Analyze the effects of current policy
and recommend policy changes
• Requires an advanced degree in law
or a masters/Ph.D. in economics
• Work for universities, think tanks,
media outlets/newspapers,
government agencies, etc.

15. • Conduct original research and write
scholarly articles for publication
• Teach classes, explaining complex
concepts in an accessible manner
• Compile curriculum, create tests,
grade assignments
• Work for high schools, colleges, and
universities

16. www.bls.gov/ooh

17. Corporate America

18. Small Business

19. Government Agency

20. Non-Profit Organization

21. • Student Organizations
UO Economics Club
International Business & Economics Club
UO Human Resources Association
• Experiential Learning
Panel Discussions, Business Trips, Job
Shadows, Volunteering

22. • Analytical, Problem Solving, and
Decision-Making
• Communication, Business Writing,
and Public Speaking
• Math and Statistics
• Research

23. • Applied Economics
• Statistics and Research Methodology
• Finance and Accounting
• Human Resources Management
• Writing and Communication

25. • Start with a subject (e.g.
“my career”) in the
center of the map.
• Begin drawing branches
out from the center with
related words
• Continue branching off
(free-association-style)

28. • Download, photocopy, or cut out/copy &
paste at least 50 job postings that when
you see them you think:
– I’ve always wanted to do that!
– Looking interesting, I could probably do that,
too.

29. • Once you’ve collected at least 50
postings:
o Look for patterns or common themes
o Create at least 1 (no more than 5)
potential career tracks
o Assess your end goals
o Take stock of your qualifications
o Work backwards to your build skills
and experiences accordingly

30. • Volunteer or job shadow
• Conduct informational interviews
• Alumni, Facebook, LinkedIn, Family friends,
Professors
• Find (or create) an internship
• Attend networking events
• Join professional associations & boards

31. • Bill Sherman, Director of Career &
Advising Services (PLC 405)
• By Appointment:
wsherman@uoregon.edu

32. A seven-part workshop series
Tuesdays @ 6 pm (PLC 410)
Part 1: Making Smart Career Decisions
Part 2: Everything You Need to Find an Internship
Part 3: Resume Writing—Taking it to the Next Level
Part 4: How to Write a Darn Good Cover Letter
Part 5: Job Search 201—Better, Smarter, Faster
Part 6: Preparing for the Career Fair
Part 7: Interviewing: Getting Past the 1st & 2nd Rounds