The document provides an overview of career development workshops held each day of the week focusing on topics like career assessment, the hiring process, conflict resolution, resumes and cover letters, and interviews. It also discusses the importance of self-knowledge, attitude, exploring career options, deciding on a career path, and gaining the necessary experience, skills, education, and qualifications for a chosen career field. The five pillars of career development are identified as experience, education, skills, qualifications, and goals.

1. CAREER DEVELOPMENT
WORKSHOPS
RBSCC Career Pathways
Sarah Harvey – (718) 210-1634
Delia Springstubb – (718) 210-1633
Michele Stafford – (718) 210-1635

2. OVERVIEW OF THE WEEK:
Monday: Introduction to Career
Development, Assessment, Goals
Tuesday: How to be an Ideal Candidate and
the hiring process
Wednesday: Conflict Resolution
Thursday: Resume & Cover Letter
Friday: The Interview Process
ANYTHING ELSE…?

3. CAREER VS. JOB
Career Job
A career is the
Job is an activity
pursuit of a
through which an
lifelong ambition
individual can earn
or the general
About: money. It is a
course of
regular activity in
progression
exchange of
towards lifelong
payment.
goals.
Education or
Usually requires Special training
Requires:
special training may or may not be
required
A career may not
mean stability of A job is “safe” as
Risk
work as it stability of work and
taking:
encourages one to income is there.
take risks
Time: Long term Short term

5. 1. Assess
Am I Ready For Work? What Am I Looking
For?
Knowing your self – why it is so critical?
 Helps you make strategic plans for your career
 Helps to identify jobs and companies that fit
 Helps you to speak about strengths and weaknesses to
employers
Steps to deepen self-knowledge:
 Assess your past experiences
 Ask for advice from friends, family
 Keep learning new skills from experience
 Remain confident and motivated

6. THE POWER OF ATTITUDE
Why is it so important?
“Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they
become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your
habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your
destiny"
~Frank Outlaw
“Our attitude towards life determines life’s attitude
towards us”
~John N. Mitchell
“Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching?”
~Dennis and Wendy Mannering
“Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.”
~Ralph Marston
“Attitudes are nothing more than habits of thoughts, and
habits can be acquired. An action repeated becomes an
attitude realized.”
~Paul Myer

7. 2. Explore
Where Can I Find More Information About
What’s Out There?
Newspapers
Internet
Family/Friends
Informational Interviews
Job Fairs
Volunteering/Internship
Networking

8. 3. Decide
What Career Should I Choose?
Go back to assessment
Which career field best fit my strengths?
Does this career allow me to do work I feel is important?
Will I have the lifestyle I want with this career?
Is there room to grow?
Will I be challenged in this career?

9. 4. Act
What Do I Need To Do To Get Into This Career?
 Prepare Resume and Cover Letter
 Informational Interviews
 Network
 Think about interview questions and how to answer
them

10. FIVE PILLARS OF CAREER
DEVELOPMENT
CHOSEN CAREER FIELD
I. EXPERIENCE
What is experience? do we mean by skills? What do we mean by we mean
What Why is education a What do
pillar? communications?process?
by
 Time in a careerSpecific qualifications / abilities a given career
 for a given
Requirements for exchange of
field “The
career field or job related to that career fieldKnowing the
field, or job associated with the
thoughts, messages,
career field or information, hiring process and
as by
 Focus on a career objective Soft skills
Hard skills Vs.
speech, signals, to play the
how
Technical skills, computers, customer behavior”
K – 9th Grade writing, or game
service, typing, work well with others, data
High School (secondary)
entry, ability to communicate  With respect to the
in Spanish.
Associate Degreeprocess:
hiring (AA)
QUALIFICATIONS resume, cover letter,
SKILLS SET  Bachelor Degree (BA)
interview, intermediate
YOU Master of both: (MA) – the ability
interactions
Constellation consisting OR YOUHARD GOT
GOT IT Degree DON’T
to articulate your
= Career Entry Point IT!!!
AND SOFT SKILLS. Doctorate (PHD)
suitability for the job
you are applying for.

11. MORE EDUCATION = MORE $$

12. GOALS
What is a goal?
Do you set goals?
Why are they important?
Do you write them down? Why/why not?
What hinders you from completing your goals?

13. Goals
Establish a career plan and set goals that are:
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
Time-bound