The document provides guidance on finding career direction by being authentic, exploring your talents, understanding who you are and what you want to do, and developing a plan to achieve your career goals. It advises identifying core values and talents, as well as creating short and long-term goals for qualifications, experience, and professional networking to map out steps to desired career. Worksheets are included to develop goals and plans for a starting point, one year goals, and goals to achieve by graduation in a chosen career.

1. FINDING CAREER
DIRECTION
Presented
by:
Deshawna
Colvin

2. • Be
Authentic
– Identify
your
core
values
– Identify
the
gap
between
who
you
are
now
and
who
you
could
be
– Don’t
make
assumptions,
don’t
be
judgmental
– Communicate
Honestly
• Explore
Your
Talents
– When
have
been
most
committed,
passionate,
and
enthusiastic
– When
have
you
been
most
sure
of
yourself
and
your
decisions
• What
talents
did
you
use
in
the
above
statements
– If
money
were
no
concern,
what
would
you
be
doing
WHO AM I?

3. WHAT DO I WANT TO DO?
Neighbor
says
“MBA”
Teacher
says
“Biochemist”
Parents
says
“Doctor”
Friend
says
“Whatever makes
the most money”
Here's
the
truth:
People
who
get
what
they
want
tend
to
be
the
ones
who
make
the
effort
to
KNOW
what
they
want.
Tips
to
Figure
it
Out
• Career
Matchmaker
• Personality
Profile
~
Martha
Beck

4. • Develop
a
plan
– What
career
do
you
want?
What
is
your
long-­‐term
vision?
– What
steps
are
involved
to
get
there?
• Consider
qualifications
• Experience
• Organizations
– For
each
step
above
create
short-­‐term
goals
• Qualifications:
learn
software
or
equipment
• Experience:
Undergraduate
research,
projects,
internships,
volunteer
• Network:
conferences,
community
events,
memberships,
on-­‐campus
affiliations
– “What
if”
plan
• What
if
I
don’t
get
accepted
to
grad
school?
• What
if
I
don’t
get
hired
immediately
out
of
college?
HOW DO I GET HIRED?

5. Qualifications
Experience
Organizations
STARTING POINT
Today’s
Date:______________________

6. Qualifications
Experience
Organizations
WITHIN 1 YEAR
Date
One
Year
Later:___________________

7. Qualifications
Experience
Organizations
BY GRADUATION
Anticipated
Graduation:_________________________

8. Qualifications
Experience
Needed
Organizations
Work
Conditions
CAREER: ____________________
Write
in
the
qualifications
for
your
career
choice,
experience
needed,
organization
people
in
that
career
are
affiliated
with,
and
the
work
conditions
(schedule,
values,
work-­‐life
balance).