1. UNIVERSITY CAREER CENTER
110 Lanier Hall
478-445-5384
www.gcsu.edu/career
Your Career
Starts
NOW

2. CAREER PLANNING IS A LIFE-LONG PROCESS

3. HOW WE CAN HELP
Answering life’s “tough” questions…
 I love my major! What will I do with it after
graduation?
 I have so many people giving me suggestions
and advice. I just don’t know what to do with my
life. Where do I start?
 What are my skills?
 What jobs can I do?
 Where do GC grads work after college? How
can I prepare?
 How do I find work?
 Is graduate school right for me?

4. CAREER CENTER SERVICES
 Career planning and major exploration
 Career Connection job/internship database &
employer directory
 Resume and cover letter instruction and reviews
 Practice/Mock interviews & InterviewStream
 Internship preparation and search assistance
 Planning for your future
 Graduate School
 Full-time Jobs
 We can help you articulate your skills and experience,
fine-tune your search, build your network, and present
yourself professionally

5. MEET THE
STAFF
Megan Bowen
Internship Coordinator
Nate Doolin
Internship Coordinator
Michelle Mitchell
Office Coordinator
Carlye Petro
Career Development
Coordinator
Dwayne Peterson
Assistant Director
Sarah Schanck
Assistant Director
Mary Roberts
Director
Lindsay Anderson
Graduate Assistant

6. CAREER
PEER
ADVISORS Alexander Cline
Junior
Liberal Studies/History
Sofia Papa
Senior
Spanish
William Paschal
Sophomore
Management
• Resume
reviews
• Career advice
• Host career
meet-ups for
student
organizations
Kate Butcher
Sophomore
Marketing

7. WHERE YOU CAN FIND US
 Call 478-445-5384
 Email
career.center@gcsu.edu
 Stop by our office
110 Lanier Hall Making an Appointment

9. DISCOVER...YOUR PATH
 Register with Career Connection
 Complete the Focus2 Career Assessment
 Review your results with a career advisor
 Helpful Resources
 What Can I Do with this Major?
 Occupational Outlook Handbook
 O*Net
Extra Credit:
Get your resume reviewed for student organizations,
leadership positions, and/or internship fair!

10. EXPLORE...YOUR OPTIONS
 Update your resume
 Get your resume reviewed by a career coordinator
 Create a LinkedIn Profile
 Attend the Internship Fair
 Job Shadow
 Conduct Informational Interviews
Extra Credit:
Set up an informational interview with an alumnus you find
on LinkedIn.

11. PREPARE...FOR YOUR NEXT STEP
 Attend career fairs
 Search for an internship
 Meet with a career coordinator to…
 Create a strategic career plan
 Complete a mock interview in preparation for
internships, graduate school, and full-time jobs
 Review your resume
Extra Credit:
Complete an internship. 94% of employers say they are more
likely to hire a new graduate who has completed an
internship.
(Hart Research Associates, 2015, From http://www.aacu.org/sites/default/files/files/LEAP/2015employerstudentsurvey.pdf )

12. ACT...FOR THE FUTURE
 Schedule your senior year check-in appointment to…
 Review your resume
 Revisit your strategic career plan
 Is your goal the same?
 Are there additional objectives you will need to complete to get to that
goal?
 Update your LinkedIn profile
 Network to meet post-graduation goals
 Continue improving your professional development
 Make wise decisions based on YOUR research
Extra Credit:
Practice your interview skills through mock interviews and
InterviewStream.

13. GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THE MILESTONES TO LAUNCH YOUR CAREER
COMPLETE A CAREER BOOST!
• Intern Ready Meet-up
• LinkedIn Meet-up
• Career Fair
Internship
Search
• Graduate School Planning Meet-up
• LinkedIn Meet-up
• Graduate/Professional School Fair
Graduate
School
Planning
• Career Transitions Meet-up
• LinkedIn Meet-up
• Career Fair
Job Search

14. EXPLORING MAJORS
AND CAREERS

15. DISCOVER YOURSELF– THE FIRST STEP
THE FOCUS 2 CAREER ASSESSMENTS
 Career Readiness
 Work Interests
 Work responsibilities that interest you. Provides you with a
“Holland Code”.
 Personality
 Provides a personality description.
Similar to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
 Skills
 Quick assessment. Helps you identify your top skills.
 Values
 Quick assessment. Helps you identify your top values.
 Leisure Interests
 Helps us identify what we like to do in our spare time. We
often find the career we love through our leisure pursuits!

16. WHAT ARE YOUR WORK INTERESTS?
 Developed by John
Holland
 Holland’s theory states
people are likely to
achieve satisfaction in
work when they perform
job duties that allow them
to engage in activities in
which they have interest
and skill.
 People tend to have 2 – 3
top work interests.
 Your work interests can
be matched with various
majors and jobs that
utilize those
interests/abilities.

17. UNDERSTANDING THE TYPES
 Realistic – “Doers”
 People who enjoy working
with things such as work
objects, machines, tools,
plants or animals. May like
athletics or being outdoors.
 Are you?
 mechanically inclined
 practical
 straightforward/frank
 stable
 concrete
 reserved
 self-controlled
 independent
 ambitious
 systematic
 Investigative – “Thinkers”
 People who like to observe, learn,
investigate, analyze, evaluate, or
solve problems.
 Are you?
 inquisitive
 analytical
 scientific
 observant/precise
 scholarly
 cautious
 intellectually self-confident
 independent
 logical
 complex
 curious

18. UNDERSTANDING THE TYPES
 Artistic –
“Creators”
 People who like to work in
unstructured situations using
their imagination and creativity.
Often have artistic, innovating,
or intuitional abilities.
 Are you?
 creative
 imaginative
 innovative
 unconventional
 emotional
 independent
 expressive
 original
 introspective
 impulsive
 sensitive
 courageous
 complicated
 idealistic
 nonconforming
 Conventional – “Organizers”
 People who like to work with
data, have clerical or numerical
ability, carry out tasks in detail,
or follow through on others’
instructions.
 Are you?
 well-organized
 accurate
 numerically inclined
 methodical
 conscientious
 efficient
 conforming
 practical
 thrifty
 systematic
 structured
 polite
 ambitious
 obedient
 persistent

19. UNDERSTANDING THE TYPES
 Enterprising –
“Persuaders”
 People who like to work
with people, influencing,
persuading, leading or
managing for organizational
goals or economic gain.
 Are you?
 self-confident
 assertive
 persuasive
 energetic
 adventurous
 popular
 ambitious
 agreeable
 talkative
 extroverted
 spontaneous
 optimistic
 Social –
“Helpers”
 People who like to work
with people to enlighten,
inform, help, train, or cure
them. Often are skilled with
words.
 Are you?
 friendly
 helpful
 idealistic
 insightful
 outgoing
 understanding
 cooperative
 generous
 responsible
 forgiving
 patient
 kind

20. IS IT A MATCH?
My work
interests
are SAE.
Public Relations Professionals
Chemists

21. 1. Choose your top
3 work interests.
2. Compare what
you selected with
your Focus2
Work Interest
results. How are
they the same?
What interests
differ?
3. Commit to your
top three work
interests. The
first letters
translate to your
Holland Code
(RIASEC).
https://www.focusca
reer2.com/portal/Lo
gin.cfm?SID=940&
ErrorCode=30

22. MAJORS AND HOLLAND CODES
1 2 3
Accounting Conventional Investigative
Art Artistic Investigative Social
Athletic Training Social Realistic Enterprising
Biology Investigative Realistic
Chemistry Investigative Realistic
Community Health/Health Education Social Enterprising Artistic
Computer Science Investigative Enterprising Realistic
Criminal Justice Investigative Social
Early Childhood Education Social Artistic Enterprising
Economics Conventional Investigative Social
English Artistic Investigative
Environmental Sciences Realistic Investigative
Exercise Science Social Realistic Enterprising
French Artistic Social Investigative
Geography Investigative Realistic Enterprising
History Artistic Enterprising Investigative
Liberal Studies Artistic Social Conventional
Management Conventional Enterprising Social
Management Information Systems Conventional Enterprising Investigative
Marketing Enterprising Social Conventional
Mass Communication Social Artistic Enterprising
Mathematics Investigative Realistic Enterprising
Middle Grades Education Social Enterprising
Music Artistic Investigative Social
Music Education Artistic Social Enterprising
Music Therapy Social Artistic Enterprising
Nursing Social Investigative Enterprising
Outdoor Education Social Realistic Enterprising
Philosophy Artistic Investigative Social
Physics Investigative Realistic
Political Science Enterprising Investigative Social
Psychology Investigative Social Enterprising
Rhetoric Social Artistic Enterprising
Sociology Investigative Social Enterprising
Spanish Artistic Social Investigative
Special Education Social Investigative Artistic
Theatre Artistic Enterprising Social

23. THINK BROADLY ABOUT YOUR CODE AND MAJOR
 You are interested in a major with two codes…
 English
 Accounting
 Environmental Science
 In these cases, the third code could vary.
 In fact, you might find some variation with several majors.
 Example:
 Accounting major could be Conventional, Investigative and…
 Social - helps/serves the public
 Enterprising – wants to open own firm and recruit clients
 Realistic – wants to be an accountant for an outdoor recreation company
 Example:
 English major could be Artistic, Investigative and…
 Enterprising – persuades others with writing
 Conventional – enjoys the systematic process for writing and
grammatical rules
 Social – enjoys communicating with others to meet common goals

24. RESOURCES FOR CAREER EXPLORATION ACTIVITY
 Occupational Outlook Handbook
 O*Net
 Focus 2 MAIN MENU
Explore the Possibilities
 Georgia College What Can I Do with this Major?

25. CAREER EXPLORATION ACTIVITY
Focus 2 MAIN MENU
Self Assessment
Narrow and Refine Your Results See Your Top Career Choices
Combining Your Assessments CONTINUE
Combining the Results from Multiple Assessments
 Choose one occupation name from list and complete
first column of worksheet
 Focus on connections or disconnections between your
work interests and the major/career

26. HOMEWORK PART 1:
CONTINUE TO RESEARCH CAREERS OR MAJORS
 Why?
 You need to make an informed decision based on your
preferences
 Use the worksheet to find important information on careers
you are considering
 Job duties, education/training required, skills required, job
outlook, salary
 Additional resources
 Use the “Explore the possibilities” section on Focus 2
 Georgia College What Can I Do with this Major?
 Linked-In Alumni Tool

27. HOMEWORK PART 2:
REGISTER IN CAREER CONNECTION
 Benefits
 Available 24/7
 Job and internship postings specifically for GC students
 Employer Directory with over 4,000 employers
 Sign-up for career events
 Receive weekly career newsletter

29. ADDITIONAL UPCOMING EVENTS JUST FOR YOU!
 October 7th 10a-2p
Internship Fair
 Front Campus
 October 22nd 3:30p
Linked-In Meet Up
 Innovation Station (Library 1st Floor)
 October 23rd 9a-4p
Mock Interview Day
 University Career Center –
110 Lanier Hall
 November 19th 12p-3p
Career Opportunities Fair in Atlanta
(Cobb Galleria)
 Free bus available! Sign up by
November 2nd.

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