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How To Have Career Conversations with Students.pdf
1. HOW TO HAVE CAREER
CONVERSATIONS WITH
STUDENTS
A guide for faculty
2. Global Career Development Facilitator
Certified Career Services Professional
Certified Professional Resume Writer
Student & Career Development Specialist at Carroll
Community College
Colleen Leary, M.A.
Maryland Career Development Association
National Association of Colleges and
Employers (NACE)
Maryland Community Colleges Affinity
Group
3. Students view YOU as the experts
Students are more likely to ask their instructors
questions about possible career paths,
internship opportunities, resumes, interviews,
etc., rather than visit Career Services.
You don't have to be a career expert to have effective
career conversations with your students!
4. What did you want to be when you were
growing up?
What did you major in when you were in
college?
What did your career path look like?
What advice did you receive along the
way or what helped you figure things
out?
Think about your career journey...
Career Reflection
Activity
5. Themes
Usually had a different idea of what you want to do
College major may or may not reflect what youโre doing now
Careers may have changed over time
Talked to others about possible career paths
Youโve have your own career journey so that experience in itself
can be helpful for students!
7. Self-exploration
What am I good at?
What do I enjoy doing?
What kind of environment do I want to
work in?
What do I value?
What are my hobbies?
What have I liked or disliked about my
jobs?
8. Choosing a Major is NOT
choosing a job title
Selecting a pathway
What do you want to spend the next 2-6
years immersed in learning about
What essential skills are acquired
Majors as umbrellas
What Can I Do With This Major?
11. DEVELOP KEY SKILLS
Career & Self Development
Communication
Critical Thinking
Equity & Inclusion
Leadership
Professionalism
Teamwork
Technology
12. Competencies in
Curriculum
Think about how your curriculum already
addresses these competencies?
Group projects = teamwork & effective
communication
Analysis of text or resources = critical thinking
14. CAREER CONVERSATIONS
SELF-EXPLORATION
What am I good at?
What do I enjoy doing?
What kind of environment
do I want to work in?
What do I value?
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A MAJOR IS
NOT A JOB TITLE
Research, informational interviews, volunteering,
service learning, internships, part time jobs, job
shadowing, micro-internships & more!
Students don't have to
pick a job title when
they choose a major.
They need to identify
an area they want to
learn about for the next
2-6 years.
2
RESEARCH & EXPLORATION IS ESSENTIAL!
3
NETWORKING
Grow your network to
find new opportunities.
Attend conferences, get
a LinkedIn, and talk to
people!
4
TRANSFERABLE
SKILLS
Take time to develop
key skills necessary
to be successful in
any job and any
industry!
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15. CAREER COACH
CANDID CAREER
FOCUS2 ASSESSMENT
Skills, values, and interests assessments to
connect to careers
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OCCUPATIONAL HANDBOOK
Research on careers/industries on a variety
of topics
COLLEGE CENTRAL NETWORK
WHAT CAN I DO WITH THIS MAJOR?
Connects majors to career paths and
professional organizations
Exclusive online job board for students, alumni,
and the community
Assessment to connect skills, values, and
interests to careers
Series of videos on a variety of jobs and
industries
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CAREER RESOURCES
HTTPS://WWW.CARROLLCC.EDU/RESOURCES/CAREER-PLANNING/
