This document summarizes a presentation about planning for a successful career after college. It discusses choosing a major and career path based on one's values, goals, interests, skills and education. It encourages students to assess their current situation and create a long-term education and career plan with milestones to reach their desired future destination. The presentation provides assessment tools and online resources to help students explore career options and find jobs.

1. STUDENT SUPPORTSERVICES
PLANNING A SUCCESSFUL CAREER AFTER
COLLEGE SBPA Classroom 110
September 26, 2014
John Aguon

2. OVERVIEW
Choice of major vs. Choice of career.
• Values
• Goals
• Interests
• Experience
• Skills
• Education

3. WHAT PATHWAYS DO YOU SEE?
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
• It’s not about being positive or negative. It’s about being real.
• What’s the difference and why do I care?
• How are you going to get there?
• You need to plan.

4. WHAT WAS OR IS YOUR PLAN?
• High School
• Bachelor’s degree
• Work & Make money
• Transition to the Next level
Education is important and is your chosen pathway to success.

5. YOUR FUTURE
Plan for a better tomorrow and
create it.
Do you have the resources?
Can you get them?
Access = opportunity
Barriers = discrimination

6. EXAMPLES OF SUCCESS
• Gimme a name.
• Why are they successful?
• How did they get there?
• Know this: You can do the
exact same thing.

7. GROUP ACTIVITY
• 5 minutes to plan out your next 20 years.
• Present your long term education and career plan to the group.
• GO!!!!
• Gather information.
• Assess and evaluate.
• Decide & Plan
1. Where am I now?
2. Where do I want to be?
3. How do I get there?

8. ASSESSMENT TOOLS
• Understand you and how you function; what you like and what you are good at.
• Get better by obtaining a degree. How? Why?
• Identify counselors, mentors, coaches, future bosses.
• Self Directed Search
• Personality assessment: Holland Code
• Explore.

9. ON-LINE RESOURCES
• How to know your life purpose in 5 min.htm
• Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address.htm
• Why you will fail to have a great career.htm
• Mayor Billy Kenoi, of Hawai'i Island, at HPU's commencement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_7bqrzFYj4

10. ON-LINE JOB BANKS
• http://www.careeronestop.org/ReEmployment/FindaJob/StateandPrivateJobBanks/
GuamJobBanks.aspx
• https://www.usajobs.gov/
• http://www.guamjobsonline.com/
• http://www.indeed.com/l-Guam-jobs.html
• http://www.monster.com/?disRe=true
• http://php.guampdn.com/sites/jobfind/
• http://www.simplyhired.com/k-government-of-guam-jobs.html
• Linkedin
World's Largest Professional Network.htm

11. PROCESSING
• Feedback and suggestions
• What do you think?

12. QUESTIONS?