4 Year Career Curriculum – Junior Year
August 2009

 

Year 3 Career Development Curriculum

Task

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Domain

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Critical Thinking

Information Literacy & Research

Networking & Communication

Leadership

Life Management

Technical Skills & Work Experience

Teamwork

Social Responsibility

 c Develop and write clearly stated career goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Meet with a Career Counselor to review career goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Participate in Career Services Junior  Programs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Match career interests, work values, and skills to career options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Match major with career options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Develop plans for,  and apply to internships or part-time jobs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Maintain internship/part-time work journal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Formulate specific work-related goals for internships

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Participate in Residence Hall Activities and student organizations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Take on a  campus or organizational leadership position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Journal learning from campus involvement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Work Part-time or during the summer in a job related to your interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Journal what you learn from work experience

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Volunteer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Journal learning from volunteer experience

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Narrow-down occupational choices to between 1-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Research occupational choices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Conduct informational interviews w/individuals from occupations of interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Develop graduate/professional school application plans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Participate in job shadowing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Attend  Making Connections

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Develop a personal network related to career goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Join a professional organization related to career goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Begin developing professional references

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Speak with faculty members about specializations and current trends in your interest areas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Use degree audit system to track progress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Update  resume to reflect experience relating to career goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Update resume in TigerJobs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Participate in practice (mock) interviews

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Participate in on-campus interviewing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Attend graduate/professional and career fairs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Evaluate career information resources for appropriateness to career goals