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CAREER DEVELOPMENT HANDBOOK (‘02 – ‘03)
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1
How to Participate in the Career Development Services and
Programs
What is Career and Life Planning? ∼ Career Development and the
Liberal Arts
PART I: THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
FOUR MAJOR PHASES
ASSESSMENT
3
Career Development Inventory ∼ Career Exploration Inventory ∼ Career Occupational
Preference System (COPS) ∼ General Aptitude Test Battery ∼ Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator ∼ SkillScan Vocational Card Sort ∼ Strong Interest Inventory
EXPLORATION
5
Virginia VIEW
DECISION-MAKING
6
Informational Interviewing ∼ Exploratory Internships ∼ Career
Opportunity Seminar
Series ∼ How to Choose a Major Seminar ∼ Graduate School for
Juniors Seminar
IMPLEMENTATION
7
Selecting and Applying to Graduate School ∼ The Senior
Transitions Program
∼ Career Related Internships
SUPPORT PROGRAMS
12
The Career NETWORK ∼ Career Resource Library ∼ The Individual
Career and
Life Plan (ICLP)
18
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS
For Your Information Series ∼ Panel Discussions ∼ Publications
19
THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Why Choose an Internship? ∼ Before Applying for an Internship ∼
Applying for
Internship Credit ∼ Types of Internships ∼ Progressing Through
Your Internship
∼ Completion of Your Internship
PART 2: JOB RESEARCH SKILLS AND STRATEGIES
21
CAREER PLANNING AND JOB SEARCH SKILLS AND
STRATEGIES
Defining Career Goals ∼ Researching Career Fields ∼ Identifying
Employers
∼ Job Market Analysis ∼ Researching Employers ∼ Informational
Interviewing
∼ Referral Interview ∼ Identifying Job Vacancies
JOB SEARCH COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND STRATEGIES
29
1
Job Search Information for Teachers ∼ Resume Writing & Sample
Resumes
∼ Cover Letter Writing & Sample Cover Letters ∼ Interviewing ∼
Thank You
Letters ∼ Second Interviews
53
INTERVIEW FOLLOW-UP SKILLS AND STRATEGIES
Waiting ∼ Handling Rejection ∼ Evaluating Job Offers ∼ Negotiating for Time
∼ Negotiating for
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1
How to Participate in the Career Development Services and
Programs
What is Career and Life Planning? ∼ Career Development and the
Liberal Arts
PART I: THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
FOUR MAJOR PHASES
ASSESSMENT
3
Career Development Inventory ∼ Career Exploration Inventory ∼ Career Occupational
Preference System (COPS) ∼ General Aptitude Test Battery ∼ Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator ∼ SkillScan Vocational Card Sort ∼ Strong Interest Inventory
EXPLORATION
5
Virginia VIEW
DECISION-MAKING
6
Informational Interviewing ∼ Exploratory Internships ∼ Career
Opportunity Seminar
Series ∼ How to Choose a Major Seminar ∼ Graduate School for
Juniors Seminar
IMPLEMENTATION
7
Selecting and Applying to Graduate School ∼ The Senior
Transitions Program
∼ Career Related Internships
SUPPORT PROGRAMS
12
The Career NETWORK ∼ Career Resource Library ∼ The Individual
Career and
Life Plan (ICLP)
18
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS
For Your Information Series ∼ Panel Discussions ∼ Publications
19
THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Why Choose an Internship? ∼ Before Applying for an Internship ∼
Applying for
Internship Credit ∼ Types of Internships ∼ Progressing Through
Your Internship
∼ Completion of Your Internship
PART 2: JOB RESEARCH SKILLS AND STRATEGIES
21
CAREER PLANNING AND JOB SEARCH SKILLS AND
STRATEGIES
Defining Career Goals ∼ Researching Career Fields ∼ Identifying
Employers
∼ Job Market Analysis ∼ Researching Employers ∼ Informational
Interviewing
∼ Referral Interview ∼ Identifying Job Vacancies
JOB SEARCH COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND STRATEGIES
29
1
Job Search Information for Teachers ∼ Resume Writing & Sample
Resumes
∼ Cover Letter Writing & Sample Cover Letters ∼ Interviewing ∼
Thank You
Letters ∼ Second Interviews
53
INTERVIEW FOLLOW-UP SKILLS AND STRATEGIES
Waiting ∼ Handling Rejection ∼ Evaluating Job Offers ∼ Negotiating for Time
∼ Negotiating for
References: EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, VA (1999) Weyers Cave, VA (1997) Major: General Studies Magna Cum Laude