Unit 7: Career Exploration

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Learning Objectives
After you have completed this unit you should be able to:

Identify your motivations for attending college
Correlate your short-term goals with longer-range ambitions
Define college ready and career ready
Describe how your longer-term goals might evolve, relative to your deepening experiences
Differentiate between “job” and “career”
Explain the five-step process for choosing a career, which includes aligning your personal interests and skills with appropriate fields
Identify sources for learning more about specific careers
List key strategies for selecting a college major
Identify the relationship between college majors and career paths (both why they matter and why they don’t)
Identify sources for learning more about specific majors and related careers
List specific skills that will be necessary for your career path
List transferable skills that will be valuable for any career path
Explain how to acquire necessary skills, both in and out of class, for your career goals
Describe the stages of career development, and identify the stage you’re currently in
Identify career development resources in your school, community, and beyond
Define network and identify strategies for networking
Identify sources for developing professional networks
Define the purpose and contents of a résumé
Identify characteristics of an effective cover letter and résumé
Describe effective strategies to prepare for an interview
Differentiate between different types of interview situations and identify appropriate interview techniques for each
Analyze different question types common in interviews
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College Success. Authored by: Linda Bruce. Provided by: Lumen Learning. Located at: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/collegesuccess-lumen/chapter/the-big-picture/ sources in Career Exploration Unit beginning with The Big Picture chapter and beginning of all Career Exploration Unit chapters). License: CC BY: Attribution.