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Creating a Life Map

Creating a Life Map. Tools for Finding Lifelong Career Satisfaction. Pig Drawing Personality Test. Get out a piece of paper . You have 2 minutes to draw a PIG. Common Misconception!. Major = Career. Determining Where You Want To Be. Hours in the Week. TOTAL AT START: 168

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Creating a Life Map

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  1. Creating a Life Map Tools for Finding Lifelong Career Satisfaction

  2. Pig Drawing Personality Test Get out a piece of paper. You have 2 minutes to draw a PIG.

  3. Common Misconception! Major = Career

  4. Determining Where You Want To Be

  5. Hours in the Week TOTAL AT START: 168 Class: 15 Studying: 30 Sleep: 56 Eating: 14 Getting ready: 7 Work: 15 Traveling: 7 Hours Left: 24!

  6. Map for Success Know yourself Explore majors and career opportunities Develop specific skills Gain career experience Research full-time opportunities Repeat steps 1-5 as needed

  7. Tools • Career Assessments • What Can I Do With a Major In… • Coursework • Student Activities and Organizations • Part-Time Jobs • Informational Interviews

  8. Career Assessments Online Career Center Assessments • Sigi 3 • Choices Planner • MyPlan Counseling & Testing Assessments • Strong Interest Inventory • Myers-Briggs (MBTI) http://careercenter.unt.edu

  9. What Can I Do with a Major In? • Career Center Website • http://careercenter.unt.edu/ • Click “Students/Alumni” • Click “What Can I Do With a Major…” • O*Net • http://online.onetcenter.org • Job Titles • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  10. Coursework Core classes are not just fillers! Explore values, beliefs and interests. Talk to professors. Browse course catalog. Which classes do you enjoy most?

  11. Student Involvement Get connected. Build your network. Explore resources. Build skills. Student Organization Directory http://orgs.unt.edu/ Center for Leadership and Service

  12. Part-Time Jobs Develop skills. Explore work environments. • Eagle Network Log onto my.unt account Click “Eagle Network.”

  13. Informational Interviews • Identify individuals in various careers to interview: • What is a typical career path for this position? • What is a typical work day in this position? • How did you get your job? • What do you like most/least about your job? Mentor Programs Eagle Network

  14. How Do You Get A Mentor? • Check out our Mentor Match database! • Participate in our Take Flight- Job Shadowingprogram! • Come to a Mentor on Duty day!

  15. Career Satisfaction External Factors Mentally stimulating work Rewarding outcomes Customer contact Coworker interactions Internal Factors Interest in the work Values Confidence Ability to adjust/adapt Optimism/positive expectations about job

  16. Opportunities Every job provides the opportunity to: Gain experience Increase skills and knowledge Earn income Develop relationships Improve Character

  17. Things to Remember Major not the same as career. It’s okay to change. Find tools that work for YOU! Keep your eyes & ears open. Start NOW!

  18. Career Center Services Individual Career Advising Seminars Career Fairs Mock Interviews Networking Nights Career Festival Job Shadowing Mentor On Duty Peer Advisors Many more…

  19. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” ~Albert Schweitzer

  20. Transfer Student Statistics • UNT welcomes over 4000 new transfer students each fall • Transfers account for over half of UNT’s student population • We are the #1 institute for transfer students in Texas!

  21. Opportunities • Transfer Ambassador mentoring • Brown Bag lunches • Transfer Student Kick-Off • Educational/Resource, Social & Cultural Programs • Tau Sigma Honor Society • Lockers • Transfer Student Organization

  22. We’re here for you! University Union, Suite 320 940.369.7287 transfer@unt.edu www.transition.unt.edu/transfer

  23. Questions? Career Center Chestnut Hall, Suite 103 940-565-2105 careercenter@unt.edu http://careercenter.unt.edu

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