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Researching Your Career Field & Setting Goals

Researching Your Career Field & Setting Goals. Rosemarie Sena Center Career Development Services. Understand the Economy How to Begin Your Research Resources (Where to look). What is a Goal? SMART Goals Setting Goals How Goals Fit into the Overall Job Search. Seminar Agenda.

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Researching Your Career Field & Setting Goals

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  1. Researching Your Career Field & Setting Goals Rosemarie Sena Center Career Development Services

  2. Understand the Economy How to Begin Your Research Resources (Where to look) What is a Goal? SMART Goals Setting Goals How Goals Fit into the Overall Job Search Seminar Agenda

  3. Three Sectors of the Economy • Tax-Supported Sector • Non-Profit Sector • Profit-Making Sector

  4. Tax-Supported Sector • Funded by federal, state, or local taxes • High job security (usually) • Discretion is limited • Pay & benefits are good • Large organizations • Work hours are predictable

  5. Non-Profit Sector • Supported by private funds • Less job security • Greater discretion, variety • Pay & benefits low • Relatively small organizations • Work hours may vary

  6. Profit-Making Sector • Results-oriented • Higher pay, better benefits • Competitive • All sizes of business & industry • Includes professions in private practice & entrepreneurs

  7. More Information on the Labor Market and Jobs • Job Outlook and Salary Statistics: • www.acinet.org(America’sCareer InfoNet) • www.bls.gov/oco/(Occupational Outlook Handbook) • www.vec.state.va.us/index.cfm(Virginia Employment Commission) • Entry Level Jobs and Employers: • www.collegegrad.com • Researching Industries and Companies: • www.hoovers.com • www.vault.com • www.wetfeet.com

  8. HotJobs.com DirectEmployers.com CollegeRecruiter.com CareerBuilder.com Monster.com Job.com Career.com TrueCareers.com CareerShop.com Net-Temps.com The Top 10 Job Web Sites (according to Quintcareers.com)

  9. Getting Started – Beginning the Research Process • Academic Focus • Identifying careers related to my major • Field/Job Focus • Identifying careers in a specific field or industry (PR careers) • Geographic Focus • Identifying careers in a certain place • Conducting Informational Interviews

  10. Academic Focus • Job Opportunities for Business Majors • The College Majors Handbook • Great Jobs for ___ Majors • MBC Guide to Majors • Career NETWORK Directory

  11. Field/Job Focus • Public Relations Career Directory • Job Opportunities in Health and Science • Job Opportunities in Engineering & Computer Science • Vacancy Listings • Internet Resources

  12. Geographic Focus • How to Get a Job in Atlanta, New York City, Dallas/Ft. Worth, etc.? • World Chamber of Commerce Directory • Career NETWORK – geographical index • Internet Resources – yellow pages • Classifieds (paper/on-line) • City/State Vacancy Listings

  13. Informational Interviews • Gather information regarding specific career fields and/or geographic areas by conducting an informal interview with friends, family, MBC alums, professors, Sena staff, supervisors, co-workers, etc.

  14. What is a Goal? A goal is an end toward which effort is directed.

  15. SMART Goals • SMART goals ensure that all the necessary elements are included for creating effective goals. • S-pecific (detailed, focused) • M-easurable (quantifiable) • A-ction-oriented (produce results) • R-ealistic (achievable, possible, practical) • T-ime & Resource-constrained (deadline)

  16. Keep It Simple & Specific Break It Into Small Steps Choose a Starting Point Monitor Progress and Redefine the Goal if Necessary Set a Deadline Short Course in Goal Setting

  17. Keep It Simple and Specific • Define the goal as clearly as possible. “I want to save up for a new car” is too general. • Example: I will open a separate savings account and save $100 each month toward a new car.

  18. Break It Into Small Steps • How will you accomplish the goal you’ve chosen? • Example: I will bring lunch from home instead of buying lunch at work and I will quit smoking. Result - $100 savings per month

  19. Choose a Starting Point • Often goals are thought of as something to be tackled sometime in the vague future. Even if you can’t start right away, choose a starting date and stick to it. • Example: I will begin in January, when I’ve paid off the holiday bills.

  20. Monitor Progress & Redefine Goal if Necessary • As time goes by, you may decide that the original goal was too ambitious or not ambitious enough. • Example: I will call my bank & credit union for loan estimates. I will read the financial news to find out when interest rates are expected to be favorable.

  21. Set a Deadline • Set a date for completion of your goal, and stick with your plan until then. If it looks like you won’t reach your goal by your deadline, don’t give up. Review, redefine & set a new deadline.

  22. How Goals Fit into Overall Job Search Short Intermediate Long-term

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