An overview of MCP for Students

1. An overview of MCP for Students

2. What is MCP and How Will It Help Me? MCP is a career and college planning program that will help you select the right college for you based on your personal attributes and career aspirations. MCP guides you through a self assessment of your interests, values, personality, and skills.  Your strengths and attributes are matched to potential career fields that you most likely will succeed in based on your assessment results. You will explore your matched occupations to learn about the duties, outlook, earnings, work values, areas of study and degree requirements. Finally, you will explore colleges that offer the majors to prepare you for the occupations you like. Our college search options provide information on colleges including majors, enrollment data, scholarships and tuition, admission requirements, virtual tours, website links, athletics and more. An automated portfolio builder summarizes your assessment results, preferred occupations and colleges or study programs so you can create a plan.

3. THE PROCESSBased on a Valid Decision Making Model Assess your Interests, Personality & Strengths & Values Identify Career Fields Matching Assessment Results Identify Major Study Areas Select Colleges or Study Programs

4. HOW MCP WORKS • 1st Identify your personal strengths and attributes through four valid self assessments. • 2nd Your strengths and attributes are matched to potential career fields you will most likely succeed in. You will explore and analyze occupations plus the ones that appeal to you. • 3rd You will Identify majors and programs that would prepare you for the careers that you like. • Finally.. College selection now begins using MCP College Search tool to find colleges that would support the majors and programs needed to succeed in the career fields that best match your strengths and attributes.

5. WHY Career Plan? Absence of Career Planning is a major cause of: • Switching majors • College transfers • Dropout • Extended years in school

6. Research by the US Department of Education and American College Testing shows: • http://www.act.org/news/releases/2001/04-26-01.html • 51 % of U.S. college students entering • 4 yr colleges will Transfer or Dropout • 30 % transfer to another college & change their major • 20 % transfer 2X and require 6+ years to graduate • 51% dropout completely

7. Students who receiveCareer Planning • (America’s Career Research Network Association-US Dept Ed.) • In College: • Fewer transfers & switching of majors • Graduate on time • More goal focused & motivated • Higher academic achievement • After Graduation: • Better entry job with higher income • More satisfied, more productive in their career • Less career change, faster advancement

8. Now, let’s take a look at the how the MCP program looks and works. On the next screens you will see a copy of the Main Menu and a description of each function.

9. MCP Main Menu • Answer self assessment questions to find occupations matching your interests, values, skills and personality. Explore occupations matching your assessment results. Learn about the occupations duties, salaries, outlook, working conditions, schools offering occupations major. • Save occupations you would consider as potential goals in your portfolio. • Step 1: Self AnalysisExplore occupations matching • your results from these self assessments. • My Interests My Values My Skills My Personality • Step 2: Other Tools To Aid You With Career Exploration: • Explore Any Career • Combine the Occupation Lists from My Self Analysis • Step 3: Review My Results • My Self AnalysisMy Saved Occupations • Search for Colleges • College Tips and advice for the College Bound • SearchMy Saved Schools • My Personal Portfolio • SummaryPersonalize My Portfolio • of myReview & Print My Portfolio • Results • Search Resume Writing Tips forCover Letters jobsSearch for Jobs • Explore any career by category or title. • Narrow down your career choices by combining your self assessment results for a refined common occupation list. • Review assessment and occupation results plus saved occupations with your personal comments and rankings. • Search for colleges by majors, tuition, location,size, athletics & activities & enrollment details. • Refine and narrow down options. Learn about schools admission requirements, financial aid, virtual tours, athletics, SAT & ACT scores and more. • Save & rank favorite schools. • Create a Personal Portfolio with your career and education goals, accomplishments, & academic achievements. Upload your photo. • Review your final reports, saved occupations & schools. Include this portfolio in your college application. • Learn how to create a resume and write cover letters. Search for Jobs & Internships in your area.

10. A Closer Look at MCPSection 1 – Self Assessment and Career ExplorationSection 2 – College SearchSection 3 – Your PortfolioSection 4 – Search for Jobs Section 1 – Self Assessment and Career Exploration • Begin with the 4 Self Assessments: Interests, Values, Skills & Personality Work through each assessment. As you finish each assessment, you will be presented with occupations matching your results. Explore as many occupations as you like. Be sure to SAVE the ones that appeal to you, give them a star rating and record your own personal comments. Saving your favorite occupations is important! It records the majors needed for these favorites and will help you in your college search. • Combine Your Assessment Results and Explore other Occupations Be sure to combine your assessment results to see a very refined list of occupations. You can also explore any occupation in the database. • Review Your Results Here you will see your completed assessments and list of saved occupations. Take a second look at your favorites, refine them, narrow down or add more. When you have finished exploring occupations, begin SEARCH FOR COLLEGES.

11. Section 1 – Self Assessment and Career ExplorationSection 2 – College SearchSection 3 – Your PortfolioSection 4 – Search for Jobs College Search Section 2 – College Search • Search for colleges clicking on each one of these options: location, school type, size, majors (Notice your saved majors and occupations on the “majors search” will appear) athletics & activities, tuition and enrollment details. Refine and narrow down these options. • Learn about schools admission requirements, financial aid, virtual tours, athletics, SAT & ACT scores and more. • Save and record your comments & rank your favorite schools with our safety, meet or reach options. Now you are ready to personalize your automated portfolio.

12. Section 1 – Self Assessment and Career ExplorationSection 2 – College SearchSection 3 – Your PortfolioSection 4 – Search for Jobs Summary of my Results Section 3– My Personal Portfolio • Customize the portfolio with your career and education goals, accomplishments, & academic achievements. You can also upload a photo of yourself. • Review your final reports, saved occupations & schools. • Your final portfolio is a wonderful addition to your college application. It shows the admissions office that you have a career plan and you are applying to their college because they offer the majors you are interested in. If you are looking for a job now, use our Search for Jobs links.

13. Section 1 – Self Assessment and Career ExplorationSection 2 – College SearchSection 3 – Your PortfolioSection 4 – Search for Jobs Search for Jobs Section 4– Search for Jobs • Learn how to create a winning resume and write cover letters. • Use our job board link to search nationally or locally for jobs by industry, internships and summer jobs.

14. Things to Remember while using MCP • Use MCP on any PC or MAC computer anywhere, anytime, anywhere. • MCP will guide you through process. • MCP always saves your results. You can use and reuse MCP as often as you like, change your mind about earlier choices and explore the “what if?” game. • Use MCP to explore, think, make comparisons, and discuss your ideas with others. • REMEMBER…. Save and commenton the occupations and schools you like. You can always remove them from your list later. • AND FINALLY….. There are no wrong answers! Be honest with yourself while answering the questions. LEARN, EXPLORE, and Plan for your future! GOOD LUCK!