CAREER SERVICES

Erica L. Kryst, M.S.Ed.

Career CounselorPenn State Career Services

AGENDA

I. Introduction

II. Career Services at Penn State

III. Career Planning

IV. Questions

CAREER SERVICES CAN HELP…

Increase Self-Awareness

Explore Career Options

Acquire Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Develop Self-Marketing Skills

CAREER SERVICES Career Services’ resources are available to

ALL undergraduate/graduate students:Career CounselingCareer Library & ResourcesNittany Lion Career NetworkMock InterviewsLionLink Career CoursesCareer Fairs

http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/career/

CAREER SERVICES: COUNSELING

Drop-In: 10-15 minute counseling session, no appointment needed Quick questions, resume reviews, resources, etc. 8:30-4:30 everyday and until 6:30pm on Tuesdays!

At drop-in, referrals may be made for hour-long Career Counseling appointments

Career Counseling can help you better understand your strengths, help you decide on a career direction, conduct a thorough internship, job, or graduate school search, and more!

CAREER LIBRARY & ONLINE RESOURCES

Library books such as:National Directory of Arts Internships Vault Guide to the Top Internships The Intern Files: How to Get, Keep...

Online Career ResourcesGeneral Internships handout Wetfeet and Vault Online Career LibrariesGoing Global, USA City Guide Internships-usa.com / Internships.com

Many more ideas on Career Services website…

NITTANY LION CAREER NETWORK (NLCN)

NLCN is a system that includes internship and job postings for Penn State students, employer profiles and events such as employer information sessions

Employers can post current openings as well as potential future openings

All students have free NLCN accounts $15 fee to participate in On-Campus Interviewing (OCI)

postings

LIONLINK AND LINKEDIN

LionLink is a networking database designed to help Penn State students and alumni make professional connections and gain useful information to assist with career/life decisions and job searches.

700+ alumni are signed up with LionLink!

LinkedIn also has groups to connect to alumni: Penn State Career Connection The Penn State Alumni Association

MOCK INTERVIEW PROGRAM

Students can participate in a video-recorded mock interview to practice skills and receive feedback in our in-house studio

Career Services provides scheduled times during which students can have practice interviews….just sign-up at our front desk.

CAREER COURSES

Offered every Spring:

Effective Career-Decison Making (CN ED 100)

Job Search Skills and Strategies: Professional Development for the Liberal Arts

Student (Liberal Arts 401)

Job Search Skills and Strategies for Educators (CN ED 303)

Job Placement Skills and Strategies (Agriculture 100/Science 101)

CAREER PLANNING PROCESS

Increase Self-Awareness Interests, values, & abilities

Explore Career Options Research occupations and career areas Read about it, talk about it, see it, experience it and do it! Talk to others about your career interests (faculty, advisors, alumni,

family, and friends) Job Shadow

Acquire Knowledge, Skills, and Experiences that Employers Seek Continue to increase your skills through classes and other experiences Gain experience through summer jobs, volunteering, and internships

Develop Self-Marketing Skills to Help Implement Your Career Goals Develop Plan

THE IMPORTANCE OF STARTING EARLY

Success doesn’t occur in a moment in time – it takes an ongoing commitment to getting involved in worthy experiences from freshman to senior year and to developing the various skill-sets sought after by organizations/graduate schools.

Developing the Marketable Skills & Qualities

Your GPA starts accumulating now Get involved in a club or organization and then

take on leadership roles Get to know your advisors, faculty members,

and staff

WHAT EMPLOYER’S LOOK FOR…

Work experience that is job related

Leadership role in a student organization

Member, academic/pre-professional organization

Volunteer/Community Service experience

Member of student social organization

Work experience that is not job related

Membership in leisure/hobby organization

GAIN EXPERIENCE Student Activities and Organizations

www.clubs.psu.edu

Student Professional Associations

PSU Student Employment Opportunities http://www.psu.edu/studentaid/aidprog/wage.sh

tml?reload#Campus

Part-time/Summer Jobs

Volunteering

Job Shadowing “A Day in the Life”

Internships College Internship Coordinator Career Services

ADVICE FOR STUDENTS…

Reflect early and often: Think about what courses and activities you love and why.

Read and talk to your friends, advisers, faculty and family about careers. The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a good place to start.

Seek out experiences that will expose you to various career fields.

OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS...

Determine your career goals and interests

Build Experience

Practice professional communication skills

Build your network

Seek out professionals for advice

Develop a career plan

RESEARCH EMPLOYERS THROUGH…

Penn State Postings

Online Postings

Specific Businesses

Networking

RESEARCH EMPLOYERS THROUGH…

Penn State Postings

• Nittany Lion Career Network• Major/Department Internship Office• Undergraduate Research

Online PostingsSpecific BusinessesNetworking

http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/career/students/internships.shtml

RESEARCH EMPLOYERS THROUGH…

Online Postings

• Internships.com/CareerBeam• Internships-usa.com (login: interns; password:

learn)

• Indeed.com• Going Global

Penn State Postings

Specific BusinessesNetworking

http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/career/students/internships.shtml

RESEARCH EMPLOYERS THROUGH…

Specific Businesses

• CareerBeam• Hoovers Online (access through PSU libraries)

• WetFeet or Vault• Professional Associations

Penn State PostingsOnline Postings

Networkinghttp://studentaffairs.psu.edu/career/

students/internships.shtml

RESEARCH EMPLOYERS THROUGH…

Networking

Penn State PostingsOnline PostingsSpecific Businesses

You

Personal network

Penn State

NetworkOutside sources

WE ARE…HERE TO HELP!

Make the most of the opportunities at Penn State and Career Services. Get involved early!

Remember that Career Services in here to assist you now and in the future. Stop by to find out how!

“Our studies indicate that students who actually got full-time jobs tended to use their college career center

and its resources more heavily than those who skipped over the career center and went directly to

the employer.” -Marilyn Mackes, NACE director.

UPCOMING CAREER FAIRS People-to-People: Full-Time, Internship, and Summer Caree

r Fair

Social/Human Services, Camps, Parks, Hotels, Clinics/Hospitals, Law Enforcement, Non-Profits, and more

Spring Career Days Government, industry, corporate settings, and more

Education Career Day K-12 educators/administrators

Hire Big 10+ Virtual Career FairCo-sponsored by the Hire Big 10 Plus Consortium

Central Pennsylvania Regional Career FairWorking in the central PA region

Working in PA Online Career FairConnect online with employers from across the Commonwealth

QUESTIONS?

101 Bank of America Career Services(corner of Bigler and Eisenhower Roads)

814-865-2377