Career & Self-Development
Proactively develop oneself and one���s career through continual personal and professional learning, awareness of one���s strengths and weaknesses, navigation of career opportunities, and networking to build relationships within and outside one���s organization.
Sample Behaviors
- Show an awareness of own strengths and areas for development
- Identify areas for continual growth while pursuing and applying feedback
- Develop plans and goals for one���s future career
- Professionally advocate for oneself and others
- Display curiosity; seek out opportunities to learn
- Assume duties or positions that will help one progress professionally
- Establish, maintain, and/or leverage relationships with people who can help one professionally
- Seek and embrace development opportunities
- Voluntarily participate in further education, training, or other events to support one���s career
Develop
Over the course of your educational experience at 窪蹋勛圖厙, you can gain proficiency within the career and self-development competency through some of the following methods:
- Take the Focus 2 Career assessment (coming soon)
- Take the CliftonStrengths assessment to identify your Top 5 talent themes/strengths
- Use to search for on-campus & off-campus job opportunities
- Visit the (OOH)
- Explore
- Explore Career Resources by Major pages
- Enroll in the Designing Your Career Plan (EDUC 121) course
- Schedule a career coaching with the Career Center via
- Meet with your career coach to determine if the Strong Interest Inventory Assessment or the MBTI personality preference inventory might be beneficial
- Attend a career fair to explore career and internship opportunities
- Use to practice articulating strengths, experiences and knowledge
- Conduct career conversations with industry professionals
- Use and Tiger Mentor Network to build your professional network
- Engage in multiple internships, including for- and not-for credit experiences
- Learn more about Accepting & Maximizing Internships
- Enroll in service-learning courses
- Explore full-time job opportunities through and Handshake
- Attend networking events
Develop your skills
LinkedIn Learning
Develop your career and self-development skills by completing these free LinkedIn Learning courses. Select the course title below, click ���Sign in,��� and use your 窪蹋勛圖厙 email to get started.
Articulate
Articulate your career and self-development skills on your resume and responses to interview questions.
Tailor Your Resume
- Write out your degree title and any minors or tracks you���re pursuing
- List out any special certifications or trainings you���ve pursued
- Include conferences and industry relevant professional development events that you���ve attended or where you���ve presented
For additional resume assistance, visit the Career Center���s Resumes page or visit Express Hours to have your resume reviewed.
Interview Questions
Be prepared to answer common career management interview questions including:
- What have you done to become better qualified for your career?
- Tell me about a time when you needed to learn a new skill. How did you go about developing this skill?
- Where do you see yourself in five years? 10 years?
- What are you doing to keep up to date on industry trends?
- What do you feel are the greatest challenges facing this industry today? How do you think they should be resolved?