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Career Planning for CollegeStudents
Want to get a good job aftercollege? Use these tips to jump-start your career while you are in school.
Visityour college career center.
Don't wait until your final days in college to visit your school'scareer center. Most colleges offer assistance in choosing majors, findinginternships, exploring graduate school, and preparing for a job search.
Assessyourself.
Employers want to know why you are a good fit for their company.Take time now to learn how your skills, values, interests, and personality influenceyour career choices. Use assessment tools from your college career services orfree online assessment tools. What you learn about yourself will help prepareyou for interviews and make resume writing easier.
Explorecareers related to your major.
Don't wait until you are graduating to think about the workplace. Tohelp plan your career path, conduct several informational interviews withpeople who work with. Ask them if your major program and extra-curricularexperiences have prepared you for the requirements employers expect.
Participatein career activities.
Potential employers expect job candidates to have related skills andexperience, not just coursework, and other school achievements. To set yourselfapart from other recent graduates, participate in internships, and otherwork-based learning experiences. You can also participate in career-relatedvolunteer opportunities, or part-time or summer employment related to yourchosen career.
Positionyourself.
Use the information gained from your career research to make themost of your school experience. Join a career-related student group,professional associations etc. When possible, choose school projects related totrends and topics in your desired career.
Appreciatethe benefits of college.
Higher education pays off. Increasing your skills is more than justa trendy thing to do. It's a way to increase your earning power andemployability throughout your career.
Task 1 MultipleChoice :
This article is about ways to
a) Lookfor a job
b) Findout which career is best for you
c) Marketingyourself to employers
d) Allthe above
e) B& C
Employers want someone who
a) Whothey can rely on
b) Someonewho has worked in the related field
c) Someonewith academic achievement
d) Manyextracurricular activities in school
It is best to wait
a) Aftergraduation to look for a career
b) Untilyou assess yourself before you start looking for a job
c) Untilan employer hire you to assess yourself
d) Untilyou are married so your spouse can help you obtain the right career.
A career center offers help in
a) GraduateSchool
b) Internships
c) Jobs
d) Allthe above
Prospective college graduates should evaluate if they are ready a job by
a) Interviewingpeople who work in the related field
b) Applyingfor jobs without assistance
c) Goingto the career center
d) Researchinginformation about the job
Task 2 Match the following synonyms from the article
Task 3 Matchthe following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination ispossible):
a) career-related volunteeropportunities
b) more than just a trendy thingto do
c) Don't wait until your finaldays
d) To set yourself apart from
1.) More value than what everyoneelse is doing
2.) Do not procrastinate
3.) Work opportunities withoutcompensation or payment
4.) Bosses assume that applicanthave related experience to the job
5.) Make yourself different fromothers
