Welcome to the…

Higher Education Workshop

Exploration

EstablishmentBegin Your Career Path

Introduction

The structure of this on-going workshop

1. The on-going workshop meets monthly and is volunteer.

2. Students are made aware of HECCS through fliers, social- networking, staff, counselors, and word of mouth.

3. Meetings are held during Friday mornings when most students are not in class.

The structure of this on-going workshop

4. Students are enticed to attend by being offered individual attention and FREE FOOD.

5. Counselors reach out to individuals and schedule 1:1 sessions for more in-depth and personal career exploration.

6. Counselors conduct a mixed-method study to evaluate and fine-tune the workshop and to gain student, parent, and administrator support.

The goals of this on-going workshop

1. Increase student awareness of career

counseling services available to them.

2. Educate students of various aspects of

career exploration and self-concept.

3. Increase job-seeking skills.

4. Educate students about employment trends.

5. Prepare students to enter the workforce.

IMAGINE you are now traveling back in time when you may have

been a college student with a case of CAREER INDESCION

Goal 1:Increase Student Awareness of Career Counseling Services

Brittany is going to walk you through our Facebook page

and flier

CareerPathWorkshops

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

First, you will work with Angela and the group to exploreyour personality and self-concept

Next you will participate in an interview skill – building exercise with partners, lead by Brittany

Then, Stesha will lead you in a discussion about labor market trends and in-demand careers

Lastly Kofi will help you understand the student -employee role transition and exploration stage into establishment stage of your career

4 Step Intervention for Goals 2-5

Personality and Self Concept

Objective: Students will be able to answer these questions:

“Why am I interested in certain jobs”?

“What can my personality tell me about possible career options?

Literature Review• The MBTI is based on Jungian-type theory (Jung,

1990/1971) and originally was developed as a career counseling tool (McCaulley, 1990).

• Approximately 2 million copies of the MBTI are sold each year (Healy, 2001), making it the most widely used personality instrument in the world (Jackson, Parker, & Dipboye, 1996; Quenk, 2000).

• The MBTI yields four bipolar preference scores: extraversion-introversion, sensing-intuition, thinking-feeling, and judging-perceiving (Myers

et al., 1998).

Literature Review

• MBTI is explicitly marketed as a tool to aid in selecting majors and careers.

• MBTI promotes understanding of why those careers are of interest.

• The MBTI also has been described as effective in increasing self- awareness, enhancing understanding of decision-making processes and preferences, and improving interpersonal communication (McCaulley, 1990).

• Apostal (1988) found that the MBTI stimulates self-concept exploration.

• Katz, Joyner, and Seaman (1999) found that the MBTI was as effective as the Strong Interest Inventory

Intervention Objectives

At the end of this activity students will be able to:

• Record their MTBI type

• Explore their personality profile

• Discuss insights into their self-concept and job preferences

Activity Directions1. Go to: http://www.humanmetrics.com/

2. Under Jung Typology section Click “Take Test” • answer quickly and honestly, don’t

over-think it,• Click “Score It”

3. Then Click example ENFP type description by D.Keirsey

4. Click on example More About Your Idealist Champion Personality: Best Job Fit for Idealists (your may say guardian, rational, artisan, or idealist)

Activity Discussion1. What did you discover about your personality

preference?

2. According to your type what types of career fields and occupations are you attracted to?

3. Are there any discrepancies between your predicted Jungian type and your real life?

4. What have you learned about yourself and your major of choice upon reading your profile?

Resume Building & Interview Skills

Objective: Students will be able to answer this question:

“How do I get my dream job?”

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Job Trends & Future Predictions

Objective: Students will be able to answer this question:

“Will there be jobs in my field?”

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The College Student to Employee Transition

Objective: Students will be able to answer this question:

“How do I become a successful employee?”

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Conclusion

Thank you!

Students you are encouraged to sign up for a session with your

counselor to continue the career counseling process.

Please complete the survey in person or on our Facebook page.

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