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CAREER SERVICES

Career Services:

Career Success!

• Career culture• Class of 2013 survey results• My Career Success Plan• Self-Knowledge Exercise• Academic Integration• Internships• Employer services• Parents’ role

GW Career Success

The George Washington University’s distinguished career culture empowers its students and alumni to translate their world-class academic and co-curricular experiences at the university into a lifetime of productive and engaged citizenship.

This culture:

• Enhances knowledge in action

• Educates students and alumni about career management skills

• Supports and extends GW’s worldwide and lifelong community

• Is embedded throughout GW’s academic and co-curricular offerings

GW Career Culture

Career Success: Class of 2013•Employment/graduate school 85%

Employed full/part-time 63% Attending graduate school 19% Military Service 2% Self-employed 1%

•Volunteer/Gap year activity 5% •Other activity/undecided 2%•Seeking employment 8%

• Individual “My Career Success Plan” • Developmental core competencies• Starts with Self-Knowledge• Track successes and accomplishments

My Career Success Plan

Self-Knowledge Exercise

• Drop-in Hours in academic buildings• Classroom Presentations and Special Requests• ESIA Careers (Career Development & Job Search

Classes) • GWSB Career Management Strategies (for

GWSB students and non-GWSB majors) • Collaborations with Academic Advising

Academic Integration

• First Year (not yet)– Focus on self knowledge and leadership skills through: student

employment/Federal Work Study, community service, student groups, and organizations

• Sophomore, Junior, Senior year– One semester +, quality better than quantity, skills to be

developed– Credit (or not) paid (or not)– Knowledge in Action Career Internship Fund– Percentage of GW students who have done an internship?

Internships

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Employer Services• Top 100 Employers• Employers at Career Services Council Meetings• Development & Alumni Relations Monthly Meetings• Corporate Relations & Alumni Career Services• Parents Campaign

• Student Focus Groups• Industry Events • DC Site Visits • NY Site Visits coming 2015

•Helping Your Student Share your knowledge and experiences Encourage exploration and reflection – wear your buttons!

Helping GW GW LinkedIn group Hire GW: internship and employment opportunities Industry expos and networking events

•Getting Involved Office of Parent Services Partnership

Parents Facilitate Career Success, too!

• Colonial Crossroads – Marvin Center 505• http://gwired.gwu.edu/career• gwcareercenter@gwu.edu• 202.994.6495

Questions?