PLANNING A SUCCESSFUL CAREER AFTER COLLEGE SBPA Classroom 110

September 26, 2014

John Aguon

STUDENT SUPPORTSERVICES

OVERVIEWChoice of major vs. Choice of career.

• Values• Goals• Interests• Experience• Skills• Education

WHAT PATHWAYS DO YOU SEE?“What do you want to be when you grow up?”

• It’s not about being positive or negative. It’s about being real.

• What’s the difference and why do I care?

• How are you going to get there?

• You need to plan.

WHAT WAS OR IS YOUR PLAN?

• High School• Bachelor’s degree• Work & Make money• Transition to the Next level

Education is important and is your chosen pathway to success.

YOUR FUTURE

Plan for a better tomorrow and create it.

Do you have the resources?

Can you get them?

Access = opportunity

Barriers = discrimination

EXAMPLES OF SUCCESS

• Gimme a name.

• Why are they successful?

• How did they get there?

• Know this: You can do the

exact same thing.

GROUP ACTIVITY

• 5 minutes to plan out your next 20 years.

• Present your long term education and career plan to the group.

• GO!!!!• Gather information.• Assess and evaluate.• Decide & Plan

1. Where am I now?

2. Where do I want to be?

3. How do I get there?

ASSESSMENT TOOLS

• Understand you and how you function; what you like and what you are good at.

• Get better by obtaining a degree. How? Why?

• Identify counselors, mentors, coaches, future bosses.

• Self Directed Search

• Personality assessment: Holland Code

• Explore.

ON-LINE RESOURCES

• How to know your life purpose in 5 min.htm

• Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address.htm

• Why you will fail to have a great career.htm

• Mayor Billy Kenoi, of Hawai'i Island, at HPU's commencement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_7bqrzFYj4

ON-LINE JOB BANKS

• http://www.careeronestop.org/ReEmployment/FindaJob/StateandPrivateJobBanks/GuamJobBanks.aspx

• https://www.usajobs.gov/

• http://www.guamjobsonline.com/

• http://www.indeed.com/l-Guam-jobs.html

• http://www.monster.com/?disRe=true

• http://php.guampdn.com/sites/jobfind/

• http://www.simplyhired.com/k-government-of-guam-jobs.html

• Linkedin

World's Largest Professional Network.htm

PROCESSING• Feedback and suggestions

• What do you think?

QUESTIONS?