URI 101 – Revisiting Type Focus Results in Determining Career Path:
Bring:
Welcome (5 minutes)
 Type focus
- Attendance
materials
- Return and Collect Late Assignments
- Day’s Objective & Agenda:
To provide students with major to career resources and an opportunity to identify
transferrable skills. To discuss Type Focus results in relation to possible occupations and the
majors related to various careers.
Major to Career Planning Activity— (20 minutes)
Greatest Accomplishments and Your Abilities
Instructions: Thinking about HOW you actually accomplished the things you are most proud of
doing in your life can tell you not only what abilities you have, but may also tell you what abilities
you get satisfaction from using. Think about the accomplishments in your life you are most proud
of. They could be any kind of accomplishment – work-related, academic, social, or personal. List
what you would consider to be your 3 greatest accomplishments, and why you are proud of each
accomplishment. Then, list the skills you had to use in order to accomplish these things. List as
many as you can.
Take a moment to share your accomplishments with a classmate. After sharing a brief overview on
your accomplishment, talk about the skills you recognized using. These skills are transferrable
skills and can assist you in your career planning.
In-Class Activities: Major to Career Planning Activity— (45 minutes)
Please see pages 26-30 of the TypeFocus Lesson Plans and Workshop Ideas Version 5.0: Career and
Personal Planning Program. Use these activities to discuss values and interests related to career goals.
OR watch this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szz4TUwhJyM
Websites to explore during class:
My Next Move- http://www.mynextmove.org/
OOH- Occupational Outlook handbookExplore occupations which interest you to learn:
 What education do I need to make me employable
 Education to Employment: How to translate major to career planning
LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/
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What are my alumni doing now? Create your student profile to network.
URI Website, major specific
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Faculty specialties related to student interests and career niches
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Picture yourself in internships related to major and study away opportunities
Center for Career and Experiential Education, uri.edu/career
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Participate in an internship, study away or service -refer to academic map
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Building your resume one activity at a time by learning “transferable skills”
(involvement, Rhodynet, classes, service)