Getting Started:
Presented by: Patty Dang, M.S.
Career Development Services Counselor

• Describe the three types of career assessments available to CI Students.
• Identify where you are in the 5 stages of the career development process.
• Analyze how your personality, skills, values and interests connect to your career development.

Career Development
Process
• 5 Stages
• Non-linear process
• Stages recycle depending on the person
• Focus on selfdiscovery/explora tion
What Are Career
Assessments?
• Inventory your personality, values, skills and interests
• Personality Inventory
(MBTI)
• Values (Eureka &
Career Cruising)
• Skills (Eureka &
Career Cruising
• Interests (Eureka &
Career Cruising
• What do I like to do vs. what I’m good at
How Do Assessments
Help?
• Connect personality values, skills and interests into majors or careers
• Clarifies your decision-making process

Self-
Discovery
• Who Am I?
• What is important to me?
• What do I value more?
• Do my personal interests relate to careers?
• How do I get help?
Career
Research
• Career
Exploration
• Understand multiple career pathways
• Review job descriptions
Design Your
Career Plan
• Short-term goals?
• Meet with a
Career
Counselor
• Decision-
Making
• Creating a timeline
Experience
Your Field
• Internships
• Gain handson work experience and skills
• Relationship
Building
• Job search strategies
Launch Your
Career
• Proactive job search strategies
• Networking
• Update resume and cover letter
• Practice
Mock
Interviews
• Salary
Negotiations

• What is important to me in the world of work?
• How do my personality, values, interests, skills, match with my career interests?
• What is more valuable to me?
• Use Career Assessment to explore personality, values interests and skills
• What classes do I like?
• Speak with a Career Counselor or Academic
Advisor

• Conduct career exploration using multiple sources (bls.gov, eurkea, career cruising)
• Understand multiple career pathways (salary information, educational preparation, training, experience, and industry trends)
• Review job descriptions to improve your understanding of the skills and experience required by employers
• Request an informational interview with a professional related to your career interest

• Develop short-term and long-term goals
• Writing down goals and plans
• Work with a Career Counselor
• Narrow down to 3 specific job types or industries
• Creating a timeline (getting internship, completing resume & cover letter, prepare for mock-interview)

• Obtain a job or an internship related to your career interests
• Gain hands-on work experience and skills
• Build relationships with employers and mentors
(faculty, career counselor, academic advisor, supervisor)
• Build job search strategies (networking, career workshops, employer panels, career fairs)

• Build and develop proactive job search strategies
• Continue to network with friends, family, faculty, staff, mentors, supervisors
• Continue to update resume and cover letter regularly
(every few months)
• Practice Mock Interviews, Salary Negotiations, professional development, staying current on industry trends

Personality
Inventory
• Measures a person's individual traits, characteristics, motivational drives, needs, and attitudes
• Can address strengths and weaknesses
• Inventory of natural preferences
Values
Inventory
• Inventory the things that are important to you, such as achievement, status, and autonomy
• Specific interest in the activities of the work itself
• Favorable conditions that accompany an occupational choice, such as physical setting, and earning potential
Skills
Inventory
• Inventory your ability and skills
• Attempts to match your qualifications to careers
Interests
Inventory
• What you enjoy doing, i.e. playing golf, taking long walks, hanging out with friends
• Connect personality values, skills and interests into majors or careers

• Personality Type Inventory
• Helps you understand your natural inborn preferences
• Understanding your type will help you to determine if your career interests aligns with your personality
• Assists in understanding other types and learn to effectively communicate with others in a work setting

• Assessments
– Personality (True Colors)
– Skills (Microskills)
– Values/Interests (Occ-U-Sort)
• Resources
– Graduate School Information
– Career Planning
– Scholarship Info

• Assessments
– Skills (My Skills, Ability Profiler)
– Values/Interests (Career Matchmaker)
• Resources
– Graduate School Information (Education &
Training)
– Career Planning (Explore Careers)
– Scholarship Info (Education & Training/Financial
Aid)

• Decide if your career choice “fits” or aligns with you
• Match work environment with your personality, skills and interests
• Explore career pathways and conduct career research

• Exploring your personality, values, skills and interests to recognize what is important to you, in the world of work
• Improving your chances of selecting a more fulfilling career that matches with your personality, values, skills and interests

The information is always relevant to your career because…
• You can adapt what you know about yourself to your work environment
• This information can help you maximize your potential strengths and help you become aware of some of your weaknesses
• It will help you learn how to communicate your preferences and abilities to your supervisor and colleagues

Career Development Services: Website
Career Steps on CDS Website: Career Steps
4-year Career Compass Guide: Career Compass
Detailed Listing of Workshops & Events: Schedule
Exploring Majors: College Majors 101 , Myplan ,
What Can I Do With My Major

http://go.csuci.edu/cdsdiscover

Please feel free to come by the Career Center for
Drop-in Counseling held every Thursday at 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. from September 13, 2012 – November 29, 2012
Amanda Carpenter, M.S.
Coordinator of Career Development Services &
Henry L. "Hank" Lacayo Institute Internship Program
California State University Channel Islands
Bell Tower 1527
(805) 437-3565 (office) amanda.carpenter@csuci.edu
Patty Dang
Career Development Services Counselor
California State University Channel Islands
Bell Tower 1548
(805) 437-3270 (office)
(805) 437-8899 (fax) career.services@csuci.edu
Career Development Center
California State University Channel Islands
Bell Tower 1548
(805) 437-3270 (office)
(805) 437-8899 (fax) career.services@csuci.edu
www.csuci.edu/careerdevelopment