UTPB Career Counseling & Job Placement Services Student Information Form As soon as you complete this form, turn it in to the front desk staff. Thanks for completed this--it will enable your counselor to better assist you by understanding some of your thoughts, concerns, and feelings. Telephone # ________________________________ Today’s Date: ___________________ Name: ___________________________________________ Gender: Last Currently Enrolled at UTPB? M F Age: ____ First Y ____ Classification (circle one): Freshman Sophomore Junior N _____ Senior Anticipated Graduation Date (mo/yr): __________ Grad Student Alumni Other GPA: _____ College (Business, Lib. Arts, etc.): ______________ Major (accounting, French, etc.): _____________ Phone: ______________________ Email: (legibly) ____________________________________________ Would you like to be included in our job placement software system? Primary Ethnicity (optional – circle one): African- American International Multi-Racial Native-American Y ____ N _____ Asian-American What form of publicity prompted your visit today? (please circle one): Academic Advisor Family Member Other UTPB Career Service Center Flyer/Bulletin Board Counseling Center Friend Email Learning Center Faculty Newsletter Caucasian Hispanic Orientation Presentation by our staff Walk by Website Other _______________ Briefly state your current career concern: _____________________________________________________ Please read the following statements and place a checkmark under the appropriate column regarding your career concerns. Yes No Unsure 1. I feel uncertain about which major to choose. ___ ___ ______ 2. I am unclear about my career goals. ___ ___ ______ 3. I want to talk with someone and/or gather information related To my interest, skills, values, and personality. ___ ___ ______ 4. I want to know more about the major and career tests. ___ ___ ______ 5. I want to find information about certain occupations ___ ___ ______ 6. I want to meet people in career areas that interest me. ___ ___ ______ 7. I want to know more about internship opportunities ___ ___ ______ 8. I want information on applying to graduate school. ___ ___ ______ 9. I want my resume, cover letter, or graduation school statement critiqued ___ ___ ______ 10. I want to learn more about interviewing for an internship. ___ ___ ______ 11. I know what I want to do, but someone else thinks I ought to do something else. ___ ___ ______ 12. I need assistance in finding a part/full time job ___ ___ ______ Answer as many questions as you can in the time you have available. These questions will help you thing more about your career concerns before you talk with a counselor. 1) If you had enough money to last a lifetime, what kind of work might you do? ___________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2) Which 3-5 of these values is most important to you regarding your work? ___ Financial security ___ Location ___ Leadership ___ Creativity ___ Money ___ Moral Fulfillment ___ Helping others ___ Status/recognition ___ Pursuit of knowledge ___ Helping society ___ Free time/leisure ___ Challenge/adventure ___ Independence/being own boss ___ Competition ___ Enjoyment 3) If you would like your career to be different from your parents’ careers, how would you like it to be different? 4) Who or what has had the most influence on your career up to this point and in what ways? 5) What aspects of your identity (e.g., ethnicity, family, first-generation college students, gender, race, disability, religion, sexual identity) might influence your career? _________________________________ Major and career ideas In the space below, take a few minutes to summarize your concerns at this time. If you are not sure just describe what your best guesses are about your current concerns, options, ideas. Example: I want to complete my education and then use my writing and verbal skills working somewhere, but I’m not sure where and how I can do that. Example: I don’t have much of an idea about what I want to do… and I’m not really sure how to begin. Example: My parents have pretty strong ideas about what I should do and I’m not sure that I feel comfortable with their ideas. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ As you work with a career counselor, other issues may surface necessitating that we refer you to other resources. In those instances, we will refer you to the appropriate person or office. The content of your session(s) will be held in the strictest confidence; the only exception is if there is a clear and present danger that someone’s life maybe at risk. I understand the nature of the Career Exploration Center’s counseling: __________________________________________ Your Signature __________________ Today’s Date