JOBTALKS
Lab Session
Introduction
Indiana University
Kelley School of Business
C. Randall Powell, Ph.D
Contents used in this presentation are adapted from Career Planning Strategies
and used with the permission of the author.
X420 - Business Career
Planning and Placement
“Introduction”
Business X420
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Describes your entrance into the world of
work as a full-time employee
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Required course for all business seniors (may be
taken in junior year, spring semester)
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Required by all non-business seniors who wish
to use the many services of the UCSO
Career Planning and Placement
College to Career!
College to Career Directions
transitional assignments
circuitous routes
direct route
Course Purposes
Life Goals
Integrated with Job
Realities
Long-Term Goals
Job 4
Job 3
Job 2
Short-Term Goals
Job 1
This is a Process, not an Event
Career Planning Model
Analyzing self
Placement Plan
REVOLVING
Establishing Goals
Life
Goals
CONTINUOUS
Exploring options
Integrate life goals with reality
Career Planning
Lack of Job Success
Blame
Weak Job Market
Self-Assessment
1
Career
Exploration
2
4
Shortcut
Job
Search
3
Tentative Job Objective
Career Services Classes
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X220, Career Perspectives guides students
through self-assessments and career
exploration.
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X420, Career Planning and Placement
assists in:
 short-term blueprint for job search
 long-term strategies for career
management
Instructional
Methods
Reading Assignments
 Written Projects
 Specific Deadlines
 No Exams
 Multimedia Tool Usage
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Lecture Section
Discussion Section
Lab Section
Course Information
 Syllabus
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Week-by-week instructions
Attendance events
Written assignments/due dates
 Career Services Manual
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Guide to using the UCSO and
understanding its services
Course Syllabus
 Discusses requirements for the course
week by week.
 Read it carefully and follow the outline
listed there.
 Located in Oncourse
Grading Method
 Based on Point Accumulation
 Optional Ways to Gain Points
 Grading of Projects
during weekly meeting
 Select Grade Desired
 Balance: Points from
Attendance events &
Written Projects
GRADE SHEET
Grade Event
Points
Lecture 1
Project 1
Lecture 2
Project 2
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Class N
Project N
Total Points
XX
XX
XX
XX
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XX
XX
XX
Final Grade Ranges
Point ranges found in X420 Syllabus
A
xxx to xxx
xxx to xxx
B
C
xxx to xxx
D
xxx to xxx
F
xxx to xxx
Requires Commitment for a High Grade
(plus and minus marks are not given)
Tracking Your Grade
 If you have questions, email
your career counselor
 Grade Appeal to your career
counselor
 Monitor via Oncourse website
Class Attendance
 One of the ways to collect course points
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Lecture events bonus points
 Print form emailed to you the day before
 Complete the warm-up questions, when included
 Turn in the form during the event
Discussion sessions activity points
 Participate in the discussion activity
 Turn in activity form at end of discussion
Attendance Rules
 Punctuality is extremely
important for all
attendance events.
 Late arrivals may attend but
will receive no grade points.
 There will be no late
admittance permitted for
the SCOOP sessions.
MISSING X420 LECTURES
No excused absences - other options exist
for obtaining additional course points.
 Reminder: The course lasts only ten weeks.
After week ten, no grade points can be awarded.
Lecture Component
“Lecture section”
 Attend at your assigned time
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Change lecture time through
the Registrar’s Office
SCOOP Attendance
 To receive points for a SCOOP session you
must attend at your regularly scheduled
lecture time.
 You can attend a second SCOOP session
for extra course points.
 Maximum of 10 sessions
SCOOP
Select Career Opportunities Orientation Program
 Feature guest speakers from businesses and industries
 Discuss representative training programs and career
prospects in their particular field or industry
Lectures
 Introductory lectures
 SCOOP lectures
 Focus lectures
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Pre-interview assessments
Interview preparation
Evaluating testing
Internet job searching
Follow-up interviews
Corporate selection tools
Job decision-making
Networking
On-the-job success skills
Life and career balance
Grade Points
 Bonus Attendance Points
 Be seated by the time
class begins
 Remain attentive for
the entire class period
 Turn in the special form you printed from
email
You may NOT leave the room during the lecture
except in case of emergency.
Discussion Sections
 Designed to share career knowledge
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Topical discussions by leaders
Guest speakers
Panel discussions
Skills Dimension
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Listening skills
Negotiation skills
Team building skills
Time management skills
Many other skills…
Open Seating - Any Discussion
 Attend any of the topics on any of the four
nights as long as there is space in the room
 Consult the Oncourse Schedule for precise
topics, room numbers, and dates
 Activity Points
Regular Seating Only
 “First come, first seated” priority
 Overcrowding of the rooms is not an option
 All sessions are offered at 5:30
 One will repeat at 7:00pm each evening
Discussion Sections:
Creating Your Resume
Week 1 Program
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Creating Your Resume
UCSO Services
Bidding
Discussion Course Credit
 Complete a special activity form
 Turn in to the Discussion leader
Discussion Topics
Look for the these topics among others:
Team building
Time management
Managing people
Graduate school
Resumes that work
Professional etiquette
Listening skills
Conducting meetings
Successful interviewing
Controlling interruptions
Discussion sessions end Week 8. Plan ahead.
Discussion Benefits
 On-the-job Success
 Similar to training and
development programs
employers use for new
hires
Make up points for
earlier missed lectures
Laboratory Section
 One-time meeting as group
 You will be assigned to a Lab
Counselor who will meet
with you for 20 minutes
each week
Lab Objectives
1) Discuss your written projects with a lab counselor
and have the counselor grade each project on the spot
2) Discuss your career search strategies
2) Ask questions about the course or UCSO services
3) Meet alumni and receive suggestions on interviewing skills and
career desires
Labs Meet Every Week
 Report each week at the designated time
for credit
 Be sure to send to your CC via oncourse
any written projects due that week well
BEFORE your appointment time!
 Always bring a printed copy of your
current project to lab
 Be prepared to make an oral presentation
of your project to your CC
Notify your CC if you are unable to
attend
Personal 20-minute Appointment
 You will come to lab
every week
 You will only be in lab
for the 20-minute slot
that is reserved for you
 Notify your CC if you
cannot attend
PHILOSOPHY
Research Outside of Class
Self Assessment
Exercises/Tests
Exploring Options
Readings
Written Projects on
Employment Search
Written Projects
You can choose from over 20 different
written projects.
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Required Project #1, your resume, is
due at the end of the first week of
class.
 Upload via UCSO website by
4:00PM this Friday!
 Bring a printed copy of your
resume to your lab appointment
the following week.
Project Grading
“Sliding point scale” basis
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“A” or “B” quality work to pass
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Projects that FAIL may be rewritten at the
discretion of your Career Counselor
 Extra credit may be obtained for perfect
projects
Do the job right the first time!
Project Grade Points
Project value
Satisfactory = 60 points (normal)
Outstanding= 70 points (rare)
IF:
passing quality
AND... Turned in by due date
Project 1 - The UCSO Resume
 Upload via UCSO website
 Bring printed copy of resume to next
lab appointment
 Projects graded on-the-spot
 Reminder:
syllabus contains
due dates for all projects
Required Projects
 You must complete
Project 1 (the initial resume-Week 1 & 2)
Project 2 (career plan-Week 2 & 3)
Project 23 (career portfolio-Week 10)
to pass the course!
 Other than Projects 1, 2 & 23, you are free
to choose from the remaining projects to
meet your grade goal.
Plan Your Projects in Advance
 All projects, including the UCSO
resume, must be completed in
Microsoft Word
 All projects must be submitted
to your CC via oncourse
 See syllabus for details
Minimum Written Projects
 There are certain minimum
numbers of passing projects
associated with certain grade
levels.
 Again, please read the
syllabus carefully.
Project Grade
 All projects will be immediately graded
by your career counselor
 They will be posted in Oncourse by the course
assistant in a timely fashion
Project Assignments
 Word-processed
 Please keep a signed and dated paper
hard copy of each assignment
 Discuss your project with your
lab counselor during your
scheduled appointment time
Career Network Assistance
 Lab #6 will feature alumni
and business people
coming in to conduct a mock
interview.
Use this time for networking
and asking for career advice.
Arrive early and stay later on
Networking evenings.
 Gain grade points
Career Planning Today
 Textbook: Career Planning Strategies (Fifth Edition)
written by Dr. C. Randall Powell
 Concepts discussed in lecture will be more
thoroughly covered in the textbook
 Project assignments in the textbook
with clarifying details in the syllabus
Career Street Journal
 Updated daily, the CSJ contains:
- Announcements
- Updates
- Reminders
 Information for bidding for the following services or course segments:
- Bidding information for appointments
- Full-time employment interviews
- Resume referrals
- Company presentations
- X220 participation activities
Always read the CSJ to stay current with UCSO events.
Additional Class Materials
 Resume Preparation Guide
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Helps you construct your resume
 Career Services Manual
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Describes details on how to bid and use other
services of the UCSO
 FAQ
Located on the web at: ucso.indiana.edu
Career Services
 Majority of X420 students elect to utilize
UCSO services
 No points are given towards the course
for using UCSO services
 You must be taking or already completed
Business X420 by the semester that you
start interviewing for full-time employment
X420 Relationships
 Class time on UCSO minimal
 Only small percent don't utilize
 Discuss relationships
 Optional student services
UCSO Student Services
 Services for employers and students
 Thousands of on-campus interviews
 Job listings
 Thousands of
job referrals
Employer Group Events
 Job Fairs
 Evening Presentations
 Alumni Mentors
 Networking Relationships
 World Wide Web
Variety of Student Services
 Resume services
 Resume distribution
 Smorgasbord of services
 X420 class fee
UCSO Services
Career Management Track
Optional Services
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Career Advice
Resume Preparation
Interviewing Options
Networking Facilitation
Evaluating Job Possibilities
College Career Services
 Not employment agency
 No selling of candidates
 Facilitator
Indiana University
KSOBIndiana
Undergraduate
Career
University
Services
OfficeOffice
Business
Placement
UCSO
BPO
Located on the first floor in the southeast
corner of the Business-SPEA building,
across from the Wells Library
Career Services Are Catalysts
 Only Individual Efforts
Produce Jobs
 Teach Concepts, Methods,
and Techniques
Foreign Nationals
Legal Employment Info Session
– Meeting
Date
Time
Location
Foreign National Publications
 International Student Services
 Staff Participation
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Undergraduate Career Services
Office Website
UCSOWEB
UCSO Registration
Registration for UCSO services is handled through
the UCSO website.
 Complete:
 “Registration Information
 Times Not Available
 General WORD resume
Make sure UCSO registration is
complete by this Friday!
Career Planning
Planning is...
is...
Required
&
A Lifetime
Concern
VALUE
VALUE
Depends
On
Attitude
Additional Questions
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Before or after lecture as time permits
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E-mail or written messages to your lab counselor
You will now be assigned to your Career Counselor
If you would like to
learn more, Career
Planning Strategies
textbook will supply
additional information.