Beyond Random Google Searches:

Rebecca Dordel

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Garbage In Garbage Out

Where We Get Stuck

• Don't know what we are actually looking for or want in a job or internship
• Don't know which resources we should trust

The Plan

• Questions to Ask Yourself
• Ways to Search
• Resources to Help

Questions to Ask Yourself

• What organizations have a mission I admire?
• What skills would I like to build?
• What experiences would help me learn more about myself or a career of interest?

Why Ask These Questions?

• Helps you define your own personal rubric.
• What is important to me, and do I have priorities?
• How do I know whether to pursue or discard an opportunity?

Writing Your Interest Statement

Your Interest Statement(s)

• I am at my best when...
• I am engaged when...
• I contribute most when...
• I am intellectually stimulated when....
• I am successful when I am...

Anti- Interest Statement

• I am disengaged when...
• I am bored when...
• Time goes so slowly when...

Pair and Share

Connecting Interests to Opportunities

You Don't Know What You Don't Know...

But you do know some things!

Field or Industry

• Broad enough that you won't miss what you "don't know"
• See the "big picture" of the jobs available
• Identify more specific keywords that are common in positions of interest to you
• Examples: Education, Healthcare, Counseling, Sustainability

Job or Internship Position Titles

Desired Title

• Identify commonly used words in job titles based on your Industry/Field search
• Be careful: organizations may have completely different titles for similar positions
• Example: Manufacturing Associate, Researcher 1, Junior Scientist

Skills

Industry Specific Skills

• Can be based on the skills you possess or desire to use in a job or internship
• Or by identify commonly used skills in the job postings you've found based on an Industry/Field search

Types of Skills

• Transferable/ Functional
• Personal Traits/Attitudes
• Knowledge-Based

Other Ways to Search

• Company or Office Name
• Location
• Job Type

Resources

Through Your College

Meet with a Career Counselor!

Career Fairs!

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Questions?