Career Planning Guide 2020-2021

Career Planning Guide 2020-2021

What's Inside

Internships gain real-world, careerrelated experience, p. 12 Resumes checklist & examples, p. 22

Interviewing learn the S T A R method, p. 57 Dress what to wear - unlocking dress codes, p. 16

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg Campus

To Price's Fork Road

Litton-Reaves Parking Lot

Smith Career Center 870 Washington Street, SW Blacksburg, VA 24061

Coliseum Parking Lot

to U.S. 460

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Career Planning Guide

What's Inside?

Welcome........................................................................................................................................................... 7 Meet the Staff..................................................................................................................................................4 Peer Career Advisor Program........................................................................................................................6

EXPLORATION FOR YOUR CAREER JOURNEY

Explore self, careers, majors, goal setting, and action plans..................................................................8 Career Clusters - identify fields and industries that interest you....................................................... 10

GET EXPERIENCE

Experiential Learning - unpacking your experiences..............................................................................12 Cooperative Education and Internship Program - gain real-world, career-related experience during college..................................................................................................................................................17

RESUMES AND COVER LETTERS

Resume checklist and examples of resumes and cover letters............................................................22

FIND AN INTERNSHIP OR A JOB

Internship and job search tools.................................................................................................................. 43 Get started networking................................................................................................................................ 46 Federal job search.......................................................................................................................................... 51 Job search tips for international students................................................................................................52

PREPARE FOR AN INTERVIEW

Are you ready for an interview?...................................................................................................................54 Get ready for video, phone, group, and case interviews.........................................................................55

INTERVIEWING

S T A R Interviewing........................................................................................................................................57 Interview follow-up correspondence..........................................................................................................59

EVALUATE/NEGOTIATE BENEFITS and SALARY

Tips for reviewing and comparing salary and employment benefits.................................................. 60 Negotiating job offers.................................................................................................................................. 63 Employment scams........................................................................................................................................ 65

BE PROFESSIONAL

What to Wear - unlocking dress codes....................................................................................................... 16 Professional Competencies - Are you career ready? Rate yourself!................................................... 20

ADULTING

College to Career - Professionalism 101.................................................................................................... 76 Tips on being successful at your first internship or job.........................................................................77

PLAN FOR GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL

Planning for graduate school.......................................................................................................................67 Health Professions Advising.........................................................................................................................69 Creating a personal statement.................................................................................................................... 74

How to use this guide

This guide is meant to help you through every step of your career journey.

Whether that is . . .

exploring different majors and careers

finding career related experience

searching for an internship or post-graduation job

pro

! tip

Wherever you are on your career journey, use the colored tabs on the edges of each page to find advice, templates, activities, and more.

Don't forget . . . you are not alone in this process! The advisors in Career and Professional Development are happy to speak with you about your unique path.

developing your career readiness planning for grad or professional school

Meet the Staff

Donna Ratcliffe Director

Amy McPherson

Senior Associate Director

Lisa Boothe

Employer Relations Industry Manager

Kayla Branson

Career Advising Fellow

Jonathan Byers Assistant Director College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences

Joy Capers

Assistant Director Hokie Mentorship Program

Claire Childress Associate Director Career Development & College Relations

Catherine Copeland Associate Director Assessment & IT/Web Administrator

Sue Ellen Crocker

Office Manager

Ariana DiFillippo Fellow

Meredith Gerber

Assistant Director College of Architecture & Urban Studies University Academic Advising Center

Heidi Gilbert Assistant Director College of Engineering

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Jen Heinold

Assistant Director College of Science

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