Preparing Students for Career Success
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Presented by: Francine Fabricant, MA, EdM - Lecturer at Hofstra University Continuing Education It is possible for today's students to look at an unpredictable world and feel confident about their career potential. Students are facing a rapidly-changing, technologically-advanced, global economy, where job security is a thing of the past. To help students feel more secure and optimistic, they need a new set of tools. Using strategies from the latest academic research and best-selling authors, we'll explore the new skills for career success, including open-mindedness, proactive behavior, creative thinking, sponsorship, personal branding, and lifelong learning. We'll also discuss how structured tools can help your students, such as a career portfolio and a flexible plan of action.
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Preparing Students for Career Success
- 3. Meet Carlos Rivas College Student, Double Major in Government & Spanish Volunteer Work Activities On-Campus Position Internships SETTING THE STAGE FOR OPPORTUNITY
- 4. Open-Mindedness Proactive Behavior Creative Thinking Mentoring /Sponsorship Personal Branding Lifelong Learning Jessica Burns Cara S. COMMON THEMES OF SUCCESS STORIES
- 5. Clear idea of career path and long-term goals One career for a lifetime Career-related college major Higher education not as critical Fewer new career skills needed Slow technological change Career & job security Linear career path Steadily rising salary Largely homogenous workforce Early retirement with pension Mad Men season 5 cast photo Photo Credit: Frank Ockenfels 3/AMC CAREER LANDSCAPE IN THE PAST
- 6. TODAY’S CAREER REALITIES Uncertain future economy Multiple jobs and careers Wide range of skills are needed Higher education = Higher pay Lifelong learning Rapid technological advances Career & Job Insecurity Reinvention & nonlinear career paths Salary fluctuation Diverse Collaborative Workforce Retirement Instability © istockphoto.com/monkeybusinessimages
- 7. Clear idea of career path and long-term goals One career for a lifetime Career-related college major Higher education not as critical Fewer new career skills needed Slow technological change Career & job security Linear career path Steadily rising salary Largely homogenous workforce Early retirement with pension Uncertain future economy Multiple jobs and careers Wide range of skills are needed Higher education = Higher pay Lifelong learning Rapid technological advances Career & Job Insecurity Reinvention & nonlinear career paths Salary fluctuation Diverse Collaborative Workforce Retirement Instability SIDE BY SIDE … IT’S A DIFFERENT WORLD OF WORK
- 8. Transferable skills The 3 R’s 4 C’S BASIC SKILLS CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING READING, WRITING, MATH COMMUNICATION COLLABORATION AND TEAM BUILDING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION Self-management and professional skills PROFESSIONALISM, ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, PROACTIVE BEHAVIOR, TIME MANAGEMENT, HARD- WORKING, ATTENTIVE, INTERESTED, ENGAGED, PREPARED, ENTHUSIASTIC, DRESSED APPROPRIATELY, RESPECTFUL, AND MORE. Career-related or technical skills (the “career” equivalent of the 3 “R’s”) PROGRAMMING SKILLS FOR A COMPUTER PROGRAMMER, SEWING OR TAILORING FOR A CAREER IN FASHION DESIGN, HOW TO COMPLETE AN INTAKE FOR A THERAPIST, FAMILIARITY WITH ANATOMY FOR A PERSONAL TRAINER, ETC. REQUIRING A BROADER SET OF CAREER SKILLS Source: www.p21.org
- 9. What is open-mindedness? The Growth Mindset – Carol Dweck The benefits of open-mindedness Avoiding myside bias EMBRACE OPEN-MINDEDNESS © MorganStudio
- 10. DEMONSTRATE PROACTIVE BEHAVIOR What is proactive behavior? How to demonstrate proactive behavior: Participate in activities Do extra work Help others Decide when to be proactive Listen for specific needs Evaluate your environment Why does it matter? © Vlad Teodore
- 11. EFFECTIVE MENTORING The benefits of mentor relationships A mentor acts as a sponsor when he/she does two or more of the following: Expand the perception of what the protégé can do Facilitate connections between the protégé and senior leaders Promote the protégé’s visibility Open up career opportunities for the protégé Offer advice on the protégé ‘s appearance and executive presence Make connections for the protégé outside the company Give advice to the protégé The extra benefits of sponsorship Hewlett, Sylvia Ann. “The Real Benefit of Finding a Sponsor.” HBR Blog Network. 2011. Also, see her book: Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor (2013) © Photographee.eu
- 12. INCREASE YOUR CREATIVITY Daniel Pink’s Six Senses Design Story Symphony Empathy Play Meaning Daniel H. Pink, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future (2005)
- 13. I’m a person, not a brand! Identify your brand Demonstrate your personal brand in your job search tools “Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it’s not going to get the business” —Warren Buffet BUILD YOUR PERSONAL BRAND Images: © Coca-Cola, Various advertisements
- 14. WORK WITH MEANING A life worth living Why work that is meaningful … or fun, creative, connected, engaging, interesting … is a better long-term bet Flow Aiming to flourish Positive emotion Engagement Positive relationships Meaning Accomplishment From “The School of Athens” by Raphael (1509)
- 15. Jessica Burns Cara S. TODAY’S SUCCESS STORIES ARE DIFFERENT Carlos Rivas
- 16. IN THE REAL WORLD, THEY ADD VALUE
- 17. … AND GET NOTICED From Jessica’s Mentor
- 18. What is career development? 1. Know Yourself 2. Explore Your Options 3. Market Yourself The relationship between skills, talents, interests, education, experience and opportunity. How can you help your students succeed in this journey? SELF-AWARENESS, CAREER KNOWLEDGE, & SELF-MARKETING SAVVY
- 19. A THEORY TO HELP US CREATE OPPORTUNITY Luck is No Accident - John Krumboltz Happenstance Learning Theory: Planned and unplanned events Increase the likelihood of opportunities • Take up a hobby • Apply for an internship • Participate in a school project • Meet new people • Join a club or group Recognize & take advantage of opportunities • Be prepared • Recognize potential opportunities • Initiate actions after you recognize an opportunity
- 20. BUILDING A SYSTEM FOR SELF-REFLECTION: PORTFOLIO THINKING From Creating Career Success (Fabricant, Stark, and Miller, 2014) Portfolio thinking involves: - reviewing past successes to highlight skills, abilities, interests, and values, and then - using these insights to see skills gaps and develop appropriate plans (Borgen and Amundson, 2001). Developing a career portfolio also has been shown to help people: - recognize personal accomplishments, - enhance career resilience, and - lead people to consider an expanded range of career options (Borgen, Amundson, and Reuter, 2004).
- 21. FROM UNCERTAIN TO CONFIDENT & OPEN-MINDED Understand the process of career development Your Flexible Plan: Plan of Action Plan of Analysis Ongoing career management “You have to trust in something—your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” —Steve Jobs
- 22. CREATING CAREER SUCCESS: A FLEXIBLE PLAN FOR THE WORLD OF WORK, 1e Brings real-world concepts to life with tools and strategies to help students create a self-directed, flexible plan for their own career success. http://bitly.com/fabricant1 FOR MORE INFORMATION
- 24. www.cengage.com
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- Hello and welcome to our presentation, Job Skills for the Future. (Introduce yourself and Francine.) You may be asking, why are we focusing on the future and not the present…especially if you need a job right now? Because the skills we will be telling you about are already being highly prized in the most innovative companies, and those are the companies that are growing and adding jobs. So it’s important to know about these skills and gaining experience with them. Even if you don’t work for a particularly innovative company, there are things that you can do right now to not only increase your own skills, but convince your boss that your company needs to do things differently in order to survive—and thrive—in the new economy. And if you’re looking for a new job, these are skills that you need to start learning and experiencing—even if you apply them to a volunteer position.
- What is a mentor? When I worked at Columbia University, I coordinated the mentor program for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. There has been a lot of attention on the important of mentoring in STEM fields, especially to help the field embrace diversity. We had a small but terrific book that I used, with the title, “Advisor, Teacher, Role Model, Friend” – I love this title because it really sums up the supportive aspects of the relationship … however, recent research has been examining very concrete benefits of mentoring and characteristics of mentor relationships that led to these benefits. We knew mentors were important, but now there’s more evidence of the relationship between mentoring and various measures of job success. But recent research shows that having a mentor: improves job placement (Carter & Silva, 2010) Leads to higher compensation (Carter & Silva, 2010) Also - increases promotions (Catalyst, 2002) Sylvia Ann Hewlett is an economist and an adjunct faculty member at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, & she studies mentor relationships. She found that certain activities provide even greater benefits. This type of mentor relationship is referred to as sponsorship, and her most recent book is called, Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor! So what is sponsorship? Give example – mentor who takes mentee to lunch… chummy … VS. invites to important meetings, and asks to sit on committees – gets more results A mentor acts as a sponsor by doing two or more of the following (Hewlett, 2011): expand the perception of what the protégé can do facilitate connections between the protégé and senior leaders promote the protégé’s visibility open up career opportunities for the protégé offer advice on the protégé’s appearance and executive presence make connections for the protégé outside the company and give advice to the protégé Here are some of the benefits of sponsorship: it has been shown to have a significant impact on whether employees ask for pay raises (Hewlett, 2011) request the stretch assignments that lead to advancement (Hewlett, 2011). note: while women may have numerous mentors, men are more likely to have sponsors. (Hewlett, 2011 and Carter & Silva, 2010) You can help your students by: Encouraging them to find and develop mentor relationships, Become aware of the activities that are sponsorship
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- Hello and welcome to our presentation, Job Skills for the Future. (Introduce yourself and Francine.) You may be asking, why are we focusing on the future and not the present…especially if you need a job right now? Because the skills we will be telling you about are already being highly prized in the most innovative companies, and those are the companies that are growing and adding jobs. So it’s important to know about these skills and gaining experience with them. Even if you don’t work for a particularly innovative company, there are things that you can do right now to not only increase your own skills, but convince your boss that your company needs to do things differently in order to survive—and thrive—in the new economy. And if you’re looking for a new job, these are skills that you need to start learning and experiencing—even if you apply them to a volunteer position.