CS 113CS 113Welcome toWelcome to

Week 8 Unit 8 Week 8 Unit 8

CS 113CS 113Welcome toWelcome to

Week 8 Unit 8 Week 8 Unit 8 Academic Strategies for Business

Professionals

Professor Carole Myers

AgendaAgenda

• Career Connections

• Discussion Expectations

• Submitting Homework

• What is due in Week 8

• Case Study

• Field Trip

• Questions

Questions?

Career ConnectionCareer Connection

What is your biggest frustration seeking a career that is right for you and your life style?

Let’s Discuss !

Career ConnectionCareer Connection

• Which career is right for you?  • O*net and Kaplan University Career Services

are two of many tools that you will explore to help find the "right" career.

How many different resources can you name to search for advancement and or new career?

Let’s Discuss!

ReadingReading• There is great information

online that help you choose a major. Perhaps you would like more information on your area of expertise? Maybe you have not decided what you want to do!

• Wherever you are in your journey, here is a great website to help you start your exploration: http://online.onetcente

What career connection is right for you?What career connection is right for you?• With the O*Net Home page

opened,   you can click on "Find Occupations" link.

 • Then find the job family title

and click on the arrow to select your area of interest. Then click on "Go".

• Have fun exploring.

• Kaplan University has it's own Career Services web site.

•  This is a place to locate industry information, find job search assistance, find tips on how to write successful cover letters, and find interviewing tips and suggestions.

• Go to your KU Campus homepage.

•  • The left-hand side of the page

contains a number of useful links.

•  • Under the Support Services

heading, click the link for Career Services.

•  • Once that page opens, look on

the left-hand side of the page and open the link for your school and explore.

Access the Kaplan University Career Services

• The Resources link is on the same page. Under this link is a compilation of   links to publications, job search skills, job listings, and employer research sites.

• Some of the resources include:

• •        Helpful articles • •        Resume tips • •        Cover letter tips

Other Career Resources

Optimal ResumeOptimal Resume• A resume is a place where

you typically list your education, job experience, and skills. Your Kaplan University degree will enhance your education section immensely!

• Optimal Resume is a resume creation tool that is   provided to Kaplan students. It can be accessed directly from the Career Services main page. You will explore this website on the next page.

New User to Optimal Resume?

New User to Optimal Resume? Click on the link below to go directly to the Optimal Resume website.  https://kaplanu.optimalresume.com  Click on the "New Users Click Here" link and follow the instructions.

Homework AssignmentHomework Assignment• Note that there is was no Project due last week so

that you had the time to plan and complete the interview.

• The Interview with a Professional is due this week. • Assignments are to be uploaded into the dropbox

no later than Tuesday evening at 11:59 p.m.

Small Mistakes Add UpSmall Mistakes Add Up

Helpful hints to success on the discussion boardand on your homework assignments:

• Use spell, grammar, and punctuation checks on your Microsoft Word program to develop your initial and reply posts, and homework assignments. Each mistake will cost you 1 pt!

• Your homework is to be uploaded into the dropbox no later than Tuesday at 11:59 p.m.

Seminar Case StudySeminar Case Study

Case StudyCase Study

How is Minh's current job beneficial to her ultimate career goals?

Let’s Discuss!

Case StudyCase Study

How would setting more specific career goals help Minh’s decision?

Let’s Discuss!

Case StudyCase Study

What general information would you give Minhto encourage her to complete the quarter and continue in school?

Let’s Discuss!

Field Trip Field Trip • The purpose: search the career in which you are concentrating your degree in or that career in which you choose to pursue.

• Click the information tab link at the lower left hand of your screen top read about Recession Proof Careers.

• If you can open a separate browser window to copy and paste URL addresses, the next slide will provide further websites of useful information!

Field Trip!Field Trip!

• http://www.jobfox.com/Site/press/Jobfox-Top-25-Most-Recession-Proof-US-Job-Candidates-October-2008-Rankings-Report.aspx

• http://www.careercast.com/jobs/content/top-200-jobs-2010-jobs-rated

  

Field Trip Discussion

Various Sites: Careers for 2010Various Sites: Careers for 2010

• http://www.usnews.com/money/careers/features/best-careers-2010

• http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/st_BESTJOBS2010_20100105.html

• http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2009/11/18/top-10-jobs-for-2010/

• http://www.usajobsandemployment.com/

TOP TEN BEST GROWTH CAREERSTOP TEN BEST GROWTH CAREERS• All jobs are ranked according to their project percentage

growth between 2000 and 2010.

• The price growth rank (from the prior edition of the book). • The % of each job category that will be part time. With a

leisure society evolving, more and more jobs will become part time. There are some expectations where part time jobs are becoming full time in order to keep up with the demand but, by and large, we are becoming a nation of part timers. These percentages will help those who prefer part time, flexible hours or freelance work.

• The approximate comparative salary levels of each career is shown in the "Earnings" column; the more "$" signs, the higher the earnings level.

• Minimum education requirements for entry level positions are indicated as follows:

• High = High School Diploma • Coll = Community College, Cegep, or

Vocational/Apprenticeship Diploma • Univ = University Undergraduate Degree or higher

Quote for the WeekQuote for the Week

“Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.”

Napoleon Hill

QUESTIONS