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Career Research . . .

Career Research . . . Strategies to Use your major www.msubillings.edu/careers. Myths & FAQ’s. I don’t need to research careers. I’ve already picked a major! What’s the next step? What is this job/career REALLY like? How can I find my first REAL job? Factors to Consider

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Career Research . . .

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  1. Career Research . . . Strategies to Use your majorwww.msubillings.edu/careers

  2. Myths & FAQ’s I don’t need to research careers. I’ve already picked a major! What’s the next step? What is this job/career REALLY like? How can I find my first REAL job? Factors to Consider Physical factors: flexible hours, variety, indoor/outdoor, travel, urban/rural setting| Mental factors: enterprise, independence, prospects, problem solving, responsibility for others, supervising, teaching, working with public Wages, family issues & lifestyle Will you be given the chance to start up new projects, activities or ideas?

  3. Enterprising Will this job require/allow: Flexible Hours • Set schedule? • Create your own schedule? • Shift work? • Change schedules as needed? • Swap shifts with co-workers?

  4. Independence Allowed to do tasks in your own way with little direction? Will a supervisor provide general direction or control every aspect of a process? Indoors or Outdoors • Where is most of the workday spent? • Does it change on a seasonal basis?

  5. Job Prospects Number of job openings? Opportunity for advancement? Solving Problems • Identify problems? • Review related information? • Develop and apply solutions?

  6. Responsibility Responsible for products or services created by others or only by self? Take care of others in need of protection? Supervision • Guiding? • Directing? • Encouraging? • Evaluating others’ work?

  7. Teach Instruct others on new subjects or on how to do things? Travel • Make frequent, infrequent, day trips? • What % of time traveling?

  8. More Factors to ConsiderVariety of Tasks? Work with Public?Wages? Starting wages? Potential for increase? Based on merit or time of service?

  9. What’s Next? Ask your instructors/advisor/friends/family Set up informational interviews; see guidelines at: http://www.msubillings.edu/careers/info%20interview%20ques.htm Read job ads (newspaper & online) on a regular basis Research careers on the web Meet employers at “Ask An Executive” every Wed AM at Career Services for strategies & advice about career options that fit your major Ask Career Services and…..network, network, network!

  10. University Campus: LIB 100 657.2168City College: Jacket Student Central 247.3006www.msubillings.edu/careers Career Services

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