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Welcome to The Citadel Career Center
Kristin Schrader
The Citadel Career Center
© Kristin A. Schrader CIT 101: Fall 2011
Know thyself. ~Socrates
“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
Plan for Today • Who Are We?
o Our Staff
o Our Location
o How We Can Assist You
o Overview of Career Training at The Citadel
• The FOCUS Program o What You Need to Complete
o Researching Careers
o Researching Majors
• Test Your Knowledge
“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
Who Are We? • Our Mission:
o To help you make good decisions
o To provide training, information, and resources
• Our Staff: o Brent Stewart – Director
o Jennifer Wells – Associate Director
o Kristin Schrader – Training Coordinator
o Celeste Melvin – Recruiting Coordinator
o Lauren Hastings – Graduate Assistant
o Becky Hatmaker – Graduate Assistant
“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
Where Are We? • Our Facility:
“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
Where Are We?
Our Location: Corner of Hagood Ave. & Huger St.
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“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
How We Can Assist You • We know you just graduated from high
school…
• Three paths after graduation: o Military
o Civilian Workforce
o Graduate/Professional School
OUR MISSION:
Help you CHOOSE the path
that’s right for you and
help you be ready to SUCCEED in that path.
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“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
Career Training at The Citadel
• In Class o Leadership Training (Tuesday’s and Thursday’s)
o During Classes
o Student Organizations
o Seminar Series
• One-on-One o By Appointment
o Walk-In
o Email
• Online o Website
o Training Via Blackboard (CitLearn)
o Interview Stream
“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
A Few Resources Available at The Career Center
• Career Exploration o FOCUS
o What Can I Do With This Major?
o Career Center Library
• Networking Opportunities o Career Fairs (Two each year)
o Citadel Alumni Association Online Community
o LinkedIn
• Marketing Yourself o Resume Builder
o Interview Stream
o E-Leadership Portfolio (TaskStream)
• The Gate o The Citadel’s exclusive job board
o Used by over 700 employers and graduate schools
“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
Some Big Questions… • Why did you choose to go to The Citadel?
• What do you want to do with your degree?
• How do you accomplish this goal?
• Do you have a back-up plan?
Meet Sarah…
Sarah’s Career Journey:
• Decided to go to
Medical School 3 days
before graduation; didn’t graduate
• Took all Med School pre-
requisites in 1 year
• Got into Med School,
completed 5 weeks
• Decided she wanted to
go to nursing school
• 1 more year of pre-requisites
• Graduated from nursing
school in August 2011
• Psychology major
• Summa Cum Laude graduate
• NCAA Varsity athlete
Meet Andrew…
• Original major: Aerospace engineering
• AF ROTC (1 year) • Realized he wanted to
be a veterinarian • Switched to biochemistry
Andrew’s Career Journey
• 4 years of undergrad
• Summers: o Study abroad to Italy
o Working in a vet clinic
o Conducting research
• 4 years of vet school
• 5 year commitment to the US Army
Meet Bryan… Bryan’s Career Journey
• 4 years of undergrad
• 2 years of flight school
• Wanted to fly Navy
helicopters…didn’t get it
• 4 years as a P-3 pilot (including 2 deployments)
• Today: More flight school
to become a Seahawk helicopter pilot
• Business major • Navy ROTC
• Due to becoming a pilot: 10 year commitment to the Navy
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“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
The FOCUS Program • What is FOCUS?
o 5 short assessments: Work Interests, Values, Personality, Skills, and Leisure Interests
o Correlates your assessment results to 1,200 professions
o Correlates these professions to Citadel majors
• Why use FOCUS? o Which career is a best fit?
o What major should you choose to enter that career?
• After completing FOCUS… o Use your results as basis for your exploration.
o Discuss your results with your parents, etc.
o Save the results for your reference.
“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
Completing FOCUS • Go to Career Center website
• Click on the FOCUS logo
“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
What Should I Complete? Name of Occupation (Click for more
information)
Majors at the Citadel
“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
But What If… • These careers don’t interest me?
o Research your career matches within FOCUS
o Be open-minded in exploring these careers
o Come and talk to us
• The occupation that I think I want was not
on my list of matches? o Carefully retake the five FOCUS assessments, allowing one
hour
o Look for related occupations on your list of matches
o Explore these occupations in FOCUS
o If needed, reconsider your target occupation and major
o Make informed choices on your career direction, using your
FOCUS results to help
Researching Careers
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Researching a Career
FOCUS Interest Profile
“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
Some (More) Big Questions…
• How many of you have chosen a major?
• What percentage of college students are unsure
of their major when they start college?
80%
• What percent of college students switch their
major (at least once) while in college?
50%
Source: Leonard (2004)
Researching Majors
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Majors at the Citadel: Bachelor and Master’s Degrees
Click on any major
field that interests
you
Researching a Major Using FOCUS
“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
Test Your Knowledge: Persist or Change?
• Jamie has always been good at math and
science
• He chooses to major in civil engineering
• He struggles during his first semester at The Citadel. Here are some of the courses that he
took: o Introduction to Civil & Environmental Engineering
o General Chemistry
o Analytical Geometry and Calculus
Should Jamie stay in civil engineering or switch to
a different major?
Persist or Change?
• Make this decision carefully!!!
• Many cadets struggle knob
year1
o Average Knob GPA (2009): 2.79
o Average Senior GPA (2009): 2.87
• Resources to use/consult: o Faculty Advisor
o Older cadets
o FOCUS
1Source: The Citadel Institutional Research
“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
Test Your Knowledge: Grades…Are They Really Important?
• Heather has just completed her Knob year
• Her GPA is just barely high enough for her to keep her ROTC scholarship
• She wants to be a military pilot
Should Heather be worried about her
GPA? What could she do to improve her grades?
“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
Grades…Are They Really Important?
• Even in the military, your Citadel
grades are important o Admission into certain military careers
o Admission into military schools
o Admission into graduate school
• Tips for improving grades o Find a place to study that works for you
o Use the Academic Support Center
• Tutors
• Math Lab
• Reading Strategies Program
• Writing Lab
o Use your time wisely
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“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
Test Your Knowledge: It’s Summertime!
• Anthony is just completing his Knob year
• He plans to go back to his job as a lifeguard this summer
• He hopes to one day become a police officer
What else can Anthony do during his first summer in addition to
his lifeguard job? “Know thyself.” ~Socrates
It’s Summertime! • Talk to his supervisor at his job to see
if he can add to his summer job
experience o Training others
o Supervisory responsibility
• Learn about his target career field: o Informational Interviews
o Job Shadow (ride-alongs)
o Internship
“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
One More Resource…
• A “Budget Wizard” tool to help you create a
budget
• A student loan calculator
• A credit module to help you learn about credit cards and protecting your credit
• An online dictionary of financial terms
• And more!
“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
Advice from Citadel Cadets, Alumni, and Faculty
Start early. ~Class President
I found a job before I graduated, and I owe that to being encouraged to go out and talk to people.
~Senior Cadet
I had to create resumes and cover letters all the time when I was applying for a new position or
school in my military career. ~ROTC Instructor
I wish I would have taken advantage of you guys
[The Career Center] when I was a cadet.
~Countless Alumni
“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
To Complete This Year For Your E-Leadership Portfolio
Complete FOCUS during CIT 101 (refer to
instructions in TaskStream): Career Readiness Section
Career and Educational Goals
Academic Strengths
Career Planning Status
All 5 assessments
Save your FOCUS portfolio as a PDF
Upload your FOCUS portfolio into your E-
Leadership Portfolio
“Know thyself.” ~Socrates
Thank you!
Best wishes for your success at
The Citadel and beyond!
The Citadel Career Center www.citadel.edu/career_services/
PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
573 Huger Street Charleston, SC 29403
(Corner of Huger and Hagood)
HOURS OF OPERATION:
M – Th: 8:30 – 5; F: 8:30 – 4
GENERAL EMAIL ADDRESS:
