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--- ----------------------------- Counseling and Career Services and the Daily Nexus Present... IM I Interview Guide and Career Planning Services At Counseling and Career Services we assist students in approaching the Applied Learning Program where internships are available, loc and dealing with life changes in a productive and satisfying way. Our ally, nationally, and internationally. goal is to help students learn the skills and knowledge they will need to Seniors who are in the “implementing” stage may be interested in: effectively integrate their personal, social, career, and intellectual Any of the above and — development. On Campus Interviews Toward this goal, we offer a wide range of services to students that “Senior Seminar” workshops and — address such issues as, gaining personal growth and self “Negotiating Skills” — an after-you-get-the-job-offer workshop. understanding, choosing a major, managing stress, gaining career- Graduate Students: related employment and/or graduate or professional training. Graduate students have made a commitment to their career. We offer Career Planning Services: includes individual and group counsel educational information and services for those entering the academic ing and advising for self-assessment, values clarification, decision mak arena or public schools. Assistance is available for vita review. There ing, career and life planning, and career information. We have vast col are directories of potential employers. Workshops for grad students are lection of career materials in written, computerized and video-taped announced each quarter. formats. Career planning groups and workshops are offered each quar Career Class: A 3-unit class, Education 164 “Introduction to Educa ter. Topics such as choosing classes that can augment your major to en tional and Vocational Guidance,” allows students to work on a contract hance your “employability,” predicted trends in your field and the typi basis for 10 weeks in order to achieve their career goals. This class intro cal salaries of your career choice can all be explored in the Career Re duces the student (called the employee) to career counseling and career/ source Room. life planning. It provides a simulated job experience in order that the The college years are said by some to be comprised of different stages: “employee” have the opportunity to formulate his/her own career plans Freshman said to be in an “exploring” stage may be interested in: and develop case studies using the “employee” as the “case.” Interest Inventories — like the Strong-Campbell, Self Directed Employment Services: include the Applied Learning Program to Search, and Sigi Plus. assist students in obtaining career-related internships and part-time “Making College Pay Off” — getting the most of your college experi summer employment. The Career Employment Service provides em ence, and — ployment information, job searching assistance, educational reference “Choosing a Major” and “Major Decisions” are workshops about mak files, and actual job interviews with employment representatives from ing the most of your “major” choice. nationally known companies and governmental agencies. These compa Sophomores said to be in the “defining” stage may be interested in: nies include Xerox, Arthur Anderson, Texas Instruments, 1RS, Na Any of the above and — tional Security Agency, Hewlett-Packard and Macy’s. Talking to a drop-in counselor in the Career Resource Room. Testing Services: administers a number of vocational interest tests Exploring the job career binders and — and personality tests in support of counseling and career planning ac Attending workshops to identify their job objective. tivities as well as provides students with information and application For those without majors, “Choosing a Major” and “Major Decisions” forms for the graduate school admissions tests such as the GRE, LSAT, are still appropriate. MCAT and the GMAT. Juniors said to be in the “researching” stage may be interested in: Counseling and Career Services is open from 8:30 to 11:45 a.m. and Any of the abote and — 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. All personal and career counseling services are confi Graduate School Day dential and free of charge to UCSB registered students. For further in Mock Interviews and — formation and appointments please call 961-4411.' 2A Wednesday, October 41989 Daily Nexus FALL HAPPENINGS' A Group for Women Grad and Professional Senior Seminar Through the Glass Ceiling: a career planning group for A Senior Seminar will be held Saturday, Oct. 21 from School Information Day women...who want it all. 9:00 am . to 12:30 p.m. in Counseling and Career Services Graduate and Professional School Information Day Women these days are said to “want it all,” but often we room 1109. This workshop is designed to cover in one morn Tuesday, November 7,1989. UCen Pavilion 11:00 A.M. — don’t know exactly what “it” is. Come explore what you ing the components of job readiness: resume writing; inter 2:00 P.M. Met w/representatives from graduate programs want out of life, love, work and play. Discuss what it means viewing techniques; and negotiating skills (which include all over the nation. Also: individual workshops will be of to have “it all," and w hat you may have to give up to get it. gaining a higher salary, evaluating a benefits package, and fered from 10:00 — 11:00 a.m. on the following topic : Gra When: Tuesdays, 3:30:5:00 October 10 through Novem negotiating job responsibilities). duate Studies, UCen Room 1. Minority students are espe ber 21. Where: Counseling and Career Services. Leaders: The material discussed in this session is the same as the cially encouraged to attend. All students are welcome. Micael Kemp and Sue Harding. There is limited enroll regularly scheduled Resume, Interview and Negotiation Sponsored by Counseling & Career Services, Graduate Di ment, so register early at Counseling and Career Services Strategies workshops, but is designed for students who vision and EOP. to be sure to get it. don’t have time during the week or would prefer to receive additional information all at once. Space is limited so please arrive on time. For further information, contact Counseling and Career Services’ Career Resource Room, 961-4414. Career Placement Manual International Expo By Don Lubach Career and Internship Representative On Friday, October 20th from 10 to 3 p.m. at the UCen Pavi lion more than 30 different program representatives will be Go to any bookstore and you’ll find many books about ca available to share ideas on how students might combine reers — self-help guides, manuals and heavy reference their summer vacation with study and work opportunities tomes that cover the gamut of career information from ca throughout the world. Many students find such programs reer development to appropriate salutations in letters to as Semester at Sea, Boston University’s London In employers. Counseling and Career Services with the help of ternship Programmes, Council for International Ex Career Research Systems has published a UCSB custom change, Amigos de las Am ericas exciting alternatives to ized career manual offered to Seniors at no charge. It is my the more traditional junior year abroad. Students will re opinion that the 1989-1990Career Placement Manual is -. I have a background in ad sales. I was talking ceive critical program requirements and application infor superior to the majority of costly publications about the job to Mr. Donaldson at the steel mill and he suggested that mation early on, so travel, visa, and financial arrange search process. you would be a good person to talk to about a possible open ments can be obtained on time to insure a successful sum It is tempting to spend money to buy job-search books. ing.” There are scripts like this one sprinkled throughout mer adventure abroad. Additional travel tips and inside Some students surrender hundreds of dollars to companies the guide. They are usable tools to make the telephone call strategies for working abroad will be presented at a special offering career seminars, resume advice, or career contacts. more powerful. Job Seekers need merely to adjust the infor noon hour career panel in UCen Room 1. I’ve seen UCSB students pay $130 for a resume service to m ation to match their situation and then they can dial with This year's event will offer a new twist that will be of par do what they could have easily done for themselves. My ad confidence. ticular interest to graduating seniors. Thanks to UCSB’s vice — don’t buy the books and services w ithout first look The Career Placement Manual helps students to dis student organization AIESEC (International Association ing at the Career Placement Manual. cover their own talents and provides them with some time- of Students in Economics and Business Management), sev The Manual is customized for the UCSB senior! Advisors tested formulas for presenting themselves to potential em eral international organizations will be available to share and staff members who know the needs of the UCSB stu ployers of all types. Many employment books are biased information about entry level opportunities' which lead to dent write and refine this guide each year adding timely in toward large companies. The Manual provides tips to un international careers for both technical and liberal arts formation about employers and career services. The activi cover the “hidden job market” of entry-level positions bey areas. Seniors will also have a chance to receive graduate ties in the guide are organized so that students can start ond the peak of the Fortune 500 and into the larger picture school information about several key international man with easy tasks and work towards the more difficult. For of opportunity. There is an unstated message throughout agement programs. example, the timid resume writer may first use the Resume the manual’s pages that says, “don’t perceive Big Business Students attending this year’s International Expo Infor Worksheet on page Nine to organize their part-time jobs as your only choice! Use your skills to discover a full range mation Fair will also gain information about Education and academic preparation.