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In the face of an ever-changing job market for new graduates, and despite whatever career counseling they may have had earlier in life, recent grads and more experienced alumni alike still come to crossroads in their careers that may seem to dictate new career choices. Choosing or changing a career necessitates managing a transition process that should feature foundations of self assessment and work world knowledge as well as a grasp of how searches should be conducted in specific fields - the "games" vary across professions and industries - all three eventually yielding a strategy for attaining a new position. Building information foundations and search know-how can take time, but the pay-offs can be immense. The Career Services Network has a committment to helping alumni navigate the career choice/change process. Alumni are encouraged to take advantage of the following: Self Help Resources Those living close enough to Syracuse are welcome to use print resources in the career resource area of the Center for Career Services (235 Schine) that address career decision-making as well as what makes up the vast world of work. Those living away from Syracuse may find similar resources at colleges and public libraries nearby. Alumni may email Helen Germain, CCS' Resource Manager, for suggestions of titles to review. Online resources that allow visitors to learn more about career fields can be quite helpful and, accordingly, a web guide in the Web Links section above, Exploringing Careers, connects to some of the best of these sites. Alumni/ae wishing to identify specific sites for specific fields may email Chuck Reutlinger, CCS' Associate Director for Information Resources and Services, for suggestions of sites that may help. Staff Assistance The above-mentioned staff will be happy to direct alumni to resources,
but sometimes it just helps to discuss one's situation with a trained and
experienced counselor. Alumni should check with their original home colleges to inquire about advising services.
The Center's staff of career consultants are
ready to play this role as well. In-person appointments are welcomed
for those who live close enough to Syracuse, and telephone appointments
can be scheduled for those residing beyond the Syracuse area; call 315-443-3616
to arrange either conversation. A summary of a current situation
and steps taken to-date with other resources can frequently be emailed,
faxed, or mailed before these appointments and helps make the conversation
more productive. What will be discussed during a conversation?
Consultants will generally try to focus on the person's skills, interests,
temperament and personality, and the work values, i.e. those satisfactions
one seeks and needs from working, that appear most critical for the near
future. Consultants have an array of print and online assessment
tools available to help in this stage of advisement, inventories which
frequently help the person to profile themselves and gain some insight
into types of work or work settings that may be good fits.
In addition to the steps suggested above, alumni may wish to read more about the career choice/change process. We recommend the following: Changing Careers. http://careerjournal.com/
jobhunting/change/
Surviving a Crisis. http://careerjournal.com/myc/
survive/
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