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Career Planning - Resources
At NVCC we view Career Planning as a decision-making process that is built on awareness of self. Effective Career Planning involves three activities for every individual. They are:
- Discovering what you want to do.
- Exploring what is available in the world of work.
- Developing a plan of action that integrates needs and occupations.
The Counseling Center has the following resources available for you to engage in career planning.
Available Resources:
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About SIGI 3®
SIGI 3® is a user friendly online career planning program. This program can help you pinpoint your career options based on your interest, skills and values. It also searches and creates occupational information with educational requirements.
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A free 8 week Career Planning Seminar is offered to NVCC students each semester. This seminar is designed to teach career planning techniques and features the use of popular career planning tools such as the Myers Briggs Type Indicator and the Strong Interest Inventory.
For more information contact the Counseling Center at 575-8025 or e-mail us at, counseling@nvcc.commnet.edu
Not sure what you want to do with your life? Want some help with planning your career? Need some scheduling flexibility? This course offers the following:
- Find your life’s purpose
- Clarify your values and interests as they relate to career planning
- Learn about the fascinating world of work
- Improve skills in managing time, organizing, setting goals, managing money, being positive and assertive
- Learn good decision making skills
- Do this from the comfort of your home computer, day or night
- Interact with others in similar situation
- Good feedback from instructor for each assignment
- Make a resume and learn good job search techniques
- Keep all your career planning records organized on an electronic portfolio (ePortfolio) that you will keep even after leaving NVCC
Cautions:
- Need up-to-date computer, Word or similar word processing, email, internet
- Need to be comfortable with common computer tasks.
- This is not hard course, but will take time. Plan on spending 5 hours or more a week on this course.
- The hours are flexible, but students need to keep up week by week and not fall behind. It cannot be done early either ~ the class will stay together.
If you have questions, call John Wick at 203 596-8608 or email at jwick@nvcc.commnet.edu
Choosing a career, planning your career development, or increasing you job satisfaction is an ongoing process. As you travel the path to your goals, talking with a trained counselor can help to consider the possibilities. Call the Counseling Center at 575-8025 to make an appointment to see Counselor.
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