Terry MBA Terry MBA Professional MBA Professional MBA

Career Management Career Management OrientationOrientation

2009-20102009-2010

Agenda Agenda

Services and ResourcesServices and Resources Career Management ModelCareer Management Model Online ResourcesOnline Resources Accessing ServicesAccessing Services

Services and ResourcesServices and Resources

One on One CoachingOne on One Coaching Career Related WorkshopsCareer Related Workshops Student/Alumni Networking EventsStudent/Alumni Networking Events On line ResourcesOn line Resources UGA Career FairsUGA Career Fairs MBA Related Career FairsMBA Related Career Fairs On Campus Recruiting (graduating On Campus Recruiting (graduating

students)students)

Career CoachesCareer Coaches

Susan Smith, Executive MBA ProgramSusan Smith, Executive MBA ProgramStanton Chase InternationalStanton Chase Internationalsusan-smith@comcast.netsusan-smith@comcast.net404.663.7795404.663.7795

Jan Freeman, Evening MBA ProgramJan Freeman, Evening MBA ProgramDirector, Professional MBA Career ServicesDirector, Professional MBA Career Servicesfreeman@terry.uga.edufreeman@terry.uga.edu706.614.3328706.614.3328

Career Management ModelCareer Management Model

Self-AssessmentSelf-Assessment Career ResearchCareer Research Create Your Career Marketing PlanCreate Your Career Marketing Plan Develop Your SkillsDevelop Your Skills Take ActionTake Action Close The DealClose The Deal

Self AssessmentSelf AssessmentCareerLeaderCareerLeader

CareerLeader is an internet based CareerLeader is an internet based business career self assessment program.business career self assessment program.

Developed by two Harvard Business Developed by two Harvard Business School psychologists, utilizing over 20 School psychologists, utilizing over 20 years of research.years of research.

Developed specifically for business Developed specifically for business students and used by many of the top students and used by many of the top business schools in the country.business schools in the country.

Self AssessmentSelf AssessmentCareerLeaderCareerLeader

Measures your business-relevant interests, Measures your business-relevant interests, motivators and abilities.motivators and abilities.

Recommends careers to explore and Recommends careers to explore and corporate cultures to seek out.corporate cultures to seek out.

Provides information about careers, career Provides information about careers, career paths, cultures, industries, interviewing, paths, cultures, industries, interviewing, etc.etc.

Researched 30 business career paths and Researched 30 business career paths and compiled data from working professionals.compiled data from working professionals.

Assignment #1 - Assignment #1 - Self-AssessmentSelf-Assessment

The first assignment focuses on your The first assignment focuses on your CareerLeader results and identifying CareerLeader results and identifying your short term and long term career your short term and long term career goals.goals.

Assignment #1 can be found in the Assignment #1 can be found in the Coaching folder on SharePoint. Coaching folder on SharePoint. Complete and send to your coach Complete and send to your coach prior to scheduling an appointment.prior to scheduling an appointment.

Career ResearchCareer Research

Research careers, industries and Research careers, industries and companies.companies.

Identify your career goal/Narrow your Identify your career goal/Narrow your scope.scope.

Select criteria most important to you Select criteria most important to you (geography, company size, travel, etc).(geography, company size, travel, etc).

Stay on top of what’s happening in your Stay on top of what’s happening in your field. Subscribe to publications that are field. Subscribe to publications that are relevant. Join professional organizations.relevant. Join professional organizations.

Career ResearchCareer Research

Peruse on line job sites.Peruse on line job sites. Identify networking contacts.Identify networking contacts. Identify target companies and Identify target companies and

industries.industries. Research companies and industries Research companies and industries

online.online. Contact your undergraduate institution Contact your undergraduate institution

to connect with alumni.to connect with alumni. Utilize online resources through the Utilize online resources through the

Terry College and UGA Career Centers.Terry College and UGA Career Centers.

Research Tools Research Tools

Career Management Course on SharePoint:Career Management Course on SharePoint:– Research tab in the Tools & Resources Research tab in the Tools & Resources

folderfolder– CareerBeamCareerBeam– Terry MBAlink/Dawglink/NacelinkTerry MBAlink/Dawglink/Nacelink– Vault GuidesVault Guides

Via the UGA Library/Galileo:Via the UGA Library/Galileo:– Hoovers OnlineHoovers Online– Other Business databasesOther Business databases

Assignment #2 – Assignment #2 – Career ResearchCareer Research

This assignment focuses on your research This assignment focuses on your research related to your career. Utilizing the related to your career. Utilizing the resources identified in the previous slide, resources identified in the previous slide, as well as others you may have, complete as well as others you may have, complete the assignment, which can be found in the the assignment, which can be found in the Coaching folder in SharePoint on the Coaching folder in SharePoint on the Career Management site.Career Management site.

Career Marketing PlanCareer Marketing Plan

You are the product – sell yourself!You are the product – sell yourself!– ProductProduct– PlacementPlacement– PricePrice– PromotionPromotion

Career Marketing PlanCareer Marketing Plan

Once you have completed your Once you have completed your assessment and research phases, assessment and research phases, print off the sample career print off the sample career marketing plan found in Networking marketing plan found in Networking tab in the Tools & Resources section. tab in the Tools & Resources section. Use this model to prepare for your Use this model to prepare for your networking efforts and to prep for networking efforts and to prep for interviews.interviews.

Develop Your SkillsDevelop Your Skills

Resume WritingResume Writing Interviewing SkillsInterviewing Skills Job Search CorrespondenceJob Search Correspondence Networking SkillsNetworking Skills Negotiation SkillsNegotiation Skills

Resume WritingResume Writing

An Effective ResumeAn Effective Resume– Focuses your effort to assess your own skills & Focuses your effort to assess your own skills &

abilities.abilities.– Raises your self-confidence about your value in Raises your self-confidence about your value in

the job market.the job market.– Acts as a “sales brochure” to stimulate the Acts as a “sales brochure” to stimulate the

interest of a prospective employer.interest of a prospective employer.– Helps you get job interviews.Helps you get job interviews.– Directs the flow of the job interview.Directs the flow of the job interview.– Assists the employer in the process of matching Assists the employer in the process of matching

you, the job applicant, with a specific job opening.you, the job applicant, with a specific job opening.

Resume WritingResume Writing

Your resume should:Your resume should:– Market yourself effectively to prospective Market yourself effectively to prospective

employers, resulting in a job interview.employers, resulting in a job interview.– Be clear, concise and generate interest.Be clear, concise and generate interest.

Other factors:Other factors:– Appearance is just as important as content.Appearance is just as important as content.– Accuracy is critical (grammar & spelling).Accuracy is critical (grammar & spelling).– One page is common for business resumes; One page is common for business resumes;

two is acceptable if experience warrants.two is acceptable if experience warrants.

Assignment #3Assignment #3Resume PreparationResume Preparation

Prepare a draft of your resume Prepare a draft of your resume utilizing the tools and resources in utilizing the tools and resources in the Resume & Cover Letters tab in the Resume & Cover Letters tab in Tools & Resources. Resources include Tools & Resources. Resources include a “Terry template”, sample bullets, a “Terry template”, sample bullets, sample resumes and a guide to sample resumes and a guide to creating “accomplishment” bullets.creating “accomplishment” bullets.

Take ActionTake Action

It’s time to set things in motion:It’s time to set things in motion:– Schedule informational interviews.Schedule informational interviews.– Attend professional meetings.Attend professional meetings.– Connect with networking contacts.Connect with networking contacts.– Register on Terry MBAlink & Dawglink, Register on Terry MBAlink & Dawglink,

and other online jobsites.and other online jobsites.– Attend job fairs.Attend job fairs.– Apply directly to company websites.Apply directly to company websites.

Closing the DealClosing the Deal

CompensationCompensation– Base salaryBase salary– Signing bonusSigning bonus– RelocationRelocation– Incentive PayIncentive Pay– BenefitsBenefits– Other perksOther perks

PreparationPreparation– Know what you are Know what you are

worthworth– Know what you Know what you

wantwant– Take time to fully Take time to fully

understand the understand the offeroffer

– Don’t negotiate Don’t negotiate unless you plan to unless you plan to acceptaccept

On Line ResourcesOn Line Resources

SharePoint – Career Management siteSharePoint – Career Management site– Research ResourcesResearch Resources– Resume Tips and GuidelinesResume Tips and Guidelines– Job Search CorrespondenceJob Search Correspondence– NetworkingNetworking– Interviewing SkillsInterviewing Skills– Career Marketing PlanCareer Marketing Plan– NegotiationsNegotiations– Career Services TechnologyCareer Services Technology– Professional RecruitersProfessional Recruiters

How to Access CareerHow to Access CareerCoaching ServicesCoaching Services

Contact the coach assigned to your Contact the coach assigned to your program to set up your first appointment:program to set up your first appointment:

– Susan Smith, Executive MBA ProgramSusan Smith, Executive MBA Programsusan-smith@comcast.netsusan-smith@comcast.net404.663.7795404.663.7795

– Jan Freeman, Fast Track/Evening MBA Jan Freeman, Fast Track/Evening MBA ProgramProgramfreeman@terry.uga.edu freeman@terry.uga.edu 706.614.3328706.614.3328

Meeting Pre-RequisitesMeeting Pre-Requisites

Review and sign the Career Coaching agreement.Review and sign the Career Coaching agreement. Complete the Career Services Registration Form.Complete the Career Services Registration Form. Complete assignments as detailed in this PowerPoint Complete assignments as detailed in this PowerPoint

orientation:orientation:– #1 – Self Assessment#1 – Self Assessment– #2 – Career Research#2 – Career Research– #3 – Resume preparation#3 – Resume preparation

Complete the CareerLeader assessment.Complete the CareerLeader assessment. Send assignments to your coach in advance of Send assignments to your coach in advance of

scheduling the first appointment.scheduling the first appointment.

Linked InLinked In

Join the Terry MBA Group on LinkedIn Join the Terry MBA Group on LinkedIn to gain access to nearly 1300 Terry to gain access to nearly 1300 Terry MBAs for networking purposes or to MBAs for networking purposes or to find current or former classmates.find current or former classmates.

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