US Fish and Wildlife Recruiter, Feb 22, 10:30-11:30 am Kettering 219
AU Career Fair, Feb 22nd, Upper Convo
Assignments
For Feb 24
Come to class with a draft of your resume that incorporates the tips and ideas we talked about during our last meeting. You will be peer-reviewing each others resumes in class.
For Feb 17
Career options assignment due in Angel
Bring a hard copy of your current resume (if you have one)
For Feb 10
1. Complete the first part of the career search exercise handed out in class today.
2. Read this short news piece on employment prospects for science majors.
3. Read the prologue and intro to College Grad Seeks Future using the “Look Inside” feature on Amazon.
For Feb 3
1. Read the Career Match chapter for your personality color mix and fill out the lists in Chapter 28 (handed out in class). Three copies of the book will be sitting on the shelf of Kettering 302 by the front door. Bring your list to our next class.
2. Read over the career page from the American Institute of Biological Sciences to get a sense of the diversity of biology career options.
3. Check out the biological scientists page from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Next week we will start an assignment that will allow you to explore possible career options.
For Jan 27
1. Take at least two of the self assessment tests using Eagle Exploration on the AU Career Services website. The access code to make an account is “tuffy”. See if you think their personality assessment is accurate, and check out their suggested careers.
2. Try another free self assessment test called MAPP.
3. Do these assessments fit the career choices your are thinking about?