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ELAC students explore career planning BY LEONARDO CERVANTES Staff Writer The Career and Job Services workshop discussed the for steps a student needs to review in order to set up a sucessful career path for themselves. Main topics discussed were dispelling career myths, steps to career planning, career counseling appointments, career assessments and College Central Network. Career counselor Dray Banks was in charge of explaining the details of the workshop. Banks had two assistants assisting with the presentation, Hayley Lim who is one of the new career mentors and Rocio Nava, who is also a career mentor. The first myth that was discussed was about how most students entering college are uncertain about their academic major. National statistics vary, but at least 50% of students entering college are undecided about their majors, said Lim. Another myth is that was once a student declares a major, he or she will stick with it. 50-70% of students change their majors at least once and sometimes up to three times. The final myth is that a student needs an exact match between their course of study and a future career. While some careers require specific training, there are more careers that do not follow a specific course of study or major. A recent study by the College Placement Council indicated that the majority of college graduates are successful in fields not directly related to their academic majors. Self-discovery is one of the steps to career planning. They focus on interests, personalities, values, skills and abilities. Career and Job Services asked guiding questions and develop different types of assessments to find out what a student is like. These assessments are free at ELAC unlike other campuses. The next step is developing career literacy and researching careers. Career and Job Services
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4 STEPS TO SUCCESS—ELAC career counselor, Dray Banks, show a drawing of their philosophy on how students can be sucessful in their career planning. offer websites like BLS.gov or Occupational Outlook Handbook to learn about all types of careers. Occupational Outlook Handbook shows students how certain careers are progressing and the salaries. The U.S. Census Bureau evaluates all careers and shows students the expected growth in years to come and labor market trends. It also provides what significant workforce changes will occur in the next five to 10 years The third step to career planning involves having part-time jobs, internships, extracurricular activities and joining clubs. The final step is setting everything in motion. Set a specific timetable
for completing goals. “Short-term goals create momentum for long-term goals,” Banks said. Some services that Career and Job Services offers are individual appointments, career assessments, career and major exploration, career panels/guest speakers, resume building and job and interview skills. Career counseling appointments range from 30 to 60 minutes. Career services are typically 30 minutes and they offer major and career counseling, job search and resume writing. Career exploration is typically one hour, which is career decision making. Resume critiques and
job search assistance is typically an hour and involves the review of resumes and conducting job searches. Career and Job Services currently offer two career assessments. The first SII, Strong Interest Inventory. This assessment focuses on a persons interests and how their interests help them identify a variety of different types of majors that fall within their areas. The six different codes are Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising and Conventional. MBTI known as The MyersBriggs Type Indicator is the other assessment. It’s known as a personality assessment that focuses on a student’s personality
preferences. The test goes into 16 different personality types. College Central Network is ELAC’s free online job database. Students must first activate their CCN account then add their resume. The next step is exploring open off and on-campus positions and the final step is applying to open positions. CCN is a database exclusive to ELAC students. Career and Job Services post events throughout the year. The Hire a Husky Job Fair is an event Career and Job Services hosts and is typically held during the spring semester. It’s an opportunity for students and community members to speak to employers and find job opportunities.
Career and job Service also hosts career panels which happen throughout the academic year, and are a great way to connect with professionals in the field and learn about various career paths. The next event will be on Oct. 13, it will be a Career connect workshop from 10 a.m. to noon. Register at https://linktr.ee/elaccareer. Students can make an appointment with a counselor. Appointments are open on Fridays for the following week. Students can also schedule an appointment in person, over the phone or via Conex ED.
Healing workshop helps students confront educational, racial trauma BY ANNETTE QUIJADA Staff Writer Farima Pour-Khorshid facilitated a workshop to bring awareness to healing being a vital part of education. Pour-Khorshid said that trauma decontextualized in our education system looks like schooling. “We have to really think about the historical and transgenerational trauma that exists and runs through the very systems we are being educated in,” she said. Pour-Khorshid looks at education in a radical form, where certain things such as capitialism, abelism, and racism, must be grasped from the root in order to heal from them. “Our own bodies also suffer from this trauma. For those who identify in marginalized communities and come from constant oppression like slavery and colonization, those acts of horror affect those beyond in the moment,” she said. Native Americans are currently being affected by the remains of thousands of Native children found at former residential schools in Canada. “The trauma echoes for generations. It’s important for us to understand that trauma can compound within and across generations, and it results in physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and CN/STEVEN ADAMO
News Briefs
ELAC Career and Academic Pathways Meet students in your area of study on October 7 from 11 a.m. to noon. Register at https://bit.ly/CAPS100721.
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UndocuHuskies Meet and Greet
Inter Club Council Check-in
The UndocuHuskies club is hosting a meet and greet to connect undocumented students and allies.
A club check-in on Oct. 8 for student questions on fundraising, chartering and more will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.