Welcome Class of 2012

Congratulations on your acceptance to SHU and welcome to the Seton Hall University community. At The Career Center, we would like to extend our warm welcome and outline a few key points to help prepare you career-wise for your exciting first year of college:

• Check this site regularly for updates on career resources, events, and announcements.
• Schedule a one-on-one appointment with your First Year Career Center Counselors: (Nancy Borkowski, Ed.D., Maureen Creagh-Kaiser, Ph.D., and David Tirpak, M.Ed.). We look forward to meeting with you.
• Take the FOCUS-2 Career Assessment. For information on how to access this career assessment: 1) Log into http://myweb.shu.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp and click the "Community" tab for "Career Center Resources." Instructions are found under the "Class of 2012" tab.
• Stay tuned for information on Career Development Month in November of 2008.

"The vocation of every man and woman is to serve other people."--Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

Occupation Hunting

Wouldn't it be great if there was a website to learn about occupations, job tasks, skills, work activities, salary information and much more?

http://online.onetcenter.org/find/family?f=0&g=Go

FOCUS-2

FOCUS-2 is an online, self-guided, interactive program designed to help you select the right college major and plan your career based on your personal interests, values, skills, personality and aspirations.

Advantages of having a career plan:

While In College:

• Fewer transfers & switching of majors
• Graduate on time
• More motivated & goal focused
• Higher academic achievement

After Graduation:

• Better entry job with higher income
• More satisfied with the chosen career field
• Less career change, faster career advancement

Reference: America’s Career Research Network Association-US Dept Education.