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Workshops

Working a Career Fair

Competencies that Build Career Success

Company Research

Self-Assessment

Want To vs. Should

Four Things Everyone Wants

Flow - Work As Play

Clarifying Your Values

Values Exercise

Reactions

Identifying Your Interests

Assessing Your Skills

Skills Sort Exercise

Motivation, Interests & Skills

Putting It All Together

Next Steps

Tools on The Web

Bibliography

Applying to Graduate School

Winning Interview Techniques

Navigating the Job & Internship Market

Negotiating Your Future

Networking 101

Online Search Strategies

Finding a Place to Start: Self Assessment

What Are Values:

Values are one of the most important aspects of our career choices.

  • Our personal values underly every aspect of our life.
  • Values give meaning and purpose to what we do.
  • We value what we care about.
  • Career values lend relative importance to various aspects of our work.
  • Sometimes we find ourselves in conflict with a work or life situation because it clashes with our values.
  • We need to re-examine our priorities from time to time, in light of changing life circumstances.
  • One common way of valuing careers is by their economic rewards. In many cases, money is not the highest priority for individuals. The following exercise will allow you to examine your values.

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