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College o f E ducation C areer-‐Ready C heck L ist

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FIRST S TEPS ( freshman y ear)

TASK

RESOURCE

Career A ssessment – W hat a re y our

You m ay c omplete a n a ssessment a t t he

interests, v alues, a nd s kills?

Career D evelopment C enter ( CDC). T he

CDC u ses M yers-‐Briggs, S elf – D irected

Take a C areer I nterest A ssessment t o

Search, a nd S trong I nterest I nventory.

discover w hat j obs m ay b e t he b est f it

Think a bout w hich c oncentration b est

Your a cademic a dvisor c an i nform y ou o f

match y our a reas o f i nterest

majors/endorsements a nd a ssist y ou i n

crafting y our a cademic p lan.

Create y our L ightning J ob S ource

See l ogin i nstructions o n t he f ollowing

page.

SECOND S TEPS: A dmission t o T eacher E ducation ( sophomore a nd j unior y ear)

TASK

RESOURCE

Revise y our r esume a nd c over l etter.

Make a n a ppointment w ith a c areer a dvisor

Your r esume s hould b e f ocused o n

in t he C DC o r t he V irtual C areer C enter f or

your c ollege c areer. A ll i nformation i n

help e diting y our r esume a nd c over l etter.

regards t o h igh s chool i s i rrelevant.

Build y our j ob-‐search s kills. B egin

Use L ightning J ob S ource t o f ind

making a l ist o f s chools a nd

opportunities i n y our a rea o f i nterest.

educational i nstitutions y ou a re

Check f requently f or n ew p ostings.

interested i n w orking i n.

The h iring p rocess f or e ach e mployer

Visit t he w ebsites o f t he s chools a nd

is d ifferent. B egin g athering t he

educational i nstitutions a t w hich y ou

necessary d ocuments ( Praxis s cores,

would l ike t o a pply f or a j ob t o d etermine

transcripts, r ecommendation l etters,

what y ou w ill n eed h ave r eady.

etc.)

Join a c lub, c ampus o rganization,

The C DC a nd y our a cademic a dvisor c an

and/or p rofessional o rganization

introduce y ou t o c lubs a nd o rganizations

that a re r elevant t o y our m ajor.

Adopt-‐A-‐ P eer M entor; I dentify a C OE

Adopt-‐A-‐ P eer M entor c oordinator, D r.

peer t o s upport y our e fforts

Burriss

throughout t he p rogram

College Of Education Career-Ready Checklist

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