Are you familiar with our Career Services team? This team is able to provide support to you during and after your program to help you with your career. Their website has several self-service options. For this week’s Discussion you will choose one option on their site for Part 1. Next, respond to the questions in Part 2.
Part 1:
Option 1: Visit the Career Services website and view their personalized services menu. Choose 2-3 options from the menu that they think best fit your needs and explain why.
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Option 2: Visit the Career Services website and try the Career Exploration “Interest Assessment” activity. Did you learn anything new about yourself and your interests? How do the interests and careers you explored fit with sociology?
Part 2:
Discuss aspects of your previous professional and personal experiences that led you to want to pursue a degree in sociology. What are some of your greatest accomplishments in terms of learning and building new skills? Review the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook for sociologists. Describe at least one additional potential career path you would be interested in pursuing with your sociology degree or specific ways in which your sociology degree can be integrated into your current career path or other areas of your professional life (volunteer activities, service, etc.).
Are you familiar with our Career Services team? This team is able to provide support to you during and after your program to help you with your career. Their website has several self-service options. For this week’s Discussion you will choose one option on their site for Part 1. Next, respond to the questions in Part 2.
Part 1:
Option 1: Visit the Career Services website and view their personalized services menu. Choose 2-3 options from the menu that they think best fit your needs and explain why.
or
Option 2: Visit the Career Services website and try the Career Exploration “Interest Assessment” activity. Did you learn anything new about yourself and your interests? How do the interests and careers you explored fit with sociology?
Part 2:
Discuss aspects of your previous professional and personal experiences that led you to want to pursue a degree in sociology. What are some of your greatest accomplishments in terms of learning and building new skills? Review the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook for sociologists. Describe at least one additional potential career path you would be interested in pursuing with your sociology degree or specific ways in which your sociology degree can be integrated into your current career path or other areas of your professional life (volunteer activities, service, etc.).