Today I stopped by the STARR center in hopes of receiving some career help and things like that. I came in and was warmly greeted by the staff at the desk. As it was too early for the walk-in appointments to commence, I asked the staff member about the services the career advisers offered and if there was anything I should keep in mind about the process of fixing my resume. She told me that the advisers help assess your strengths and weaknesses in terms of subjects and interests and what degree you should pursue that meets your goals and needs in your personal life. She said many students come into the office with no idea of what they want to do with their lives or career-wise and afterwards they find themselves all sorted out. When assessing what career choice would be a good fit for a student, the advisers tend to start with their personality and what they like to do in their free time. To get a clear picture of what this personality may look like, they ask the student to take a personality test focused towards careers online or use their very own Focus 2 Assessment. After this, the adviser matches the personality matches the student had with jobs that use those similar areas and suggest the student look into it. If they like it then they can take courses tailored for that degree or profession. Aside from that, what I learned is that I need to add more things to my resume while still keeping it to one page and make sure that those items are specific to the career or position I am applying for in the future.
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