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Description: A type of research that allows students to broaden and deepen their career exposure through meetings with someone whose job, organization, or career path interests them.

Resources:

Space: Space for students to meet with professionals

Time: 2 hours event time; 6 hours event prep, including volunteer recruitment and development of suggested questions; 1-2 hours student prep

Volunteers: Professionals, alumni, families, and/or staff

Budget: Cost of space and staff time

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Description: An open or guided discussion between students and professionals about career fields and issues

Resources:

Space: Space to put chairs in a circle or gather around a table

Time: 1 hour event time; up to 4 hours event prep, including volunteer recruitment; 1 hour student prep

Volunteers: Professionals, alumni, families, and/or staff

Budget: Cost of food, space, and staff time

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Description: A guided time for students to research information on specific career fields or positions within a field, and present findings to their peers

Resources:

Space: Space for students to research career topics and then to pre- sent their research findings

Time: 2-3 hours student research and prep; 2-4 hours student presentations

Volunteers: Professionals, alumni, families, and/or staff to provide one-on-one support or attend presentations

Technology: Computers and access to Internet

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Description:
An opportunity for students to

travel off-campus to experience a particular work environment,

learn about day-to-day activities in that career field, and interact with professionals

Resources:

Space: Space for the student group to gather with professionals on- site for a presentation or discussion; Could involve a tour of the office/company/organization

Time: 1-2 hours event time plus travel time; 2 hours event prep to recruit sites and craft visit agenda; 1 hour student prep

Volunteers: Professionals, alumni, families, and/or staff

Budget: Staff time

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Description: One-on-one conversations with students to connect postsecondary plans, personal goals, and

career interests with relevant applications or action steps

Resources:

Space: Classroom or office for one-on-one conversations

Time: 15-30 minutes per student per check-in

Budget: Staff time

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Description: A structured conversation where a group of professionals discuss designated career topics and answer questions from students.

Resources:

Space: Space for a panel and chairs for an audience

Time: 2 hours event time; 6 hours event prep, including volunteer recruitment; 1-2 hours student prep

Volunteers: Professionals, alumni, families, and/or staff

Budget: Cost of food, space, and staff time

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Description: An event where students get structured time to network one-to-one with professional volunteers.

Resources:

Space: Space for volunteers and students to move in rows or circle

Time: 2 hours event time; 6 hours event prep, including volunteer recruitment

Volunteers: Professionals, families, alumni, and/or staff

Budget: Cost of food, space, and staff time

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Description: Students complete a career interest, values, and/or skills inventory online to ground their career search in their own skills, interests, and passions. Students can meet with staff or volunteers to discuss their results.

Resources:

Space: Classroom or office for one-on-one conversations

Time: 30 minutes for students to complete/reflect on inventory

Volunteers: Professionals, families, alumni, and/or staff

Budget: Staff time

Technology: Computer lab or laptop with access to Internet

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Description: An event where students get structured time to learn about various enrichment opportunities from providers or past participants.

Resources:

Space: Open space with tables for programs to set-up (2-3 programs per table) and students can move freely around the room

Time: 2 hours event time; 6 hours event prep, including volunteer recruitment and student prep

Volunteers: Representatives from various enrichment programs and/or alumni participants

Budget: Cost of food, space, and staff time

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Description: An event where students get structured time to practice their networking skills and build their network amongst each other.

Resources:

Space: Classroom or office for one-on-one conversations

Time: 30 minutes for students to complete/reflect on inventory

Volunteers: Professionals, families, alumni, and/or staff

Budget: Staff time

Technology: Computer lab or laptop with access to Internet

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Description: Students are given a list of contacts at their school or within the program that can serve as re- sources to them. Students must go introduce themselves to each contact and answer a brief list of questions related to each contacts’ background, contact information, job responsibilities, and future opportunities in their office/department. Students are

instructed to practice their professional communication skills.

Resources:

Space: School building or program office for students to explore

Time: 1 hour activity and debrief time (Students could also conduct the scavenger hunt on their own time and come together to share their findings); 2 hours prep time to introduce activity to relevant staff and create scavenger hunt

Budget: Staff time

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Description: A workshop where students learn the format of a professional email, analyze examples professional and unprofessional emails to identify strengths and errors, and craft their own professional email.

Resources:

Space: Classroom or office with access to computers

Time: 1 hour activity and debrief time, 1 hour prep time

Materials: Considering pulling anonymous examples from emails received from students in the past for them to evaluate as a group

Budget: Staff time

Technology: Computer lab or laptops with access to Internet

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Description: An activity or small group conversation where students are given a variety of networking scenarios to act out. Students practice their networking and communication skills, as if they were interacting with various professional or academic contacts. Scenarios can highlight different

people who students’ should

connect and build relationships with on a college campus (professors, peers, career services, writing center, etc.)

Resources:

Space: Classroom or office with open space for students to act out scenarios

Time: 1 hour activity and debrief time, 1 hour prep time

Budget: Staff time

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Description: A workshop or structured one-on-one time where students learn the format of a professional thank you note, understand the value of closing the loop, and write their own practice thank you note.

Resources:

Space: Classroom or office for one-on-one conversations

Time: 30 minutes activity time, 1 hour prep time

Budget: Staff time and notecards

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Description:
An event where students get

structured time to network one-to-one with professional volunteers.

Resources:

Space: Space for volunteers and students to move in rows or circle

Time: 2 hours event time; 6 hours event prep, including volunteer recruitment

Volunteers: Professionals, families, alumni, and/or staff

Budget: Cost of food, space, and staff time

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Description: Students learn how to use Google Contacts to store their academic and professional contacts and have time to enter in their current network.

Resources:

Space: Classroom or office for small group workshop or one-on- one conversation

Time: 30 minutes to introduce Google Contacts and allow time for practice

Budget: Staff time

Technology: Students’ smartphone, computer lab or laptop with access to Internet

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Description: An activity for students to craft a 2-minute pitch introducing themselves and their strengths, skills, and future goals/interests. In small groups or pairs students practice giving their pitch as if

they are talking to a college or career contact.

Resources:

Space: Space for students to research career topics and then to pre- sent their research findings

Time: 2-3 hours student research and prep; 2-4 hours student presentations

Volunteers: Professionals, alumni, families, and/or staff to provide one-on-one support or attend presentations

Technology: Computers and access to Internet

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Description: A workshop or structured one-on-one time for students to learn tips for using social media in a professional context and create their own LinkedIn profiles.

Resources:

Space: Classroom or office with access to computers

Time: 1 hour activity, 2 hours prep time

Budget: Staff time

Technology: Computer lab or laptops with access to Internet

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Description: A workshop or structured one-on -one time where students learn the definition of a network and networking and create a web to illustrate their current network. Students draw themselves in the middle, then add categories (School, clubs, work, family, etc.), and lastly individual contacts connected to each category. Students compare their finished maps to make relevant connections.

Resources:

Space: Classroom or office for small group workshop or one-on- one conversation

Time: 45 minute activity; 1 hour prep time to create example map and prepare workshop

Budget: Staff time, paper, and markers or colored pencils

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Description:  One-on-one conversations to connect students’ to relevant on- campus communities, resources, and opportunities that align with their postsecondary plans, personal goals, and career interests.

Resources:

Space: Classroom or office for one-on-one conversations

Time: 15-30 minutes per student per check-in

Budget: Staff time