First,
I would like to comment on last week’s class.
While I think the peer review was helpful in some ways, I think we would
have been better off reviewing only one or two literature reviews, and then
having more time to review the feedback with our group and then also discuss
our plans for the presentation. With
such a large group project, I think it would be extremely beneficial to have
time in class to work on them. I also think
the presentation of Granello’s article would have been more helpful before
writing our literature reviews. Granello’s
article is the first thing I have read since high school about how to write a
paper. The papers I have been writing in
graduate school are different than what I wrote in high school and even much of
my undergraduate years, so I think the article will help me in the future.
Moving
on to Brown (2012), I was blown away by the amount of nontraditional students
entering postsecondary education (2/3rds!!)
For these students, career development may need to be tailored differently
because of their different needs as compared to students starting college right
out of high school. These students have
likely already been in the work force for a number of years, giving them a
better idea of what they may or may not want to do. I’m wondering if these students are also more
dedicated and driven in their schoolwork.
Another important topic is the
issue of underemployment. Since the
economic recession, I think a lot of people are underemployed. These workers are not able to utilize the
skills and knowledge they have from their education. Some are also only able to find part-time
work, as opposed to full-time. I have
been in this situation, working as a part-time sales associate in retail, with
a bachelor’s degree, making just barely over minimum wage. As Brown states, it is important that
graduating college students have access to quality career services, so that
they don’t find themselves being under or unemployed.
An
important trend in Brown’s chapter 18 is the change in the job hunt. Just within the last few decades, the way people
search for jobs has changed dramatically. Nearly everything is online now. And networking is also a very crucial step in
the job search. It’s all about who you
know! From my understanding,
face-to-face interviews are becoming a thing of the past. This can be helpful for those who live out of
the area, but I still think the in-person interview is important, especially in
certain career fields. If I’m hiring
someone who is going to be interacting with the public for example, I want to
see how that person handles themselves and interacts with other people. Career counselors need to pay attention to
the changing job trends so that they know how to best help their clients.
Brown, D.
(2012). Career information, career counseling, and career development
(10th ed.). New York: Pearson
Education, Inc.
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