{"id":159,"date":"2022-03-15T20:34:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T00:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bsu.edu\/cardinaldirections\/?p=159"},"modified":"2022-03-18T11:02:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T15:02:21","slug":"self-assessment-and-strategic-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bsu.edu\/cardinaldirections\/2022\/03\/15\/self-assessment-and-strategic-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Step 2: Self-Assessment and Step 3: Strategic Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wysiwyg-button-wrap\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ballstate-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/cday_bsu_edu\/EXwrUyAZ9stCkQOEoaYrbcMBSLRWe8W1XaEEXyITkcrW2A?e=mheMQ1\">Watch the presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Ball State access only)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\" data-contrast=\"none\">Question: How do you search for a job if you don\u2019t know it exists?<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Answer: Do some self-assessment, and then some strategic research.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Takeaway Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">March 16, 2022<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Cathy Day<\/strong>, Director of the Humanities Compass Advantage, cday@bsu.edu<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Emily Karas,<\/strong> Career Coach for Humanities and Social Sciences majors, ekaras@bsu.edu<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ballstate-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/cday_bsu_edu\/ERuxDoa2T5tIhNYyj5QtWzgBnbC2BQsJo7c_nmKdweQGpA?e=7u8di5\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Link to PDF of the presentation slides<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Step 1: Self-Assessments \u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/ballstate-my.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/g\/personal\/cday_bsu_edu\/EbCrRlh4vhNKt8ykrjhtcXoBvCb_5IeUQgiZD06Y33vM1g?e=9bSYc3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Focus2<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebalancecareers.com\/the-holland-code-526166\">Holland Code<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Leads you to <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onetonline.org\/\">O\u2019Net<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ImaginePhD<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Leads you to <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginephd.com\/job-families\">\u201cJob Families\u201d<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> popular among those studying humanities and social sciences<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.16personalities.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>MBTI<\/b><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Your goal for Step 1<\/span>: A better sense of your values, interests, skills, personality, and your &#8220;deal breakers.&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Step 2: Research W i d e<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/compass\/pathways\">Compass \u201cCareer Pathways\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Interviews with Ball State graduates who majored in the &#8220;discipline majors,\u201d not \u201cvocation majors.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ball State Alumni who would probably be happy to talk to you. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You\u2019re not limited to only talking to graduates from the same major.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginephd.com\/job-families\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Imagine PhD \u201cJob Families\u201d<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Career paths of particular interest to humanities and social sciences PhD candidates.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You may not be a PhD student, but like them, your educational experience has been focused on an <em>academic<\/em> discipline, not an <em>applied<\/em> discipline.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Your major didn\u2019t expose you to the world of work. Unless you grow up around lots of professionals, you may not even know what\u2019s possible for you. But that changes now!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Each Job Family on this site contains a description of the types of careers and job titles associated with it, as well as resources for career exploration, building skills, networking, and applying. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/ballstate-my.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/g\/personal\/cday_bsu_edu\/EaqcGQ2z4O5ErLQfMmlknOQBoCiYCAE64y6sE1RbzeF6Og?e=Tnc3oJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Industries vs. \u201cJob Functions\u201d<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What\u2019s the difference?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> Glad you asked!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DH998oO415o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are 147 \u201cindustry categories\u201d on LinkedIn, and pretty much every single one of them needs people who can write well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">Which is great! But how do you find them?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-160 alignnone aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/03\/15194852\/147-industry.jpeg\" alt=\"a very long list of 147 industries\" width=\"698\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/03\/15194852\/147-industry.jpeg 1081w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/03\/15194852\/147-industry-300x189.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/03\/15194852\/147-industry-1024x645.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/03\/15194852\/147-industry-768x484.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That\u2019s why it\u2019s easier to focus on <strong>job function<\/strong>. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are 26 \u201cjob functions\u201d on LinkedIn, and you can do most of these (although a few like Legal or Real Estate might require more education or training). <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/91p37ereukz85gd\/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-15%20at%206.57.41%20PM.png?dl=0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-161 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/03\/15195030\/Jfuncts.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1167\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/03\/15195030\/Jfuncts.png 1600w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/03\/15195030\/Jfuncts-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/03\/15195030\/Jfuncts-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/03\/15195030\/Jfuncts-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/03\/15195030\/Jfuncts-1536x862.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1167px) 100vw, 1167px\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pick a few job functions and do some internet searching: <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cEnglish major human resources job function\u201d <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201chistory major project management \u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cjob function media and communication\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/about\/administrativeoffices\/careercenter\/tools-resources\/cardinal-career-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Candid Careers Videos<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tired of Googling and reading? Try watching some Candid Careers videos.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sign into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/about\/administrativeoffices\/careercenter\/tools-resources\/cardinal-career-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cardinal Career Link<\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Left side panel, click on \u201cResources\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Scroll to \u201cGet Resources\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Click on <em>Candid Careers<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hover over \u201cExplore Careers\u201d and you\u2019ll see that you can search by <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Industries<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Career Titles<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">College Majors<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Click \u201cMore\u201d and check out \u201cMiscellaneous\u201d groupings such as \u201cLiberal Arts Majors,\u201d \u201cGreen Jobs,\u201d or \u201cLife after Military.\u201d <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Candid Careers is a great way to get a quick feel for:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cwhat is public relations?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cwhat does a technical writer do?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cwhat kind of jobs exist at nonprofits and philanthropies?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cwhat does a ASL interpreter do?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Your goal for Step 2:<\/span> A list of about five jobs that interest you.\u00a0<\/em><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ballstate-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/cday_bsu_edu\/EQl0yqHuhTlMhNelUQ8d0iUB68RNnPy4JshySxPXby91rw?e=6gkBbM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Programs Office Alumni Slideshow<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Some of these folks have already been interviewed for Cardinal Directions, some have not.<\/li>\n<li>If they aren&#8217;t listed on the Career Pathways page and you&#8217;d like to connect with them, talk to Dr. Debbie Mix at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dmmix@bsu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dmmix@bsu.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Step 3: Research Drill Down\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><i><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Say to yourself, \u201cFor the next hour, I\u2019m going to find anything I can <\/span><\/i><i><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">about [blank].\u201d Set a timer to keep you from wandering off. Fill out\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">one fact sheet for each of the five possibilities<\/span><\/i><i><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">. Cut and paste text into a document or just the hyperlink. <\/span><\/i>\u200b<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">What job type I\u2019m researching<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Sample job description\/duties\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Most interesting job titles<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Typical entry-level position<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Potential for job growth<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Typical salaries in the field<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Stress level of this career field<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Job satisfaction rates reported by those\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">in the field<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">General culture of the setting<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Personality traits needed to succeed<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Geographic locations with most\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">opportunities and cost of living\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">information<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Your goal for Step 3:<\/span> Two jobs that interest you.\u00a0<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Next Week!\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bring those two choices next week so you can start connecting with people in those fields!<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\">&#8220;Networking for Introverts&#8221; by Prof. Cathy Day, Wednesday, March 23 at 5 PM. Register at www.tinyurl.com\/card-directions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch the presentation (Ball State access only) Question: How do you search for a job if you don\u2019t know it exists? Answer: Do some self-assessment, and then some strategic research. 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