CCV @ Bluffton
Name the staff member(s) of the Center for Career and Vocation
A document created by an individual that details their background, skills and abilities.
Resume
This assessment is used to determine your top strengths
Clifton StrengthsFinder Assessment/ CliftonStrengths
Guess the occupation based on these clues:
1. Pedagogy
2. Inspirational
3. Mentorship
4. Metacognition
5. Instructional
Teacher/professor
True or False:
You decrease your chances of acceptance into a graduate school if you apply years after completing your undergraduate degree
False!
2. Resume and Cover Letter Workshop
3. Interview Prep Workshop
4. Internship Workshop
5. Job Search Workshop
6. Exploring Majors Workshop (changing/adding major)
A job/position (sometimes unpaid) that you complete in order to get hands-on training for a specific job
Internship or apprenticeship
Discernment is...
A process of making decisions
Guess the occupation based on these clues:
1. Autopsy
2. Forensic
3. Postmortem
4. Etiology
5. Decomposition
Coroner
This professional athlete has two advanced degrees: MBA and Doctorate in Education
Shaquille O'Neal
_______________ is an online job and document database sponsored by the university's Career Services department. It is specialized for Bluffton University students and alumni. It features a job search database as well as career development tools, which can assist in preparing documents for the professional world.
College Central Network
What is the purpose of setting both short-term and long-term career goals?
To remain focused and motivated in career development
What is the first question to ask yourself when discerning what your vocation is?
What am I good at? or What brings me joy?
Guess the occupation based on these clues:
1. Aesthetic
2. Incision
3. Augmentation
4. Sutures
5. Rhinoplasty
Plastic Surgeon
Give yourself at least ____ months to prepare and apply to graduate school
6
What were the three most sought-after industries for 2022 Bluffton graduates to pursue employment in?
1. Business- 36%
2. Education- 30%
3. Healthcare-16%
What percent of student-athletes go on to play professionally?
Less than 2% (source: NCAA Recruiting Fact Sheet)
Vocation is characterized by a strong alignment with what aspects of an individual's life?
Personal values and passions
Guess the occupation based on these clues:
1. Nurturing
2. Household management
3. Multitasking
4. Domestic
5. Unpaid Labor
Stay-at-home parent
This celebrity worked as an armadillo murderer before they began their acting career:
a) Matthew McConaughey
b) Channing Tatum
c) Melissa McCarthy
d) Madonna
a) Matthew McConaughey
The CCV outsources through this company to help students and alumni find jobs and internships
Ohio Means Jobs
3 examples of hard skill
3 examples of a soft skill
Hard: Type 100 wpm, Speak French, Certified in CPR/First Aid
Soft: Communication, Critical thinking, Adaptability
The difference between vocation and career
Vocation: Purpose-driven calling
Career: Employment opportunities or experiences
Guess the occupation based on these clues:
1. Tenacity
2. Pitching
3. Persuasion
4. Outreach
5. Rejection
Door to door salesman
Leslie graduated from Bluffton University, earning degrees in both her undergraduate and graduate studies. What did she study- be specific?
Undergrad: Special Education/I.S
Graduate: Educational Leadership