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CAREER MODULE BUILDING YOUR CAREER A career is defined as the sequence of work positions held by a person during his or her lifetime. Students should realize that a person’s career is always under construction. It is also important to remember who is ultimately responsible for the direction of a person’s career – it’s not you mom, or your dad, or your employer. It’s You! In this module, the authors give several important guidelines for helping students manage their careers. What was Career Development Like, Historically? Career development programs used to be designed to help employees advance their work lives within a specific organization. The focus of such programs was to provide employees the information, assessment, and training needed to help them realize their career goals. This approach has all but disappeared in today’s workplace due to downsizing, restructuring, and other organizational adjustments. What is Career Development Like, Now? Learning Catalytics Question: Instructor Directions and Follow-Up Question Type Question Answer/Response For the Instructor Short Answer What will be your job title in 10 years? There is no correct answer. First time college students often dont have direct experience with the kinds of jobs that the result from a college education. Use this time to share your own work experience and talk about the career paths that come from different choices. This idea of increased personal responsibility for one’s career has been described as a boundaryless career. One of the first decisions you have to make is a career choice. The optimum choice is one that offers the best match between what you want out of life and your interests, your abilities and personality, and market opportunities. Findings from a recent survey by Capital One Financial Corporation: 66 percent of college graduates said that a comprehensive benefits package was the most important factor in their job search. Starting salary ranked second at 64 percent, w