{"id":24508,"date":"2023-07-17T02:05:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T02:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/?page_id=24508"},"modified":"2025-04-09T18:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T18:19:11","slug":"your-career-and-life-design-plan-level-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/your-career-and-life-design-plan-level-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Career and Life Design – Plan Level 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Level 2 is where you can really get curious and try out new experiences.<\/span> It is also a perfect level to construct the basics of your branding through a <\/span>resume <\/a>and <\/span>LinkedIn <\/a>profile.<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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ATTEND<\/span> a <\/span>career fair<\/a> (live or virtual) to meet with and learn from hiring companies, and\/or graduate schools.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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BUILD<\/span> <\/span>your brand:<\/a> develop your pitch; create a <\/span>LinkedIn <\/a>account; and learn the many ways to keep it<\/span> visible and active.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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PROTOTYPE<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> professional and\/or life experience. Examples:<\/span> job shadow someone, use experiential learning tools like <\/span>Parker Dewey<\/a> or <\/span>Forage<\/a>.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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CREATE<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> r\u00e9sum\u00e9 <\/a>(use \"<\/span>SkillsFirst<\/a>\"), customizing it using a sample full-time job description from <\/span>Handshake<\/a>; integrate career readiness competencies.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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BUILD A NETWORK <\/span>by connecting with people:<\/span> have a <\/span>Career Conversation<\/a> with <\/span>two more<\/span> people working full time (could be anyone) to get more insights into the changing world of work.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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LEARN <\/span>about the creative ways of \"Designing Your Life\" (DYL). <\/span>Learn more here<\/a>.<\/a> Take a WCSU DYL course or workshop; <\/span>read the boo<\/a>k<\/span>.*<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Level 2 is where you can really get curious and try out new experiences.<\/span> It is also a perfect level to construct the basics of your branding through a <\/span>resume <\/a>and <\/span>LinkedIn <\/a>profile.<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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CREATE <\/span>a<\/span> r\u00e9sum\u00e9<\/span> <\/a>(use \"<\/span>SkillsFirst<\/a>\"), customizing it using a sample full-time job description from <\/span>Handshake<\/a><\/span>; integrate career readiness competencies.<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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BUILD <\/span>your brand<\/span>:<\/a> develop your pitch; create a <\/span>LinkedIn<\/span> <\/a>account; and learn the many ways to keep it<\/span> visible and active.<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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LEARN <\/span>about the creative ways of \"Designing Your Life\" (DYL). <\/span><\/span>Learn more here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/a> Take a WCSU DYL course or workshop; <\/span>read the boo<\/a>k<\/span><\/span>.*<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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PROTOTYPE<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> professional and\/or life experience. Examples:<\/span> job shadow someone, use experiential learning tools like <\/span>Parker Dewey<\/a> or <\/span>Forage<\/a>.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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ATTEND<\/span> a <\/span>career fair<\/a> (live or virtual) to meet with and learn from hiring companies, and\/or graduate schools.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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BUILD<\/span> <\/span>your brand:<\/a> develop your pitch; create a <\/span>LinkedIn <\/a>account; and learn the many ways to keep it<\/span> visible and active.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Learn more about
\nLeveling Up: Level 3<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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