{"id":922,"date":"2020-08-27T13:44:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T13:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/?page_id=922"},"modified":"2020-08-27T14:25:13","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T14:25:13","slug":"exploring-majors-and-careers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/navigating-you-first-year\/exploring-majors-and-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Majors and Careers"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #002856\">Objectives<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>After completing this module you should be familiar with how to <em>Explore Majors and Careers<\/em>.\u00a0 Get started on designing your future with help from the WCSU Career Success Center which can help you throughout and beyond your academic journey.\u00a0 After reviewing the content below you should better understand:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>The\u00a0need for and\u00a0value of using\u00a0Career Success Center resources throughout your WCSU journey,<\/li>\r\n<li>The importance and ease of logging into and using Handshake, the unique software that connects you with the Career Success Center, peers and employers,<\/li>\r\n<li>Your assessed disposition toward certain majors and career preferences, and<\/li>\r\n<li>How to map your future through exploration, classes and career planning.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #002856\">Timing &amp; Prerequisites<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This module should take about 45 minutes to complete. Before you start this module make sure you have your Western Connecticut State University username and password, and the Focus2 (Assessment and Career Planning) software password is \u201c<em>CareerSuccess<\/em>\u201d\u00a0(case sensitive).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #002856\">Learning Materials<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Review the following content about Exploring Majors and Careers which will get you started on your journey:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I17YzvacC74&amp;t=8s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Career Success Center Webinar (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I17YzvacC74&amp;t=8s)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Log on and fill out your profile: <a href=\"https:\/\/wcsu.joinhandshake.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Handshake Login (https:\/\/wcsu.joinhandshake.com\/)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7DLu1XsIcwg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Focus2 Webinar (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7DLu1XsIcwg)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Register and do the assessment: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.focus2career.com\/Portal\/Login.cfm?SID=1507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Focus2 Login (https:\/\/www.focus2career.com\/Portal\/Login.cfm?SID=1507)<\/a> (To register the username is your WCSU email address and the password is &#8220;<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">CareerSuccess&#8221;<\/span>)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #002856\">Checking Your Understanding<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Complete this module by &#8230;<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Ask yourself how you can <span class=\"TextRun SCXW26891056 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26891056 BCX9\">use this information\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW26891056 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26891056 BCX9\">for<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW26891056 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26891056 BCX9\">\u00a0my benefit today<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW26891056 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26891056 BCX9\">\u00a0and in selection of a major<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW26891056 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26891056 BCX9\">?<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li>What surprised you about your assessment results?\u00a0 Do you think they accurately describe you?<\/li>\r\n<li>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WCSU Career Success Center Online<\/a> or In-Person in room 300 of the Westside Campus Center (when permissible).<\/li>\r\n<li>Take a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/documentcloud.adobe.com\/link\/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:925a405f-07c8-4896-87de-a3ff552fa962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020-2021 Career and Life Design Guide<\/a> available online and in hard copies around campus.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objectives After completing this module you should be familiar with how to Explore Majors and Careers.\u00a0 Get started on designing your future with help from the WCSU Career Success Center which can help you throughout and beyond your academic journey.\u00a0 &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":235,"featured_media":0,"parent":598,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-922","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/235"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/922\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}