Career Center

Spr 2011 Acct 205 Assignment

As discussed during the Career Center Workshop, it is important that you begin building your resume far in advance of graduation. This assignment will help you develop a plan for building your resume.  

 
Your completed assignment will be reviewed and scored by a team of School of Business faculty and representatives from the Career Center. The scored assignment will be returned to you with comments, and a copy will be sent to your advisor. The assignment will be scored using the rubric provided to you in class.
 
a.             Identify a career (or occupation) you are considering when you graduate from Siena College. Briefly identify the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities you will need to be qualified for that occupation. Refer to the below links for assistance with this:
 
ONET Online Center- Comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations

Inside Career Info- Brief articles on hundreds of careers, from professionals who work in the field

Career Guide to Industries- Practical and realistic information about a variety of career fields, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

 
 
b.             Write your resume (on a separate sheet). The resume should be directed toward the occupation you identified above. Utilize the documents linked below for assistance/ guidance:
 
c.             Consider activities you can participate in or experiences you can have while at Siena that will allow you to gain the additional knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the occupation. A list of possibilities is included below:
 
Student clubs                                        Campus Programs Page http://www.siena.edu/pages/2830.asp
Volunteer opportunities                      Idealist.org    http://www.idealist.org/
                                                               Franciscan Center for Service and Advocacy http://www.siena.edu/pages/1072.asp
Internships                                           
Work on or off campus
Independent Studies
Lunch and Learns
Travel abroad
Informational Interviews

 

Determine three to five activities and experiences that will best contribute to your goals and list them on the Career Action Plan on the attachment linked below. For each action include the date when you will begin or engage in each activity. (For instance, "I will join the ASA" and "I will begin this action by February 15, 2011."

 

Acct 205 Assignment and Career Action Plan

 

So you will turn in 2 items to your professor:

- The completed Acct 205 Assignment and Career Action Plan noted above

- A resume