Find Your Career

My favorite part of being a career counselor and working at The Career Center is helping students and alumni figure out their career and/or major. At The Career Center, we offer various tools and resources to help students with their career exploration and decision-making. And, as a career counselor, I am always on the lookout for articles that offer tips on this aspect of what I do. Recently, the website, Mind Body Green, posted the article 10 Questions to Help You Tap Into Your Purpose, which lists questions people could ask themselves when they are figuring out their path:

1. What’s my hunch about what I should do next?

2. What have I previously dismissed that is something I’d really like to do?

3. Who in my life would be unconditionally supportive toward me as I try to achieve my goals?

4. Who in my life has a strong opinion about what I should be doing?

5. What real world experience could I pursue to give me more insight into my path?

6. Who could I talk to who is already doing what I want to be doing?

7. What’s most important to me right now?

8. What will inspire me to take action?

9. Is there anything I need to let go of that is currently keeping me stuck?

10. What’s the next small, real world step that I see in front of me?

Check out the article to see how these questions can help you find your career!

Nayelli Perez,
Assistant Director

Get Up Close With a Job Shadow

Are you facing any of these career conundrums?

I wonder what the job options are in xyz industry.

What can I do to decide between majors A or B?

I know I’m interested in this area but I don’t know what to do next.

I think I might like a career in xyz but I don’t know how to be sure.

If you are facing any issues like these, then you are ready for a job shadow.  Job shadowing is a career exploration activity that offers an opportunity to spend time with a professional currently working in a career field you are interested in. Job shadowing provides you with an opportunity to see what it’s actually like working in a specific job or industry. Not only do you get to observe the day-to-day activities of someone in the current workforce and have your burning questions answered, it also encourages you to forge strong and valuable connections for future opportunities (i.e. internships).

The timing for a job shadow couldn’t be any better.  The Career Center is offering its first ever job-shadowing program! The PRIDE Shadowing Program, offered to all first and second year students, is a one-day job shadow scheduled during the week of April 6-10 (this is spring break week so there will be no class conflicts). 

Once you apply, you will be matched based on the preferences listed in your application. No prior experience is necessary; you only need to be interested to sign up!

Here’s how you apply:

All applicants must be a current first or second year Hofstra University student enrolled in classes. The application deadline is March 16^th.  To apply, follow these steps:

• Login to Pride CMS (accessed through the “myapps” feature on the portal).
• Click on the “Jobs” Tab
• Type "PRIDE Shadowing Program" in the search box and select Search.
• Read the description and note all the mandatory dates in your calendar.
• Click "Apply.”  You must upload a resume onto the system under the “documents” tab to do so.
• Click on the link in the “How To Apply” section and complete the online form.  

That’s it!  Once you have applied, you will be matched with an employer and notified of your placement on or before March 20^th.  Any questions can be addressed to Deanna.Rodin@hofstra.edu.  You can learn more at hofstra.edu/shadowing.  Check it out!

Deanna Rodin,
Associate Director