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May IO. 2006
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College Graduates Prepare to Build Lives
Tips for kicking off
successful, rewarding careers
This spring, 1.4 million new
college graduates will be flood-
ing into the job market after
receiving their diplomas. The
good news is that it is the stron
gest job market we have expe
rienced in five years. The bad
news is that many of these
graduates will be unprepared to
begin building theircareers suc-
cessfully.
“Career counselors on cam-
pusdon't necessarily give gradu-
ates the tools they need to build
rew ard in g c a re e rs ,” says
W endy A dam s, a c a re e r
coach. “Some predict that we
will have the most unskilled,
unprepared workforce in pro
fessional history. If the indi
v id u als e n te rin g into our
workforce do not feel person
ally empowered and equipped
for success, both they and the
organizations they support will
suffer.”
Adams, with her husband
Gene Pometto, penned the re-
cently released bcxik. The Coach
Compass, Navigation Tools for
Career and Life Success. She
makes the point that recent grads
need to formulate some kind of
strategy before embarking on
their careers.
■'Grads should have adetailed
career plan in place,” she says.
"While much of the advice for
graduates focuses on landing
that first job. unfortunately not
enoughof it focuseson building
a satisfying career.”
Adams says it’s important for
recent grads to realize that a job
is not a career and should not be
viewed as such.
“A common mistake is that
graduates focus too much on
the job, while overlooking the
essential elements that could lead
to a more fulfilling career. Fo
cus on the whole and not just
one of the parts. You can really
choose how successful you want
to be, by clearly defining who
you are, what you do, and what
you want. It's not what happens
to you, it’s what you make hap
pen!”
Adams advises graduates to
pursue a career that makes the
best use of their talents and
passions.
"As you ponder the next big
step in your career, weigh it in
terms of how it satisfies you
both personally and financially ,”
she says. "The most meaningful
work is work that allows a per
son to express his or her authen
tic self.”
Some of her suggestions for
recent graduates: Decide what
you want out of your career and
draw up a plan “on paper.” Ar
ticulate and map out what you
have to offer potential employ
ers. Use your personal connec
Ingredients for life.
tions with professors, business
associates and even your par
ents' friends in order to promote
your value and expand your
reach.
To the question "How suc
cessful do you want to be?"
Adams and Pometto say: "You
decide." The future is literally
in the hands of our graduating
students and it will be up to them
to decide where they want to go
from here.
"While parents, peers, teach
ers and mentors may have had
to opportunity to encourage you
to develop to certain prefer
ences, skills and interests, you
are ultimately the one that will
need to address the barriers that
prevent success from happen
ing,” says Adams.
SAFEWAY O
Careers Group Honors Leader
A trades group dedicated to
the professional development
and career advancem ent of
women in the transportation in
dustry has named K.C. Cooper
as W om en's Transportation
Seminar Member of the Year.
Cooper was honored for her
long-term service to the orga
nization, most recently as the
organization’s programs chair,
securing speakers such as O r
egon Gov. Ted Kulongoski,
W ashington State Rep. Deb
W allace and Portland Mayor
Tom Potter during a series of
19 professional development
and luncheon events in 2005-
2006.
“WTS is a dynamic group
that's always willing to try new
things,” she said. “Besides its
variety of topics and speakers.
WTS is great for networking.
I’ve met decision makers, people
in various parts of the transpor
tation industry, and others that I
might not have had the opportu
nity to connect with otherwise.
It’s also satisfying to help young
K. C. Cooper
women advance in traditionally
m ale-dom inated professions
through mentoring, scholarships
and other support.”
Although 81 percent of its
Portland/Vancouver member
ship is female, men are wel
come to join in order to profit
from the organization's techni
cal programs, career support,
and networking opportunities.
Cooper is employed as the
public involvement manager for
the JD White Company.
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Youth Career Expo at Coliseum
We want our students to know that
if they work hard to get a quality
education, then high-skill, high-pay
jobs are within their reach.
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- Steve Olczak, director of high schools for Portland Public Schools
Students throughout the met
ropolitan area are invited to learn
about potential careers in met
als manufacturing, construction
and healthcare at the North
west Youth C areers Expo,
Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 in
the Exhibit Hall at Memorial
Coliseum.
The free event is sponsored
by Gunderson, Inc., Madden In
d u strial C raftsm en , PCC
Structurais, Inc., and the Port
land Development Commission,
and coordinated by the Metals
Industry Consortium, Oregon
Building Congress, Portland
W orkforce Alliance and the
Manufacturing 21 Coalition.
“We want our students to
know that if they work hard to
get aquality education, then high-
skill, high-pay jobs are within
their reach," said Steve Olczak,
director of high schools for Port
land Public Schools. “We are
excited that local employers are
working w ith Portland Commu
nity College to inform our stu
dents about how they can get
access to those family wage
jobs.”
491-6000.
Anyone new to the college
who is taking six or more cred
its is invited to come to the
Student Services offices at the
MHCC Gresham campus to
submit an admission form. The
application is also available on
the college's website and can
be faxed to 503-491-7388.
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