Lycoming College Career Services is committed to facilitating students' development into fully
functioning citizens of our society by providing them with the resources necessary to develop and
implement a meaningful career/life plan.
Career Services embraces the philosophy that the career development process is continuous,
constantly shaping, and inexorably entwined in the personal development of the individual.
Students explore and define their skills and interests through involvement in academic
coursework, personal reflection, experiential learning opportunities, and social interaction
throughout their college experience.
Career Services regards the process of facilitating student's movement along the career/life path
continuum in a concerted and meaningful manner, as its prime objective. While we recognize
that movement along the career/life path continuum is specific to each student, we have
developed the following desired outcomes to act as a guide for their logical progression.
First Year Self Exploration
Intended Outcome: First year students are expected to identify their skills, interests, and
values, and to narrow their academic focus to specific field(s) of study
which categorized as follows:
Fine Arts Social Sciences Physical Sciences
Humanities Math Sciences
Activities: Self Assessment through the administration of STRONG INVENTORY
SIGI Plus and follow-up consultations
Individual career counseling
Basic academic advising addressing defining of academic interest
Exposure to career interests through Student Mentoring and
on-site observations
Development of research skills utilizing Career Services and Snowden
Library resources, and on-line services
Exposure to career options through educational programming and
co-curricular presentations.
Informational interactions with alumni and community business leaders
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Second Year Sharpening the Focus Page 2
Intended Outcome: Second year students will begin to narrow their career focus by
determining an academic major(s), and minors with the understanding of
the career implications that such choices present.
Activities: Academic advising designed to determine specific academic pathways
Self Assessment through the administration of Strong Inventory, SIGI Plus
and follow-up consultations
Individual career counseling
Exposure to career interests through Student Mentoring, on-site
observations, and related employment
Development of research skills utilizing Career Services and Snowden
Library resources, and on-line services
Exposure to career options through educational programming and
co-curricular presentations.
Informational interactions with alumni and community business leaders
Participation in study abroad/educational travel opportunities
Third Year Career Preparation
Intended Outcome: Third year students will formulate clearly defined career objectives and
develop the practical skills and educational training needed to enter the
workforce and/or continue onto post-graduate education.
Activities: Development of effective career searching skills through involvement in
Career Services educational programming and co-curricular presentations
Application of educational background to career objectives through
involvement in internships, related employment, independent
studies, research projects, and leadership positions
Development of an effective resume and/or graduate school application
Participation in study abroad/educational travel opportunities
Development of career research skills utilizing Career Services and
Snowden Library resources, and on-line services
Development of a credential file in the Career Services
Participation in job fairs and professional organizations
Fourth Year Implementation Phase
Intended Outcome: Students in their final year of college will apply effective career search
strategies toward the attainment of their specific career objective.
Activities: Participation in professional organizations, on-campus interviews, job fairs
Establishment of a completed credential file in Career Services including
resumes, transcripts, reference letters, personal statements, and
other pertinent documentation
Use of career resources to gather information and prepare for interviews
and employment inquires.
Development of real world skills which address the transitional issues new
graduates face (IE budgeting, relocation services, work
expectations, professional presentation, organizational politics, job
acceptance strategies, etc)
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