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3.6b Reflecting on Workplace Values
,QSUeYLoXssecWLoQsZe·YeGLscXsseGWheLPSoUWaQceoIEeLQJaEOeWocOeaUO\ articulate your skills, knowledge, and experiences regardless of your career SaWh,W·sQecessaU\WocoPSOeWeWhLsW\SeoIseOIUeÁecWLoQoQaUeJXOaUEasLs throughout your college experience and practice talking about it to potential ePSOo\eUs,QaGGLWLoQWoUeÁecWLQJoQWhesWUeQJWhs\oXEULQJWoaSoWeQWLaO ZoUNSOaceLW·sLPSoUWaQWWoUeÁecWoQZhaW\oXZaQWaQGQeeGLQ\oXUZoUN environment. These are known as your Workplace Values. Some areas to consider when examining your Workplace Values would be the types of work environments you want to be in, interactions you have with coworkers and supervisors, and activities or projects you want to work on. This heOSsWoeQsXUeWhaW\oXUYaOXesaOLJQZLWhWhecaUeeUSaWhs\oX·UecoQsLGeULQJ and can also aid in narrowing down your career options.
4.1 Professional Connections and Organizations
Through Career Fairs, student organizations, summer jobs, and maybe an internship or two, you have already begun to develop a strong professional network. This section will look at how you can use events on campus to grow \oXUSUoIessLoQaOQeWZoUNaQGhoZ+aQGshaNeaQG/LQNeG,QcaQheOS Handshake $s\oXhaYeSUoJUesseGoQ\oXUcaUeeUMoXUQe\\oXUXWLOL]aWLoQoI+aQGshaNe can grow with you. The events hosted by the UWSP Career Team can be a JUeaWSOaceWocoQWLQXeGeYeOoSLQJ\oXUQeWZoUN%\SaUWLcLSaWLQJLQ Career Fairs, you can talk to SUoIessLoQaOsoQeoQoQeaQGcUeaWeasWUoQJILUsW LPSUessLoQ3ULoUWoIaLUsEesXUeWoGo\oXUUeseaUch+aQGshaNecaQheOS\oX coQQecWWo employers in advance by providing company overviews. These eYeQWs can provide you with information to ask relevant questions and showcase your professional preparation. LinkedIn /LQNeG,QcaQheOS\oXWaNe\oXUSUeSaUaWLoQasWeSIXUWheU<oXcaQOooNaW coPSaQ\SUoILOesJaLQaGGLWLoQaONQoZOeGJeaEoXWWhoseaWWeQGLQJ8:63 eYeQWsaQGcoQQecWZLWhePSOo\eUsaIWeUeYeQWs%eIoUeeYeQWs\oXcaQYLeZ coPSaQ\SUoILOesSosLWLoQsQoWOLsWeGoQ+aQGshaNeaQGhoZWheoUJaQL]aWLoQ interacts with professionals. After you meet someone at an event, invite your contacts to connect using a personalized message. Once you have connected, you can see the groups they are active in and consider following WhePasZeOOWoJUoZ\oXUSUeseQceLQSUoIessLoQaOcLUcOesLQ\oXUILeOG
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• 'o,ZaQWWoOLYeLQasSecLÀcJeoJUaShLcaOaUea" • Is it important to help others as part of my career? • Are workplace relationships important to me? • Is stability an important factor for me?
Knowing the answers to some or all of these questions will help you to eYaOXaWeWheTXaOLWLes\oXZaQWLQacaUeeUaQGhoZ\oXZoXOGÀWLQWoWhe ZoUNeQYLUoQPeQWsoISoWeQWLaOePSOo\eUs*oaheaGaQGchecNoXW6WeS Winning the Game for the next pieces of the job search process.
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