•  Set up Biginterview instructions.docx (14.597 KB)
• Big Interview
  Develop Soft Skills for Job Seekers
• Helps you prepare to enter the workforce by developing the soft skills you need to land your dream job.
• World-class mock interviewing experience to practice and assess your communication skills.
• Create your personalized interviews using the database of thousands of pre-recorded questions.
• Submit a document that contains the following:
• The date you did your interview.
• How you assessed yourself and the one main thing you can improve on for your next interview or presentation.

• Play Games – based on decades of neuroscience research.
• Discover Strengths – unique to your cognitive makeup.
• Explore Careers – where your inherent strengths lead to success.
• Get Recruited – by companies you are perfect for.
• Submit a document that contains:
• Date you finished all the sections of Pymetrics
• 3 things you learned from your summary report

•  Assessment Instructions.pdf (495.442 KB)
• The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment is a questionnaire designed to measure your preferences in how you perceive the world and make decisions. The MBTI sorts for type; it does not indicate the strength of ability and has been highly regarded for decades.
  See attached document for full instructions on how to take this assessment. Results are not emailed to students directly unless they complete a one hour assessment / review in-office appointment (or phone appointment for distance learning students).
  Appointments can be made using our CareerLaunch system:
• https://csusb-csm.symplicity.com/
• For Palm-Desert Campus Students please make an appointment under “ PDC- MBTI Review”
• Submit a document that contains:
• The date you took the assessment.
• The name of the Career Center counselor who reviewed your results with you.
• Your thoughts on the benefits of this assessment to your self-knowledge.

•  Assessment Instructions.pdf (495.442 KB)
• The Strong Interest Inventory assessment is ideal for a wide range of applications, including the following:
• Career exploration—opens up the world of work to first-time career seekers and those considering career transition by identifying their interests and demonstrating how they relate to various occupations and careers
• Career development—helps heighten individuals’ self-awareness and provide deeper understanding of individual strengths and blind spots, including work style and risk-taking orientation
• Employee engagement—helps employees align their interests with areas of responsibility in their job that reflect those interests
• Reintegration—helps individuals navigate the reintroduction process after a period of disconnection
• See attached document for full instructions on how to take this assessment. Results are not emailed to students directly unless they complete a one hour assessment / review  in-office appointment (or phone appointment for distance learning students).
  Appointments can be made using our CareerLaunch system:
• https://csusb-csm.symplicity.com/
• For Palm-Desert Campus Students please make an appointment under “ PDC- MBTI Review”
• Submit a document that contains:
• The date you took the assessment.
• The name of the Career Center counselor who reviewed your results with you.
• Your thoughts on the benefits of this assessment to your self-knowledge.

Submit a document that contains:

• The Toastmaster’s Club Number
• Date of meeting
• Location of the meeting
• Whether you participated or not and how
• Two things you learned in each meeting

•  How to book a workshop or appointment.docx (11.885 KB)
• You may attend an Resume Skills workshop on campus or with a professional presenter at your workplace, job agency, TED talk, or other source. An excellent resource is in the Career Webinars section above, which features over 40 national professional speakers on career-related topics.

  Submit a document that contains:

• Date of workshop
• Presenter’s name and title
• Location of workshop
• The 5 most important things you learned about resumes in that workshop

•  How to book a workshop or appointment.docx (11.885 KB)
• You may attend an Interview Skills workshop on campus or with a professional presenter at your workplace, job agency, TED talk, or other source. An excellent resource is in the Career Webinars section above, which features over 40 national professional speakers on career-related topics.

  Submit a document that contains:

• Date of workshop
• Presenter’s name and title
• Location of workshop
• The 5 most important things you learned about interviews in that workshop

•  How to book a workshop or appointment.docx (11.885 KB)
• Learn about time management and life planning.

  Submit a document that contains:

• Date and time of appointment
• Two things you learned and might use in your future life.