manager's job

   This paper describes a classroom exercise that helps students explore

 

career paths found in their major. It primarily focuses on the Human

 

Resource Management major but can be adapted for other majors. The

 

exercise supports students' concerns and university's interest in assessment

 

and assists students as they make the transition from student life to their

 

professional careers. Career planning is important because individuals do

 

not spend their entire working lives with one employer. As careers become

 

more person-specific, it is crucial that employees plan their own path.

 

Career exploration has typically been associated with the school-to-work

 

transition. This paper presents a description of the Careers Roundtable

 

Exercise. Students search for information about career paths, find a related

 

job description in ONET, locate two graduate programs related to the career

 

option.

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   An article by Binney (2018) suggests intentionality is related to career

 

development. University accreditation and Association to Advance Collegiate

 

Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation is required at many universities.

 

Assessment of programs increasingly includes considerations of student

 

success post-graduation. We use a process-oriented approach to try to build

 

connections for students across the curriculum. While we make curricular

 

changes, the exercise described in this paper relates to data we collected

 

through a focus group.

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    Focus groups are planned discussions to obtain perceptions about a

 

specific issue. The focus group allows for more in-depth exploration of

 

topics than a typical survey. Students were still unclear about the variety of

 

career paths in HRM, even though the student chapter of the Society for

 

Human Resource Management (SHRM) touched on such topics. Exercise

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assigns specialty HRM areas to students for investigation. Students were

 

tasked with finding information about that career path and finding a related

 

job description in O*NET. Students found a wide range of certifications

 

available for HRM careers, as well as graduate programs. In this week's

 

roundtable, students are asked to look for career-related information they

 

may have received from organizations and university career centers.

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   This assignment can be adapted to other business majors, such as

 

accounting or marketing, with a range of professional training options. Data

 

is presented in charts and tables that show information developed this

 

exercise in response to data we acquired during the assessment process.

 

This form of exercise speaks to students’ interests in career planning as well

 

as the school’s interest during the assessment process. This is a beneficial

 

way for the college to assist students while they make the transition from

 

undergraduates to professional career.

 

 

Team 4: Topic 12 – Career Development

Work Cited

York, Kenneth M., et al. “Careers Roundtable: An Exercise for Student Career Exploration and Future Development.” Journal of Behavioral & Applied Management, vol. 21, no. 2, Jan. 2021, pp. 100–112. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true& AuthType=ip,shib&db=bth&AN=153365823&site=bsi-live.