NASPA Aspirational Resume Presentation

"Much of the information requested on the form such as Objective, Education, Memberships and Clubs was easy for the students to complete. [...] The exercise, although you would think of it as being rather straight forward for students, required a sample and discussion on each section." - Dr. Teller, UNIV 101 Professor

"The Aspirational Resume made me think about what I wanted to do," - Alicia, SummerBridge Freshman Student

"It'll give me an idea for when I apply to jobs, maybe I could look at this and transfer some ideas of skills to my actual resume," -Brian, SummerBridge Freshman Student

Keep in Touch!

Nicole: nrodriguez@csudh.edu

Elaine: etamargo@csudh.edu

Nicole:

Elaine: @claudelaine26

Nicole:

Elaine: claudelaine26

Aspirational Resumes:

The Multi-Purpose Vision Board

Nicole Rodriguez, M.A.

Director, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)

Any questions?

Elaine Jessica Tamargo, M.Ed.

www.facebook.com/csudhcareercenter

Career Counselor, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)

@DHCareerCenter

CSUDH_CareerCenter

Developing the Aspirational Resume Tool

Objective: Create a tool that encourages students to develop written career plans

Result: Aspirational Resumes - teaching students resume-writing basics while encouraging aspirational thinking

Student Learning Outcomes

Steps to Implementation

• Fall 2014: Reviewed University strategic outcomes
• Spring 2015: Presented to the Provost’s, Dean’s, and Associate Dean’s committees
• Spring 2015: Worked with Dean of Undergraduate Studies
• Spring 2016: Worked with UTAC on creating aspirational resume clinics
• Summer 2016: Collaborated with EOP/ETE to integrate into SummerBridge

• Increase confidence in ability to format a resume with relevant experience
• Clarify career objectives and what to do to reach goals
• Learn about resources for increasing knowledge of how to gain relevant experience

Other Uses

• Staff Development
• Personal Career Planning

Pre-test

Outcomes & Feedback

I feel confident in my ability to format a resume, to include relevant information, and to highlight my experience.

Post-test

How would you rate your knowledge of how you can gain relevant work experience while at CSUDH?

Group Activity: Modeling Aspirational Resume

How would you rate your knowledge of how your interests can translate into your major and potential career?

Discuss with a Partner:

How could you see this tool being used?

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I have a clear picture of what my career objectives are and what I need to do in order to reach my goals.

Imagine it is 5 years from now...

What would you like to see on your resume?

CSUDH Context

Goals for Future Development

• Continue embedding in departments and programs

• Outreach to high school students

• Staff development

• Re-assessment

Aspirational Resume Context

Aspirational Resume Samples

Session Overview:

Think back to when you were a Freshman...

...did you think about that last day of graduation?

• Developing the Aspirational Resume

• History & Context

Session Learning Outcomes

• Understand the benefits of applying Aspirational Resume-building to target first- and second- year students in engaging in early career exploration

• Take away activities, handouts, and strategies for coupling Aspirational Resume-building to your campus' existing resources

• Explore various examples of using Aspirational Resumes to build collaborative campus partnerships to increase visibility

Aspirational Resume Clinics

• Simulation Activity & Applicability

Career Center Cohort Series

How?

Collaborating with Campus Partners

• First-year programs: EOP & ETE

• Faculty