Career & Self-Development

Proactively develop oneself and one’s career through continual personal and professional learning, awareness of one’s strengths and weaknesses, navigation of career opportunities, and networking to build relationships within and outside one’s organization.

Sample Behaviors

• Show an awareness of own strengths and areas for development
• Identify areas for continual growth while pursuing and applying feedback
• Develop plans and goals for one’s future career
• Professionally advocate for oneself and others
• Display curiosity; seek out opportunities to learn
• Assume duties or positions that will help one progress professionally
• Establish, maintain, and/or leverage relationships with people who can help one professionally
• Seek and embrace development opportunities
• Voluntarily participate in further education, training, or other events to support one’s career

Develop

Over the course of your educational experience at TU, you can gain proficiency within the career and self-development competency through some of the following methods:

• Take the Traitify personality assessment
• Take the CliftonStrengths assessment to identify your Top 5 talent themes/strengths
• Use Handshake to search for on-campus & off-campus job opportunities
• Visit the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)
• Explore O*NET OnLine
• Explore Career Resources by Major pages
• Enroll in the Designing Your Career Plan (EDUC 121) course
• Schedule a career coaching appointment with the Career Center via Handshake
• Meet with your career coach to determine if the Strong Interest Inventory Assessment or the MBTI personality preference inventory might be beneficial
• Attend a career fair to explore career and internship opportunities
• Use Big Interview to practice articulating strengths, experiences and knowledge
• Conduct career conversations with industry professionals
• Use LinkedIn and Tiger Mentor Network to build your professional network
• Engage in multiple internships, including for- and not-for credit experiences
• Learn more about Accepting & Maximizing Internships 
• Enroll in service-learning courses
• Explore full-time job opportunities through LinkedIn and Handshake
• Attend networking events

Develop your skills

LinkedIn Learning

Develop your career and self-development skills by completing these free LinkedIn Learning courses. Select the course title below, click “Sign in,” and use your TU email to get started.

• Building Your Career
• Taking the Fear out of Feedback
• Developing Self-Awareness
• Asking for Feedback as an Employee
• Developing a Feedback Mindset to Accelerate Your Career
• How to Find and Use Your Strengths
• Growth Hacking Tips
• Leadership through Feedback
• Having Career Conversations with Your Team
• Coaching Skills for Leaders and Managers

Articulate

Articulate your career and self-development skills on your resume and responses to interview questions.

Tailor Your Resume

• Write out your degree title and any minors or tracks you’re pursuing
• List out any special certifications or trainings you’ve pursued
• Include conferences and industry relevant professional development events that you’ve attended or where you’ve presented

For additional resume assistance, visit the Career Center’s Resumes page or visit Express Hours to have your resume reviewed.

Interview Questions

Be prepared to answer common career management interview questions including:

• What have you done to become better qualified for your career?
• Tell me about a time when you needed to learn a new skill. How did you go about developing this skill?
• Where do you see yourself in five years? 10 years?
• What are you doing to keep up to date on industry trends?
• What do you feel are the greatest challenges facing this industry today? How do you think they should be resolved?