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u C.A.P. REQUIREMENTS We took the guessing out of the equation and created a chart to show you exactly what you need to do
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Fostering the development of lifelong career management a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l l e a d e r s h i p c a pa b i l i t i e s .
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What is it, how does it affect you, and why do you need to do it?
What Is It? But what are these tasks? No, it’s not a new form of headgear the I’m glad you asked. You can find university is requiring you to wear at graduation. It the specific requirements for your also has nothing to do small devices used to ignite career plan listed on your MyBYUH powder in musket barrels. student services page in the “To Do” The CAP or Career Advancement Plan is checklist. If you click on the item, it actually something much more important and will give you a description and direct one of the keys to a student’s you to the place success in finding a quality you need to go for The real purpose of CAP that task. career after graduation. is to help a student gain Most of the In 2006 the university meaningful employment, items, such as implemented the CAP for all or in other words, get assessments, are students, and it actually is a a good job, when they available online companion to the MAP (Major graduate from college. and can be done Academic Plan). Kim Austin quickly at the time “The real purpose of of your choosing. CAP is to help a student gain Dir. of Career Services There are certain meaningful employment, or one-hour career in other words, get a good workshops you must attend, and all are job, when they graduate from college,” said Kim offered weekly. Austin, Career Services director. Students can find out when and Under the CAP, each student has set tasks where these workshops are taking place by or requirements that they must complete within logging on to their YCareers account with a certain time period. The time periods include their CES Net ID and password. Then, just by 45 credit hours, 60 hours, 90 hours and 120 click on the Events tab and select Workshops. hours. Using this timetable, each student is able to Select which workshop you want to know more complete the tasks easily and will be on prepared for career success upon graduation.
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Hot Jobs Career Services receives hundreds of job postings a week in YCareers. We try to pick some of the top jobs of the week and list them here. To see more, log in to YCareers.
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Employer: Marriott Resort Location: Waikoloa, HI. Salary: Varies per position YCareers Job I.D. # 1843-1854
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Employer: New York City Location: New York, NY Salary: $35-45K per year YCareers Job I.D. # 1812
International Management Trainee Employer: Meltwater Group Location: Atlanta, GA Salary: $36-66K per year YCareers Job I.D. # 1752
Log in to your YCareers account and go to “Search Jobs & Interviews” in the top navigation bar for a complete list of job postings. Choose “YCareers Jobs and Interviews” for job postings looking specifically for BYUH students.
PLAN from Page 1 about by clicking on the name of the workshop, which will give you details and a chance to RSVP. Some of the other tasks students are required to complete include writing a resume and cover letter and recording a practice job interview. Each task is designed to hel establish a strong foundation for a successful internship or job search. Why Do I Need To Do This? Simply put: Competition and Preparation. Now more than ever, the world is full of students going to school in an effort to gain better employment, and you will be competing with an enumerable amount of individuals who will want the same job you want. Most students get a good
education, but that is only a part of landing a good job or getting into graduate school. You must know how to do things like effectively search for a specific job or school, develop a quality resume and cover letter, present yourself clearly and confidently, interview well and ask the right questions, create a portfolio and know the etiquette to interviewing and following up. The CAP is designed to help identify and develop core skills that employers value, such as leadership, ethics, accountability, personal productivity, responsibility, and commitment to continuous learning. In short, CAP gives you the edge to compete in the 21st century job market. This is just one of the many keys on your road to success.
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CAP Requirements Brigham Young University Hawaii CAREER ADVANCEMENT PLAN (CAP)
Outlined below are the essential activities required of students to meet the 4-year CAP requirements. Those who do not complete the requirements will receive warning notices that action needs to be taken. If the requirements are not completed by the due date, restrictions will be placed on your BYUH account, which could block your registration for next semester or term. For more information, contact Career Services at (808) 675-3533. “A” SECTION REQUIREMENTS (by 45 credit hours) Register as a YCareers user. Complete a “Do What You Are” (DWYA) personality-type assessment. Attend a DWYA Workshop (or meet with a career advisor for the DWYA results interpretation).
“B” SECTION REQUIREMENTS (by 60 credit hours) Attend a basic resume and cover letter writing workshop. Create a basic resume and cover letter in the Optimal Resume system. Upload to your YCareers account. Record a mock interview on either the Interview Stream system or Optimal Resume Interview module and have critiqued by a career advisor. Complete the Strong Interest Inventory and the Eureka Micro-Skills assessment. Meet with a career advisor to establish a career/life-work plan. □ Complete the Career Planning Checklist. □ Investigate internship benefits/requirements. International Students: Investigate requirements for Optional Practical Training (OPT) after graduation.
“C” SECTION REQUIREMENTS (by 90 credit hours) Complete the MBTI Personality Inventory. Meet with a career advisor individually or at a MBTI Workshop for interpretation of results. Document evidence to demonstrate the SCANS employment competencies. Create a 30-60 second “elevator” or personal introduction statement using the Video Resume module in Optimal Resume. Meet with a career advisor to develop a job search strategy or graduate school admission plan. “D” SECTION REQUIREMENTS (by 120 credit hours, Graduation) Create an electronic career portfolio. Be actively involved in the job search process or have accepted a job offer. □ OR be actively involved in the graduate school admission process or have been granted admission to a program. □ OR designate “other” status such as full-time homemaker or missionary status. Complete the university’s graduate “Next Destination” survey.
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