As another semester comes to a close, we reflect on the Year of the Monkey and our little mascot, Chico. It has been a great year with 155 free MBTI's given to SLCC students who needed in-depth guidance on choosing a major and career path. It was also the year we brought Elle Luna, our inspiration for the "100 Days of Career Exploration" campaign. Elle kicked off our spring semester and spoke about our crossroads between Should and Must. Do we follow the societal path of finding a job/career, pay our bills, live our lives or do we follow our passion? What if our passion does not pay the bills? That was my favorite piece of the conversation. If your Must doesn't pay the bills, then choose a Should that you would still enjoy but also allows time for your Must. Great advice!
Chris Redgrave from Zions Bank started our fall semester with a great discussion on generational differences in the workforce and how we can work together. There's diversity in the current workforce that involves four generations, the most in history, all working under one roof. How do we combine the work ethics of the baby boomers and Gen Xers versus the need for flexibility and movement with the Millenials and Gen Z's?
Chico has traveled all over campuses and taken part in several events including Resource Fairs, Job Fairs, art displays, and helped start the Humans of SLCC series. Now Chico must take a break while his successor, the Rooster, takes his place in 2017. But Houston, we have a problem. We don't have a name for the Rooster. So... if you have some ideas on a name for the rooster, please send those to me at michelle.tuitupou@slcc.edu. Who knows? Maybe you'll win a really great prize!
If this is your introduction to the blog or the 100 Days of Career Exploration Campaign, the best news is you can still catch up on activities and prior posts. And if you still need help deciding on a major and career path, take a peek at the resources we offer at the college: http://www.slcc.edu/academicadvising/career-advising/index.aspx
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