Career Development
Center
  Occidental College
 1600 Campus Road,
Coons 109
 Los Angeles, CA
 90041-3314

 Email: careers@oxy.edu
 Phone: 323.259.2623
 Fax: 323.341.4900

Family Member Information

Family Member Checklist

What career help do students want from family members?

Support

____ Am I allowing my family member the freedom to have new experiences?

____ Do I encourage the exploration of new ideas, experiences, occupations without being pushy?

___ Am I willing to tolerate ideas and values which are different than my own?

___ Do I really listen to what my family member tells me?

___ Am I positive and supportive when my family member makes a poor decision or fails?

Information

___ Do I talk openly and honestly about my current job, including both the pros and cons?

___ Am I willing to discuss my own career development history?

___ Do I tell my family member about various occupations?

___ Do I encourage my family member to find out about occupations of interest, referring him/her to appropriate resources?

Personal Insights

___ Do I help my family member to objectively look at his/her strengths and weaknesses and suggest how they might relate to various career areas?

___ Do I compliment my family member on his/her good points and accomplishments?

___ Do I help my family member identify occupations that he/she would be good at?

Contacts

___Am I willing to refer my family member to friends/acquaintances who might discuss their occupations with him/her?

___ Am I willing to actively help my family member find a summer/part-time/volunteer job that will help him/her explore a potential career field?

___ Would I be willing to allow my family member to use my personal/professional contacts to find employment after graduation?

Motivation

___ Do I encourage activities that promote career development, while not emphasizing what has not been done?

___ Am I willing to assist my family member in setting reasonable goals without insisting that my expectations be met?

___ Do I ask questions that will encourage my family member's further career information-seeking behavior?

To receive assistance in answering these questions or to get assistance for your family member, please feel free to Contact Us.

 

 

 

Learn about services provided at the Career Center. Discover how the Career Development Center can assist my family member with career decisions.

Support a family member making a career decision. Investigate our proposed four-year plan outlining the career development process.

Learn about Occidental majors and occupations.  View the online “What Can I Do with a Major in…” materials.

Serve as a networking contact for students and alumni. Participate in our Alumni (and Family) Sharing Knowledge Network (ASK).

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