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Training Options
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TRAINING OPTIONS
Programs
- Business Officer Institute (BOI)
- CALS Project (One-on-one and group tutoring in writing, reading, and math skills)
- Financial Management Certificate Program
- HR Curriculum
- Leadership Development Program (LDP)
- Management Skills Assessment Program (MSAP)
- Supervisory Development Lab (SDL)
- Reduced Fee Program (Financial assistance to staff who are registered UC students)
- University of California Leadership Institute (UCLI — system wide)
Training
Have your CalNet ID and passphrase ready, then logon to the Interactive Course Enrollment (ICE) system or eTrain to register for training offered by many campus departments:
Computer related training on campus
- CAL PACT see also ElementK (777 Courses and 14,887 Topics!)
- ETS workshops & seminars
- Training on UC Berkeley Administrative Systems
Off Campus Classes
- University Extension
- Cal State East Bay (CSU Hayward)
- San Francisco State University
- Peralta Community Colleges
- Contra Costa Community Colleges
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ONLINE TOOLS
Cover Letter
About cover letter
Development Planning
http://www.iseek.org/sv/10001.jsp
http://www.quintcareers.com/career_plan.html
http://www.mapping-your-future.org/planning/
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Informational interview
http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/interviewing/20040804-hirsch.html
http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/infointerviews/a/infointerview.htm
http://www.lex18.com/Global/story.asp?S=3695383
http://www.quintcareers.com/informational_interviewing.html
Job Interview
http://home.netvista.net/~nkumar/index.html (Toastmasters on Campus)
http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/interviewing/ http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/progsupt/jobsrvce/intervie.htm http://www.employmentguide.com/careeradvice/Interview_Tips.html http://interview.monster.com/archives/tips/ http://www.quintcareers.com/intvres.html http://www.quintcareers.com/job_interviews/map.html
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Networking
http://www.rileyguide.com/
http://www.susanroane.com/
http://www.asktheheadhunter.com/
http://www.fastcompany.com/cof/
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Resume
Self-assessment
- Career Key (Interests, skills, values, and self-image)
http://www.careerkey.org/- Campbell Interest & Skills Survey
https://www.profiler.com
- MAPP - Motivational Assessment of Personal Potential (Interests)
http://www.assessment.com/- Quint Careers (Values, interests, and personality - $Fee)
http://quintcareers.testingroom.com/b2cfiles/tests.html- Strong Interest Inventory(SII) (Interest - $Fee)
http://www.mylifecoach.com/MBTI_Strong_Interest_Inventory_
Career_Testing.htm#Strong%20Profile
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ONE-STOP-SITES
"One-Stop-Sites" are websites that have an assortment of tools for career development.
What future may bring? Check the Occupational Outlook Handbook (US Dept of Labor)
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BOOKS & LIBRARIES
Books
Bolles, Richard N. What Color is Your Parachute?
Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2005Dorio, Marc. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Perfect Interview.
Indianapolis: Alpha Books, MacMillan USA, Inc.Kennedy, Joyce Lain. Job Interviews for Dummies.
New York: Hungry Minds, 2nd editionBuckingham, Marcus, Clifton O.Donald. Now, Discover Your Strengths.
Free Press.Sher, Barbara. It's Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now: How to Create Your Second Life at Any Age.
Publisher: DellSher, Barbara, Smith, Barbara. I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It.
Publisher: DellSher, Barbara, Gottlieb, Annie. Wishcraft : How to Get What You Really Want.
Ballantine Books; 2nd Ballat edition. 2003.- Yate, Martin. Knock ‘em Dead 2006: The Ultimate Job Seekers Guide.
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Libraries
CALS Project Library
The CALS Project offers its participants the use of a resource library, which is housed in 243 University Hall. For more information contact Jarralynne Agee, Acting Program Coordinator, or Gina Abrams, CALS Project Assistant, by email: calsproj@berkeley.edu, or call 643-5280.UHS: Career Counseling Library
The Library is part of Counseling and Psychological Services and offers resources that can help you to assess your interests, personality, values and skills, and to explore career options.Hours: Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm
Phone: (510) 642-2367
Address: 2220 Bancroft Way (Courtyard of the Tang Center)Library services are free to UC Berkeley students, staff, and faculty. Day passes and yearly memberships are available for UC alumni and the general public.
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VIDEOS & DVDs
The DVD & VHS library is always growing! Leader's Guides to assist with the facilitation of group training are available for most videos. These guides offer background information to familiarize you with the basic issues contained in the training, as well as alternate training designs so that you can adapt instruction to the needs of your group. For information how to check out the videos/DVDs visit the library.
This service is free to campus employees.
Hours: Mon-Fri, 9:00-4:00pm (please call before coming)
Phone: 642-8134
Location: 234 University Hall
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ORGANIZATIONS
Campus professional groups & staff organizations:
AdvisorNet is an open and inclusive network of professionals - including Student Affairs Officers, Student Assistants, and anyone else interested in student affairs at UC Berkeley.
IT/Computer professional groups on campus that include: Linux users, departmental computer support personnel, Macintosh administrators, PC/Windows systems and networking, IT security professionals, website designers and administrators, and J2EE and Java developers.
http://ist.berkeley.edu/support/developer.html
Staff Organizations: Berkeley has a diverse array of staff organizations, each with its own mission and focus. Together they work to offer individuals the opportunity to become more involved in campus life. The staff organizations keep you informed about important staff issues and maintain a network of support.
EMAIL US a link to your UC Berkeley staff or professional organization
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