Career Design Challenge
This workshop is for you if:
You wish there was a crystal ball that could tell you your perfect future career
You stare blankly at your relatives when they ask you what you want to be when you grow up
You know you want to go to college, but have no idea what you want to major in….or if you even need to decide on that now!?
Workshop details:
Find out how your unique interests connect to careers in this interactive career design challenge. You and your team will have only 20 minutes to research, design, and improve upon a product for your unusual character client. Will it be a giant in need of a new form of transportation, a spy ordering a uniform, a circus performer looking for a lighting system or a werewolf demanding a way to carry its….victims?? May the best team win (yes there will be prizes!). After you’ve delivered your product to your happy customer, you’ll have the chance to rank your favorite parts of the challenge to discover more about your core interests and how that relates to potential future career interests, plus lots of resources to continue your career exploration.
Meet Laura Hofman
Career Counselor, Miramar College
Laura Hofmann is an adjunct faculty Career Counselor and instructor at Miramar College in San Diego. She holds a Masters of Education in Counseling & Guidance for Higher Education from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Her Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology was conferred by University of California, Berkeley. Her career in education and counseling spans nearly 20 years spent in adult and youth career services at: Miramar College, Ohlone Community College, UC Berkeley, City of Santa Maria, CA, and the Federal Workforce Investment Act program (WIA). As a first generation college student, she found success through loyalty to her eclectic curiosity for constant reading and learning, her love of art, culture, travel, food, music, and most of all people.
“The expert at anything was once a beginner.”