Career Advising
Preparing to Visit the Career Counselling Specialist
Meet your Career Counselling Specialist Dr. Don-Marie Holder. You can contact her via email at osscareers@cavehill.uwi.edu.
The Career Counselling Specialist is:
- your resource, whether you are
- selecting a major,
- looking for an internship,
- seeking mentorship or
- pursuing your first professional position or making a career transition
- committed to helping you to reach your professional development goals.
What to Expect
- Develop strategies for your job search.
- Identify work-related values and interests,
- Assess your unique skills and
- Guide you through decision-making to set realistic career goals.
You set the agenda, and work collaboratively in:
- Identifying skills, interests, values, and strengths
- Researching majors, industries and career fields
- Developing your brand
- Developing effective tools for your job search, such as...
• Focused cover letter
• Interviewing strategies that impress employers and graduate schools
• Negotiating an offer
• Effective networking techniques
- Creating a graduate school plan, career readiness plan and or strategic job search
