Career Navigation Service
A service of the UR Career Pathways program
Staff members who engage in Career Navigation Service as part of the UR Career Pathways program are afforded several supporting resources for career development.
Career Navigation Service is “Ever Better” Career Development … and so much more.
Specific Career Navigation Service support includes:
- Coach-led and self-led options
- Staff and manager career discussion support
- Career Pathway Map: My Action Plan Guide
- Career connections
The goal is to support employees in identifying a rewarding career path and achieving personal success at the University of Rochester.
Coach-led Career Navigation Service
As a career pathways participant, you will be supported by our Certified Career Coaches through the six-part program to help advance your career within the University of Rochester into one of our high-demand positions.
The Coach-led option, facilitated by an internal certified career coach, includes personality and career assessments, career exploration, and job shadowing opportunities (when possible) for a first-hand look at the high-demand positions and work environments at the University of Rochester. Additional support will include resume writing, interview preparation, navigating Jobs Hub within myURHR Workday, and connecting the URCP prospect with hiring managers for a potential interview.
6-Step Plan
The URCP Certified Career Coach will discuss assessments with the candidate and assist in identifying which career path would most align with their skills, interests, and lifestyle needs, using the O*Net Career Interest Profiler and 16 Personalities personality assessments.
This is a holistic approach to job search. The URCP Certified Career Coach supports participants in exploring high-demand career opportunities at the University using the UR Career Pathways website, Jobs Hub in Workday, and the University’s Job Catalog.
The URCP Certified Career Coach will assist in coordinating a shadowing experience. This opportunity will give career pathways participants an up-close look at the position in action.
If required for the desired high-demand position, the URCP Certified Career Coach will help make the appropriate connections to start the necessary training or education.
Career Pathways participants will be supported by our Certified Careers Coaches in creating/updating a resume, preparing for an interview, and assisting in navigating Jobs Hub within Workday to explore current job openings.
Upon completing steps 1-5, the Certified Career Coach will connect participants with a hiring manager for a potential interview in their desired area of interest.
Staff members interested in a more independent, self-directed approach to their career development are encouraged to follow the self-led career navigation tips below:
Self-led Career Navigation
Career planning is the process of discovering educational, training, and professional opportunities that suit your interests, passions, and goals. The specialized career plans are designed to help you find your career pathway by offering tools to align your skills with your interests by completing self-assessments. There are worksheets to assist you with setting goals and determining what motivates you, along with tips on interviewing, resumes, and writing a cover letter.
The career planning process involves a series of steps that help you clarify and determine your short—and long-term career goals.
- Explore your interests and abilities
- Research potential careers
- Decide on one or more career paths
- Create your future work success by designing action plans to help you achieve your goals
5-Step plan
Identify a career that aligns with your goals.
A critical piece of planning your career is identifying what motivates you. Do you know exactly what you want to do? If not, these assessments may help you narrow down your search to identify specific fields of interest.
Understanding yourself – What are your strengths and personality?
What motivates you? – What truly motivates you at work?
Many University of Rochester careers are in the higher education and healthcare fields. If you are interested in exploring these professions, find the latest information to guide you.
Explore the University’s Job Catalog
Explore Higher Education Careers
Use these resources and exploratory interviews, networking, and shadowing to identify which career pathway is right for you.
Determine what you need to do to prepare for your chosen career. Do you need special training, education, certification, or licensure? If so, find out what schools offer the training you need.
Create career goals to identify where you want to go and what you must do to get there. Setting career goals will help you focus more clearly on the possibilities and paths available to you. Use the Goal Setting Worksheet to get yourself started.
- A career goal can be a specific job you want to do – such as Data Analyst or Lab Tech – or be a particular field you want to work in – such as nursing or finance.
- Rather than limiting your future, a career goal may help you discover career possibilities you wouldn’t have thought of otherwise. There are often several job possibilities with any chosen career field.
Be realistic about expectations and timelines.
- Write down specific action steps to take to achieve your goals and help yourself stay organized.
- Check off the steps as you complete them, but feel free to amend your career action plan as needed. It’s okay if your goals and priorities change.
- Look into what kind of experience you will need to be successful in your career. Consider an internship as a way to get work experience in the career field.
- Write your career plan. See our sample for inspiration.
Complete any training or education required to meet the job requirements for the first step on your desired career path.
Finally, once you are ready to begin your job search, being prepared to apply and interview for positions is critical in helping you get the career you want. This step will guide you through creating cover letters and resumes as well as preparing for interviews.
Find internal job opportunities in the myURHR Workday Job Hub
Have more questions?
Contact the UR Career Pathways team at URCareerPathways@rochester.edu to learn more about the support, resources, and services we offer to advance your career.