Career Beam User Information

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Career Beam User
Information

• COBA at Georgia Southern University

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Login Website
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Registration Page

• System requires completion of a registration page
  when you first enter.
• You must also accept the license agreement before
  accessing to the information.

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Welcome Screen
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Be Clear

• This section is for Career Development.
• Answer questions in this section to focus your
  career search.
• You will complete various assessments resulting
  in creating a Career Profile.
• The career profile is a summary of your values,
  personality, and skills.
• This helps you find the commonality with your
  background and things you enjoy.
• Makes you more marketable.

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Be Compelling

• This section aids you in focusing on how you will
  present your skill set in the most effective
  fashion.
• The system offers tips, resumes, cover letters,
  interview questions and marketing techniques.

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Be Strategic

• This section moves you outside the box for a
  great strategic search.
• You will get away from on-line systems and be
  specific in targeting your industry and company.
• You will use networking and other system
  resources to find employment opportunities.

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Top Menu

• The Top Menu is a resource area used for
  narrowing your career development activities.
• Allows research on a company for employment and
  classroom purposes.
• Identify key individuals in specific
  organizations.
• Assign job posting with your criteria

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Organizational Database

• Allows searches for specific topic areas and
  companies in only the USA and Canada.
• This area is most used to
• Set-up a job profile
• Generate recent news items or job listing
• Obtain contact information on hiring officials

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Industry Database

• This area enables you to research over 200
  industries.
• You can learn background information for career
  development and the interview process.
• The state profile section and overview is
  beneficial for learning about state specific
  industry and employment outlook.

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International Database

• Allows searches for specific topic areas and
  companies in over 70 different countries outside
  of the USA and Canada.
• This area is most used to
• Set-up a job profile
• Generate recent news items or job listing
• Obtain contact information on hiring officials

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Job Search

• This area displays city and state registry
  information.
• You can search by various criteria such as
  location and job category.
• You can do a bouillon search
• View Job Triggers, Job Leads, and Company Search
  Tabs located on the grey bar

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Journal

• This area allows you to create a journal for
  private use or open to your counselor.
• It is a good area to keep notes on your career
  development and management.

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My Folder

• This houses your important electronic documents.
• You can upload Microsoft files to this area.
• The system will help you create a resume and
  cover letter that can be saved to this area.

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Career Insights

• Allows you to submit career questions to a
  CareerBeam representative.
• Enter your question in the green box

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Community

• This is a discussion forum which is accessible to
  every CareerBeam participant.
• Please remember other universities utilize this
  program.
• It can also be used for on-line chats.

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E-Library

• This is an A to Z index to find career related
  information.
• Includes newspaper articles, magazines, and
  annual report
• Data is obtained from internet resources but in a
  format for career searching.

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Seminar Series

• This area maps different exercises and
  assessments from the career development menu.

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My Account

• This area allows you to change your user
  information

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Problems

• Access is through our COBA website at
• http//coba.georgiasouthern.edu/students/careerbea
  m.htm
• If you forget your password or username, send an
  e-mail to coba_at_georgiasouthern.edu

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We wish you success in your career management.

• E-mail coba_at_georgiasouthern.edu
• Website http//coba.georgiasouthern.edu/students/
  careerbeam.htm