AI and Career Development

What is AI?

How can it be useful?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a new and innovated tool that has begun to change the way individuals research and prepare for the current job market. AI can provide you with valuable information that helps guide you through resume development, cover letter assistance, interview preparation and so forth. You can develop prompts or questions to ask AI in order to get detailed responses when you do not know where to start or are simply stuck. AI can also help breakdown career related tasks and provide step-by-step examples. AI is a useful tool in today’s society as it serves as a guide to be better equipped through your career development journey.

Using AI Ethically

While AI tools, such as ChatGPT, can serve as a vital resource, it is important to understand how to ethically use AI. AI is meant to be used to brainstorm and help generate ideas you have not thought about before. While it can serve as a starting point, AI is not meant to write your resume and cover letter for you. Your career portfolio should be your own original work. It should show case your own personal experiences and skills you have to offer. An employer should get a sense of your personality and voice through your resume, cover letter, and interview. Please review the Ventura College School Policy on Academic Dishonesty.

Remember!

Do not become over reliant on AI as it can create common responses many people use. Therefore, do not simply copy AI's responses and try to pass them as your own. At the end of the day, an employer wants to know the kind of employee you are!

While AI provides you with alot of information, it does not mean it is always accurate. Again, it should serve as a starting point and you should continue to further your research in other ways.

Sample Prompts

When thinking about prompts and questions to ask AI, you have to make sure your questions are as clear as possible. Make your prompts or questions simple, but descriptive. This will help the AI tool generate the most accurate response that meets your needs and what you are looking for. You are also able to ask follow-up questions to get a more detailed response.

Below are some sample prompts and/or questions for the following topics:

What are some career path options to explore with a degree in Psychology?
What jobs allow me to travel to different countries in the medical field?
What careers will allow me to work in the outdoors?

I am currently an undeclared major because I do not know what career interests me. I want to apply to positions in different career fields to explore my options. How should I tailor my resume?
I am confused on how to describe my job duties in my resume.
How to connect my previous retail experience to Registered Nurse (RN) positions in a resume?

How do I start a cover letter when I have no work experience?
I’m wanting to do a career change. How should I tailor my cover letter for a job position I have no educational background or work experience in?
Can you show me an example of a cover letter for a business marketing internship?

What are some common interview questions when applying for a human resource position?
What are some sample questions I should ask at the end of an interview?
What questions should I ask to learn about the department’s work environment?
How to answer the question “Tell me how your past work experience relates to the position you are applying to” if I have never worked before?

School Policy/ Academic Dishonesty

When it comes to using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, you need to remember to be honest with yourself and the work you turn in to a potential employer. Remember, the words you use on a resume or cover letter should match your voice and the way you speak. Make sure your usage of AI aligns with Ventura College’s Academic Dishonesty policies. Please review the following document for more information.

Probation, Dismissal, Readmission, and Academic Dishonesty

Career Center is Still Here to Help

While AI can be a useful and helpful tool, it is not the same as talking to an actual person and having a genuine human interaction. We encourage you to come visit us at the Career Center during our business hours. One of our Career Peer Mentors would love to help you with a 15-minute drop-in visit or you can schedule a 30 minute in-person appointment on Starfish.

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