Student Development Program

The Student Development Program aims to assist students in making positive and informed personal, life and career-related decisions. A variety of services and programs are offered for students to help promote personal, intellectual, social, and cultural development outside of the classroom. Whether you are adjusting to college or preparing for life after college, the Student Development Program can be of assistance to you. The best time to begin this process is now!

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) Assessment
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) assessment is the most widely used personality assessment in the world. With a proven record of reliability spanning more than 50 years, it offers a foundation for understanding individual differences and applying that understanding to the ways people think, communicate, and interact. Versatile and dependable, the MBTI tool sets the stage for lifelong learning and development.
The MBTI assessment is used to develop individuals, teams, and organizations to meet today’s challenges in such areas as communication, team building, leadership, and career management. Use your results from the MBTI to help you make the most of your college experience! The results can help you to:

• better understand yourself, your friends, roommates, and professors.
• identify your unique style of learning and find effective ways for studying, taking tests, and writing papers.
• identify a major.
• identify job families, or broad occupational categories, to help you get started in your career search.
• prepare for presentations and interviews.
• improve communication skills.
• plan your career development strategy and action steps.

Please contact the Assistant Dean of Student Life to take Myers-Briggs. 

Career Exploration
Explore your values, interests, and strengths through career counseling sessions and individual assessments. These sessions will allow you to:

• gain a clearer understanding of what types of work situations and professions to which you are drawn.
• identify possible career paths.
• gain access to Career Resources which will be helpful as you research careers fields.

To set up an appointment, please contact the Assistant Dean of Student Life. 

Career Development Record
This record will help you track your overall college experience –internships, athletic team involvement, participation in clubs and organizations, community service, employment, and leadership experience. Creating your Career Development Record is an on-going process while you are at Franklin. If you begin your Career Development Record in your first semester, it will provide a more complete record of your involvement and development as a college student. The Career Development Record will be very helpful to you in:

• preparing your resume or C.V.
• identifying job skills and experience.
• supplementing graduate school and scholarship applications.
• filling out employment applications.
• informally documenting your college years.