Professional Skills & Career Readiness for Undergraduates

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This course introduces students to the fundamental professional and self-assessment skills essential to pursuing a careers across a range of professions and industries. Students will engage in self-assessments of their interests, skills, and values and learn how to communicate their experiences and accomplishments and pursue professional opportunities. Additionally, students will engage in career research, develop community building skills, and cultivate professional networks related to their professions and industries of interest. Students will learn to evaluate their emerging career-related skills by using the nationally recognized career-readiness competency assessment developed by the National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE). Course will emphasize responsible and ethical use of AI tools in career planning. Potential fees for assessment tools such as Clifton Strengths for students; most assessment tools will be free. |Prerequisites: EG-UY 1004 or permission from instructor