Career Planning and Job Search Strategies for Dyson Arts and Sciences Majors

Catalog description

This course is designed to assist Dyson Arts & Sciences students to develop the fundamentals of career planning and implement a job search strategy. The course is recommended for Dyson sophomore, junior and senior students who are questioning what they can do with their major, seeking careers direction or are eager to prepare for their professional job or internship search. This course will place emphasis on identifying possible career options, analysis of how skills, values and interests influence career decisions, job market research, and developing an effective job/internship search, including the development of a cover letter, resume, and practicing interviewing skills. The course stresses identifying the value of the arts and science education in the marketplace, how to prepare for the world of work and develop career management skills useful throughout life.