Career Development Seminar II

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This course is the second of two 1.5-credit seminars designed to help LER majors launch their career in labor, employment relations, or human resources. Both seminars guide students through the process of charting their career path and preparing for success as a professional. This seminar focuses on helping students to cultivate their professional brand, plan a job search strategy, market themselves as a professional in the world of work, manage a variety of interview challenges, and strengthen key work habits that are valued by employers and essential to success as a professional. LER 489 Career Development Seminar II (1.5) This course is the second of two 1.5-credit seminars designed to help LER majors launch their career. The first seminar in the series is targeted toward juniors, while the second is designed for seniors. Both seminars guide students through the process of charting their career path and preparing for success as a professional. This seminar requires students to complete specific career development activities and then complete reflection and application exercises related to those activities. Utilizing a discovery-oriented approach, this course helps students to cultivate their professional brand, plan a job search strategy, market themselves as a professional, manage a variety of interview challenges, and strengthen key work habits that are valued by employers and essential to success as a professional. The course incorporates services offered by Penn State Career Services and the Liberal Arts Career Enrichment Network.