Career And Life Planning Seminar

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Students will complete a personal assessment of their values, skills personality traits, interests, life goals and life roles. Students will also become familiar with tools integral to a successful job search, including networking, resume writing, job search correspondence, and interviewing. Finally students will identify possible paths as they are guided through the process of integrating their knowledge of themselves with information they have gathered about the larger world of work. Typically offered Fall Spring. Course Learning Outcomes 1. Students will be able to identify work values, skills, personality traits, interests, and life goals through formal and informal self, assessments. 2. Students will understand the connection among several variables including: connecting college to career, understanding the relationship between jobs and career path, explore the similarities and differences between life in college and life after college, become familiar with tools that are integral to a successful job search, and understanding the usefulness of researching potential places of employment and networking. 3. Students will be able to learn how to write a professional resume and cover letter. View Class Schedule