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Mar 13, 2025
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IDS 2020 - Career Development1 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
In this course students will gain confidence in their job search, including finding internship opportunities, meeting and communicating with employers, effectively articulating their skills and experience on a resume, online profiles, and in an interview, as well as better understanding employer hiring practices and expectations of them as candidates. Students will understand how to ethically manage multiple, simultaneous interviews and job offers, as well as negotiate industry standard internship wages and full-time job salaries. Students will become more aware of the diverse benefits Career Services offers and the value of utilizing Career Services throughout their MSOE tenure. (prereq: none)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Navigate the employer recruiting and hiring process
- Present their qualifications in an effective resume
- Present themself with a professional introduction in person and in writing
- Navigate a career fair with personalized goals
- Choose professional dress appropriate to various common scenarios
- Recognize various interview styles and related strategies
- Present themself effectively in a professional interview
- Generate effective professional profiles on platforms such as LinkedIn and Handshake
- Conduct an ethical job search
- Describe strategies for having a successful internship
Prerequisites by Topic
Course Topics
- Self-assessment of competencies and how they relate to employer priorities such as problem solving, teamwork, analytical skills, written and oral communication, and work ethic
- Job search skills (employer recruiting and hiring processes, finding opportunities, managing job search)
- Creating an effective resume
- Career fair preparation (personal introduction, strategy, professional dress, resume, etc.)
- Confident interview skills
- Compelling LinkedIn and Handshake profiles
- Ethical job search: managing offers and salary negotiation
- Internship success strategies
Coordinator
Julie Way
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