Course Syllabus: Career Coaching

Course Information

Course Number: CCW-201

Course Prerequisites

None

Course Description

Career Coaching 201 is designed to prep you mentally, emotionally, and physically for the demands of the job search. In this course, you will fine tune your resume, and begin building your network.

Course Materials

• Instructor approved resume

Program Learning Outcomes

Develops self awareness and presentational skills that will provide the foundations for professional interactions.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon satisfactory completion of this course, a student should be able to:

Describe and Define

• The importance of a well structured resume
• The importance of a personal pitch
• The importance of growing your network

Execute

• Professional Competency Assessment
• Professional, completed Resume
• LinkedIn profile
• Targeted Job Search Tracking
• Plan for growing your network

Course Schedule

Each assignment is designed to help you with your job placement after graduating with the understanding that developing and iterating on your story, materials and strategy takes time.

Prep work

1. Focus: Professional etiquette and materials
   1. Career Coaching Curriculum: The 7 Pillars
   2. Professional Competency Self-Assessment
   3. Prepare your LinkedIn
   4. Prepare your Resume
   5. Prepare your Social Media

In-class

1. Module 1 focus: Networking and general job readiness
   1. Talk to your Network
   2. Attend a Meetup
   3. Identify your accountability partners
   4. Partner Power Hour report
2. Module 2 focus: Interview preparedness, job search strategy, professional etiquette
   1. Behavioral Interview Questions
   2. Targeted Job Search
   3. Partner Power Hour
3. Module 3 focus: Job search strategy, interview preparedness, professional materials, and professional etiquette
   1. Resume Review By Your Accountability Partners
   2. Give Your 60 Second Professional Pitch
   3. Partner Power Hour