Career Launch and Job Search

The Career Launch and Job Search Certificate combines self-assessment knowledge with current career information to improve the skills needed to seek, obtain, maintain and change jobs. Students completing this certificate will learn to locate, evaluate, and interpret a broad range of career information. Each related course is designed and taught by a career counselor to improve the career development competencies required for strategic career decision-making.

Skills

What Courses or Activities it takes to earn this badge

  1. PDW NC001 Personalized Career|This course focuses on the assessment of individuals strengths, interests, values, personality and abilities in the context of career and education planning. Students will improve decision making skills by exploring their own decision making styles and applying specific decision making models to their career planning process.

  2. PDW NC002 Strategic Job Search |This class is designed to help students develop and implement a strategic career and job search plan. Students will learn about sources of occupational information and how to utilize this information in the career planning and job search process.

  3. PDW NC003 Acing Your Interview |Designed to help students develop and implement interview strategies to increase employment prospects. Students will learn how to interview for jobs that align with employment and career goals.

  4. PDW NC004 Create a Compelling Cover Letter and Resume | Designed to help students create a resume, cover letter and reference list in preparation for applying for employment opportunities. Students will learn how to create professional employment application documents that align with their employment and career goals.

  5. PDW NC005 Leveraging LinkedIn for Your Job Search|Designed to help students expand their job search and network opportunities using LinkedIn. Students will develop a professional profile and become familiar with the website in order to support their employment and career goals.