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Career Management Curriculum
Alumni who complete the Career Management Curriculum (CMC) may make a 50-minute appointment to meet with a Career Advisor for individual assistance. In your first appointment, staff will discuss with you your career goals and current concerns, and make recommendations for next steps. Students are encouraged to meet regularly with their Career Advisor for assistance in defining their goals, planning a successful job search campaign, writing effective resumes and other correspondence, interviewing successfully, and negotiating offers and compensation. In order to receive maximum benefit from individual appointments, alumni are expected to be prepared by utilizing the strategies, tools, and exercises provided during the Career Management Curriculum.
In order to register for a series, alumni must sign up through eRecruiting under "Calendar". If you do not yet have access to eRecruiting, please click here.
CMC Workshop Information
The Career Management Curriculum is the first step in launching your career advisement. It takes place in a group setting and is designed to help you master the core competencies required for career management success. The core curriculum consists of a series of four sequential workshops that cover self- and market-assessment; resumes and cover letters; job search strategies and networking; and interviewing. Workshops covering other topics are also offered as electives. The curriculum schedule, workshop descriptions, and registration information are available in the Center, on our website, and on eRecruiting, our web-based career management system.
Advisement
appointments are 50 minutes in length and can be scheduled by calling
or stopping by the front desk. In your first appointment, staff will
discuss with you your career goals and current concerns, and make
recommendations for next steps. Students are encouraged to meet
regularly with their Career Advisor for assistance in defining their
goals, planning a successful job search campaign, writing effective
resumes and other correspondence, interviewing successfully, and
negotiating offers and compensation. In order to receive maximum
benefit from individual appointments, students are expected to be
prepared by utilizing the strategies, tools, and exercises provided
during the Career Management Curriculum.
Advanced registration is required through eRecruiting, under “Calendar” as space is limited.
- In some cases there will be pre-assignments for the workshops, be sure to read the workshop descriptions carefully when you register.
- Workshops with low registration are subject to cancellation.
- We recommend that students complete the workshops in the order they are listed above. However, if you are unable to do so, you may select workshops from among the different series to complete the full Curriculum.
Recruiting 101 **
This workshop will position you for using the recruiting resources in the Graduate Career Management Center and planning for recruiting opportunities. This workshop is REQUIRED for students who are planning to participate in the On-Campus Recruiting Program (OCR) for both full-time and internship opportunities.
** If you have attended Recruiting 101 prior to February 2008, you do not have to take this workshop again.
Resumes, Cover Letters, and Thank You Letters
Techniques for writing effective, results-oriented resumes, cover letters, and thank you letters are reviewed. Exercises are incorporated to stimulate thinking about personal and professional accomplishments. Emphasis is placed on improving resumes and cover letters to better reflect one’s achievements as they relate to one’s career goals. Sample resumes and letters are provided. You must bring your resume, a cover letter draft and the corresponding job description to this workshop.
Job Search Skills and Relationship Building
Various strategies to be used when searching for both internships and full-time positions are discussed, with emphasis placed on networking. Tips and guidelines for comfortable, appropriate, and successful networking approaches are reviewed. An interactive exercise helps put these techniques into action.
Interviewing Strategies
Improve
your chances of landing a job by learning valuable tips and strategies
for successful interviewing. This session reviews behavioral
interviewing the most common form of interviewing used in business
today and provides an opportunity to practice behavioral interviewing
skills. Guidelines for interview preparation are reviewed, including
commonly asked questions and mistakes to avoid.