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Career Management Curriculum
CMC Workshop Information
The Career Management Curriculum (CMC) is the first step in launching the career advisement process. It takes place in a group setting and is designed to assist you in mastering the core competencies required for success in the career management process. When you complete the Curriculum, we encourage you to continue the advisement process by meeting on an individual basis with a Career Advisor.
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.
Please note the importance of canceling 24 hours before your appointment. If you miss 3 appointments, you are ineligible for career advisement services. This indicates that you are not prepared to engage in the career management process with the level of commitment and professionalism that is expected by the Graduate Career Management Center and the Zicklin communities with whom we work.
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.