CS102 - Empowering Students to Find and Secure the Right Job
In this course, you will be given tools to help your students find the job that's right for them, present themselves impressively on paper, and interview with ease. This course is designed so you can successfully support your students in four phases of their job search: doing a targeted job search, writing a powerful resume and cover letter, presenting professionally, and developing effective interview skills.
Course Reviews
Course Rating
"I enjoyed the course and plan to put what I have learned into practice"
"This course provides us with a lot of important information, that we will share with our students."
"Very helpful. This is the only specific course I've taken for Career Services (so far) and really got a lot out of it. I've been in my role almost 3 years and appreciated the validation that what I do is "right" as well as the tools which will assist me in enhancing my position as a resource for my students."
"Great training material that will assist me in my future goals and empowering my students."
"I really enjoyed this. It revealed where I'm hitting the mark in my job & where I need to improve. I thoroughly enjoyed this."
"It was very informative and had some new and fresh ideas that help in the recruiting and staffing world.
I enjoyed it. "
"Overall great course. I now have some very interesting information to share with my graduates and students."
"This course was relevant to my role as a Career Services Coordinator. The information shared was helpful in me having a better understanding of best practices and learning the most effective way to connect students to their passions and to start thinking about their career goals. "
"Very effective course that I would highly recommend. I really like how you're tested on the reading material shortly after reading a few sections. It helps in retaining the most important segments of the training."
"Great course. There is a lot of information that although is generally known it is presented in a very innovative way to remember. There was also new information to consider and apply to new and continuously changing employer/employee relationships."
"I enjoyed taking your class. I am an experienced Career Development professional. Reviewing the information about the steps in the job search was useful. "
"This was a really informative course. It re-affirmed my 12 years of Career Services Experiences. I learned new tips in preparing the information to my students. I need to do more coaching an training with the students about keep the job for the long haul. "
"This course has great resources for explaining the rationale behind interviews and how to prepare students for different interviewing scenarios."
"This course has a great deal of helpful resources that I will use with students. I really enjoyed it!"
"I greatly enjoyed this course. I learned many new things about resumes, cover letters, effective communicating, and job searching. I will be using this information in building relationships with employers as well as maintaining open and productive communication with my students and graduates. Thank you so much for all of this valuable information!"
"I found this to be very beneficial for the Career Services Department to teach students in becoming very successful employees. Our goal is to assist students to gain employment and interview with confidence as they grow with the corporation/company they have chosen.
Thank you!"
Course Structure
Course Format
- Can Start Anytime
- Self-paced (within course enrollment timeframe)
- 4 Hours of Activities
Completion Requirements
- Study Course Content
- Pass ALL Required Quizzes
Certificate of Completion
- 4 Hours of Continuing Education
- Available for download at the end of the course
Technology Requirements
- A Web browser with JavaScript and cookies enabled
- Adobe Flash Player
- Speakers or headphones
Course Objectives
Module 1: Targeted Job Search
- Identify the kinds of jobs available in the marketplace.
- Establish which features and benefits are most important to students.
- Target potential job lead resources in their community, online, and at school.
- Conduct a comprehensive online job search with an extensive list of online resources.
- Prepare to make professional in-person, phone, and email job inquiries.
- Keep track of job leads.
Module 2: Powerful Resumes and Cover Letters
- Create a professional resume.
- Assess resume-relevant qualities and skills.
- Write targeted and effective cover letters.
- Evaluate and remedy commonly made cover-letter mistakes.
- Target the language of a cover letter to the language used in job descriptions.
- Develop a list of personal and professional references that can speak to the various qualities and skills listed on a resume.
Module 3: Successful Interviews
- Understand the importance of projecting a professional image and recognizing its relation to a positive self-image.
- Describe which presentation skills are necessary, as well as those that comprise an effective communicator.
- Research the prospective employer.
- Understand all of what is entailed in preparing for job interviews, including managing nervousness and articulating strengths and weaknesses in an authentic and intelligent manner.
- Prepare for and demonstrate an ability to answer the most common and difficult interview questions.
- Clarify things they would want to ask at an interview and developing sample questions for the interviewer.
Module 4: Entering the Workforce
- Access the greatest number of available jobs.
- Become an informed and effective career professional.
- Understand the importance of maintaining a positive attitude, being dependable, and making a valuable contribution at work.
- Overcome both personal and professional challenges at internships.
- Measure progress on the job.
Module 5: Community TV
- NA
Lounge Group
This course provides you with a lifelong peer-to-peer learning opportunity through a specific Performance Group created within the Career College Lounge, a learning community of career college professionals. This allows you to learn and share with your peers at any time you want, even after you complete the course.
How to Enroll
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