Kennesaw State University
Career Planning: A Pathway to Employment
Kennesaw State University

Career Planning: A Pathway to Employment

This course is part of Career Discovery Specialization

Dan Stotz
Ana T. Baida, Ed.D.
Wes Rhea, J.D.

Instructors: Dan Stotz

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.7

(180 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
Flexible schedule
Approx. 24 hours
Learn at your own pace
96%
Most learners liked this course

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There are 7 modules in this course

Welcome! You are beginning a very important journey on your path to a meaningful and successful career. This course is designed to help you launch a new career or jump start an existing career. This course, and your team of instructors, will guide you from making that first impression, to networking your way to an interview, through the stages of interview preparation, mastering the interview, and following up with the perfect Thank You note. We will work with you on generating a social media strategy and guide you through evaluating job offers when they are received. We will ask you to work with us as you move through the course, job searching and preparing as you go. We'll ask you to share your experiences and your success stories, as we offer you our best guidance in launching your career. Let's begin with making a first impression! By the end of this module, you will be able to: (1) Identify ways to make a great first impression, (2) Distinguish between best and worst practice when first meeting a new professional contact, (3) Differentiate between promoting yourself and promoting what you believe in, (4) Practice tasteful self-promotion, & (5) Create self promotional opportunities through an Elevator Pitch

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2 videos9 readings2 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

By the end of this module, you will be able to identify appropriate elements of and formatting choices in a resume document. You will also be able to articulate the importance of audience, and translating experiences into new industry-specific languages.

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2 videos2 readings2 assignments1 peer review2 discussion prompts

By the end of this module, you will be able to describe the components of a successful cover letter. You will also be able to compare your resume with a given job description, and identify points of connection

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1 video5 readings2 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

By the end of this module, you will understand the best practices for conducting a social media audit, and developing a social media strategy, that is designed to help you, not hurt you, during every phase of your career. You will better understand why and how employers use social media before making hiring decisions, and what employers are looking for when they review your social media presence. The reading titled "Practical LinkedIn 4.0" written by Randy Hain, CEO of Serviam Partners, will help you understand the best practices for developing your LinkedIn profile, and how to use LinkedIn to develop professional business relationships. You will also learn about methods for using social media to become a thought leader in your industry or specialty area.

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2 videos7 readings2 assignments1 peer review2 discussion prompts

Welcome to the 5th module of this course! In Mastering the Interview, our teaching team has accumulated some fantastic resources for you. We've reached out to colleagues, dusted off the books from our shelves, and argued over which were the best of the best resources we could share. We think we found many of them and hope they are helpful to you, as you begin to think about the interview process!

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3 videos6 readings2 assignments2 discussion prompts

By the end of this module, you will be able to compose an effective thank you note. You will also be able to articulate commonly accepted timelines and methods for thanking interviewers.

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1 video8 readings2 assignments2 discussion prompts

By the end of this module, you will understand the components of doing good research relative to job titles and industries. You will be able to make informed decisions about job offers, and describe commonly accepted timelines and negotiation points.

What's included

2 videos5 readings3 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

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4.7 (49 ratings)
Dan Stotz
Kennesaw State University
4 Courses153,490 learners
Ana T. Baida, Ed.D.
Kennesaw State University
3 Courses91,948 learners
Wes Rhea, J.D.
Kennesaw State University
3 Courses91,948 learners

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