Taking Control Of Your Career
A satisfying career largely comes about as a result of a sequence of strategic career move--moves that you initiate based on your vision of where you want to be and your plan for how you are going to get there.
This course will help you learn about your skills, values, interests, and what gives meaning to your life, from the perspective of your career.
Who is the course for?
This course can help you with career change and the job search process if your are dissatisfied with your current job and looking for something more fulfilling, if you are unemployed or expect you may be soon, or if you are entering the workforce for the first time or after a long period of unemployment.
Course objectives
Central to the course are four key principles that will help direct your job search and career change process. You'll learn:
- Whether you should change jobs altogether or try to make changes to the job you already have.
- How to target the job you want by examining your skills, interests, values, priorities, and personality.
- The two keys to making your own job opporutnities: job research and networking.
- How to sell "you" and convince an employer that you are part of the solution to their business challenges.
- The fundamentals of a good resume and a good job interview.
- How to best deal with the practical changes of job search and career change, including: financing your transition period, managing your time, staying motivated and overcoming fear and worry.
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