Week 8 Curriculum: Job Readiness

Week 8: Job Readiness

This week focuses on preparing you for the job market, from planning your career and creating a resume to networking, interviewing, and negotiating offers.

Module 1: Disocvery, Planning and Initiation

Learning Objectives

  • Self:
    • Discover one-self through self-assessment, discussions with family, friends, and advisors.
  • Network:
    • List, expand, and reach-out-to people in your social network to gain from their personal experiences in life.
    • Initiate and maintain professional relationships to expand your career opportunities.
    • Compose an effective outreach message to request an informational interview.
    • Plan an informational interview by generating a list of open-ended questions tailored to a specific contact.
  • Resume:
    • Write a professional resume that passes a 6-second initial review
  • Companies:
    • Find and apply to jobs through in-person and online methods
    • Evaluate legitimacy and identify signs of potential scams.

Assignments

  1. Submit a personality test result (based on MBTi)
  2. Submit an ideal career test result (Holland code)
  3. SUbmit a resume

Module 3: Interviews and Negotiation

Goal: By the end of this module, students will be able to perform effectively in behavioral interviews and negotiate job offers to maximize their value.

Learning Objectives

  • Given a behavioral interview question, students will be able to construct a structured response using the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) method.
  • Given a hypothetical job offer, students will be able to propose a negotiation strategy that includes at least three non-salary benefits (e.g., PTO, flexibility, professional development).
  • Students will be able to formulate meaningful questions to ask an interviewer that demonstrate research and genuine interest in the role.