career lead (leadership, empowerment, acquisition, development) program
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A nascent program designed to help people achieve their goal of securing employment.TRANSCRIPT
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CAREER LEAD PROGRAMLEADERSHIP, EMPOWERMENT,
ACQUISITION, AND DEVELOPMENT
Get a career lead and run with it!
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What is Career LEAD?
A program designed to help prepare you to search for and secure a career
The program consists of 8 core activities spanning 1 month
Consider it a “short class” on practical career skills
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The Benefits
A certification in Scranton’s first and only program designed to teach students the practical skills needed to secure a career!
Gaining a great advantage in securing a career after college
Alleviate apprehensions associated with the fear of not finding a job
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Do I Need this Program?
If you answer No to at least 4 of these then YES, you need this program!
Career Questions Yes NoDo you have an updated resume?
Do you have an updated cover letter?
Do you know how to use the alumni resources website?
Do you have a CCN profile?
Do you have a profile on Monster or Career Builder?
Do you have a Linked In account?
Do you have a portfolio?
Do you know how to professionally network?
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Program Outlook
Week 4Portfolio Networking
Week 3
Monster/Career Builder Linked In
Week 2CCN Alumni Resources
Week 1
Resume Cover Letter
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Skills Gained
Upon completion of the program, students should be able to: Create a professional resume and cover letter that
encapsulates the students’ achievements and experiences
Leverage networking skills and job searching resources to increase the chance of securing a career.
Demonstrate an understanding and ability to use internet job sites to secure interviews
Utilize alumni resources to discover job leads and network professionally
Outperform peers in interviews
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Program Description
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Resume Development
Create a Resume Maximize resume value by focusing on
key achievements Learn how to show demonstrated success Learn how to change and update your
resume for the future
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Cover Letter Development
Create a Cover Letter Maximize value by featuring succinct
examples of successful and relevant achievement
Learn when and how to use a cover letter Learn what content and type of cover
letter is appealing to specific industries
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CCN Utilization
Create an account on CCN
Develop a full CCN profile with demonstrated understanding of the importance of various CCN components
Learn how to utilize CCN to find jobs
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Alumni Resources
Learn how to create an alumni profile Learn how to utilize the alumni resources
to learn about or secure a job Learn how to network with alumni Demonstrate ability to use and
understanding of alumni resources tool
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Monster & Career Builder
Set up complete profiles on both sites Learn how to define search and visibility
parameters Learn how to search and apply for jobs on
both sites Learn how to avoid scams and fake
companies
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Linked In
Set up a Linked In profile Learn about the various features and
components of Linked In Learn how to network over Linked In Learn how to search and apply for jobs
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Portfolio Creation
Create a Portfolio Learn about the
benefits of a portfolio Learn how to use a
portfolio in interviews Display your created
portfolio and explain it in a mock interview
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Professional Networking Skills
Learn how to network in the business environment by obtaining business cards and following up
Learn proper business etiquette for networking
Learn how to create job leads from your network
Learn how to network on the job
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