Creating a plan for your career is the basis to the start of achieving professional aspirations and achieving career goals. It means formulating a strategy to be a guide and as a resource to aid in the beginning, middle and even in the home stretch of a career. These steps for career development are built upon a solid foundation of a professional portfolio, resumes, networking, developing professional relationships and setting up a LinkedIn profile. Students will become familiar with each of these essential components in setting the groundwork for a successful career and identify gaps in their professional development.

Even if you are well on the road of your career path, these tried and true methods will guide you in moving forward professionally. You will receive information to help you progress on this path to professional fulfillment.

Course Objectives:

• Identify needed steps to plan a career.

• Explore and develop strategies to build professional relationships.

• Understand the value and steps to setting up a LinkedIn profile.

• Develop individualized approaches for career development.

• Organize and start a professional portfolio.

• Understand methods to increase work satisfaction.

• Understand and make personal career choices.

• Set attainable goals with a solid plan to reach them.

• Learn the value of networking.