Career Preparation

BA 143
Integrating College and Life Options
Know Yourself

Know yourself - is intended to generate an enhanced level of self-awareness related to integrating college and life choices - choosing a major and career path. Students will be challenged to identify their personal skills, goals and objectives and relate them to curricular, co curricular and extracurricular opportunities and possible professional/career alternatives. A review of current economic, professional and societal trends/opportunities will help student become aware of deliver career alternatives.

The course will include comprehensive career assessments, corporate research, informational interviewing, resume introduction, life-stages and career cycles, matching careers to majors, goal setting and entrepreneurship.

"The professional development series is made up of the best courses available to juniors and seniors! It gave me the opportunity to get prepared for what to expect upon graduation."
Melanie Antonucci
Class of 2004
New Horizons Pharmaceuticals

BA 243
Exploring and Evaluation Life Options
Know the "World"

Know the "World" - is designed to help the students reflect upon and refine their professional and personal objectives while gaining vital skills and knowledge that will help them successfully plan for and achieve those objectives upon graduation and throughout their lives. Students will engage in activities and personally relevant research designed to expand their knowledge of available opportunities and personal/professional success factors for those opportunities, while continuing to relate them to curricular, co curricular and extracurricular opportunities. They will also develop a better awareness of their personal strengths and weaknesses as they relate to their desired future and refine or develop plans for pursuing their desired careers and/or courses of graduate study.

The course will include refining resume portfolios, examining corporate culture, career planning and alternatives, career field analysis, personal SWOT and gap analysis, personal "brand" and marketing, and identifying transferable skills.
"I recently accepted an internship where the regional manager complimented me on my very professional resume and business mannerisms. I have this class to thank for that."
Sara Swope
Class of 2006

BA 343
Pursuing Personal Life/Career Plans
Build Your Personal "Brand" and Plan

Building your "personal brand" and plan -was created to help students prepare for and accomplish a successful transition from college to graduate study or a professional career. Students will be challenged to understand various elements of successful pursuit of an ultimate career, including interviewing, career-related communication and professional presence. Workshops and lectures led by recruiting professionals will provide important applied techniques and theories. Students will integrate those theories and techniques into their own skill/knowledge base and use them to map out strategies for achieving their professional and personal objectives to maximize opportunities and outcomes of their education.

The course will include completion of the professional resume portfolio, practice job fair/evaluation, job search strategies, corporate communications, salary/benefit negotiations, etiquette luncheon.

"BA 343 provided the necessary skills needed to jump start a successful future. Without this class I never would have learned the countless skills only taught in this course."
Ryan Rebholz
Class of 2004