In addition, students are presented with questions they can ask to gauge a company's corporate culture and commitment to diversity. Students are presented with the benefits of experiential education such as coops and internships, and the need for lifelong learning to keep skills current. Common myths or misperceptions about the job search process are also presented and debunked. Students begin to assess their personal decision making style and gain insight into how their values, willingness to take risks, and ability to be objective may influence their decision making process. Finally, students are introduced to a strategy for using their personal priorities to guide their decision making.
Students begin to draft their own goals and action plan for implementing their search.
Students are guided in the development of a networking statement and presented with advantages of several methods of finding work including cold calling, employment agencies, temporary assignments, internships and volunteering. This lesson covers a variety of stress management and time management techniques that can help students stay focused and on track. Covers the development and use of both chronological and functional resumes. Students draft accomplishment statement using action verbs and emphasizing the results they produced. Interview Follow up -Specific steps students should follow immediately after an interview.