COM 487 - Career Prep & Job-Search Tech

Institution:

Cabrini University - Closed

Subject:

Communication

Description:

This required skills course focuses on vital aspects of career-preparation and job-search processes. It asks students to look both within themselves and outside at the needs and conventions of society in order to market their skills effectively. Keynoting research as the frequently missing element in unsuccessful job and graduate school searches, students in this course will repeatedly practice how to find information vital for any successful interview; self-evaluation of transferable skills and how they can be demonstrated; how to write and polish effective resumes and cover letters that get noticed and are acted upon by decision makers; characteristics that single out candidates as professionals. Offered fall and spring. Best taken in junior year or fall of senior year. 3 credits

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.cabrini.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 902-8100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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