Career Readiness Course
UC 154: 0.25 Credit Career Course, Fall Semester.
The Career Readiness course offers a well-paved roadmap to success where you’ll be strategically connected with an Alumni Mentor who will offer relevant advice and suggestions throughout the duration of the course.
This career course offers you a UNIQUE opportunity to get CREDIT for moving towards your career goals! Leigh Mascolino & Mindy Agin from the Career Connection team will offer individualized support to help you:
- Get paired with an Alumni Mentor!
- Receive a free copy of the “Who Moved My Cheese” Book
- Gain skills to navigate change
- Identify a professional brand
- Articulate your career competencies
- Target your resume/cover letter/personal statement to opportunities
- Get into the employer mindset
- So much more!
- This course is best geared for Junior & Senior students
- Anyone looking to professionally prepare for life after OWU!
“I learned a ton and it was a great experience overall!”
“Course offers information no other class on campus does and is a gateway to the career connection office.”
“I expected to build confidence around my resume, interviews, and networking. I learned all of those things and more!”
“It is a great course to help prepare students for the upcoming life after graduation. The exercises, materials and interaction in this course are all very helpful in helping students gain a better view of what the professional world looks like so that they can quickly adapt.”
“I learned how to overcome fears of change and adaptability insights from the instructors and from my mentor.”
““I almost dropped this course before the first day of class because I didn’t think it would be useful but it was! I liked the lessons for the most part and it is manageable to do alongside your other classes.”
“I think that this course really prepares students in various ways to navigate their next steps and advice and resources that are available to students. I think that the topics covered were very relevant and important. I also really liked the various modes of presenting the material.“
For more information and to see the syllabus please contact Leigh Mascolino or Mindy Agin in Career Connection. We are happy to share further details.