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COUN A125: Job Search Strategies and Career Agility

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Designed for any student preparing to enter or reenter the workforce, as well as any student considering a career transition or in need of career reinvention. This course will equip students with the necessary skills, helpful tools, and resilient mindsets to successfully prepare for and navigate today’s rapidly evolving world of work. Students will learn the most effective methods and strategies to utilize throughout the job search, networking, interviewing, and employment process. A comprehensive job search and personal branding package will be created, as well as an action-based career experience and networking plan. Workforce and industry changes, disruptions, and shifts will be examined, and accompanying skills will be developed such as career and learning agility, growth mindset, career recalculation, and overall professionalism.