PROJECT 2: Career Plan (REQUIRED) |
OVERVIEW:
Required Project |
This course is
designed to help you in your current job search, and to provide you with skills
for career planning and future job changes. This project gives you an
opportunity to familiarize yourself with what the course has to offer and to
strategize about how you can use what you learn in this course to your
advantage. While there is no requirement for you to carry out all of the
plans you outline in this project, it will help to guide you through the
semester and your career search. The goal of this
project is to help you define your job search plans by identifying various
methods of job searching and determining which you think you will employ. It
will also help you explore how you will make practical use of what you have
learned in this course to help you reach your career search goals. If you have already
made an employment decision, you can see how the career management part of
your long-term goals can be enhanced by selecting appropriate projects that
best fit your on-the-job or graduate student needs. You are given the option
to modify projects in a manner that better addresses your needs provided that
you discuss this in advance with your Career Counselor. NOTE:
Project 2 must be turned in on Week 2 and will be graded in your Week 3 lab
session. We want to allocate as much time as possible to your resume during
Week 2. |
PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS: |
A. From the list of projects (see X420
Project Planning Form) select 5-8 projects (including the required Project 1: Resume, the required Project 2: Career Plan, and the
required Project 23: Career Portfolio)
that you think will best meet your needs in this class whether you are in an
active job search, already have a firm job offer, or are planning to continue
your education with graduate school. To aid you, consult the eight career
track recommendations in Section 7of the syllabus. 1. Search Track 2. Management Skills Track 3. Graduate Study Track 4. Entrepreneurial Track 5. International Track for 6. Foreign National 7. Foreign National Home Country Employment Track 8. Independent Career Track (Flex Track) B. For each “optional” (not required) project
selected, include at least one sentence explaining how you feel this project
will actually assist you. C. Whether you are still in a job search or have
already accepted an offer, list the resources you intend to employ or have
employed during your job search. These can include the UCSO, networking,
career websites, career fairs, search firms, etc. Briefly describe how you
will or did use each resource in your job search strategy. D. Complete the X420
Project Planning Form with your
tentative plans and send as an attachment via Oncourse email to your Career
Counselor. Read the requirements
for Project 23 so you will be prepared to collect your necessary information
and projects through the semester. This project should
be turned in to your Career Counselor in your Week 2 lab and discussed in
Week 3 lab. You will not be restricted to the projects you have selected but
may choose others as replacements as the semester progresses. You should
consider this class as a whole and make a plan (which you may alter) that
suits your individual situation. Deliverables: You should turn in to your Career Counselor (via Oncourse email
attachment and paper copy): Ř
The completed
X420 Project Planning Form |