Tools for Entering the Workforce

This course unit aims to help students develop research skills so they can gather the information needed to find an internship or a job. The course is organized around five main areas:

• Defining Your Career Plan (CP): Which fields and career paths, which employers, and which occupations? Understanding the job market: industry sectors, qualifications, key players (NACE codes) — Occupation profiles (ROME) and (professional) skills
• Conducting a Skills Assessment (BC) (skills already acquired and those to be acquired for your Career Plan): know-how
• Assessing Your Soft Skills
• Creating a Resume and a Cover Letter
• Preparing for a Job Interview (Role-playing Based on Real Job Postings)

Hourly volumes:

CM: 4.5

TD: 4.5

TP: 9

- learn a methodology for gathering the information needed to find an internship or job

- be able to analyze a job posting and tailor your resume and cover letter for each application

- know how to introduce yourself and present yourself in the best light during a job interview

Continuous assessment.

• Information Literacy for an Internship or Job
• Mastering the Art of Writing a Resume and Cover Letter (Knowledge, Skills, and Attitude)
• Mastering the Job Interview