EBC 600.1,MGT 600.1/LECT/1-2016/FALL/T1 - Career Strategies
Kursthemen
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This assignment is completed prior to the beginning of the Fall Semester
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2 September 2016: MSIM Classroom 9:00 -12:30
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6 September: MSIM Classroom 9:00 - 11:30
7 September Falcon's Nest: 11:00 - 12:00
13-14 September: Individual Meetings, sign up below (look for the "?" symbol)
20 September: MSIM Classroom 9:00 - 11:30
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“It is far more difficult to be simple than
to be complicated; far more difficult to
sacrifice skill and easy execution in the
proper place, than to expand both indiscriminately.”
―John Ruskin
Assignment & Procedure
- Using your Dossier as a basis, create your CV or résumé, following the checklist
- Ask a peer and a professor or professional to review your CV considering input and adapting as necessary
- Submit draft CV
- Incorporate feedback and update
- Submit final CV
- Submit EuroPass CV
Learning Objectives
Be an effective communicator
Create documents that reflect one’s professional imageAssessment
This assignment is graded on how closely you follow the checklist and how you manage the process.
Materials & Resources
On Moodle:
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Chapter 8 of “So you Majored in What?”
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FORM: CV Checklist
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FORM: Signature & Survey
The Europass template: https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/documents/curriculum-vitae
- Using your Dossier as a basis, create your CV or résumé, following the checklist
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WORKSHOP
7 September 2016: Falcon's Nest 11:00 - 12:00
What Can Career Services Do For You with Ebonie Rayford
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27 September 2016: MSIM Classroom 9:00 - 11:30
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Assignment 6: Social Media DUE 4 Oct
― Jeff Weiner, CEO LinkedIn"Facebook is massive in scale and scope.
Twitter is a public communication forum,
but if I'm following you,
you're not necessarily following me.
LinkedIn is, simply, a professional network.”
Assignment & Procedure
This assignment requires you to review your presence in social media with a particular focus on LinkedIn. Read through the “Social Media” checklist carefully; if you have many connections on LinkedIn already, be certain you disable the notification feature before you begin updating so you can set your new profile completely before people see it. Follow the checklist to cleanup your presence wherever you use social media. Once you are ready to “go live,” request a connection to me on LinkedIn.
Learning Objective
- Be an effective communicator
- Create documents that reflect one’s professional image
- Demonstrate commitment to excellence
- Ensure that all career related materials are of highest quality
- ncorporate business acumen and leadership skills in all aspects of your career search
This assignment is graded based upon how closely you follow the checklist and timliness.
Materials & Resources
On Moodle:
- FORM: Social Media Checklist
- Be an effective communicator
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4 October 2016: MSIM Classroom 9:00 - 11:30
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“All of us need to understand the importance of branding. We are CEOs of our own companies: Me Inc. To be in business today, our most important job is to be head marketer for the brand called You.”
― Tom Peters in Fast Company
Assignment & Procedure
The “elevator pitch” is modeled after a sales presentation: a line of talk that attempts to persuade someone to buy a product or service, using a planned presentation strategy. Reflecting upon your FIRO, your dossier, CV, and cover letter, prepare your own 60 second pitch that summarizes your value proposition. You are the product. You have 60 seconds. What will you say?
Learning Objectives
- Be an effective communicator
- Give and receive feedback
Assessment
Your elevator pitch will be videotaped in class. Your pitch is assessed based upon input from peers, the instructor and your own self-assessment, using the rubric, MGT 600 Elevator Pitch Evaluation Form in moodle.
Materials & Resources
MGT 600 Elevator Pitch Evaluation Form
- Elevator Pitch Examples with Chris Westfall, ~3 minutes:
- 30 Second Employee Elevator Pitch, ~1½ minute:
- Daniel Pink, 6 Elevator Pitches for the 21st Century: ~5 mins
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11 October 2016: MSIM Classroom 9:00 - 11:30
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Assignment 8: Interviews Media due 11 Nov
“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.”
― Arthur Ashe
Assignment & Procedure
This assignment requires you to practice your interview skills. Over a few weeks, you will organize and carry out 4 interviews: a practice video interview, a mock interview, and 2 other interviews that can be either informational interviews or mock interviews. You are responsible for finding professionals with whom to interview and defining the type of interview. You can access the Franklin University Alumni database to find persons who may be working in a field that interests you or live in a geographical area that interests you. For each interview, complete an “interview report” and ensure that, for the mock interview, your interviewer completes the mock interview evaluation form.
Learning Objectives
- Be an effective communicator
- Employ best practices with email including etiquette, timing and content
- Demonstrate commitment to excellence
- Ensure that all career related materials are of highest quality
- Take personal responsibility for defining your own practical experience
- Incorporate business acumen and leadership skills in all aspects of your career search
Assessment
This assignment is graded on the following criteria:
- At least 2 internal (within Franklin community, one video, one mock)
and 2 external interviews have been conducted
- An interview report is submitted with 24
hours of the interview and Mock Evaluation when applicable
- Reports are publishable
Materials & Resource
- Your CV
- Interview Form
- Mock Interview Evaluation Form
References
How To Ace The 50 Most Common Interview Questions. (n.d.). Retrieved August 15, 2016, from http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/01/11/how-to-ace-the-50-most-common-interview-questions/
FAQs about interviews | Application forms and interviews | Get a job | National Careers Service _tag.DCSext.LoggedIn=0;. (n.d.). Retrieved August 15, 2016, from https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/advice/getajob/interviews/Pages/faqsaboutinterviews.aspx
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18 October 2016: MSIM Classroom 9:00 - 11:30
How to use GoinGlobal with Ebonie Rayford
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MGT600 does not meet for these 2 weeks
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EVENT
- 10 November 2016: USI Campus via Giuseppe Buffi 13, Lugano at 18:00
- 10 November 2016: USI Campus via Giuseppe Buffi 13, Lugano at 18:00
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WORKSHOP
- 16 November 2016: Falcon's Nest at 11:00
- Cover Letters II: Responding to an Advertisement with Ann Gardiner
- 16 November 2016: Falcon's Nest at 11:00
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22 November 2016: MSIM Classroom at 9:00
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29 November 2016: MSIM Classroom at 9:00
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6 December 2016: MSIM Classroom at 9:00
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