The Career Center is excited to offer
two classes (General Studies 297G & 391N) this spring,
designed to meet the needs of undergraduate students seeking information
and inspiration about career options and strategy. We encourage you to
review these class overviews, quotes from students
who have taken our classes in previous quarters, and most importantly
(if you are a student), consider taking one of our classes. http://careers.uw.edu/Classes
General Studies 297G
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Title: Career Planning
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Mondays/Wednesdays, 2:30-3:20, room TBD
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Instructor: Tina Wang (Career Counselor, Lead)
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Credits: 2
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Size of class: up to 50 students
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Spring 2015 SLN: 20772
This course assists freshmen and sophomore students
(first and second year students) with self-exploration and exploration of career and academic options. General Studies
297G (“Career Planning”), is a 2-credit course (CR/NC) where students attend two 50-minute classes each week. This course is designed for first
and second-year students who have earned roughly 0-89 credits. No pre-requisites are required.
Learning objectives:
1.
Build self-awareness
and appreciation for your strengths, skills, values, and interests and
learn how to use this self-knowledge to make decisions when exploring
and pursuing academic and career
options.
2.
Develop and apply learned
skills to effectively research career options and learn how to be
successful in the job market and hone your professional networking
skills (including online, social media, and traditional networking).
3.
Learn how to create effective resumes, cover letters and build interviewing skills and confidence.
For additional details or questions please contact
Tina Wang in the Career Center (
tinaiw@uw.edu
; 206.685.6216 ).
General Studies 391N
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Title: Career Strategy and Job Search
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Tuesday/Thursday, 2:30-3:20, room TBD
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Instructor: Patrick Chidsey (Career Counselor, Lead)
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Credits: 2
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Size of class: up to 50 students
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Spring 2015 SLN: 20773
This course assists
juniors/transfer students/seniors (3rd & 4th year students) with self-exploration, investigation
of career options and development of career and job search strategy. General Studies
391N (“Career Strategy and Job Search”), is a graded, 2-credit course where students attend two 50-minute classes each week. This course is designed
for juniors, transfer students and seniors (3rd & 4th year students)
who have earned roughly 90 credits or more. No pre-requisites are required.
Learning objectives:
1.
Grow self-awareness
and appreciation for your strengths, skills, values, and interests and
learn how to use this important self-knowledge when taking action in job
searching and building a career
strategy.
2.
Build ability to effectively research career options and learn how to be successful in the competitive job market.
3.
Learn how to create
effective resumes, cover letters, strong LinkedIn profiles (and online
and in-person networking skills), grow interviewing skills and
confidence.
For additional details or questions please contact Patrick Chidsey in the Career Center (
chidsey@uw.edu ; 206.616.5803 ).
Sample of
Student Feedback Who Took Our Career Classes in 2014:
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“I have become more confident and excited about my future. Thank you!”
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“It’s a practical class”
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“This class puts you in a better position when job hunting”
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“Thank you! I really appreciate your positive attitude. It's extremely refreshing”
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“This
class definitely pointed me in the right direction and has me thinking
about things that I wouldn't have thought of before”
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“I
just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to teach this seminar, it
was shockingly helpful and I definitely got WAY more out of it than I
intended.”
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“I liked the positive focus on self and applicability to all students”
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“Thank
you for the course, I thought it was fantastic. Quite honestly I wish
something like it were required for all undergraduates. I think
everyone would benefit from it.”
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“Thank
you for all your help this quarter. This class was a tremendous help to
steering me in the right direction to reach my goals.”
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“I liked the career exploration aspects and the panels of recent graduates”
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“I found the class inspired me to be more proactive about my career. I think this information should be required for freshmen.”
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“This class got me thinking a lot about interviews and career options and where to get help”
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“This
class helped me to grow much more quickly. It made me realize that I’m
no longer just a child or student. I’m taking away from this class,
passion and power to move on instead
of just goofing around. This class is fun.”
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“I
liked the self investigation and how-to’s. Class introduced new ways
of thinking and gets you to think more about where you’re going and who
you are.”
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“I
liked that the class demystified the job searching, application and
interview process. I also left feeling more confident that my major
doesn’t set my life in stone and that
is such a huge relief.”
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“This
class instills confidence. I was unsure about my career, if I’d even
get a job, how the process works, till this class. Even if I don’t know
exactly what I will do still,
it gave me confidence that I’m not that underqualified. This class is
most beneficial to starting/incoming students.”
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“It made me feel prepared and enthusiastic about the future because of all the skills and advice taught”
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“I
liked that every week I came out of class feeling motivated to improve
some aspect of my life. I think that is very valuable. I think this
class should actually be a requirement
for graduation.”
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“I liked the strengths topics and encouragement to seek opportunities”. Class was a great guide to finding opportunities”
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“I
liked that all the subjects were valuable but not in an academic way
like all the other classes I’ve taken. This class is applicable to the
real world.”
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“I
liked the panels and hearing I don’t have to find my dream job right
away. Class is helpful to anyone that needs help learning how to job
search. Career Center seems less intimidating
now”
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“I
am taking away from the class, how important it is to think about my
future now, but this class has pointed me in the right direction. One
of the most helpful classes I have taken
at UW. I really thought the panels were helpful, as well as the
interviewing tips”
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“I liked the atmosphere about this class. It’s not like a stressful lecture type of class, and it’s very helpful.”
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“I liked the chance to talk with other students about their experience, and the chance to think more about yourself”
