CAREER LEAD PROGRAMLEADERSHIP, EMPOWERMENT,

ACQUISITION, AND DEVELOPMENT

Get a career lead and run with it!

What is Career LEAD?

A program designed to help prepare you to search for and secure a career

The program consists of 8 core activities spanning 1 month

Consider it a “short class” on practical career skills

The Benefits

A certification in Scranton’s first and only program designed to teach students the practical skills needed to secure a career!

Gaining a great advantage in securing a career after college

Alleviate apprehensions associated with the fear of not finding a job

Do I Need this Program?

If you answer No to at least 4 of these then YES, you need this program!

Career Questions Yes NoDo you have an updated resume?

Do you have an updated cover letter?

Do you know how to use the alumni resources website?

Do you have a CCN profile?

Do you have a profile on Monster or Career Builder?

Do you have a Linked In account?

Do you have a portfolio?

Do you know how to professionally network?

Program Outlook

Week 4Portfolio Networking

Week 3

Monster/Career Builder Linked In

Week 2CCN Alumni Resources

Week 1

Resume Cover Letter

Skills Gained

Upon completion of the program, students should be able to: Create a professional resume and cover letter that

encapsulates the students’ achievements and experiences

Leverage networking skills and job searching resources to increase the chance of securing a career.

Demonstrate an understanding and ability to use internet job sites to secure interviews

Utilize alumni resources to discover job leads and network professionally

Outperform peers in interviews

Program Description

Resume Development

Create a Resume Maximize resume value by focusing on

key achievements Learn how to show demonstrated success Learn how to change and update your

resume for the future

Cover Letter Development

Create a Cover Letter Maximize value by featuring succinct

examples of successful and relevant achievement

Learn when and how to use a cover letter Learn what content and type of cover

letter is appealing to specific industries

CCN Utilization

Create an account on CCN

Develop a full CCN profile with demonstrated understanding of the importance of various CCN components

Learn how to utilize CCN to find jobs

Alumni Resources

Learn how to create an alumni profile Learn how to utilize the alumni resources

to learn about or secure a job Learn how to network with alumni Demonstrate ability to use and

understanding of alumni resources tool

Monster & Career Builder

Set up complete profiles on both sites Learn how to define search and visibility

parameters Learn how to search and apply for jobs on

both sites Learn how to avoid scams and fake

companies

Linked In

Set up a Linked In profile Learn about the various features and

components of Linked In Learn how to network over Linked In Learn how to search and apply for jobs

Portfolio Creation

Create a Portfolio Learn about the

benefits of a portfolio Learn how to use a

portfolio in interviews Display your created

portfolio and explain it in a mock interview

Professional Networking Skills

Learn how to network in the business environment by obtaining business cards and following up

Learn proper business etiquette for networking

Learn how to create job leads from your network

Learn how to network on the job