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Eligibility:

• Open to all majors
• Open to all sophomore students or above; sophomore and first-year transfer students preferred

Course Description

This 3-credit course prepares students with the essential skills, networks, and confidence to land internships, jobs, and prepare for grad school. In this course, you’ll:

• Create a strong resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile
• Develop your professional skills through mock interviews, networking, team projects, and more
• Build connections and confidence
• Earn 3 credits toward your undergraduate degree

Course Section
By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Exercise habits to persist through and thrive beyond college
• Know and demonstrate the skills and mindsets for which employers hire
• Navigate the workplace
• Build a record of achievement and apply skills to land a career-accelerating internship or research opportunity
  Expand personal and professional networks

Dates/Times
There are two virtual options available for the course in Spring 2025:

• Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30 pm CT (virtual)
• Wednesdays from 5:30-7:30 pm CT (virtual)

NIU Staff Contact

• Jose Torres, Program Manager- Recruitment and Student Engagement at jose.torres@bebraven.org
• Melanie Griegoliet, Coordinator of Professional Development and Training, Career Services | mgriegoliet@niu.edu

Eligibility

• Has not completed the Career Course Requirement @ NLU
• In good academic standing
• Can commit an average of 5-6 hours a week (2-3 hours prework , 2 hours virtual ) for the 10-week course
• Can attend the course Wednesdays or Thursdays from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm CT

Course Description
This is a foundational course, designed to begin preparing students for the increasingly competitive, globalized job marketplace. It is aimed at students in their sophomore year who have a hunger to attain a strong post-grad opportunity. Through online and peer learning, interactive experiences, and reflection, students will build meaningful networks, discover their innate leadership, and cultivate the “hard” and “soft” skills and habits of mind needed to thrive in twenty-first-century workplaces and make a positive impact through their careers upon graduation.

This course will require your commitment. Nothing good comes easy, but this course will be equally rewarding as it is challenging. What you get from this course will depend on what you give, and you need to want to give to this course to get the most out of it.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to:

• Exercise habits to persist through and thrive beyond college
• Know and demonstrate the skills and mindsets for which employers hire
• Navigate the workplace
• Build a record of achievement and apply skills to land a career-accelerating internship or research opportunity
• Expand personal and professional networks
• Lead with their assets and values