INV 040 - INVEST Career Inventory

Credits: 2
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 22
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Students to use previous experiences, skills, interests, and assessments to guide career development. Students set short and long term employment goals, practice interviewing, and development employment related materials such as resume, cover letter, and diversity statement.

Prerequisite: None.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Identify interest patterns, abilities, skills and work related values.
Research current information and data on possible careers resulting in a tentative career choice or list of related occupations.
Identify individual skills and interests and select a tentative short and long term employment goal.
Demonstrate and evaluate personal and peer interview skills.
Develop career search materials including a resume, cover letter and diversity statement.

Course Contents

Work history, interests, skill, values, and work disposition
Career interest assessment and occupational research
Resume, cover letter and diversity statement
Information interviewing
Employment interviewing

Instructional Units: 2