- Employment & Career Counseling: The Job Developer works with ASAP
students who need assistance with career guidance and placement. He
helps students develop career plans based on their interests,
abilities, values, and goals. The Job Developer also provides
students with the opportunity to take a Self Directed Search (SDS)
Assessment Inventory to help them better understand the factors that
influence their career paths and decisions. The Job Developer
reviews the results of the SDS with each student.
- Job Placement: The Job Developer helps ASAP students find
full-time, part-time, or temporary work, according to each students
needs. Most jobs will be based on the student’s major, but in some
cases students will find employment in other areas as well.
- Job Application: The Job Developer provides assistance in drafting
and editing resumes and cover letters, as well as preparing for job
interviews.
- Field Trips: Each semester, the Job Developer organizes field
trips related to ASAP students’ career interests and major course
work. For example, in fall 2007, a group of ASAP students visited
the world headquarters of Bloomberg, LLC where they received a tour,
a presentation about the company, and a head start on potential
internship opportunities.
- Workshops: The Job Developer provides workshops in many
career-related areas on a regular basis.
- Planning Your Job Hunt
- Marketing and Presentation
- Planning your Job Search
- Utilizing the internet to your advantage
- Cover Letters, Resumes, and More
- Understanding your skills, experiences and achievements
- How to read a job description and how to apply
- Writing a resume and cover letter
- Conquering the Interview, Defeating your Fears (1st Mock
Interview)
- What to expect on the interview
- Dressing to impress without stress
- Telling the employer what they want to hear
- Mock Interview on tape
- Really Tough Interviews; When Things Go Wrong (must have attended
the first mock interview workshop)
- Styles of interviews
- On the spot and group interviews
- Dealing with difficult interviewers
*The Job Developer is affiliated with the Employment and Career
Services Center @ LaGuardia, giving ASAP students and staff access
to all of the services and special events offered by ECSC as well.
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