New Horizons Computer Learning Center
410-597-9722

Career Development

Course Length: 1 Day

Overview:
In this course, students will learn to identify career preferences, seek career counseling, recognize the skills that promote employability, identify and develop new skills, explore career options, network effectively, and avoid the pitfalls in career exploration.

Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify career preferences, seek professional career counseling, recognize the types of skills that promote employability, identify their skills, develop new skills, explore career options to meet their personal and professional needs, and avoid the pitfalls in career exploration
• Define, set, and maintain career goals, avoid career goal-setting pitfalls, identify the stages of the career development cycle, plan a career strategy, and identify the types of career moves in an organization
• Maintain productivity, develop self-discipline, establish a professional image, promote themselves within and outside of their organization, take the advantage of skills and talents, learn new skills, and compete with oneself
• Network effectively to advance in their careers, define their career needs, choose a mentor or a coach, find a sponsor in whom to seek career guidance, communicate effectively, and build strong relationships to develop their career network

Course Content

Lesson 1: Career aspirations

• Career preferences
• Career-related skills
• Career exploration

Lesson 2: Career Strategies

• Developing career goals
• Creating career strategies

Lesson 3: Career excellence

• Working to excel
• Marketing yourself
• Staying competitive

Lesson 4: Professional Networking

• Networking to advance your career
• Seeking career guidance
• Developing a career network

6940 Tudsbury Road, Baltimore, MD 21244
P: 410-597-9722
www.nhbaltimore.com