Business Profession Program
Creating Learning Portfolios for Success
Student – Centered Professional Development
Overview
A series of eight-required non-credit “courses” that include workshops, speakers and one-on-one career development, planning and coaching.
Portfolio is designed to graduate well-rounded individuals with the professional skills employers seek.
Overview
Graded on a Pass/Fail BasisMust turn in assignments on
time to get credit.Course syllabus changes
each semester and is posted to Blackboard.
Class meets 4-6 times a semester
Freshmen Year
Building Your BrandExecutive Mentor ProgramCareer Leader AssessmentIndividual Academic PlanningSpeaker’s ProgramBrief Writing Assignments
and Readings
Sophomore Year
Marketing Your ExperienceResume and Cover Letter
Workshops and AssignmentsIndividual Mock Interview
CoachingCareer Panel WorkshopsDevelop an Internship PlanInformational Interview
Assignment
Junior Year
Connecting to the Real WorldInternship (CoB students are
required to complete one internship in order to graduate)
Networking EventJob Search Plan DevelopmentCommunications Lab Career Fair
More on InternshipsMost big-name employers will not
consider you without one internship on your resume.
We recommend you do a minimum of two internships.
Check the CoB webpage – Internship link for: FAQs, student stories on internship experiences, previous internship sites, etc.
CoB Internships
Senior Year
Launching Your CareerJob Search/Grad School LaunchPlacement ServicesInternshipProfessional Networking Account Executive CoachCommunications LabWorkshops – Negotiating Offers,
etc.
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