Faculty & Staff

Students are encouraged to connect with us in their first year to discuss their career plans and aspirations.

Possibilities:

• • Implement a writing assignment in which students identify and research career or major options.
  • Encourage use of FOCUS2 https://bit.ly/DSCfocus2 (a career interest inventory) and What Can I Do With This Major https://whatcanidowiththismajor.com/ and have students reflect on results.
  • Invite us to deliver a short CPD overview or full presentation to your class.

Resume formatting can be industry-specific, and students should be familiar with the best ways to format and deliver their information to potential employers.

Possibilities:

• • Assign students to write or update their resumes and use our resume rubric to grade it.
  • Recommend they use the resume examples in the Career Guide https://www.flipsnack.com/96F9B6CC5A8/official-dalton-state-career-guide-23-24/full-view.html to get started.
  • For bonus points encourage students to have their resumes and cover letters reviewed by a career advisor for extra credit.

Job searching is industry-specific. Students should be aware of the optimal way to find employment in their particular field.

• • • Encourage students to attend campus networking events and job fairs. If possible, incentivize attendance with extra credit. See our home page https://bit.ly/DSCareerInfo to see scheduled events.
    • Students can access jobs, internships, and career fairs via Handshake. https://bit.ly/HandshakeDSC
    • If your student needs additional help with the job search, encourage them to schedule an appointment https://bit.ly/DSCareerAppt with CPD.

Interviewing can be an intimidating process, but you can help your students become more confident with the process, and their answers to commonly asked questions.

Possibilities:

• • Include a requirement for your students to complete a mock interview, which can be done with My Interview Practice https://bit.ly/DSCmyinterviewpractice online.
  • Create a custom online mock interview for your subject area, using My interview Practice. (Call CPD, at 706.272.2997, to setup your assignment).

CPD can come to your class and provide presentations on multiple career topics including:

• • Resumes & Cover Letters
  • Social Media Presence & Professionalism Online
  • Interviewing
  • Networking
  • Using LinkedIn, Handshake, and other career platforms
  • Professional Dress
  • Preparing for Graduate School
  • Salary Negotiating
  • Professionalism On and Off Campus
  • How to do a Career Fair
  • Branding Yourself
• Contact CPD to schedule a classroom presentation at [email protected].