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- Prepare a professional pitch
- Understand how to leverage the power of your network
- Research targeted companies to ace the interview
- Materials are ready, reviewed, and polished
- Show excellent professional completence
Seven Pillars of Career Coaching
- Profesional Etiquette
- Expected attitudes and behaviors in professional setting
- Professional Pitch
- Know how to talk about self to those in the industry (thus maximizing opportunities)
- Create a Network
- Majority of jobs are filled from employers' personal networks
- Job Search Readiness
- Understand processes by which jobs are attained in the tech industry
- Targeted Job Search
- Execute plan and focus energy on attaining the best position for self
- Professional Materials
- Polished resume and thoughtful online presence unlocks best opportunities
- Behavioral Interview Questions
- Summarize previous experiences to show preparedness for next job
Career Coaching Syllabi
Code 201 Career Coaching Syllabus has prep work and in-class work to do.
Prep Work
Focus on professional etiquette and materials.
[x] The 7 Pillars of Career Coaching: Curriculum
[x] Professional Competency Self-Assessment
[x] Prepare LinkedIn profile
[x] Prepare resume
[x] Prepare social media accounts
In-Class
- Week 1 focus: Networking and general job readiness
[ ] Talk to your Network
[ ] Attend a Meetup
[ ] ID Accountability partners
[ ] Partner Power Hour report
- Week 2 focus: Interview preparedness, job search strategy, professional etiquette
[ ] Behavioral Interview Questions
[ ] Targeted Job Search
[ ] Partner Power Hour
- Week 3 focus: Job search strategy, interview preparedness, professional materials, and professional etiquette
[ ] Resume Review By Your Accountability Partners
[ ] Give Your 60 Second Professional Pitch
[ ] Partner Power Hour
The Tail End
The above steps were transcribed from the 201 Career Coaching Syllabus on the Codefellows github website.