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General Cohorts
General Cohorts
The Strategies class is a month long, 16 hour series that walks students through every stage of the job search process, including:
assessing your skills,
targeting a job,
developing your personal brand,
writing a cover letter & resume,
building a network,
utilizing Linked In, Indeed, JobScan, and Big Interview,
preparing for and nailing an interview, and
salary negotiation skills.
This course is offered in person and online, and will soon be offered asynchronously.
IT cohorts
IT cohorts
The IT cohorts use a flipped classroom approach to guide IT students through the process of targeting multiple resumes and cover letters, developing a LinkedIn profile, & creating STAR story responses to hand-selected interview questions in preparation for competitive IT employment opportunities. Students are required to polish materials until they receive a passing score on a set of standard rubrics and will meet with coaches one-on-one every week for a regularly scheduled appointment for four weeks in a row.
Class Visits & Presentations
Class Visits & Presentations
We offer the following class visit presentations to students in Adult Ed, Continuing Education, or Community Programs & Organizations:
10-15 minute overview of Career Services
30 - 45 minutes to include activity and brief overview of career services
60 minutes to include activity and brief overview of career services
The topics Instructors can choose to have us cover include:
Basic Career Services Overview
Job or internship search strategies
Resumes and/or cover letters
Interview preparation
LinkedIn profile assistance, or
Networking skills
Instructors can make requests using the CE/AE Class Visit Request button under Class Materials.
General Cohort
General Cohort
Registration and Intake
Registration and Intake
Free, open registration through STJ website
Promoted by ACC Career Services marketing channels
(Those who don’t already have an ACCeID and/or ACC email will receive them in the registration process)
Required Assignments
Required Assignments
Submitted - YouScience Assessment and Reflection (due week 2)
Submitted - An active job description (due week 3)
The job description should be appropriate and approved by the Trainer.
Coaching and Grading
Coaching and Grading
Weekly coaching with an assigned trainer/coach to discuss assignments, career questions, and progress toward goals
No grade criteria on assignments; trainers are still required to complete and provide resume feedback for students submitting resumes, with clear and actionable feedback in the comments section when items are marked as needing improvement.
IT
IT
Registration and Intake
Registration and Intake
Free, open registration through STJ website
Promoted by ACC Career Services marketing channels
(Those who don’t already have an ACCeID and/or ACC email will receive them in the registration process)
Required Assignments
Required Assignments
Submitted - Target position chosen from an approved list of IT positions (due week 1)
Submitted - Resume draft (due week 1)
This needs a rubric score with actionable feedback by the second week of the cohort. If the student passes, no more action is needed. If they don't, they keep revising until they pass (and have to pass by the end of the cohort).
Submitted - Cover letter draft (due week 2)
This also has to meet passing standards by the end of the cohort.
Graded - Resume & Cover Letter (due week 4)
Passing rubric score needed by the end of the cohort. (Previous versions are also graded, but if the student doesn't pass this first time they keep trying until they do.)
Graded - LinkedIn profile (due week 4)
Rubric score for LinkedIn due after first submission, but a passing rubric score is due by end of class.
Graded - Mock Interview in BigInterview (due week 4)
Trainers provide feedback using the rubric in Big Interview
Coaching and Grading
Coaching and Grading
Weekly coaching with an assigned trainer/coach to discuss assignments, revisions on assignments, progress toward goals, and general career questions.
Grading rubrics for each assignment shared by coaches to discuss criteria/expectations for completed assignments
The goal is to help the students understand specifically why they did not pass, and provide information about actionable steps they can take to improve.
***Final passing rubrics submitted by coaches to instructor by the Monday following the last week of class
Class Visit Materials
General Cohorts (M/W or T/Th from 2 - 4 pm or 6 - 8 pm)
Students work toward Track 1 or Track 2 goals, depending on where they are in their job search. For Track 1, they need to complete a Resume and YouScience Review, then submit a target job description by the end of the class to pass the course. For Track 2, they need to complete a resume review, a revision with a cover letter draft, and a Big Interview "Tell Me About Yourself" response to pass the class.
Classes are 2 hours each, with established curriculum and activities, and take place primarily online. Students are assigned to a Trainer during the first week of class, and are required to meet with their designated Trainer every week on the same day and at the same time until the course is completed.
Track 1
Track 1
Identify a Target Job
Focus-2 Assessment
YouScience Assessment
NACE Competencies
Resume and YouScience Review
Networking Worksheet
Informational Interview
Industry Research Worksheet and Reflection
Job Description
Track 2
Track 2
Apply for a Target Job
Job Description
Industry Research Worksheet and Reflection
Resume Review
Accomplishment Statements
STAR Stories
Big Interview: Tell Me About Yourself
Revised Resume with cover letter
Before the class begins:
Check your roster in online services - daily until third day of the cohort
Send welcome letter to the student
Add other Trainers to the BB course
Transfer roster information to the student database - daily, up until the second day of the cohort
Update the Attendance Sheet
Create course specific exit ticket survey
Set up a Big Interview Assignment - due the week before your cohort begins
Update your syllabus - due the week before your cohort begins
Copy and adjust course content in Blackboard - due the week before your cohort begins
During the cohort:
Update the roster after Day 1 with any enrollment changes
Update Attendance Sheets after each class
Collect exit tickets and type up FAQ response
Drop students who did not attend by Day 3
Move students to the dropped section and make notes about why they dropped, if you have information
Grade all assignments using rubrics and return to students no later than one week following submission
Reach out to students who are not attending or are missing assignments
Every failing student should be dropped by the end of the third week of class or given the option to take an incomplete.
Discuss any issues or concerns with Trainers during the Coaching Huddle, or bring to the attention of the Supervisor.
At the end of the cohort:
Submit final grades through Online Services
Add students to the newsletter email list
Update the student database with information whenever someone reports being hired
Continue to reach out and meet with students for coaching appointments, even after the class is completed
Submit a final class report to the Supervisor, along with any textbook or presentation suggestions for approval
IT Cohorts (M/W or T/Th from 4 - 6 pm DIL only)
Students enrolled in the IT cohort are expected to successfully complete our course, which prepares them for a small set of positions, pre-determined by the Office of Experiential Learning and Apprenticeship programs, and focuses on a flipped classroom approach. In order to pass, students need to complete a resume draft and revision, a cover letter, a LinkedIn profile, and a mock interview. Rubric scoring is used to determine if materials are passing or need continued revision.
Classes are 2 hours each, with established curriculum and activities, and take place online. Students are assigned to a Trainer during the first week of class, and are required to meet with their designated Trainer every week on the same day and at the same time until the course is completed.
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