Career Bootcamp
Our Career Bootcamp series will help you take the necessary steps to enhance your career trajectory. It is an intensive program involving self-reflection, a commitment to interactive exercises, and peer learning. The curriculum is designed to be cumulative, each workshop building on the concepts and information presented in the workshop prior. The cohort learning environment is established to promote the growth and development of each participant.
This program supports employee engagement to drive business performance, create competitive advantage, and invest in employees’ professional development. Our sessions provide an interactive learning environment that supports participant’s proactive self-development, collaboration skills, and promotes their positive contributions to the university.
Session 1: Discover Your Strengths
When was the last time you took stock of your core competencies, transferable skills and potential for growth? Reflecting on and tracking your career progress, achievements and professional development is key to identifying areas of advancement and positioning yourself for future opportunities. This session focuses on how to understand and leverage your unique strengths in pursuit of your career goals.
Session 2: Brand Yourself
Whether you’re looking for a job, want a promotion or are just aiming to grow your name recognition, building and maintaining a strong personal brand is important to finding success. Especially in this digital age when anyone can search you at any time, you need to make sure you always have your best foot forward. Your personal brand covers increasing your professional visibility, resume/CV development, maximizing social media channels, evaluating your personal style, and effectively pitching yourself to others.
Session 3: Manage Your Network
Learn to manage the impressions you create and increase your professional currency with key stakeholders. Discover the value of strategic relationship building and networking to boost your effectiveness, both internally and externally, to accelerate your career trajectory. Social distancing doesn’t mean you have to put your networking plans on hold. Video chats, emails and LinkedIn messages can take the place of in-person meetings, at least for the time being. Connecting with new people and deepening existing relationships is still possible—maybe even easier than ever.
Session 4: Launch Your Plan and Act
Plan to turn your career vision into reality. What’s the best way to avoid challenges and problems during this journey? A solid action plan gives the possibility of your dreams and prospects being brought to life. Learn how to create momentum, leverage your resources and create a plan to maximize your opportunities.