Monday, February 16

In class

• Thinking beyond the CV and Resume: your digital footprint
  • Example: Leonardo Flores, PhD vs Leonardo Flores: Scholar, Leader, Creator
  • Considering social media networks
• Discussion:
  • USAJOBS
    • Hiring Paths
    • Competitive Hiring
    • Unique Career Paths
  • Understanding the Federal Hiring Process
  • Tips for Writing a Federal Resume

Assignment

• Take the Career Explorer Quiz and the Peace Corps Quiz (if interested) to search for jobs using the tools provided.
• Identify 2-3 jobs/career paths you might be interested in applying to and write a brief forum post about them, ranking them in order of interest.
• Post in our forum before next class.

Wednesday, February 16

In class

• Discussing jobs & career paths
  • U.S. Foreign Service Careers
  • NC Jobs

Assignment

• Write a post in which you discuss which job in the Federal or State Government you'd be interested in applying to, what it requires of you to successfully apply for it, and what career path you envision with it.
• Post in our forum by noon on Friday.

Friday, February 20

• Read 3-4 of your classmates' posts and respond substantively (1-2 paragraphs) to at least 2 of them.
• Your responses to classmates are due before class on Monday.

• Explore Indeed.com nonprofit jobs