49-794 Strategies for Your Industry Career

3 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course is designed for graduate students who are searching for an internship or job in industry, including those seeking to make a career shift within the industry. The course begins with selfassessment and aptitude activities. Students will discover careers available in todays industry by conducting research and listening to guest speakers including alumni who discuss roles, skills and prerequisites for career success. Students develop an understanding of the wide variety of companies operating in the industry, and the various technical and management jobs available within them. Students learn how they can apply their skills to product and services companies. The outcomes for students include a personal brand statement that articulates skills valued by employers, discovery of their work preferences and aptitudes, a list of target companies to engage, and a plan to develop the materials e.g. resume, interview preparation required to conduct a successful job or internship search based on their new awareness and understanding of specific opportunities they wish to pursue.

Prerequisites: none listed

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