This course will be conducted as a professional seminar that prepares students for the up-coming job market crunch, or at least getting ready to face the complex realities of daily life as adult professionals. Students will learn to construct their own personal profiles for employment-related purposes, write letters of explanation/complaint/negotiation, and practice presentation skills. For those interested in pursuing advanced studies, we will also learn about preparing statements of purpose and letters of recommendation. Reference materials are located on the website for this course and will be discussed in great detail in class. Students will be required to turn in written work regularly, shape up their professional image, and make respectable presentations in class.

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Tentative Schedule:

date	Course plan
2-20	intro to the course
	homework:look over the following sites and prepare your own assessment of your personality type and possible job orientation Job Descriptions and Professional requirements Careers for Personality Types 職涯評估
2-27	Student presentation: career aptitude assessment The job market and Professionalism What is Professionalism? What is a professional
	homework: look over resume tips on course webpage, construct your own resume Creating a Concise Resume Positive terms to describe yourself in a professional setting
3-6	anatomy of a resume
	homework: complete your resume Creating a positive professional image Developing your professional image Buff your professional image
3-13	strategizing/packaging your image
	homework: finalize your personal resume or profile
3-20	resume is due; presentations of finalized personal resumes
	homework: write up interview experiences or collect interview tips How to Prepare for a Job Interview Behind the interview questions Interview questions
3-27	Student Presentations: preparing for job interviews Nail the Interview Key Interview Questions Describe Your Work Style Potential Interview Questions
	homework: organize for mock interview; prepare self-introductions Brief Self-Introduction
4-10	self-introductions and mock interviews
	homework: organize for mock interview; prepare self-introductions
4-17	self-introductions and mock interview
	homework: Reflections on the mock interview Cover Letters letters for miscellaneous purposes Writing letters of request Writing letters of complaint
4-24	Reflections are due: Self-introduction and reflections on the mock interview writing letters sample student letters 1 sample student letters 2 sample student letters 3 sample student letters 4
	homework: write a negotiation letter
5-1	letter is due; Writing Difficult letters How to Reply to Complaints sample student letters
	homework: look up existing work ethic Adjust to your new job Make the most of your first job Earn respect at your first job Work ethic
5-8	work ethic: what are the basic rules of conduct 在職場，別聊太多私生活細節
	homework: find info on admission application process Applications & Admission Process UC Berkeley Graduate Admissions ADMISSIONS
5-15	The application process
	homework: preparing a statement of purpose preparing a statement of purpose Questions to Ask Yourself Before Writing Your Graduate Admissions Essay Graduate Admissions Essay Dos and Don'ts
5-22	working on the statement of purpose and autobiography 寫自傳人味自傳諾貝爾自傳 How To Write An Autobiography
	homework: write up draft for statement of purpose or autobiography All About Recommendation Letters Requesting a letter of recommendation How to write a recommendation letter
5-29	SOP or autobiography is due
	homework: getting your personal profile ready
6-5	personal profile paper copy presentation 學期總心得

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