UI STEP: Students to Employed Professionals
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Copyright: 2022
Pages: 149
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“UI STEP helps one learn how to move forward and makes the future so much less overwhelming. Really a life changer.”
University of Iowa Senior
UI Student to Employed Professional (UI STEP) provides the dual benefit of real-world career and professional preparation with the academic benefits of classroom credit. By providing content in an easy to digest academic course, students begin doing what they know they should be doing anyway in a structured way.
UI STEP offers a one-stop shop for assistance with career and preparation and is relevant no matter age or degree program:
Topics Include:
- Student involvement impact on future employability—Teach students to exceed expectations
- Proactive job searching strategies (grad school searching included)
- Networking strategies and utilizing LinkedIn to your advantage
- Resume/Cover Letter writing—Making written documents stand out to employers
- Interview preparation and execution
- Personal branding and HOW TO SELL YOURSELF!
Utilize the proven UI STEP curriculum to create a well-round preparation experience that drastically improves career preparation confidence for all students.
Pre-Post measures indicate significant* changes in confidence about career planning.
5-point Likert scale, 1=not at all confident, 5=extremely confident. *p =< 0.001
Chapter 1: STEP Course Expectations (Week 1)
Step Mission
Step Vision
Chapter Outcomes
Introduction Assessment
Control Your Controllables
Course Information
Course Calendar—Sample
Chapter 2: Student Employment And Involvement Impact (Week 2)
Chapter Outcomes
Student Involvement: Why It Matters
Identify And Articulate Your Skills
What Employers Want From You
Importance Of Learning Outside The Classroom
Chapter 3: How To Be A Top 10% Employee (Week 3)
Chapter Outcomes
Professional Etiquette
Preparing For Resume Success
Chapter 4: Professional Ready Resume (Week 4)
Chapter Outcomes
Resume Basics And Fundamentals
Resume Design Basics
Applicant Tracking Software (Ats)
Mistakes To Avoid
What Employers Want On Your Resume
Chapter 5: Professional Ready Cover Letter (Week 5)
Chapter Outcomes
Cover Letter Basics And Fundamentals
Cover Letter Formatting
Connecting The Dots From Job Description
Increase Your Odds
Mistakes To Avoid
Chapter 6: Identifying Your Ideal Career (Week 6)
Chapter Outcomes Design Your Career
Chapter 7: Proactive Networking And Linkedin (Weeks 7–8)
Chapter Outcomes
What Is Networking?
Your Networking Board Of Advisors
Developing Your Network
Networking Class Discussion (Groups Of Three)
Linkedin—What Is It? Why Is It Important?
Linkedin Profile Design Basics
Linkedin For Job Searching
Linkedin—10 Minutes Per Day
Networking Email Etiquette
Chapter 8: Proactive Job Searching And Organizational Research (Weeks 9–10)
Chapter Outcomes
Job Searching—The Essentials
Proactive Job Searching And Networking
The Hidden Job Market
Research Strategy: Knowledge Is Job-Searching Power
Company Research Example (Athletico)
Screening Candidates By Gpa
Job Outlook For 2022 Graduates
Career Management—Emerging Trends
Chapter 9: Your Elevator Pitch And Personal Brand (Weeks 11–12)
Chapter Outcomes
What Is Personal Branding?
Creating Your Brand Mantra
Why Care About Branding?
Elevator Pitch
Chapter 10: Interviewing (Weeks 13–14)
Chapter Outcomes
Two Crucial Questions
What An Interview Establishes
Interviews—A Two-Way Street
Common Interview Types
Star Technique
Preparation Tips
Differentiating Factors
Selling Yourself
Chapter 11: Career Transition (Week 15)
Chapter Outcomes
Critical Transition Issues
College Vs. Work Mindset
Step—Final Notice
Bibliography
Josh Frahm is the Senior Associate Director of Student Employment Programs at the Pomerantz Career Center at the University of Iowa and is the developor of the Student to Employed Professional (STEP) program on the University of Iowa campus.
Josh has worked in higher education since 2005 as an administrator, project manager, associate director, career coach/advisor, and as an online and in-classroom professor with a focus on professional development of students.
The goal in creating UI STEP was to inspire, challenge, and educate students and young professionals to find careers that reflect their personal values through self-discovery and intelligent research. To teach and equip students with the knowledge to navigate the path from college student to career professional with clarity, competence, and confidence.
Josh can be reached directly at josh-frahm@uiowa.edu.
“UI STEP helps one learn how to move forward and makes the future so much less overwhelming. Really a life changer.”
University of Iowa Senior
UI Student to Employed Professional (UI STEP) provides the dual benefit of real-world career and professional preparation with the academic benefits of classroom credit. By providing content in an easy to digest academic course, students begin doing what they know they should be doing anyway in a structured way.
UI STEP offers a one-stop shop for assistance with career and preparation and is relevant no matter age or degree program:
Topics Include:
- Student involvement impact on future employability—Teach students to exceed expectations
- Proactive job searching strategies (grad school searching included)
- Networking strategies and utilizing LinkedIn to your advantage
- Resume/Cover Letter writing—Making written documents stand out to employers
- Interview preparation and execution
- Personal branding and HOW TO SELL YOURSELF!
Utilize the proven UI STEP curriculum to create a well-round preparation experience that drastically improves career preparation confidence for all students.
Pre-Post measures indicate significant* changes in confidence about career planning.
5-point Likert scale, 1=not at all confident, 5=extremely confident. *p =< 0.001
Chapter 1: STEP Course Expectations (Week 1)
Step Mission
Step Vision
Chapter Outcomes
Introduction Assessment
Control Your Controllables
Course Information
Course Calendar—Sample
Chapter 2: Student Employment And Involvement Impact (Week 2)
Chapter Outcomes
Student Involvement: Why It Matters
Identify And Articulate Your Skills
What Employers Want From You
Importance Of Learning Outside The Classroom
Chapter 3: How To Be A Top 10% Employee (Week 3)
Chapter Outcomes
Professional Etiquette
Preparing For Resume Success
Chapter 4: Professional Ready Resume (Week 4)
Chapter Outcomes
Resume Basics And Fundamentals
Resume Design Basics
Applicant Tracking Software (Ats)
Mistakes To Avoid
What Employers Want On Your Resume
Chapter 5: Professional Ready Cover Letter (Week 5)
Chapter Outcomes
Cover Letter Basics And Fundamentals
Cover Letter Formatting
Connecting The Dots From Job Description
Increase Your Odds
Mistakes To Avoid
Chapter 6: Identifying Your Ideal Career (Week 6)
Chapter Outcomes Design Your Career
Chapter 7: Proactive Networking And Linkedin (Weeks 7–8)
Chapter Outcomes
What Is Networking?
Your Networking Board Of Advisors
Developing Your Network
Networking Class Discussion (Groups Of Three)
Linkedin—What Is It? Why Is It Important?
Linkedin Profile Design Basics
Linkedin For Job Searching
Linkedin—10 Minutes Per Day
Networking Email Etiquette
Chapter 8: Proactive Job Searching And Organizational Research (Weeks 9–10)
Chapter Outcomes
Job Searching—The Essentials
Proactive Job Searching And Networking
The Hidden Job Market
Research Strategy: Knowledge Is Job-Searching Power
Company Research Example (Athletico)
Screening Candidates By Gpa
Job Outlook For 2022 Graduates
Career Management—Emerging Trends
Chapter 9: Your Elevator Pitch And Personal Brand (Weeks 11–12)
Chapter Outcomes
What Is Personal Branding?
Creating Your Brand Mantra
Why Care About Branding?
Elevator Pitch
Chapter 10: Interviewing (Weeks 13–14)
Chapter Outcomes
Two Crucial Questions
What An Interview Establishes
Interviews—A Two-Way Street
Common Interview Types
Star Technique
Preparation Tips
Differentiating Factors
Selling Yourself
Chapter 11: Career Transition (Week 15)
Chapter Outcomes
Critical Transition Issues
College Vs. Work Mindset
Step—Final Notice
Bibliography
Josh Frahm is the Senior Associate Director of Student Employment Programs at the Pomerantz Career Center at the University of Iowa and is the developor of the Student to Employed Professional (STEP) program on the University of Iowa campus.
Josh has worked in higher education since 2005 as an administrator, project manager, associate director, career coach/advisor, and as an online and in-classroom professor with a focus on professional development of students.
The goal in creating UI STEP was to inspire, challenge, and educate students and young professionals to find careers that reflect their personal values through self-discovery and intelligent research. To teach and equip students with the knowledge to navigate the path from college student to career professional with clarity, competence, and confidence.
Josh can be reached directly at josh-frahm@uiowa.edu.