Career Essentials for the Business World Certificate of Completion

Program Description

The Career Essentials for the Business World Certificate is an applied program that will provide the essential tools needed for students to be successful in their current and future careers. This certificate builds knowledge, skills and confidence for students to find a rewarding job, advance in a career, and increase their overall success in the business world.

The pathway below represents an efficient and effective course taking sequence for this program.  Individual circumstances might require some changes to this pathway.  It is always recommended that you meet with an academic counselor to develop a personalized educational plan.

Division

Mathematics, Business & Computer Technology

Department

Business Administration

Career and Academic Pathway (CAP)

Business, Information Technology, Hospitality

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Describe the techniques needed to improve career readiness and to secure a job in the business setting.

  2. Understand the job search process.

  3. Recognize the qualities, skills, and abilities of the candidates applying for jobs within the business world.

  4. Create a professional resume, cover letter, and other resources needed for a successful job search.

  5. Describe how to communicate and work cooperatively with individuals in the workplace.

  6. Develop employability skills such as working on a team, problem solving and organizational skills.

  7. Describe how to to respect individual uniqueness in the workplace through diversity, equity and inclusion.

  8. Explain how the changing workplace requires lifelong learning and acquiring new skills.

Program Map

GE General Education
O Available Online
Program Requirement
P Program Prerequisites

1st Semester

BUSAD 600
Empowering Yourself in Pursuit of a Career in the Business World
This noncredit course is designed to help students identify their unique personal characteristics applicable in order to be competitive in today's business world. Students will be able to discover their job skills, personality types, core values, and fit for different organizational cultures while learning how to develop confidence and resilience during a job search process within the career fields of accounting, human resources, finance, marketing, information technology, operations management, or any other business-related field. 

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BUSAD 601
Essential Writing Skills for Employment in the Business World
This noncredit course is designed to improve a job seeker’s success rate by teaching students how to update their job application skills in preparation to enter the business world. Topics include creating and or updating resumes, cover letters, and responding to the desired selection criteria within the identified business field to assure a higher success rate.

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2nd Semester

BUSAD 602
Interview Skills for the Business World
This noncredit course provides essential job interview skills and helps students learn how to prepare for interviews in the business field, both in person and online. In this course, students will learn about how to prepare for, and be successful during a job interview by learning how to research into a company before practicing answering interview questions in both in-person and video format.

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BUSAD 603
Understanding the Hidden Job Market in the Business World
This noncredit course teaches students the key strategies for tapping into this “hidden” job market through networking. Many jobs in the business field are typically not advertised. Students will start to build an online network, learning the tips to become a successful networker, and putting their value proposition to work. We are already more connected than they might think and this course teaches the skills needed to unlock the hidden job market.

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BUSAD 604
Starting Work and Staying Employed in the Business World
This noncredit course is designed to help job seekers prepare for their first days and weeks at work. The business recruitment journey isn’t quite over after being offered a job and this course will help students understand the salary, benefits, and working conditions within a position in a company in order to create a solid foundation for career growth within the business field. Topics include reviewing dress codes, arrival tips, workplace behaviors, creating and maintaining positive workplace relationships, tips for remembering names, when to leave for the day, and how to ultimately keep a job.

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