For career development and training opportunities for managers and supervisors, see the Supervisory Training Program.

Career Foundations

This course provides the first step toward discovering what makes a job or career meaningful and satisfying. You will complete the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Step II prior to the course and will complete values, interests, and skills analyses in the course.

Participants will:

• Learn how their skills, values, interests, and personal preferences impact career satisfaction
• Determine ways to develop a new sense of direction in their work life
• Create an individual development plan

There is a $35.00 fee for this course.

Career Resilience

Is your department, unit, or area going through changes that may impact your work? Or, are you interested in some career renewal ideas? Times of internal change and transition can often cause stress and uncertainty. This course is designed to provide tools to be proactive and effective in your current or future work.

Participants will:

• Evaluate current situation and identify options
• Make intentional choices about their career
• Determine achievable action steps

Improve Your Interview Skills

The job interview can be the most critical piece in the whole job hiring process. This interactive course will cover both the basics and the finer points of interviewing. Skill building will focus on situational behavioral interviewing techniques.

Participants will:

• Learn how to set goals and prepare for an interview
• Develop approaches for handling difficult interview questions

U of M Job Networking

Thinking about exploring or changing jobs at the U of M? Building and maintaining connections with others (i.e., networking) is the most important career planning and job-hunting skill you can develop.

Participants will:

• Explore possibilities within the University system
• Learn about new opportunities
• Plan for growth and development