How Every Program Works
01
Prepare
Before the Intensive, students complete the CliftonStrengths assessment, reflect on their core values and purpose, complete a career readiness self-assessment, and bring a draft resume. They arrive ready to work, not just listen.
02
Participate
Students spend a full day on campus working in small groups with two experienced coaches and employer partners. The focus is practical, personal, and built around active participation.
03
Practice
Students put the skills into action immediately. They practice introductions, tell their core career stories, and work through interview questions while receiving feedback from coaches, peers, and employers.
04
Connect
Employer partners are part of the experience, not just speakers on a stage. They interact with students, participate in the final mock interview round, and join a closing panel. Students get direct exposure to the people who actually hire.
05
Apply
The work continues after the Intensive. Within two weeks, students submit their stories and reflections and receive a personalized Career Blueprint portfolio. Follow-up at six and twelve months helps them turn what they learned into continued career progress.
Know Your
Value
Students begin with a live CliftonStrengths debrief and core values exercise. They identify what they naturally bring to a workplace, how their strengths show up in the way they work, and what kind of organization is likely to be a strong fit.
The One-Day Intensive
One day on campus. A complete career-readiness experience students can keep using long after they leave.
Build Your
Search Strategy
Students learn how hiring actually works and how to build a search that goes beyond submitting applications. They learn how to identify target organizations, connect with real people, use informational interviews, and make customized introductions. They leave with a Proactive Search Loop they can continue using after the Intensive.
Practice the Professional Skills That Matter
Professionalism isn't a lecture at the end of the day. Students practice introductions, first impressions, communication, and answering “Tell me about yourself” throughout the experience.
Build Your Four Core Stories
Students turn their experiences into stories that demonstrate what they can do. They develop four core career stories and practice delivering them through multiple rounds of mock interviews, receiving feedback from coaches, peers, and employer partners.
By the End of the Intensive, Students Can:
Explain what they bring by identifying their top strengths and connecting them to the workplace.
Use their values to make better career decisions and evaluate whether an organization is right for them.
Run a proactive job search that goes beyond online applications and reaches real people.
Tell compelling stories about their experience and connect those stories to the skills employers are looking for.
Present themselves with confidence in introductions, interviews, and professional conversations.
Evaluate potential employers by comparing organizations based on culture, people, and fit.
The Three-Day Intensive
Three days across the academic year. More time to practice, apply, get feedback, and build real career momentum.
