Spring 2015: Career Center Class Offerings

The Career Center is excited to offer two classes (General Studies 297G & 391N) this spring, designed to meet the needs of undergraduate students seeking information and inspiration about career options and strategy.  We encourage you to review these class overviews, quotes from students who have taken our classes in previous quarters, and most importantly (if you are a student), consider taking one of our classes.

General Studies 297G
·         Title: Career Planning
·         Mondays/Wednesdays, 2:30-3:20, room TBD
·         Instructor: Tina Wang (Career Counselor, Lead)
·         Credits: 2
·         Size of class: up to 50 students
·         Spring 2015 SLN: 20772


This course assists freshmen and sophomore students (first and second year students) with self-exploration and exploration of career and academic options. General Studies 297G (“Career Planning”), is a 2-credit course (CR/NC) where students attend two 50-minute classes each week. This course is designed for first and second-year students who have earned roughly 0-89 credits. No pre-requisites are required.

Learning objectives:

1.      Build self-awareness and appreciation for your strengths, skills, values, and interests and learn how to use this self-knowledge to make decisions when exploring and pursuing academic and career options.
2.      Develop and apply learned skills to effectively research career options and learn how to be successful in the job market and hone your professional networking skills (including online, social media, and traditional networking).
3.      Learn how to create effective resumes, cover letters and build interviewing skills and confidence.
For additional details or questions please contact Tina Wang in the Career Center ( tinaiw@uw.edu ; 206.685.6216 ).

General Studies 391N
·         Title: Career Strategy and Job Search  
·         Tuesday/Thursday, 2:30-3:20, room TBD
·         Instructor: Patrick Chidsey (Career Counselor, Lead)
·         Credits: 2
·         Size of class: up to 50 students
·         Spring 2015 SLN: 20773


This course assists juniors/transfer students/seniors (3rd & 4th year students) with self-exploration, investigation of career options and development of career and job search strategy.  General Studies 391N (“Career Strategy and Job Search”), is a graded, 2-credit course where students attend two 50-minute classes each week. This course is designed for juniors, transfer students and seniors (3rd & 4th year students) who have earned roughly 90 credits or more. No pre-requisites are required.

Learning objectives:

1.      Grow self-awareness and appreciation for your strengths, skills, values, and interests and learn how to use this important self-knowledge when taking action in job searching and building a career strategy.
2.      Build ability to effectively research career options and learn how to be successful in the competitive job market.
3.      Learn how to create effective resumes, cover letters, strong LinkedIn profiles (and online and in-person networking skills), grow interviewing skills and confidence.

For additional details or questions please contact Patrick Chidsey in the Career Center ( chidsey@uw.edu ; 206.616.5803 ).