This journey is for career-ready mentees (ages 21-29) who desire to engage in interview and networking practice, resume and cover letter creation, and other workshops centered around early career leadership and the push for human workplaces. By the end of the journey, mentees will curate a robust portfolio of materials that brand themselves as the ideal candidate for a role on the career path of their choosing.
Check our recommended reading list here, to be update throughout the journey.
Curriculum
- 6 Sections
- 51 Lessons
- Lifetime
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- Curate Your Network with Confidence17
- 1.1Curate Your Network with Confidence
- 1.2Curate Your Network with Confidence with Jeanine Marie Russaw
- 1.3Nuggets of Wisdom
- 1.4Writing Exercise
- 1.5Networking Mixer
- 1.6Nada Nasserdeen TED Talk
- 1.7Slaying Confidence Killers
- 1.8Charting a Career Path
- 1.9Writing Your Why Mission Statement
- 1.10Career Aptitude Test3 Days
- 1.11Sample Career Map
- 1.12Career Mapping3 Days
- 1.13Note on Upskilling
- 1.14Upskilling Resources
- 1.15Next Steps
- 1.16Resources
- 1.17Curate Your Network with Confidence Quiz10 Minutes3 Questions
- Resume and Cover Letter12
- 4.1Tailoring Your Work Story to Land Your Dream Job
- 4.2Resumes & Cover Letters with Jeanine Marie Russaw
- 4.5What You Should Know About Resume Writing
- 4.6Sample Resume
- 4.11Skills Examples
- 4.12Career Course
- 4.15Follow Up Resources
- 4.16Application Tracker Guide
- 4.17Writing Exercise
- 4.18Cover Letter Structure
- 4.21Branding Skills
- 4.24Resume and Cover Letter Quiz3 Questions
- Workplace Authenticity & Self-Advocacy13
- 5.1Your Worth is Not Up for Negotiation!
- 5.4Acing Your Next Interview & Email with Jeanine Marie Russaw
- 5.5Job Sustainability and The 4-Day Workweek
- 5.6Codeswitching
- 5.7Writing Prompt
- 5.8Work Environments: Open Space vs. Virtual Space
- 5.9Managing Up
- 5.10Quiet Quitting vs. Setting Boundaries
- 5.12Self-Advocacy
- 5.13Salaries, Contracts, and Negotiations, OH MY!
- 5.14Leadership Now Article
- 5.15Becoming Early Career Leader
- 5.16Resources
- Becoming a Changemaker with Alex Budak9
- 6.0Making Change: Leading from Where You Are
- 6.1Q&A Workshop
- 6.2Changemaking: The Ability to Welcome Failure
- 6.3The Word Changemaker and Failure10 Minutes5 Questions
- 6.4Changemaking: Microleadership and Leading by Influence
- 6.5Microleadership and Resilience10 Minutes6 Questions
- 6.6Changemaker Impact Equation
- 6.7Changemaker Impact Equation10 Minutes3 Questions
- 6.9Nuggets from Alex Budak and Changemaker Canvas
- Financial Literacy with Noni Carter10
- 7.1Thriving as a Change-Maker: Financial Wellness & Social Responsibility
- 7.2Opening Lines
- 7.35 Tips on the Road to Financial Wellbeing
- 7.4Foundations to Noni Carter’s Workshop10 Minutes7 Questions
- 7.5Tier One: Budget, Mastering Credit, and Debt Reduction
- 7.6Tier One Quiz10 Minutes9 Questions
- 7.7Communal Thriving
- 7.8Communal Thriving Quiz10 Minutes5 Questions
- 7.9Heartwork and Resources
- 7.10Writing Reflection3 Days
- Be Inkluded: Elevating Marginalized Voices In the Literary Community1
Requirements
- 1. Complete Career Assessment and Aptitude Tests
- 2. Identify and Articulate Niche (interests, skills, & values)
- 3. Write Mission Statement
- 4. Create a Career Map
- 5. Create Portfolio of Branding Materials
- 6. Develop 90 Day Action Plan
- 7. Complete asynchronous sections and attend live events