CDEV
CDEV, which stands for Career Development, is designed to provide students with an opportunity to learn and apply career development principles throughout their Weber State experience. Whether you are participating as part of a class, a co-curricular program, or building your own individual experience, CDEV will prepare you for next-step success in all career industries!
Learning Outcomes
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Students will understand the fundamental elements of a high-quality resume, and are able to apply these principles to their personal resume.
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Students are able to identify, apply, and articulate the key skills needed in their field, such as NACE’s career-readiness competencies, transferable skills, and technical skills.
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Students will enhance their career preparation through targeted research into career fields, and development of their professional online presence.
As you complete each CDEV component, mark it off on your personal CDEV Map (PDF). When all 4 activities are completed, submit your artifacts through an Impact in GivePulse. In order to have CDEV show up on your transcript this semester, your GivePulse Activity must be fully completed and verified by a date to come.
RESUME
This activity is a required component of CDEV.
The Resume activity guides students through the process of creating a high-quality resume that showcases their skills and stands out to employers.
CAREER ePORTFOLIO
This activity is a required component of CDEV.
Career ePortfolios provide an excellent way for job seekers to showcase to potential employers that they can do what they say they can do.
SKILL ARTICULATION
If you are completing ‘CDEV for Individuals’ you must select the “Employment Readiness Toolkit” activity to meet the requirements of the program.
Select ONE of the following activities to complete the Skill Articulation component of CDEV:
Employment Readiness Toolkit
The Employment Readiness Toolkit is a self-paced online course that focuses on the NACE career readiness competencies. This course includes interactive modules that help students understand, assess, develop, articulate, and reflect on these competencies.
SkillSurvey
SkillSurvey is an evaluation tool based on the NACE competencies. Supervisors and student employees each assess the student’s work-related behaviors in a survey that takes less than 10 minutes to complete (on average).
Interview Practice
Throughout this activity students learn how to appropriately prepare for an interview and then practice confidently answering behavior-based interview questions on the video interview platform StandOut.
*Note: If your course is conducting mock interviews in a different format, please contact cdev@weber.edu to discuss how this may meet the CDEV requirements.
Professional Development
If you are completing ‘CDEV for Individuals’ you may select "Major & Career Exploration", "LinkedIn Profile", or "Handshake Profile" to meet the requirements of the program.
Select ONE of the following activities to complete the Professional Development component of CDEV.
Major & Career Exploration
The Major & Career Exploration program was created by Career Services and the Student Success Center to help students navigate the process of exploring and selecting a major and career path. Within this program, students take an online career interest assessment, attend a workshop to receive and understand their results, then conduct career research and identify next-steps.
LinkedIn Profile
An effective LinkedIn profile can be a power tool for job seekers, especially as they build and learn to utilize their professional network. Students will work to create a profile utilizing the resources provided.
Handshake Profile
The Handshake platform was created by college students, for college students, to assist them in their career search. The internships and jobs posted on Wildcat Handshake are specifically meant for WSU students who are currently in school or who have recently graduated. By creating a profile and opening it to ‘Community’, employers are able to search for potential applicants based on their skills and experience, and students can connect with their peers around the country.
My 3 Webers
The goal of this activity is for students to create three different possible paths they are interested in exploring. Whether this is their first semester or their last, students can design the different experiences they can have at Weber State and beyond, and then take steps to put them into action.
As you complete each CDEV component, mark it off on your personal CDEV Map (PDF). When all four activities are completed, submit your artifacts through an Impact in GivePulse. In order to have CDEV show up on your transcript this semester, your GivePulse Activity must be fully completed and verified by a date to come.
Questions?
Contact us at CDEV@weber.edu or 801-626-6393