Mastering Career Readiness

Career Services’ Mastering Career Readiness Course is optional (non-credit) and consists of six self-paced modules designed to equip GGC students with employability skills. As a currently enrolled student, you are automatically enrolled with access until you graduate.

Each module includes content related to your focused area of study and wraps up with activities that reinforce employability skills to support personal and professional achievement. Students will receive a certificate for each module completed.

Completion of the Mastering Career Readiness Course and resulting certificate complement your career portfolio and add demonstrated skills to share with prospective employers, community service organizations and education-related organizations.

Mastering Career Readiness modules quick facts sheet for students (PDF)

Email careerservices@ggc.edu with questions.

Module Activity Breakdown

Module 1 – Explore

Take the Focus 2 Career assessment.
Complete Handshake profile.

Module 2 – Prepare

Build a Resume.
Create a Professional Reference List with three references listed.

Module 3 – Connect

Create a LinkedIn profile.
Complete a dream job worksheet using LinkedIn.

Module 4 – Apply

Develop two goals (one academic and one career) on a goal setting worksheet.
Use Steppingblocks – Search360 to identify careers of interest and complete the career-related employability skills worksheet.

Module 5 – Brand

Take the Steppingblocks personality assessment to implement in your mock interview assignment.
Complete a mock interview. This can be done in-person or via the Big Interview online platform.