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The Career Services Center offers two eight-week career classes. One is designed for students choosing a major or deciding a career path and the other focuses on the job search process.

Upon completion of ARSC 1040-Career Planning and Decision Making, students will be able to:

1. Gain insight into career interests and personality characteristics
2. Assess skills, values, and work preferences
3. Expand knowledge of academic programs at Marquette University as well as the world-of-work
4. Develop criteria for selecting a career in the form of a personal career blueprint
5. Explore and select career possibilities based on the career blueprint
6. Identify skills needed for a chosen career
7. Devise a plan of accomplishing academic and career goals

Upon completion of ARSC 1050-Job Search Strategies, students will be able to:

1. Assess interests, skills, values, and work preferences.
2. Identify marketable skills developed from a liberal arts education.
3. Demonstrate how to convey the value of transferable skills to employers.
4. Create a professional resume that clearly outlines student's unique skills and qualifications.
5. Demonstrate understanding of the dynamics of interviewing.
6. Use networking strategies to identify future employment options.

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1. Courses are offered each semester for any student in any college can register
2. Register for ARSC 1040
3. Register for ARSC 1050