Emerald Leadership Certificate

EMERALD CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
The Emerald Certificate has been designed to help students develop and apply lifelong career development skills to the world of work as a student employee or a full time career professional, or both. Students will learn strategies to navigate workplace issues, develop an awareness of appropriate behavior in professional settings, and prepare for the transition to a career after college. Workshops will provide opportunities to enhance personal and professional skills that are workplace expectations and help prepare students for promotions and higher level supervisory positions.

The Emerald Certificate will be awarded upon completion of eight workshops, including the four required workshops (Career Quest-Assessing Your Competencies, Skills, Values and Goals, Reflecting on Your College Experiences and Marketing Your Skills, Networking/Informational Interviewing Strategies & Job Interviewing Skills) and submission of journal reflections for each workshop.

REQUIRED WORKSHOPS:

Career Quest-Assessing Your Competencies, Skills, Values and Goals 10/24 & 3/13
Job Interviewing Skills 9/11 & 2/20
Networking/Informational Interviewing Strategies 9/17 & 2/27
Reflecting on Your College Experiences and Marketing Your Skills 11/5 & 2/4

ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS:

A Pioneer Leader in Women’s Athletics and Community Engagement 12/6
Applying for Service Jobs AmeriCorps VISTA & RYY 11/12
Assertiveness Training 9/4 & 1/29
Breaking the Glass Ceiling 3/6
Building Leadership Skills Through Diversity, Engagement and Service 10/23
Career Connections Brunch 9/22
Casting the Net for Your First Job 1/31
Creating Successful Entrepreneurial Opportunities 11/8
Developing Supervision Skills 11/19 & 2/26
Dinner Etiquette for Business & Social Settings 3/5
Discover the Seven Secrets of Schmoozing Success 9/26, 1/23
First Year on the Job 4/15
From A Scared Freshman to A Leader in Education 10/26
From Business Major to CEO of John James Benefits 9/20
From Communication, Theatre and Dance, and Activities at Geneseo to a Career in the Media 10/18
Got Talent 4/2
Graduate School Application Process 9/26 & 3/27
Is it Your Job or Your Passion 10/16
Job Search Letters 10/29, 2/26
Locating Internships 11/28. 3/12
My Media Career from the Lamron to Gannett Newspapers to Hess Corporation 2/21
Obtaining an Internship 3/6
Overcoming Those Roadblocks, Detours, and Stubborn Obstacles on Life’s Highway 2/14
Networking Basics with Geneseo Alumni 1/29
Networking Mixer & Dinner for Women 3/6
New Employee Session 9/12
Office Etiquette 10/22 & 3/26
Personal Branding 3/6
Preparing Your Resume 9/10, 2/11
Professionalism in the Workplace 4/8
Selling Yourself in the Career Market 2/7
Social Media and Your Job/Internship Search 2/5
Surviving Phone and Video Interviews 11/7
Taking a Gap Year and Making the Most of It 11/27
The Job Search 11/12, 2/18
True Colors: What Color Are You 1/24
Using Personality Type for Career Exploration...3/11
Who Knows You: Speed Networking 9/25 & 2/13
Write for Success 9/10, 2/5
Writing Your Grad School & Scholarship Application Essays 10/10 & 1/24