Designed for Freshman and Sophomores, this course will:

• identify your career-related skills, interests and personality style
• acquaint you with possible career paths related to majors at Marist
• provide you with descriptions of occupations including salaries and job outlook
• help you focus your career plans

Designed for Juniors and Seniors this course will:

• give you job and internship search techniques
• help you prepare your resume and cover letter
• advise you on obtaining employment references
• provide information on various employers
• develop your interviewing and networking skills
• identify prospective employers in your field
• help you ease the transition from school to work

Employment Practicum CRDV100N (1 credit)
Web-based course: 3 in-class sessions

Candid Career is:

• Similar to YouTube, Candid Career is a fun way to explore careers
• Watch video interviews with actual career professionals
• Get tips and advice on how to enter the field and succeed
• Search interviews by major, job title, industry or keyword
• There are hundreds of interviews: Journalist, TV Writer/Director, Attorney and many more!

FOCUS 2 is:

• An online career guidance program for students and alumni
• Take inventories on your interests, skills, work values, personality and leisure activities
• Look at careers based on the inventory results
• Use the careers database to learn more about those careers that interest you
• Look up careers related to Marist majors

InterviewStream is:

• An online simulator that lets you see and hear yourself responding to interview questions
• Choose from among dozens of interview question sets
• Record yourself right on the system
• See/Hear yourself as the interviewer does
• Send your interview to be reviewed by anyone you choose

FoxQuest is:

• Job/Internship Openings: View and apply to quality job postings targeted directly to Marist College students and alumni
• Extended Job Search: Search thousands of additional postings offered by DirectEmployers Association
• Job Search Agents: Receive automatic notifications of new job postings that meet your preferences
• Resume Wizard and Document Storage: Create and store resumes, cover letters, and other documents
• FoxQuest will never distribute your information to a third party; no Direct Marketing to Students

CareerShift is:

• Search, select and store job listings from all job boards and all company job postings
• Find Marist alumni by entering "Marist College" in the Contacts section
• Get up-to-date contact information about contacts and companies posting jobs
• Access in-depth information about contacts and companies posting jobs
• Record, save and store your correspondence history records automatically
• Create personal marketing campaigns, including unlimited resumes and cover letters easily, and save them to access, print or e-mail.
• Manage your confidential CareerShift account securely from any computer 24/7, to update & maintain your organized and recorded job search