{"id":169,"date":"2018-01-09T15:13:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T15:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webtest.brandonu.ca\/coop-ed\/?page_id=169"},"modified":"2024-10-17T13:11:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T18:11:41","slug":"professional-development-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/current-co-op-students\/professional-development-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Development Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"group panel default\">\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"group panel default\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"group panel default\">\n<p>The Co-op Program offers you a unique opportunity to gain valuable work experience while honing your professional skills.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Professional Development (PD) Series<\/strong> is a non-credit program comprised of modules, meetings, and events specifically designed to support your success.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topics Covered in the PD Series:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Job search techniques &amp; strategies<\/li>\n<li>Cover letter &amp; r\u00e9sum\u00e9 writing<\/li>\n<li>Interview Preparation<\/li>\n<li>Networking<\/li>\n<li>Professionalism &amp; business etiquette<\/li>\n<li>Personal awareness<\/li>\n<li>Developing a learning mindset<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As part of the program, you are required to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete all course modules on Moodle.<\/li>\n<li>Attend at least four 1:1 meetings with the Co-op Coordinator.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in at least two of the three mentorship events:\n<ul>\n<li>Mentorship Event Part I: Thursday, February 3, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Mentorship Event Part II: Thursday, February 20, 2025\n<ul>\n<li>This is part of the larger <strong>ConnectED: Bridging Students &amp; Industry Luncheon and Event<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Mentorship Event Part III: Thursday, March 3, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>More information about the modules, meetings and events will be provided to students admitted to the BU Co-op Program. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"group panel default\">\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Active participation in all modules, along with attending the required number of meetings and events, is essential for successful engagement in the Co-op Program.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Co-op Program offers you a unique opportunity to gain valuable work experience while honing your professional skills. The Professional Development (PD) Series is a non-credit program comprised of modules, meetings, and events specifically designed to support your success. Topics Covered in the PD Series: Job search techniques &amp; strategies Cover letter &amp; r\u00e9sum\u00e9 writing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":81,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-169","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169"}],"version-history":[{"count":90,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1502,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169\/revisions\/1502"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}