Assignment
Application: Your Personal Website
You will prepare for Field Experience by using the tools provided through Walden's Career Services Department to develop your own personal website. In so doing, you will consider the activities that your clients may have to do to properly prepare for a job search.
To prepare for this assignment:
· Visit your Optimal Resume account through Walden. You should have registered for an account at the beginning of your program.
· Ensure that you have at least one completed resume and one completed cover letter in your account.
· Use the tools to create your own personal website, ensuring that it contains at least one of your resumes and one of your cover letters.
The assignment: (1-2 pages)
· Review the importance of preparation for the job search process.
· Include a live link to your personal website (developed via OptimalResume) in your paper.
· Discuss your reactions to the exercise, and the way this exercise informs your future work with clients.
Support your Application assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are asked to provide a reference list only for those resources not included in the Learning Resources for this course.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Required Resources
· Capuzzi, D., & Stauffer, M. D. (2012). Career counseling: Foundations, perspectives, and applications. (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education.
o Chapter 6, "Individual and Group Assessment and Appraisal"
· The Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education
Media
· Video: Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2007). Vocational psychology and counseling: Vocational/career assessment.Baltimore: Author.
o with Dr. Darrell Luzzo
Website
· National Career Development Association. (2015). Internet sites for career planning.