The Office of Career Programs and Employer Relations runs a series of career development classes that prepare students to effectively engage with the professional world during and following their time at Dominican. This curriculum serves as a designated place for building experience and knowledge, then translating those opportunities into constructive career-building pursuits. Courses are taught by industry professionals with real-world experience that help our students succeed.

Please see a selected list of courses below:

Career and Vocation (CV) 100: Launching Your Career 

This course provides a structured opportunity for students to leverage their college experience as the first step in their professional development. Students connect, engage, and reflect on their goals and strengths, strategically assess the many opportunities on campus, articulate their goals while they are enrolled at Dominican, and connect college to post-graduation goals. This course offers a balanced approach to vocational exploration through reflection and action. The course culminates with an informational interview in which students interview a professional to explore an area of interest and practice networking. This class cannot be taken concurrently with another CV course. 

Career and Vocation (CV) 200: Leveraging Your Strengths 

This course provides a structured opportunity for students to master Dominican’s S.T.A.R. approach to written and verbal professional communication, including interviewing, resume writing, and job search-related communications. They also improve their networking and relationship-building skills. Students will more deeply reflect on their Clifton Strengths as a continuation from FYS (First Year Seminar) or as an introduction for transfers while exploring their skills, values, and interests to help solidify potential careers and secure an internship. The course culminates with a mock interview event in which professionals interview students and students practice networking. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and successful completion of CV 100 Launching Your Career or CV 100 Waiver – Transfer Students only. This class cannot be taken concurrently with another CV course. 

Career and Vocation (CV) 300: Presenting Yourself Professionally 

This course provides a structured opportunity for students to develop strong oral communication skills. Students strengthen these skills by mastering Aristotle’s three components of effective rhetorical speaking: ethos, logos, and pathos. As student skills increase, more advanced interviewing techniques are introduced while students continue to build self-awareness, career self-efficacy, and a deeper understanding of their career and calling through reflection and networking activities. Along with multiple opportunities to receive feedback on their oral communication skills, students deliver a professional presentation for employer partners as part of their final project. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and successful completion of CV 200 Leveraging Your Strengths. This class cannot be taken concurrently with another CV course. 

Career and Vocation (CV) 400: Managing Your Career 

This course provides a structured opportunity for students to take the final step in their college career-readiness path. Topics include negotiating job offers, understanding compensation and benefits, managing professional feedback, and navigating long-term careers while being agile and thoughtful about career changes. Students are supported as they navigate their full-time job search, explore further post-secondary education plans, or prepare for full-time volunteer opportunities. Students develop a Wix ePortfolio to professionally present to employers and the DU community during an interactive Senior Showcase. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and successful completion of CV 300 Presenting Yourself Professionally. This class cannot be taken concurrently with another CV course.