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The career development program at Brennan School

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of Business was all encompassing.

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BCDP courses really set you up for a lot

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of the questions that you kind of are expected to know,

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but don't really know, like what's the dress attire you

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should take, what you should include in a resume, 

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how you should write a cover letter, as well as,

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how do I nail that first interview?

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I definitely feel like I'm gonna be prepared

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for the workforce after graduating.

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For example, in my current internship,

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I felt very prepared going into it.

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I was definitely more prepared than I would've ever

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expected, just because I feel like I've developed not only

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the academic skills,

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but also the technical skills that are required

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to succeed within any professional setting.

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And I think BCDP courses

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and just my regular courses

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that I take on a daily basis also help me that experience.

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The career development program at Dominican

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is really unique.

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It is a requirement that all

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of the students have starting their freshman year,

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that they take one career development class

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and they build upon each other.

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So there's foundational classes

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and then they build from resume writing to networking,

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to interviewing, to negotiating job offers,

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to understanding your strengths and weaknesses.

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It's a very practical, hands-on

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and very effective program that helps the students.

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Throughout the four years, it has a required internship,

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which is invaluable for students to come into their junior

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and senior year, having had an internship already under

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their belt so they really know

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what they wanna do with their careers.

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We find that the learning curve

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for a Dominican student coming in to Bosch is,

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is very short in terms of their ability to assimilate into

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what we're doing and how they can add to that effort.

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So we find that especially at the end of

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a six month period that a Dominican student has become an

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actual contributing member to the team.

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And in many cases, the Dominican student then becomes 

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A part of the Bosch came on a more permanent

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basis after they left.

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My experience

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with the career development program at Dominican University

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was truly transformative,

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and my growth as a young professional was exponential.

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And I'm so thankful for the opportunities

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that were presented to me when it came to having lunch

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with companies like Allstate or Nationwide on campus.

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And when it came

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to visiting companies like the Shedd Aquarium

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and Google, I truly feel like a confident,

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young professional, ready to take on any task,

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and I would not feel this way without the help

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of all the mentors that I had at Dominican University's.

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Brennan School.