- May 26, 2015
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Final Destination: My Dream Career
Need a recipe for success? Career Readiness benchmarks may vary from university to university, but the qualities and skills that students need to hone in order to be ready to enroll into competitive programs and projects, sustain their performance, excel, and land their meaningful and purposeful career are very similar. While robust published tools and career toolkits in this area aren’t superfluous, Business Career Services at Quinlan decided to develop their own. It’s called the “Q Passport to Success”.
Career Readiness is a shared goal throughout Loyola University Chicago. It’s a collective effort focused on helping students master a number of areas including professionalism, learning objectives/standards, academic and career programming, and career preparedness. In it you’ll find advice from the professionals at Business Career Services to help career seekers on their journey into the working world.
How does it work? Well, first they are free! Second, they can make the most out of their passport by following these four simple steps: 1) Schedule an appointment with Business Career Services to review the Q Passport, 2) Obtain “Q” stamps by attending Business Career Services and other Loyola and/or Quinlan events, 3) After collecting 10 stamps, bring in the Q Passport and receive a free gift, a leather passport holder with Quinlan embossed on the cover, 4) Come in for a mandatory Exit Interview and share a success story.
The passport includes tips on how to elevate your brand—and helps students learn how Business Career Services can guide them toward a successful career. The earlier students learn about postsecondary pathways and careers, the sooner they can develop meaningful personal aspirations towards them. To access higher education, students need a clear sense of the roadmap to their goals and the critical resources at key transition points to eventually increase entry to a well-matched career. This includes exploration, financial knowledge, leveraging internship opportunities, digital identity development, positioning and branding, and transition activities. The Q Passport allows students to monitor this progress with a career mentor and assess their IQ or “Quinlan Index” of Career Readiness at any given point. The goal is not only confidence, but writing their own success story during their exit interview.
Since the January 2015 launch of the passport, over 700 undergraduate and graduate students have picked up their passports and acquired at least one “Q” career readiness stamp.