iMentor Skills for Career Advancement

SCA Workshop Series

iMentor’s Skills for Career Advancement (SCA) workshops are a great opportunity for mentees to develop all the skills needed to apply for and get a great job this summer (and beyond)! The iMentor SCA program is a series of monthly workshops designed to take students with no job experience (and limited knowledge of what it takes to acquire a job) and provide them with the training and skills necessary to be strong candidates for internships and job opportunities by the end of one program year. There are seven cumulative SCA trainings in every program year. To learn about the philosophy behind the SCA series, why it was created, and how it is facilitated by iMentor, click here.

Session Topics and Materials

Below you will find a list of the topics covered in each SCA session, as well as links to pages containing the session materials for each session. Mentees may want to use these documents if they cannot attend a SCA session, and mentors can access these documents to assist their mentee.

Career Research & Employment Options   |   Office Technology   |   Resume Writing   |   Cover Letters   |   Finding & Applying for Jobs   |   Interview Skills   |   Job & Internship Fair

SCA #1: Researching Career/Employment Options

• Self-Evaluation
• Researching options
• Making an Action Plan

SCA #2: Office Technology Workshop

• Word processing (using Microsoft Word)
• Spreadsheets and budgets (using Microsoft Excel)
• Presentations (using Microsoft PowerPoint)

SCA #3: Resume Writing Workshop

• Introduction to resumes and why you need one
• Using the iMentor Resume Template
• Tips and guidelines for making your resume the best it can be

SCA #4: Cover Letters

• Introduction to cover letters and why you need one
• Using the iMentor Cover Letter Template
• Tips and guidelines for making your cover letters the best they can be

SCA #5: Finding and Applying for Jobs

• How to get Working Papers
• How to fill out Job Applications
• How to search for jobs

SCA #6: Interview Skills Workshop

• Overview of interview skills
• Mock interview
• Feedback / suggestions for improvement

SCA #7: Job / Internship Fair

• Meet representatives from companies
• Drop off resumes
• Arrange interviews