Career Development Program Architect

6-Week Career Readiness Program

Executive Summary

A 6-week blended career-readiness program for 40 final-year business students preparing for multinational employers.

The program prioritizes practical career exploration, evidence of capability, professional positioning, networking, application readiness, and interview practice.

Assumptions: two sessions per week, limited employer access, and a facilitator able to provide structured feedback.

Program Outcomes

By the end of the program, participants should be able to:

1. Explain their strengths and career direction using evidence.
2. Map target roles to required skills and identify priority gaps.
3. Build a credible professional profile and LinkedIn positioning.
4. Conduct structured networking and informational conversations.
5. Produce targeted application materials.
6. Demonstrate interview preparation through practice and feedback.
7. Maintain a 30-day career action plan.

Weekly Architecture

Assessment Framework

Pre-Program

Measure baseline career clarity, confidence, target-role awareness and perceived skills gaps.

Midpoint

Review the participant's target role, evidence inventory, skills gaps and professional positioning.

Final

Assess the participant portfolio using criteria covering:

• Career clarity
• Evidence of capability
• Professional positioning
• Networking readiness
• Application readiness
• Interview preparation

30-Day Follow-Up

Track

• Career actions completed
• Networking conversations
• Targeted applications
• Profile improvements
• Interview practice
• Progress against the personal action plan

Employer Engagement

Because employer access is limited, use one or two focused touchpoints rather than assuming a large employer network.

Possible formats include

• Guest practitioner session
• Small-group informational interviews
• Employer case exercise
• Portfolio-review session
• Career Q&A

Employer participation must be separately invited and confirmed.

KPIs

• Program completion rate
• Attendance
• Required deliverable completion
• Pre/post career-confidence change
• Networking actions completed
• Targeted applications completed
• Participant satisfaction
• 30-day action-plan completion

Facilitator Toolkit

The program can use

• Career Direction Map
• Skills Gap Action Sheet
• Target Role Research Brief
• LinkedIn Checklist
• Networking Planner
• Interview Question Bank
• Mock Interview Rubric
• 30-Day Action Plan
• Program Evaluation Form

Implementation Notes

Keep sessions practice-oriented rather than lecture-heavy. Each major module should produce an observable participant artifact or action.

The program is a professional planning framework, not an employment guarantee. Local labor-market information, institutional policies, employer requirements and participant outcomes should be verified before delivery.