Purple Career Readiness Application

Purple Career Readiness Application - Fall 2026

Applications and all documents must be completed in the Fall 2026 semester and turned in by 8 a.m. November 20, 2026.

Applications will NOT be accepted after the deadline.

Full Name: Full Name: First Last
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PART 1 - Getting Experience

By checking the boxes below, I am indicating that I have completed or participated in TWO of the following:

PART 1 - Getting Experience

By checking the boxes below, I am indicating that I have completed or participated in TWO of the following: *Part-Time Job while in college *Completed internship, Cooperative Education assignment, clinical experience or student-teaching *Study or Intern Abroad (Domestic Students Abroad only) *Leadership position in a campus club or organization *NCAA Athlete or Tech Club Sport participation *Community service or service-learning project while in college. Enrolled in a professional development course, senior design class, capstone course, research methods or other thesis type class. Completed LinkedIn Learning assignment: "Creating Great First Impressions" and then completed the Knowledge Test. Downloaded that certificate of completion and uploaded it to my Handshake profile's documents section under "Other Documents".

*= Must appear on student's resume uploaded to Handshake to receive credit.

If additional information is needed for one of the selections, a text box will appear for you to add more information.
Please list the Part-time job here:
Please list the name of your internship, cooperative educatyion assignment, clinical experience or student teaching assignment here:
Please list your study abroad or intern abroad experience here:
Please list the name of your campus club or organization here:
Please list the name of your NCAA sport or Tech club sport's name here:
Please list the name of your class and your instructor here:
PART 2 - Getting Ready For What Comes Next

1. Career Exploration & Employer Engagement. By checking one of the boxes below, I am indicating that I completed ONE of the following:

PART 2 - Getting Ready For What Comes Next

1. Career Exploration & Employer Engagement. By checking one of the boxes below, I am indicating that I completed ONE of the following: I attended the Employer Expo: Job and Internship Fair OR the Construction Engineering and Management Expo on September 17th. I card swiped/tapped my Eagle Card at the event. I attended THREE Careers 'n Coffees or ONE Lunch and Learn (Review schedule on Handshake for full list of dates and events). I card swiped/tapped my Eagle Card at the event. I wrote a 750-word essay on an employer or company of interest. The essay represents my own original writing. I understand work generated substantially or entirely by artificial intelligence will not receive credit.
750-Word Essay must be attached here:

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2. Professional Branding & Handshake Preparation. By checking the boxes below, I am indicating that I completed all THREE of the following:

2. Professional Branding & Handshake Preparation. By checking the boxes below, I am indicating that I completed all THREE of the following: I reviewed Resume Writing Tutorial/Builder on ElevateTrak.com and constructed/updated my employer-ready resume (You may utilize the template builder on ElevateTrak.com). I uploaded the completed, employer ready-resume to Handshake under the documents section of my profile. I uploaded a professional-looking headshot to Handshake (under the profile section). I completed my Handshake profile by filling out the following sections: Work History, Summary, at least two current skills, and a list of at least four classes.

Please make sure "Resume" is selected for this document and that it is marked "visible to employers"
3. Career Development Skills and Next Steps. By checking the boxes below, I am indicating that I completed TWO of the following:

3. Career Development Skills and Next Steps. By checking the boxes below, I am indicating that I completed TWO of the following: I completed a Job Search Strategy appointment with the Career Development Office (appointment will be verified via Handshake). I completed THREE of the following Life Skills videos on ElevateTrak.com under Career and Personal Exploration: Understanding a Paycheck | Understanding Credit Score | Money Management Tips | Tips for Developing a Personal Brand for Landing a Job | Using Social Media in Your Job Search | Conducting an Informational Interview - I took the knowledge test for each module and downloaded the certificates of achievement then uploaded them to Handshake under "Other Documents." I watched the following two videos under the Job Offers module on ElevateTrak.com 1)Understanding the Job Offer and 2)Negotiating Your Job Offer. I took the knowledge test for each module and downloaded the certificates of achievement and then uploaded the certificates to Handshake under "Other Documents." I attended ONE Co-op/Internship Meet-up. Meet-ups attended previous semesters can be counted. Review schedules on Handshake.
Please select the Co-op/Internship Meet-up you attended:

Please select the Co-op/Internship Meet-up you attended: August 27th, Roaden University Center 371 September 3rd, Roaden University Center Tech Pride Room I attended ONE Co-op/Internship Meet-up. (Meet-ups attended previous semesters can be counted. Review schedules on Handshake.) November 19th, Roaden University Center Tech Pride Room Attended Meet-up in a Past Semester
PART 3 - Becoming Career Ready

1. Interview Skill Development. By checking the boxes below, I am indicating that I completed BOTH of the following:

PART 3 - Becoming Career Ready

1. Interview Skill Development. By checking the boxes below, I am indicating that I completed BOTH of the following: I watched the 12:35 video under Interview Preparation and STAR-L on ElevateTrak.com, completed the quiz, downloaded the certificate, and uploaded it to Handshake under "Other Documents". I watched the two videos under the Job Fair module (Part 1 & 2) on ElevateTrak.com and took the knowledge test after part 2. I also downloaded the certificate of achievement and uploaded it to Handshake under "Other Documents".
2.Career Competencies Learning Modules. By checking the boxes below, I am indicating that I completed BOTH of the following:

2.Career Competencies Learning Modules. By checking the boxes below, I am indicating that I completed BOTH of the following: I watched the 9:30 Applying Career Competencies video on ElevateTrak.com, completed the knowledge test, downloaded the certificate of achievement and uploaded it to Handshake under "Other Documents". I watched the two videos under the Job Fair module (Part 1 & 2) on ElevateTrak.com and took the knowledge test after part 2. I downloaded the certificate of achievement and uploaded it to Handshake under "Other Documents".
3. Career Readiness Workshops. By checking the boxes below, I am indicating that I attended TWO of the following:

3. Career Readiness Workshops. By checking the boxes below, I am indicating that I attended TWO of the following: Employer-Ready Resume | August 25 | 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. | RUC, 2nd Floor Room 246 Professional Interviewing Strategies | September 1 | 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. | RUC, 2nd Floor Room 246 Employer Panel: Making a Great Impression at a Job Fair| September 8 | 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. | RUC, 3rd Floor Room 371 Career Fair Prep Crawl: Your station-by-station guide to career fair success! | September 10 | 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. | RUC, 2nd Floor Room 282 Making Great Presentations: Scott Christen | October 8 | 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. | RUC, 2nd Floor Room 246 Employer-Ready Resume | October 22 | 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. | RUC, 2nd Floor Room 246 Professional Interviewing Strategies | October 27 | 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. | RUC, 2nd Floor Room 246 How will I be Evaluated on My First Job? | November 5 | 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. | RUC, 2nd Floor Room 246
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