Professional Career Development (PCD) is a two-credit hour course designed to give you a very early start on the process of career planning and development.

Being assertive is completely different to being aggressive, although the inability to be assertive can create feelings of failure and anger. And being assertive is something that many of us find difficult.

Soft skills play an important role in resume writing, interviewing and finding success in communicating with people at work and in other areas of your life. For example, as you look for jobs, you may find that many employers list specific soft skills on their job posts in the ‘required’ or ‘desired’ sections.

This course looks at creating a personal development plan, developing your skills in goal planning and how to outline your goals using the SMART approach – it also helps you to identify and prioritise your learning needs.