Navigating a layoff or career pivot can be challenging, but you don't have to do it alone—and there is a path forward. This self-paced online course helps you move forward with clarity, confidence, and strategy.
The Career Reset: Reflect, Refocus, Rebuild
Based on a popular MBA elective at CSU, The Career Reset offers actionable guidance, structured reflection, and modern job search tools to help you navigate change and chart a new path.
Considering a meaningful career shift or reinvention
Seeking clarity, confidence, and practical tools for job searching
Ready to reflect, reset, and rebuild with purpose
What you’ll gain
This course was built for professionals navigating change. Whether you're re-entering the workforce or reimagining your next chapter, you'll walk away with:
A clear understanding of your strengths and how they apply to future opportunities
Modern career design strategies that help you envision and test new directions
Personal branding tools, including resumes, cover letters, and LinkedIn updates
Proven job search techniques to help you find and connect with your next opportunity
Confidence to communicate your story in interviews and professional settings
You’ll also earn a certificate of completion (by request) to recognize your commitment to learning and growth.
What sets this course apart
Designed for life’s unexpected turns: Created specifically to support laid-off and transitioning professionals
Empathetic, evidence-based content: Combines research-backed career strategies with a human-centered approach
Flexible and approachable: Just 7–10 hours over 8 weeks, completely online and self-paced
Built for action: Eight modules guide you step-by-step through reflection, research, branding, and career prototyping