2018 Intake and Prior
Students must follow the path established in their curricular plan.
Check your study plan here and the status of your plan here.
The Learn in Action Program is a soft-skill and career development program included in the compulsory study plan, exclusively designed for our undergraduate students.
It develops “hands-on” skills that are a crucial complement to academic knowledge and prepares you for the entry in a global job market and an outstanding career. A range of personal skills as well as preparation for recruitment processes will be addressed by experienced and specialized speakers.
It also includes the chance to engage in extra-curricular activities that develop key competencies for a successful professional future: internships, volunteering and entrepreneurship projects.
Follow the Pathway | 2019 and 2020 Intakes
You must upload your CV in the careerNETwork platform and get it approved.
Students will work with the instructor and receive focused suggestions on how to improve their oral and written presentation skills. Observing and evaluating other participants will be an integral part of this interactive course. Practical exercises include impromptu speaking and short presentations.
Check the syllabus here
The workshop provides the students with an introduction to the basics of negotiation theory and a negotiation role-play. The students will practice negotiating themselves in a safe setting in order to learn and develop their skills and understanding.
Check the syllabus here
Time management is a very real and up to date concern for anybody that needs to manage, both, their job/ studies and their personal and social life.
Although it is a difficult task to tackle, it is possible to do it well and in a way that helps students to be more productive and organized, while relieving them from the stress of trying to make everything work out without “pulling” too many long nights.
Check the syllabus here
Students will be given the tools to build a better CV. By the end of the session, students will have a better understanding of how to present themselves and their past experiences, and which information they need to include (and how). It is structured in hands on approach with a brief theory introduction.
Check the syllabus here
Students will have a first approach to the main concepts behind a powerful LinkedIn profile, so that they can build and maintain a 5-star profile. By the end of the session, students will know which information they need to include (and how) in their LinkedIn profile and how to take advantage of it in order to be more competitive. It is structured in hands on approach with a brief theory introduction.
Check the syllabus here
During this workshop, you will gain insights on how to find an internship.
By the end of the workshop, participants should be able to: draft an action plan with steps to follow and useful tools to achieve their goals for landing an internship; be more prepared to aproach the market and do sucessful internship applications
Check the syllabus here
Students will be presented with useful tools for interview preparation. By the end of the session, students will know what to expect, what they can do to prepare and what can make them stand out from the crowd. With a hands on approach, students can practice the most common questions and receive feedback on their performance.
Check the syllabus here
If you want to get inside knowledge, there is no better way than talking to people, finding out how their careers paths were built, and getting to know their story. During this session you will find out why networking is important and how to do it. It is also a great chance to meet people with different backgrounds and career tracks and to start building your network with invited professionals.
Check the syllabus here
Invited guests working in different functions will share their experience - their path, what they most enjoy, what is most challenging, how they prepare... Students are expected to prepare questions and take the opportunity to clarify all doubts about potential functions.
Companies are present on campus and open their doors to students so they can explore how it is to work there, what functions are available and how they can apply. There is a variety of formats and students must take the opportunity to get to know what options are available so they can better choose an area of specialization.
Check available events here.
Professional experiences in the field of management/economics, mostly individual in nature, at companies or other organizations, with an internship supervisor. An opportunity for students to experience areas they are interested in and to identify what they enjoy (and don't enjoy) most.
Check for summer internship opportunities here.
Experiences outside the corporate world, for example, developing own business, taking part in volunteer projects, participating in student clubs or working with departments at CATÓLICA-LISBON on school activities.
Check for volunteer opportunities here.
Follow the Pathway | 2021 Intake
You must upload your CV in the careerNETwork platform and get it approved.
Students will work with the instructor and receive focused suggestions on how to improve their oral and written presentation skills. Observing and evaluating other participants will be an integral part of this interactive course. Practical exercises include impromptu speaking and short presentations.
Check the syllabus here
Students will be given the tools to build a better CV. By the end of the session, students will have a better understanding of how to present themselves and their past experiences, and which information they need to include (and how). It is structured in hands on approach with a brief theory introduction.
Check the syllabus here
Students will have a first approach to the main concepts behind a powerful LinkedIn profile, so that they can build and maintain a 5-star profile. By the end of the session, students will know which information they need to include (and how) in their LinkedIn profile and how to take advantage of it in order to be more competitive. It is structured in hands on approach with a brief theory introduction.
Check the syllabus here
If you want to get inside knowledge, there is no better way than talking to people, finding out how their careers paths were built, and getting to know their story. During this session you will find out why networking is important and how to do it. It is also a great chance to meet people with different backgrounds and career tracks and to start building your network with invited professionals.
Check the syllabus here
During this workshop, you will gain insights on how to find an internship.
By the end of the workshop, participants should be able to: draft an action plan with steps to follow and useful tools to achieve their goals for landing an internship; be more prepared to aproach the market and do sucessful internship applications
Check the syllabus here
Students will be presented with useful tools for interview preparation. By the end of the session, students will know what to expect, what they can do to prepare and what can make them stand out from the crowd. With a hands on approach, students can practice the most common questions and receive feedback on their performance.
Check the syllabus here
The workshop provides the students with an introduction to the basics of negotiation theory and a negotiation role-play. The students will practice negotiating themselves in a safe setting in order to learn and develop their skills and understanding.
Check the syllabus here
Time management is a very real and up to date concern for anybody that needs to manage, both, their job/ studies and their personal and social life.
Although it is a difficult task to tackle, it is possible to do it well and in a way that helps students to be more productive and organized, while relieving them from the stress of trying to make everything work out without “pulling” too many long nights.
Check the syllabus here
Invited guests working in different functions will share their experience - their path, what they most enjoy, what is most challenging, how they prepare... Students are expected to prepare questions and take the opportunity to clarify all doubts about potential functions.
You can check for more information here.
Companies are present on campus and open their doors to students so they can explore how it is to work there, what functions are available and how they can apply. There is a variety of formats and students must take the opportunity to get to know what options are available so they can better choose an area of specialization.
Check available events here.
Professional experiences in the field of management/economics, mostly individual in nature, at companies or other organizations, with an internship supervisor. An opportunity for students to experience areas they are interested in and to identify what they enjoy (and don't enjoy) most.
Check for summer internship opportunities here.
Experiences outside the corporate world, for example, developing own business, taking part in volunteer projects, participating in student clubs or working with departments at CATÓLICA-LISBON on school activities.
Check for volunteer opportunities here.
The “Hands On” Program is part of the Learn in Action program which seeks to aid students in developing key ‘know-how’ skills by means of extra-curricular learning experiences, such as internships or projects.
This type of experience also enables students to add a distinguishing factor to their CVs, making them a more attractive prospect for recruiters and in applying to master programs.
Check how to validate your experience here. And you can validate your experience here.
Adicional Information
Learn in Action absence justifications will only be accepted if you provide an EVIDENCE OF ABSENCE here.
The Absence Form should be submitted within two days after the date of the class. If necessary, the substantiation documents can be provided later, but always within 5 working days after the date of the workshop/recruitment activity. At the end of this time period, the absence justification will be automatically declared invalid.
Since the final Certificate does not enumerate all activities accomplished during the Learn in Action program, students can request the Careers & Talent Office to issue a Learn in Action certificate that identifies all that information.
As such, after their graduation, students can ask for this specific certificate by sending an e-mail to learninaction.clsbe@ucp.pt.