You’ve reached a retired course.
At NDTC, we’re always hard at work finding ways to improve our trainings. In that spirit, we are pleased to now offer this course as an expanded three-part series! You can still complete this course, if you’ve already begun it, but we encourage you to come back and check out our updated offerings when you’re ready to learn even more. Use the links that follow to navigate to the new job search support course of your choice:
New Courses for Job Seekers!
- Grow Your Political Career Through Networking — Learn to build your professional network in accessible, unforced ways. You’ll also learn to use informational interviews to deepen knowledge and find new opportunities
- Build a Powerful Political Job Application — In this course, learn how to make sure your job application materials set you apart from the crowd. Learn tips for efficiently producing high-quality resumes, cover letters, and writing prompts
- Preparing for Successful Interviews and Political Job Offers — This course walks through interviews, negotiation, and the transition into onboarding, setting you up to feel confident and comfortable with the process of interviewing for political work
Jan Gaetjens
Trainer
Jan Gaetjens is a Chicago-based educator whose career spans K-12, higher ed, and adult learning. A first generation American of Haitian and Guyanese descent, Jan has an unwavering belief in the potential of the American experiment and views education as central to the sustenance of participatory Democracy.
Since 2012, Jan has developed career exploration and social-emotional learning curricula for Chicago Public Schools, several charter school networks, DePaul University, and Rush University, supporting countless students through college and into fulfilling careers. In 2017, he was recognized as the Illinois Counseling Association’s Graduate Student of the Year for his work on Chicago’s West side.
Jan holds a BA in Sociology from Georgetown University and an MA in School Counseling from DePaul University, where he is currently pursuing a PhD in Curriculum Studies. His research and writing focuses on the intersections of democracy, education, and racial justice.