From Papers to Purpose: How to Prepare for and Launch Your Non-Academic Career.
Thursday November 16, 4:00-5:30pm, online.
Register here with your UW email.
Career coach and educator Dr. Jennifer Polk will host a virtual workshop to prepare trainees with tools to develop and market their skills and prepare materials for job searches and applications.
- Discover and document your values, strengths, interests, & transferable skills
- Reframe your academic-centric professional introduction to appeal to non-academic employers
- Draft a Focus Statement to guide your career exploration
- Recognize the place and value of networking as you identify career options
- Identify strategies to initiate and nurture professional connections
- Develop an active job seeker plan that makes sense for you and your goals
- Determine your own next steps as a career explorer or job seeker
Invited Speakers
Our invited speaker Dr. Laura Landweber will be visiting Wednesday November 8. We will host a coffee chat at 9:15am and her seminar will be at 3:30pm in Foege Auditorium.