Resources from Career Week
Facilitator Presentations & Handouts:
- Workshop by Dr. Abby Stayart: “Your Future in Retrospect: Embracing Reinvention”
- Seminar by Dr. Abby Stayart: “Your Future in Retrospect: Preparing to Take the Next Step” (PDF)
- Additional handouts from Dr. Abby Stayart:
- Career Development Resources
- Value Cards (exercise: in 3 minutes, divide cards into “necessary” or “unnecessary” values for your future career; then, from the necessary pile, identify your top 8 in order of importance in 2 minutes)
- Transferable Skills List
- Seminar by Dr. Jim Imlay: “Exploring Career Identity in Years 3+ of Graduate School”
- Workshop by Dr. Thomas Kehl-Fie: “The Importance of IDPs”
- Workshop by the Graduate College Career Development Office: “Convincing People Your Research Matters”
- Workshop by Holly Rushakoff and Claire Benjamin: “Building Online Networking Tools”
- Workshop by Patricia Simpson: “Researching Your New Job”
- Workshop by the Graduate College Career Development Office: “CV to Resume: Translating Your Skills for Non-Academic Employers”
- Additional handouts from the Graduate College CDO:
- Information session by Un Yeong Park: “Career-Related Concerns for International Students”
- Workshop by Dr. Jenny Kim: “Interview Strategies”
Agenda
Monday, May 7
Theme: Taking an Active Role in Career Development
10:30 AM | Workshop: “Your Future in Retrospect: Embracing Reinvention” | |
Dr. Abby Stayart of UChicago | A446 CLSL
Registration closed. |
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12:00 PM | Career Development Seminar: “Your Future in Retrospect: Preparing for the Next Step” | |
Dr. Abby Stayart | B102 CLSL
Registration closed. |
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2:00 PM | Career Seminar Series Q&A | |
Dr. Abby Stayart | A446 CLSL
Registration closed. |
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3:30 PM | One-on-One Meetings with Dr. Stayart | |
Dr. Abby Stayart | A446 CLSL
Registration closed. |
Tuesday, May 8
Theme: Career Exploration
11:00 AM | Seminar: “Exploring Career Identity in Years 3+ of Graduate School” | |
Dr. Jim Imlay | B102 CLSL
Registration closed. |
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12:00 PM | Workshop: Discussion following Dr. Imlay’s presentation | |
Graduate Student Panel | B124 & B126 CLSL
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1:30 PM | Workshop: “The Importance_of_IDPs” | |
Dr. Thomas Kehl-Fie | B102 CLSL
Registration closed. |
Wednesday, May 9
Theme: Professional Development
11:00 AM | Workshop: “Convincing People Your Research Matters” | |
Graduate College Career Development Office | Location change: B124 CLSL
Registration closed. |
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1:00 PM | Workshop: “Building Online Networking Tools” | |
Holly Rushakoff & Claire Benjamin | Location change: B124 CLSL
Registration closed. |
Thursday, May 10
Theme: Job Search
9:00 AM | Workshop: “Researching Your New Job” | |
Patricia Simpson, School of Chemical Sciences | B124 CLSL
Registration closed. |
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10:30 AM | Workshop: “CV to Resume: Translating Your Skills for Non-Academic Employers” | |
Graduate College Career Development Office | B124 CLSL
Registration closed. |
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12:00 PM | Information Session: “Career-Related Concerns for International Students” | |
Un Yeong Park, UIUC Career Center | B124 CLSL
Registration closed. |
Friday, May 11
Theme: Interview Strategies
10:00 AM | Workshop: “Interview Strategies” | |
Dr. Jenny Kim | B126 CLSL
Registration closed. |
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1:00 PM | Seminar: “Algorithm-driven Research in Synthetic Biology” | |
Dr. Ran Chao, LifeFoundry co-founder | B126 CLSL
Registration closed. |
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2:00 PM | Meet-and-Greet Networking Event | |
Dr. Ran Chao, LifeFoundry co-founder | B126 CLSL
Registration closed. |