Career Preparation
Free Speech in the Workplace: How to Navigate the Social Media Landscape
Event Date:February 18, 2019 – 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Location:Center for Graduate Life, Cone University Center 268 Facilitated by: Samantha (Sam) Sears, JD, Associate Vice Chancellor and Deputy General Counsel, UNC Charlotte Legal Affairs Social media has changed the methods we use to communicate with society today. Social media has been used as a […]
Navigating the Academic Job Search
Event Date:February 12, 2019 – 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Location:Cone 268 Facilitated by Dr. Suzanne Boyd This informal discussion will provide graduate students with strategies and best practices related to the academic search process.
Build a Linkedin Profile & Use Linkedin to Network and Find a Job
Event Date:February 12, 2019 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location:Cone 268 Facilitated by Megan Corkery, Assistant Director and Engineering Career Advisor, the University Career Center This presentation is designed primarily for students who do not have a LinkedIn profile and are interested in creating a professional online presence using LinkedIn. Students looking to improve […]
Preparing a Diversity Statement
Event Date:February 6, 2019 – 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM Location:Cone 268 Diversity statements are an increasingly common requirement as part of the academic job application process. Such a statement not only reflects what diversity means to you personally, it also helps to inform your teaching philosophy and practice. But, what else is a diversity […]
What do Employers Want?
Event Date:February 5, 2019 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location:Cone 268 Facilitated by Jay Skipworth, Associate Director for Employer Management, the University Career Center This workshop is designed to help students understand the skills and attributes they need to build to make themselves competitive for future employment positions.
Preparing your Elevator Pitch & Networking Basics
Event Date:January 29, 2019 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location:Cone 268 Facilitated by Brandi Ledermann, Business Career Advisor, the University Career Center This session is primarily for graduate students who want to gain more information about how to build and implement a 30 second pitch that summarizes your interests and experience when you interact […]
Career Paths for PhDs in STEM
Event Date:January 25, 2019 – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Location:Cone 268 Facilitated by Dr. Patrick Madsen, Director of the University Career Center and Mohamed Shehab, Associate Professor of Software and Information Systems Join us for this informal discussion about the various career paths available to doctoral students in STEM disciplines.
International Graduate Student Professional Development Series: Preparing your Elevator Pitch & Networking Basics
Event Date:January 18, 2019 – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Location:Cone 268 Facilitated by Megan Downey, Assistant Director for Career Professionalism, the University Career Center This session is primarily for the international graduate student who wants to gain more information about how to build and implement an elevator pitch. An elevator pitch is a 30-second […]
Preparing Effective Resumes and Cover Letters
Event Date:January 16, 2019 – 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM Location:Cone 268 Facilitated by Rachel King, Assistant Director for Peer Programming, the University Career Center A well-polished resume that makes a good first impression increases your chances of getting that interview! Attend this workshop to learn how to write an effective resume that gets noticed.
Preparing an Effective Academic Job Talk
Event Date:January 15, 2019 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location:Cone 268 Facilitated by Dr. Anita Blanchard, Associate Professor in Psychology and Organization Science Join Dr. Anita Blanchard, Associate Professor in Psychology and Organization Science to learn how to prepare an effective job talk for the academic search process.