[pccgrads] Fwd: Winter Professional Development Events for UW Grad Students

[Miriam A. Bertram]

 winter professional development events for graduate students by the
graduate school...



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*Have you Considered a Career in Business? A Professional Development
Workshop for Business and Non-Business Graduate Students *Tuesday, January
10, 2023, 3:30-5pm
Peek Forum, Founders Hall (Campus Map
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RSVP is required to attend this event. RSVP:
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Are you a current master's or doctoral student who is curious about careers
in the business world? Do you wonder what are the career skills you can
employ to land a job in business even with a non-business background? Join
the Foster School of Business Career Services and CIRCLE for this
professional development workshop.

You will have an opportunity to learn:


   - Exercises to discover your strengths and interests for careers
   - How to write your resume and LinkedIn profile to catch attention of
   recruiters and hiring managers
   - Ways to network effectively
   - Tips and strategies to interview with confidence



Featured Speakers:



   - Jack Chung, Associate Director, Foster School of Business
   - Lindsey Friessnig, Assistant Director, Foster School of Business
   - Ziyan Bai, Assistant Director, CIRCLE


This workshop is co-sponsored by the Center for International Relations and
Cultural Leadership Exchange (CIRCLE), Foster School of Business Career
Services, and Office of Graduate Student & Postdoc Affairs in The Graduate
School. Please send questions to Ziyan Bai, CIRCLE Assistant Director of
Graduate Programs and Operations, at baiziyan at uw.edu.



*Exploring Professions In & Beyond Academia: A 2-Day Career Symposium for
PhD Students*
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 | 3 pm – 7:30 pm: for Sciences & Engineering PhD
Students
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023 | 3 pm – 7:30 pm: for Social Sciences & Humanities
PhD Students
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Registration required and limited to 30 participants per day:
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Send questions to baiziyan at uw.edu

Seattle campus calendar entry
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Are you just starting your Ph.D. program or in the process of finalizing
your dissertation proposal? Thinking about possible future career
opportunities? Unsure whether to pursue an academic or non-academic career?
This symposium will provide you with insights, tools, and informational
resources to support your career exploration.


Each symposium day will include:


   - Keynote speakers
   - Moderated panels about academic and non-academic careers
   - Professional skill building workshops
   - Networking opportunities
   - Free dinner & refreshments



At the end of this event, you’ll be able to:



   - Understand how to use a career self-assessment tool to identify your
   interests, skills, and values
   - Learn insights from guest speakers and panels about careers in and
   beyond academia
   - Gain strategies to assess a possible employer’s commitment Diversity,
   Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices
   - Develop networking skills to build your professional connections



Event Guests on January 17: Sciences and Engineering Day



   - Xu Chen, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering – Associate Professor @ UW
   Mechanical Engineering
   - Karla-Luise Herpoldt, Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular
   Biology – Scientist II @ 2seventy bio
   - Heather Price, Ph.D. in Chemistry – Full-Time Faculty @ North Seattle
   College
   - Adam Steinbrenner, Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Biology – Assistant
   Professor @ UW Biology


Event Guests on January 24: Social Sciences and Humanities Day



   - Spencer Cohen, Ph.D. in Geography – Principal & Founder @ High Peak
   Strategy LLC
   - Jesús Hidalgo, Ph.D. in Spanish & Portuguese Studies – Graduate
   Program Advisor @ UW Jackson School
   - Nika Kabiri, Ph.D. in Sociology – Data Scientist @ Clio
   - Kristin McCowan, Ph.D. in Social Welfare – Director of Research
   Partnerships @ Road Map Project
   - Tomas de Rezende Rocha, Ph.D. in Education – Assistant Professor @ UW
   Education
   - Adele Zhang, Ph.D. in English – Project Manager for Global Talent @
   Walmart


This career symposium is co-hosted by the Center for International
Relations & Cultural Leadership Exchange (CIRCLE), Graduate Student Affairs
in The Graduate School, and Career & Internship Center. Please send
questions to Ziyan Bai, CIRCLE Assistant Director of Graduate Programs and
Operations, at baiziyan at uw.edu.
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