Professional Development Events for Grad Students

 

Professional Development Events for Graduate Students & Postdoctoral Scholars April 11 to April 22, 2022 (Weeks 3 and 4) In this email:  Calendar of Professional Development Workshops & Events Tues, April 12 - Making a Game Plan to Achieve Your Academic and Professional Goals for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars Wed, April 13 Career Conversation Series - The Career Pivot: Tools and strategies to successfully change career paths for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars Wed, April 13 - Spirituality and Career Roundtable Thurs, April 14 - Making a Game Plan to Achieve Your Academic and Professional Goals for STEM Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars Thurs, April 14 - Navigating Resources to Support Career Goals of Students with Disabilities (with WRC & DOR) Upcoming In-Person Workshop (Registration now open!)  Thurs, April 21 - "What Do I Do with My Hands?" Networking at Conferences for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars

Making a Game Plan to Achieve Your Academic and Professional Goals for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars  Tuesday, April 12 from 3:30 - 5:00 PM REGISTER HERE: https://ucla.joinhandshake.com/events/1006592/ How can you be more efficient in reaching your academic and professional development goals? Research strongly suggests that strategic planning is a key factor in graduate students’ time to degree and graduate students’ and postdocs’ satisfaction with their programs, including better career outcomes. Join us to learn how to use ImaginePhD—a free, confidential online tool to help define potential career paths—and its powerful goal setting tools to create a game plan for planning and tracking your progress. In this workshop, we’ll talk about identifying goals, breaking down goals into achievable steps, and incorporating planning as a sustainable part of our routines. Back to Top

Career Conversation Series The Career Pivot: Tools and Strategies to successfully change career paths for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars   Career Exploration – “What can I do?” Wednesday, April 13 from 4:00 - 5:00 PM REGISTER HERE: https://ucla.joinhandshake.com/events/1006540/ Learning From Others – "What are people like me doing?" Wednesday, April 20 from 4:00 - 5:00 PM REGISTER HERE: https://ucla.joinhandshake.com/events/1006546/ Back to Top     Spirituality and Career Roundtable Wednesday, April 13 from 5:00 – 6:30 PM REGISTER HERE: https://ucla.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1019699 Come join the Spirituality and Career Roundtable discussion! Co-hosted by the UCLA Graduate Student Resource Center and Graduate Career Services, this event brings together current graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and alumni to consider how we navigate the intersections of our spirituality and career. The event will begin with a panel discussion followed by an audience-led Q&A. Afterward, panelists and attendees will participate in a few rounds of speed friending to get to know each other better. Sponsored by the UCLA Graduate Resource Center, Career Center, Graduate Division, and the Bruin Resource Center Back to Top     Making a Game Plan to Achieve Your Academic and Professional Goals for STEM Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars  Thursday, April 14 from 3:30 - 5:00 PM REGISTER HERE: https://ucla.joinhandshake.com/events/1006641/ How can you be more efficient in reaching your academic and professional development goals? Research strongly suggests that strategic planning is a key factor in graduate students’ time to degree and graduate students’ and postdocs’ satisfaction with their programs, including better career outcomes. Join us to learn how to use myIDP—a free, confidential online tool to help define potential career paths—and its powerful goal setting tools to create a game plan for planning and tracking your progress. In this workshop, we’ll talk about identifying goals, breaking down goals into achievable steps, and incorporating planning as a sustainable part of our routines. Back to Top     Navigating Resources to Support the Career Goals of Students with Disabilities with Westside Regional Center & Department of Rehabilitation Thursday, April 14 from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM REGISTER HERE: https://ucla.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1016677 Navigate your career development journey at UCLA with confidence, knowledge, resources, and support of the Westside Regional Center, the Department of Rehabilitation, and the Career Center. Become informed about the types of support, resources, eligibility requirements, and processes these agencies can to meet your academic and career goals in conjunction with your particular disability. Leverage resources provided to enhance your skillset, experiences, and knowledge to increase your employment opportunities. Optimize your employability utilizing your pillars of support at UCLA & Beyond. Network with agency representatives during breakout sessions. Back to Top     Upcoming In-Person Workshop   "What Do I Do with My Hands?" Networking at Conferences for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars Thursday, April 21 from 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM UCLA Career Center Conference Room 200 Strathmore Building, 2nd floor (501 Westwood Plaza) REGISTER HERE: https://ucla.joinhandshake.com/events/1006652/ With the conditions of the pandemic changing, more and more opportunities to network in-person are returning or emerging. This can be both exciting and a bit intimidating. In this workshop, participants will learn what constitutes making a good first impression, practice introducing themselves to others, practice making conversation in groups, and develop strategies to follow-up afterwards. Refreshments will be served. Back to Top

Sponsored by UCLA Career Center and UCLA Graduate Division