Join us for our third annual day of workshops and advice dedicated to your career planning needs across the career spectrum. Alumni, employers and career services professionals will present on a variety of topics through panels and skill-building workshops.  Lunch will be served and the event will culminate with a networking reception.  This event is open to current graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, and Duke University. 

Agenda

8:30 am                Check in and Continental Breakfast  (Great Hall, Student Union)                                                      

9:00 am                Welcome and Opening Keynote  Dr. Taffye Benson Clayton, Building Professional Relationships (to build your brand)

9:45 am                Break

10:00 am              Session One – choose from

• CV/Resume Development and Effective Cover Letters                                                                
• Networking                                                                                                                             
• Interviewing for Academic Positions – Humanities/Social Sciences                                                   
• Interviewing for Positions Across the Career Spectrum                                                                         
• Negotiating the Job Offer                                                                                                                      
• What’s Your Career Strategy?  Tips for the Undecided Student                                         
   

11:00 am              Break

11:15 am              Session Two – choose from

• CV/Resume Development and Effective Cover Letters                                                                
• Networking                                                                                                                                             
• Interviewing for Academic Positions - STEM                                                                                               
• Interviewing for Positions Across the Career Spectrum                                                                         
• Negotiating the Job Offer                                                                                                                    
• Job Search Tips for International Students and Scholars                                                               

12:15 -                   Lunch                                                                                                                                                              
1:00 pm                Etiquette/Small Talk Presentation

1:15 pm                Session Three – choose from

• Job Hunting for Research Positions Beyond the Tenure Track – STEM fields        
• Job Hunting for Positions Beyond the Tenure Track – Humanities/Social Sciences  
• Choosing the Right Postdoc                                                                                                                     
   

2:30 pm                Session Four – Coffee Talk                                                                                                                      

Get some refreshments and meet informally in roundtable discussions with professionals.
There will be opportunities to practice your introductions with multiple individuals.

• With 15-20 professionals in humanities, social science, STEM and healthcare; academic and across the spectrum

3:30 pm                Closing Remarks                                                                                                                       

Due to catering and speaker payment deadlines, no refunds will be permitted.  Please register by Wednesday October 30, 2013, NOON. FINAL DEADLINE.