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LIVE Career Q&A with Alumni Career Engagement

Ask us anything! Seeking that next great job, getting ready to ask for that promotion, or finishing your grad school application? Director of Alumni Career Engagement Amanda Panarese (Col ’99) and Senior Career Advisor Liz Sprouse are here to answer ANY of your career-related questions. Can’t make the live event? Send your questions in advance […]

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Career Planning, Education & Learning, Established Professionals, In Transition, Job Search, Job Search Materials, Networking, New Grads, Retirement, Rising Professionals, Webinar Library

5 Keys to Making a Successful Career Transition

Let’s face it, career transitions can be tricky. Whether you’re changing sectors, industries, organizations, countries, or functions—or ramping up or ramping down—many of us struggle to navigate the necessary changes for a successful transition, both personal and professional. Having made nearly two dozen career transitions in the past 30 years, Perry Yeatman (Col ’86) now […]

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Audiences, In Transition, Job Search, Job Search Materials, Topics, Webinar Library

Crafting a Corporate Career with a Liberal Arts Degree

As a Spanish and Latin American Studies major, Cheryl Battles Fudge learned firsthand the challenges of leveraging a liberal arts degree to create fulfilling and challenging professional opportunities in a corporate environment. In this webinar, Cheryl shares tangible strategies to maximize the strength of your liberal arts degree, build on the foundation of a liberal […]

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Audiences, Career Planning, Explore Occupations, In Transition, New Grads, Rising Professionals, Topics, Webinar Library

4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Deciding to Apply to Grad School

MBA Career Advisor Mary Ryan walks you through the thought process of whether or not to apply to graduate school. She’ll share her personal experience of applying to graduate programs, and will leave you with four key questions you should ask yourself before applying. In this webinar, you will: Explore self-assessment tools that can help […]

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Advanced Degrees, Audiences, Education & Learning, Established Professionals, In Transition, New Grads, Professional Schools, Rising Professionals, Topics, Webinar Library

The Inside Scoop: Careers in Data Science

Data Science is one of the most worthwhile and exciting career paths available today. We are experiencing an exponential increase in data collection, and companies are searching far and wide for qualified employees to transform their data into actionable information. Data Scientists apply software engineering, statistical modeling, and subject-matter expertise to answer the most significant […]

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Audiences, Career Planning, Established Professionals, Explore Occupations, In Transition, New Grads, Rising Professionals, Topics, Webinar Library

Know Your Decision Style and Enhance Your Career Success

What makes some careers soar while others plateau or stall? Research shows that your decision making style, not just your personality, impacts how others perceive you. Much of your professional success depends on your ability to use the best decision-making approach for each situation. Your ability to authentically adapt your decision style to different scenarios […]

Tuck and Roll: How to Instigate and Perpetrate a Career Transition

Tuck and Roll is a trail running technique, a life method, a career transition philosophy, and, for those reasons, the name of this former labor and employment attorney’s production company. Amanda Upson (Col ’95) will walk you through a career transition without (much) second-guessing or fear of immense and total failure. She will break down […]

Tapping into Your Creativity for Professional Success and Personal Satisfaction

Wondering where your mojo went and how to get it back? Looking for ways to move from burnout (reactive & resentful inertia) to mojo (creative & joyful momentum)? Creativity is accessible to everyone! You can develop a sense of creativity and play which leads to confidence, power and authenticity. You can have the joyful momentum […]

The Inside Scoop: Life in the Foreign Service

What is it like to be an American diplomat posted abroad in a US Embassy? How does one enter the Foreign Service? What is a typical Foreign Service career? How do Foreign Service Officers interact with the State Department at home? What other US Government departments offer opportunities abroad? Join Michael Butler as he answers […]

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Audiences, Career Planning, Established Professionals, Explore Occupations, In Transition, New Grads, Rising Professionals, Topics

Find Your Passion and Live Your Dream

We all talk about wanting to have a job we love. But that’s easier said than done, right? Even if you know you want to change, you might wonder:  “What, exactly, should I do next? How do I find it? Where do I even start? How do I know what I’m good at? And—what if […]

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Audiences, Career Planning, Established Professionals, Identify Skills & Interests, In Transition, New Grads, Retirement, Rising Professionals, Topics, Webinar Library