Category: Webinar Library
Careers in Advancement: More Than Fundraising
Join AJ Davidson, Talent Acquisition Manager for the UVA advancement community, to learn more about what it means to pursue a career in advancement. Advancement is a relatively young...
Resumes Revealed: The Real Reasons Why Recruiters Don’t Call You Back and What To Do About It
Have you ever submitted a resume online only to have it disappear into the employer’s internet black hole? Just like the old expression “beauty is in the eye of...
How to Write Emails and Job Apps Like a Total Pro
Writing skills are a critical part of a career in any industry. When we learn to compose emails with impact, they can lead to new relationships and change our...
Use Your Business Skills to Succeed in Data Analytics
Are you looking for a way to leverage your background into the burgeoning area of data science? A career in data analytics requires more than technical expertise – analysts...
10 Things You Need to Consider if You Are Ready for a Job or Career Change
A 2014 Gallup poll shows that 70% of America’s workforce are “disengaged” in their jobs. That means they are working, but they aren’t enjoying it. Economic recovery has been...
Inside Scoop: Careers in Nursing
Attracted by healthy demand, good salaries and prospects for more meaningful work, many career changers and retirees are giving nursing a closer look. Also, mid-career nurses who want to...
Winning the War for Talent: Thriving in a Competitive Employment Market
Talent management professional Mike Thompson provides an inside look at what many employers call the “war for talent,” both from employer and employee perspectives. During his presentation, Mike will:...
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...
Act Your Way to Career Success: Strategies for Effective Communication
Too often we go from meeting to meeting, phone call to phone call, without stopping to think strategically about what we want from that interaction and how we’re going...
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...
How Star Performers Leverage Performance Reviews
What’s the best way to prepare for my performance review? How can I explain everything I’ve done all year in just an hour? My boss doesn’t really know what...
Career Options for Academics and Other Intellectuals
Graduate students, postdocs, and PhDs are primarily trained to enter careers in academic teaching and research. But where else do academics and other job seekers who thrive on intellectually...