Archive | Professional Development Workshops
Sep 25 | Alumni Panel: Unlikely Tech Careers
Unlikely Paths to Tech Tuesday, September 25, 2018, Room 9204 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. About the Career Panel Today everything is tech, and tech is everything—at least it seems that way. Tech affects our lives more and more. It gives us new and radical ways to change peoples’ lives. And it gives you exciting, dynamic, […]
GC Digital Initiatives September Workshops and Events
Workshop: “Digital Academic Identity and WordPress I” Tuesday, September 11th, 2018 – 6:30 – 8:30pm The purpose of this workshop is to help you establish a digital academic identity while becoming familiar with the WordPress platform. We will focus on utilizing the CUNY Academic Commons, helping you establish your digital CV, a blog, or both. […]
Faculty Job Search Workshops
Fall is upon us and the academic job market is in full swing. We are pleased to offer the following series of workshops to support our students as they begin their searches for faculty positions and postdocs. Please forward the information below to interested students. Best, Jenny Furlong, Director, Office of Career Planning & Professional […]
Grad Center Library Workshops – please come, and please RSVP!
Hello Students, See below for upcoming Library workshops. RSVP is recommended but not required! Click on the workshop title to go to the registration page, or see all the events in one list at bit.ly/meetyourlibrary. Welcome to the Library! Jump-start your library research with pointers from the GC librarians. Learn how to use the […]
Fall 2018 Professional Development Seminars
Fall 2018 Professional Development Seminars Students may register online for these courses, they are listed in the course schedule under “Professional Development”. Course numbers are listed below. The courses are 0 credits and do not appear on student transcripts; they are free of charge and open to all matriculated Graduate Center students. (more…)
July 11 | Writing Strong Job Documents with Richard Montauk
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Room C202, Graduate Center Richard Montauk, author of How to Get Into the Top MBA Programs and noted career consultant, will lead a resume and cover letter writing session designed to help graduate students and alumni be strategic in their pursuit of employment in the non-profit or for-profit world. Richard […]
June 7 | Webinar: The Best Practices for Finding Non-Academic Work
Preparing for a Job Search: The Best Practices for Finding Non-Academic Work (Webinar) Thursday, June 7, 2018 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm About the Webinar If you are in the midst of a job search or thinking about starting one, join this webinar to learn about the strategies that tend to lead to the most […]
May 24 | Preparing for Your Faculty Job Search
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CUNY Graduate Center, room 9207 About the Event It’s never too soon to start preparing for the academic job search. In this workshop session, we will discuss how to use the summer to best prepare yourself for the academic job market. We’ll talk about: Setting a time table for your search; […]
May 16 | Launching a Career in the U.S.—What’s Different?
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm CUNY Graduate Center, room 9207 About the Event This workshop is for international students who have been in the U.S. less than three years and may be confused about the U.S. job search process. It will focus on cultural and language challenges in the job search […]