Be Future Ready for THE GREEN ECONOMY
The Centre for Career Action and Impact Alliance have teamed up to offer a 6-part workshop series about Building Sustainable Careers. This series includes the following events:
Writing a cover-letter can feel annoying, daunting and time consuming! In this workshop we will find ways to make writing a cover-letter less painful. We will dissect what cover-letters are actually about, talk about challenges you might face and chat about strategies that help your writing process.
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Learn how to interpret job descriptions to identify your strongest and most relevant skills. Adopt the perspective of an employer when submitting your application for a position.
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In this interactive workshop, you’ll practice translating academic language to industry language, apply strategies for answering interview questions and evaluate the effectiveness of responses to interview questions.
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Through this interactive workshop, you’ll become better prepared for a campus interview. In addition to learning about a typical campus interview schedule, you’ll learn to analyze interview questions and evaluate and develop effective responses to these questions.
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You've been provided a Zoom link for your next interview - now what? Learn tips and tricks to help you ace your next virtual interview.
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Workshop #2 of the Building Sustainable Careers series is Get that Green! Green Entrepreneurship 101. Join Brock Dickinson, Entrepreneur in Residence & Adjunct Professor at the University of Waterloo to explore the power of green enterprises in advancing the SDGs!
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Uncover hidden career opportunities by learning the most successful ways to apply networking strategies, both in-person and online.
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Confused about career direction? Overwhelmed with choice? Not sure where to begin? In Part 1 of this two-session workshop, explore the career planning process, how to deepen your understanding of yourself and your career options, and discover what challenges in the world you'd like to be part of.
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In this interactive workshop, you will discuss the value of making connections as part of a job search strategy. You will explore networking strategies and identify your own action plan.
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In Part 2 of this two-session workshop, discover the work values that you desire in a career in order to be satisfied, learn how to conduct occupational research and how to put it all together in order to make informed career decisions.
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You've heard LinkedIn is a helpful way to connect with employers. So now what? In this workshop we will explore how to create a compelling LinkedIn profile, how to network successfully within LinkedIn, connect with recruiters and alumni, and conduct research on your chosen field.
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When your career interests are congruent with your work, you are more likely to be satisfied, motivated and successful in your career. Discover what your key interest motivators are and how these can help you identify careers that align with these interests.
*NOTE: Registrants will be emailed a booklet to complete prior to the workshop. Please complete all activities in the booklet before attending the session!
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Now is a great time to update your LinkedIn profile. In this interactive workshop you will reflect on your skills and knowledge and the brand you want to represent on LinkedIn. You will identify ideas for your profile header, summary and images.
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Are you applying for a faculty/lecturer/postdoc position? In this interactive workshop, you'll learn how to prepare an effective curriculum vitae (CV) as well as how to write a professional and compelling cover letter for academic positions.
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Learn how to interpret job descriptions to identify your strongest and most relevant skills. Adopt the perspective of an employer when submitting your application for a position.
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The skills identification and articulation workshop helps students identify the skills they're developing throughout their undergraduate career. Workshop participants will also develop strategies for articulating these skills to target audiences (e.g. potential employers). If you can recognize what you're learning and how your skills translate to the job market, you can set yourself apart from other candidates! The skills identification and articulation workshop is one of six milestones in the EDGE academic certificate program.
Workshop #5 of the Building Sustainable Careers series is How to talk to strangers about career stuff
Graduating in 2022? Maximize your employment opportunities upon graduation by learning about Waterloo's job board, WaterlooWorks. Also, hear about the many services and benefits offered through the Centre for Career Action and Alumni Relations that remain available to you after you graduate.
Register on WaterlooWorks.
Graduating in 2022? Maximize your employment opportunities upon graduation by learning about Waterloo's job board, WaterlooWorks. Also, hear about the many services and benefits offered through the Centre for Career Action and Alumni Relations that remain available to you after you graduate.
Register on WaterlooWorks.
Workshop #6 of the Building Sustainable Careers series is SDG Career Chats with Alumni – Panel
Are you interested in a career related to sustainability or in learning how sustainability can be a part of your career? In this panel, you will have the opportunity to explore careers in sustainability and discover how your future career can connect to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs).
