Events by month

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.

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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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Reaching out and connecting with total strangers about career stuff can be totally nerve-wracking and awkward. In this workshop we will abandon traditional ideas of "networking" and talk about connecting to other people as people. We will explore reasons to connect with others, some of the challenges you might face (e.g. anxiety, nerves, imposter syndrome, etc.), and give you tips and connect you with resources for navigating talking to strangers about career stuff in a new way. 

Explore your personality type and preferences and how these apply to your career choices.

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Sometimes you may enter a workspace where you feel like you are not able to be your full self and share your identity fully or you may enter a workspace and feel like you are treated with respect and can be your most authentic you. At times, it might be hard to tell whether a space feels safe or unsafe. In this workshop we will help you determine how to assess the mental and emotional safety of workspaces, how to set boundaries and keeping yourself safe and well.

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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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Okay. Careers, job search, interviews. These things can be SUPER anxiety inducing! But don't worry, we've got you! In this workshop we will help you learn how to navigate anxiety during different stages of your career. Whether anxiety is something you've dealt with your whole life or if it's just come up recently. We've got your back with tips and more! (part of our Career-ing While...series)

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In this workshop, we will explore networking basics in academia and learn how to maximize the opportunities to engage in networking events and practices that will benefit your career. We will focus on networking at academic and professional conferences, work search strategies to increase your network and effective social media uses to actively engage with those in your network and more widely share your accomplishments.

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In Part 2 of this two-session workshop, discover the work values that you need 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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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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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!

Register on WaterlooWorks