Spring 2019 Events
Successful Interviewing
You landed an interview for an industry, government or nonprofit job. Congratulations! Now you have one chance to impress. In this workshop for master's and doctoral students, you will learn about the various types of interview questions, review a structure for crafting interview responses that illustrate your experiences, practice responding to interview questions in real time, and discuss effective nonverbal communication.
Tuesday, Feb. 19
This event has passed.
Watch the video by clicking the link above.
Job Search Strategies: A Systematic Process that Works
Searching for a professional position needs to be approached like undertaking a very challenging project. Learn about the process, tools, and steps that can lead to success with this critical project. It should be focused, organized, and disciplined - with weekly plans and accountability on your progress. Drawing from over 20 years helping thousands of professionals and executives with job searches, Donna Beestman will share tips on crafting your resume and other marketing documents, developing your verbal talking points, creating an effective online presence, expanding your professional network, and preparing for interviewing.
Wednesday, Feb. 27
4-5:30 pm, reception to follow
1111 Genetics Biotechnology Center Building
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Identifying, Developing, and Presenting Your Transferable Skills
Transferable skills are skills that you learn in one setting that can be applied to work in many other settings. As a PhD candidate you develop competencies that can be applied to interesting and challenging work beyond the tenure track, inside or outside the academy. In this session, you will have the opportunity to identify these skills, learn ways to develop them as a graduate student, and prepare to communicate your skills to potential employers.
Thursday, March 7
4-5:30 pm
Red Gym
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The Versatile PhD
ONLINE RESOURCE
The Versatile PhD is a web-based resource for graduate students, PhDs, alumni, and postdoctoral fellows interested in exploring non-academic careers. The site can be accessed from any computer and is confidential. While many areas of the site are open to everyone, UW–Madison is a subscriber, which means that current students, faculty, staff and recent alumni get access to the high-quality PhD Career Finder of the Versatile PhD site.
New to VersatilePhD - "Options for Success" course
New this fall, VersatilePhD offers "Options for Success", a career discovery course that helps identify viable career paths and transferable skills, and manages the transition to professional placement. The course consists of six online modules that offer guidance toward success in the professional job market. This course can help students identify strengths, understand options, identify interests, market talents and skills, build a network, and improve job readiness. To access the course, log in to VersatilePhD through the UW-Madison Institutional Membership bridge.
Sampling of past events in this series
When possible, the Graduate School Office of Professional Development video records professional development events and posts them to our YouTube Channel. Below are two examples from the Beyond the Tenure Track series.