Spring 2021 Events
Registration is required to receive links to these virtual events.
Navigating Job Negotiations for Graduate Students
Don't leave money on the table! Before accepting any job offer, realize negotiation is a critical part of the process. In this virtual workshop, you will explore your values and interests in order to identify your "non-negotiables" before discussing strategies for negotiation. You can expect to leave this workshop with greater confidence in your negotiating skills, access to useful resources, and action steps to prepare for negotiations.
Tuesday, Feb. 9
Noon - 1:30 pm
Online
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Graduate Student Group: Job Market Prep
Find community among graduate students who are in various stages of job market preparation and share tips, tricks, and the journey with one another.
Take advantage of this great opportunity to meet graduate students from across campus. Topics and discussions are curated by group members, but a Graduate School staff member will facilitate the start of each session. It will be up to the members to share strategies and seek advice from each other during each session.
Come when you are able or come to every meeting so that you engage with peers around your journey.
Every other Wednesday, starting Jan. 13
4 - 5 pm
New participants are welcome anytime
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Résumés and Cover Letters for Graduate Students and Returning Adults
Presented by The Writing Center
If you have completed your Bachelor’s degree or you have several years of work experience under your belt, then this resume and cover letter workshop is for you. We’ll review résumé content and design, discuss the best ways to align your qualifications with the position description, and learn how to build an effective argument in your cover letter, persuading decision-makers that you are the best person for the job. Please bring your own resume and cover letter to discuss.
Wednesday, Feb. 10
3:30 - 5 pm
Online
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Investment and Retirement Planning for Graduate Students
Co-sponsored by the Graduate School Office of Professional Development and the Financial Life Skills program in the School of Human Ecology
You probably know that you should be investing and saving for retirement, but as a graduate student on a tight budget it can be difficult to navigate these financial decisions. In this interactive workshop, learn best practices for retirement planning and prioritizing expenses, loans, savings, and investments during and after graduate school. Linda Lepe, CFP & Faculty Associate in the Personal Finance Program (SoHE) will help students develop a financial strategy to maximize limited resources while pursuing an advanced degree. Students will leave this workshop with personalized financial goals and a plan and resources to accomplish them.
Tuesday, March 2
1 - 2:30 pm
Online | Zoom
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Graduate Career Diversity Panel with the Morgridge Center for Public Service
Presented by the Center for the Humanities
Join us to hear the stories of three UW–Madison alumni who took non-academic career paths, and to imagine your own potential professional path. The panel will be moderated by Haley Madden (Assistant Director of Community Engagement, Morgridge Center for Public Service), and there will be time for Q&A and informal conversation.
• Jamie Bugel is a volunteer coordinator for the citizen-based monitoring project Snapshot Wisconsin at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
• Dadit Hidayat is a Policy and Outreach Specialist at Kids Forward, a Madison-based nonprofit organization.
• Molly Simis Wilkinson is a product manager for change management technologies at a large technology consulting firm.
Wednesday, March 10
Noon - 1 pm
Online | Zoom
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Graduate Career Diversity Panel with Sociology Alumni
Presented by the Center for the Humanities
Join us to hear the stories of three Sociology alumni who took non-academic career paths, and to imagine your own potential professional path. The panel will be moderated by Chad Goldberg (Professor, Sociology), and there will be time for Q&A and informal conversation.
• Katie Fallon, Director, Office of Housing Policy, Ohio Housing Finance Agency
• Josh Rossol, Principal, Mindfrog
• Alex Hanna, Research Scientist, Google
Monday, March 15
4 - 5 pm
Online | Zoom
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Working Effectively in Teams
Professional success is dependent on being able to work effectively in teams. Which explains why, almost every job description lists “team player”, “team-work”, “interpersonal skills”, “communication skills”, or a variation as essential skills. Yet the graduate experience offers limited opportunities for candidates to develop these skills. This interactive workshop will help graduate students develop a strong foundation for becoming effective team players through a combination of learning, individual, and group activities.
Session 1: Fundamentals of Team Dynamics
Monday, March 22
Time TBD
Online | Zoom
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Session 2: From Conflict to Collaboration in Teams
Monday, March 29
Time TBD
Online | Zoom
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Graduate Career Diversity Panel with History
Presented by the Center for the Humanities
Join us to hear the stories of four alumni of History who took non-academic career paths, and to imagine your own potential professional path. The panel will be moderated by Jennifer Gramer (History), and there will be time for Q&A and informal conversation.
• Daniel G. Hummel, Director for University Engagement, Upper House
• Maureen Justiniano, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
• Jillian Slaight, legislative analyst, Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB)
• Lane Sunwall, Teaching and Technology Consultant, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Tuesday, March 30
Noon - 1 pm
Online | Zoom
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Non-Faculty Academic Careers Panel
We will have a panel of Higher Education Administrators share about their work in higher education.
Wednesday, April 7
Time TBD
Online | Zoom
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Summer 2021 Events by Beyond the Professoriate
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June 4 - Why every PhD should be on LinkedIn and 3 steps to get you started
Join Beyond the Professoriate founder Dr. L. Maren Wood for this live, interactive workshop. She’ll share with you strategies to most effectively use LinkedIn for your job search, and 3 steps to get you started. She’ll also share resources and programming in Aurora that can help you build an effective profile.
After attending this webinar, you will be able to:
- Recognize the importance of LinkedIn in a nonacademic job search.
- Describe your skills and value to professional employers.
- Create a plan for updating and maintaining your LinkedIn profile.
- Identify resources in Aurora that can help you in your job search.
The webinar will be held via Zoom webinar in Aurora and will be recorded. Advanced registration is required.
June 18 - Overqualified or Under-qualified? Which is it, and what to do about it.
Join Beyond the Professoriate founder Dr. L. Maren Wood for this free event. She’ll share with you the challenges PhDs face in their job search, how you can address them, and how the resources and programming in Aurora can help you communicate your value to professional employers.
After attending this webinar, you will be able to:
- Identify the challenges PhDs face when applying for nonacademic jobs.
- Describe the importance of translating your skills into the language of employers.
- Apply strategies to communicate your value to professional employers.
- Recognize how Beyond the Professoriate programming helps you in your job search.
The webinar will be held via Zoom webinar in Aurora and will be recorded. Advanced registration is required.
July 9 - What you need to know about going on the academic job market
Join Beyond the Professoriate founder Dr. L. Maren Wood as she hosts Dan Olson-Bang, PhD, for this live, interactive workshop.
Dr. Olson-Bang will share with you everything you need to know about going on the academic job market this fall, and how the resources and programming in Aurora can help you prepare your application package.
After attending this webinar, you will be able to:
- Outline the academic job market timeline.
- Identify the essential documents you will need to apply for academic positions.
- Develop a plan of action for going on the academic job market.
- Identify resources in Aurora that can help you in your academic job search.
The webinar will be held via Zoom webinar in Aurora and will be recorded. Advanced registration is required.
Beyond the Professoriate Career Assessment
Take the five minute quiz. Discover three steps you should take next in your job search.
Aurora
Aurora by Beyond the Professoriate offers on-demand video seminars to help graduate students across disciplines launch a successful non-faculty job search. Video seminars are taught by PhD experts working beyond the professoriate. Topics include career exploration, hiring and negotiating, and online job search strategies. Learning prompts help students apply this new knowledge to their own job search.
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.