Empower your job or internship search with outstanding applications. We will share tips, advice and insight to make sure your CV and cover letter tell your story and highlight your skills, experience and unique value to an employer. By attending this course, you will be able to:
Ready to start your job search? During this session we will review the key strategies to use and will focus on helping you develop an action plan, and a timeline, to make sure you stay motivated and on target!
By attending this course, you will be able to:
1) Learn what job search strategies work well
Join us to learn about hiring processes for tenure-track professor positions in academia. We will discuss finding postings, drafting application materials, interviewing, negotiating, and strategies to strengthen your candidacy.
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By attending this session, you will:
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
• Practice conflict management skills in a negotiation simulation
• Identify different conflict management styles
• Consider how conflict management skills can be used and developed
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
This workshop will provide an introduction to the design and preparation of a teaching portfolio. In particular, we will address how to document the diverse elements of your teaching and effectively communicate your pedagogical skills to academic hiring committees.
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Ready to apply but struggling with what to say in a cover letter? Bring an internship or job posting and join your peers for this cover letter writing session.
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
• Understand the definition of effective communication
• Learn about the communication process using conceptual models (Sender-Receiver Model and the Transactional model).
• Explore the importance of active listening in communication.
Thinking about graduate school?Ěý
This workshop will cover questions and factors to consider before applying, as well as typical application procedures and the expectations around them. Ěý
**Please note this workshop is for students for whom French is a second language. It's not intended for native French speakers.Ěý
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Whether your academic CV is going to an admissions committee, a potential postdoc supervisor, a granting agency, or a tenure-track hiring committee, you will need a document that clearly and concisely showcases your potential. Bring a rough draft of your CV (electronic or print) for peer feedback after the workshop (optional, from 11:30-12:00).  
Get ready to impress employers! Learn how to navigate this experience, introduce yourself and ask thoughtful questions. We will also discuss what to do after these events and how to follow-up with employers.
By attending this workshop, students will be able to:
It's well known that talking to professionals in your field(s) of interest is a key component of career exploration but…how exactly do you go about doing this?!Ěý
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Academic Career Series concludes with a half-day conference that brings together perspectives from academics across different disciplines who have academic job market experience (as candidates, as members of the search committee, or both).
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