Events and Activities
Student leaders, are you wanting a professional development workshop for your club or organization members? The Center for Career and Professional Development can help you plan a successfull professional development event for your members. Click here to read our Career Consultant Booklet that will help guide you in planning a successful professional development event for your organization.
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Tue, Jun 6, 2023 |
Grad Student Series Strategies for Job Searching and Networking Finding an internship or job is sometimes a full-time job. Learn about strategies, search engines, authentic network building through informational interviewing, and the power of professional associations and online profiles. See what resources are available to you for free, how to avoid the business card collecting style of networking, and how to develop elevator pitches. |
Virtual Audience: G Core Competencies: |
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Thu, Jun 15, 2023 |
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Do you feel like a fraud pursuing the job of your dreams? This feeling of being less qualified or accomplished in your role is called Imposter Syndrome. This belief can be limiting, especially for those with high ambition and expectations of themselves. Impostor Syndrome steals peace and inhibits courage to fully lean into leadership opportunities. In this workshop, you will learn techniques to recognize and combat Imposter Syndrome. Kirby Player is the Executive Director for the Palmetto Leadership for the Environment, Agriculture and Forestry (PLEAF) Program with over 40 years of leadership experience at Clemson University. Dr. Player uses his personal story to empower others to see their strengths and combat limiting beliefs like Imposter Syndrome. |
Virtual Via Zoom Audience: U Core Competencies: |
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Thu, Jun 22, 2023 |
Career Connectors for Faculty and Staff
This program is designed to help faculty and staff further enhance student career development through learning and discussion of theories, core competencies, and other helpful resources. |
Center for Career and Professional Development, 316 Hendrix Audience: F/S Core Competencies: |
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Tue, Jun 27, 2023 |
How I Got This Job Alumni Panel Join this panel to learn more about determining your career path, how to network effectively, and how to find the right fit in your career. Come with questions for these Clemson Alumni about how they worked to understand what they wanted in a job and patiently explored options until they found the right one! |
Virtual Via Zoom Audience: U Core Competencies: |
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Wed, Jul 5, 2023 |
Leveraging your Internship
A good internship can shape your next professional steps and provide you an opportunity to learn marketable skills while building valuable connections. Join Ashley Persson, Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Development at Clemson University, to learn more about how to add value to your internship team while helping them remember you in a meaningful way for the future. Listen and learn how to establish your credibility, ask questions, and more in order to hopefully turn your internship into a full-time job offer. |
Virtual Via Zoom Audience: U Core Competencies: |
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Tue, Jul 11, 2023 |
Career Connectors for Faculty and Staff- July
This program is designed to help faculty and staff further enhance student career development through learning and discussion of theories, core competencies, and other helpful resources. |
Center for Career and Professional Development, 316 Hendrix Audience: F/S Core Competencies: |
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Wed, Jul 19, 2023 |
Salary Negotiation
In this 60-minute workshop you will learn how to research salary data and which tools show you a behind the scenes look at companies. You will also learn how to articulate your skills, increase your confidence, and develop strategies to negotiate your salary and benefits. |
Virtual Via Zoom Audience: U Core Competencies: |
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Thu, Aug 31, 2023 |
Graduate Student Series Tailoring your Resume and Cover Letter It might take you 30 hours to work on your resume, but an employer will take less than 30 seconds to review it. We will provide graduate students with tips, formats, and approaches to targeting your resume to make you stand out from other applicants. It is important to understand what companies expect to see in a resume for both content as well as layout! |
Online via Zoom Audience: G Core Competencies: |
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Tue, Sep 5, 2023 |
Graduate Student Series Constructing your Curriculum Vitae (CV) If you are considering a career within academia, you will need to produce a curriculum vitae. This seminar will guide graduate students in formatting and developing content toward faculty hiring preferences. Learn the different types of information you should and should not include based on post-doctoral or faculty position descriptions. |
Virtual Audience: G Core Competencies: |
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Thu, Sep 7, 2023 |
Graduate Student Series Strategies for Job Searching and Networking Finding an internship or job is sometimes a full-time job. Learn about strategies, search engines, authentic network building through informational interviewing, and the power of professional associations and online profiles. See what resources are available to you for free, how to avoid the business card collecting style of networking, and how to develop elevator pitches. |
Virtual Audience: G Core Competencies: |
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Tue, Sep 12, 2023 |
Graduate Student Series Tips for Before, During, and After the Interview Congrats on getting to the interview stage of the process! Now what? This workshop covers what to consider before, during, and after the interview to boost your confidence and demonstrate to an employer, you’re a great candidate. Time will be spent on preparing for different styles of interviewing (in-person, phone, and Skype/webinar), learning about the different categories of questions employers ask, and making a good impression from start to finish. |
Virtual Audience: G Core Competencies: |
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Wed, Sep 13, 2023 |
Graduate Student Series LinkedIn Tips and Tricks With companies increasingly using LinkedIn for recruiting, it is important for you to build a profile that will represent you professionally. This seminar will go over different tools to utilize, sections to include and how to format information to help you make a great first impression with viewers of your profile. |
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Tue, Sep 19, 2023 |
Graduate Student Series Quick Tips for International Students Need to understand the do’s and don’ts of job seeking in the U.S.? Come learn strategies to ensure that your professional documents match what U.S. companies are seeking and how to prepare for interviews. International Services will also be present to discuss CPT, OPT, and other related topics. |
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