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SPRING 2022

JSIS Alumni Panel & Networking Sessions (VIRTUAL)

In these interactive and engaging sessions, you will be able to not only learn from our alumni’s unique career paths, but also have small group conversations with individual alum to ask questions and build relationships. Register for the sessions by clicking on the session titles below.

Policy and Government: Friday, April 8, 12:00-1:30pm

Business and Industry: Thursday, April 14, 4:00-5:30pm

Non-Profit and NGO: Tuesday, April 19, 12:00-1:30pm

 

Resume & Cover Letter Writing Lab

Tuesday every week, 1:00—3:00pm – No appointment necessary

Resume and Cover letter are critical for the success of your career search, as they help you make great first impression for the employers. In these weekly Tuesday labs, you will be able to ask any questions you may have about your resume and cover letter, get tips and advice on how to improve your documents, spend time to create or improve your documents, and more! You can drop by anytime and no appointment is necessary.

 

WINTER 2022:

JSIS Alumni Career Panel (VIRTUAL): Meet the recent Jackson School alumni and learn how they navigated and built their career paths from college to career. There will be 4-5 alumni in each session, who are eager to share their insights and wisdom. Students will also have the opportunity to ask questions at the end.

Register for the sessions by clicking on the session titles below.

  1. Policy and Government: 12:00-1:00pm, Tuesday, February 15
  2. Business and Industry: 4:00-5:00pm, Tuesday, February 22
  3. Non-Profit and NGO: 12:00-1:00pm, Friday, February 25
  4. Education: 4:00-5:00pm, Thursday, March 3

FALL 2021:

Career Webinars: Please click on the webinar title to RSVP. Once you register, you will receive a link to join each webinar.

Wednesday, October 27, 9:00-10:00am                    Getting Started: Job & Internship Search

Tuesday, November 2, 11:00am-12:00pm                Resume & Cover Letter

Monday, November 8, 12:00-1:00pm                        Interviewing Skills

Tuesday, November 16, 3:00-4:00pm                        LinkedIn & Networking

 

Launching Your Career (Virtual Group Advising Session):

Thinking of getting started on your career/internship search but not sure where and how to get started? Come join us in the virtual group advising sessions on every Friday during the quarter, between 1:00-2:00pm. In these live interactive sessions, you will be able to explore your career options and launch your career in a safe and engaging environment by:

– Getting your career related questions answered by a Career Services Director

– Listening to other students’ questions and learning from the answers provided

– Working on brief individual and group exercises to launch your career/internship search

– Sharing resources with one another and supporting your fellow colleagues

Register HERE. Once you register, you will receive a single link that you can use for all weekly sessions.