Online Sessions: ARTSC 1000 - UCIS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Subtitle: 
Preparing Juniors and Seniors for Employment Beyond Undergraduate Careers
Activity Type: 
Workshop
Presenter: 
Angela Illig
Date: 
Repeats every week every Wednesday until Thu Apr 16 2020 except Wed Mar 11 2020. Also includes Tue Mar 31 2020.
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 - 15:00
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 - 15:00
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - 15:00
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 15:00
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 15:00
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 - 15:00
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 15:00
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 15:00
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 15:00
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 15:00
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 - 15:00
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 - 15:00
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 - 15:00
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 15:00
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - 15:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
4130 W. Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Angela Illig
Contact Phone: 
412-726-7230
Contact Email: 
ami17@pitt.edu

Designed for juniors, seniors, and graduate students to establish a career direction
and formulate a strategy for securing a full-time position in today's competitive
international and global workplace. Students focus on developing specific
competencies that include career selection, jobsearch activities, resume and
cover letter development, professionalnetworking techniques, behavioral
interviewing skills, and workplace ethicsin preparation for government, business,
and nonprofit sector careers. ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND WORKSHOPS.

Learning Goals
This initiative emphasizes developing readiness to transition to the
workplace. The focus is on the development of self-awareness, interviewing
skills, the acquisition of job-hunting knowledge as well as the formulation
of an action plan to achieve the student's job and career goals.

Learning Outcomes

1. To clarify personal interests, values, skills
and career options.
2. To research/explore various fields for
international and global careers.
3. To create a career search strategy that
can/will be used upon course completion.
4. To present self effectively in an interview or
conversation with potential employers.

UCIS Unit: 
Center for African Studies
Asian Studies Center
Center for Latin American Studies
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Director's Office
European Studies Center
European Union Center of Excellence
Global Studies Center
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
No