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Career Decisions 101

Workshop Series 2008-2009

SESSION 1 | SESSION 2 | SESSION 3 | SESSION 4

DATE
October 6, 2008
9-11am

LOCATION
Wilson Hall
(Building 1, 3rd Floor)

SPEAKER
Denise Saunders

FORMAT
Seminar and small-group

Session 1a: Planning for Career Satisfaction and Success
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OBJECTIVE
Understand how your personal interests, skills and values contribute to your future success.

AUDIENCE
Postbaccalaureate fellows

TOPICS
Importance of career decision making, learning styles, self-assessment, transferrable skills, defining success, personal needs, work/life balance, defining short-term and long-term goals

Slides [PDF, 97 KB]
View the Videocast [RAM, Total Running Time: 1:43:16]


DATE
October 6, 2008
2-4pm

LOCATION
Wilson Hall
(Building 1, 3rd Floor)

SPEAKER
Denise Saunders

FORMAT
Seminar and small-group

Session 1b: Planning for Career Satisfaction and Success
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OBJECTIVE
Understand how your personal interests, skills and values contribute to career satisfaction and professional success.

AUDIENCE
Postdoctoral fellows and graduate students

TOPICS
Importance of career decision making, learning styles, self-assessment, transferrable skills, defining success, personal needs, work/life balance, and more


DATE
November 20, 2008
2-4pm

LOCATION
Building 50, Room 1227

SPEAKER
Elaine Diggs and Anne Kirschgessner

FORMAT
Seminar and small-group

Session 2: Exploring Careers
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OBJECTIVE
Learn the skills that will allow you to gather information on different careers.

AUDIENCE
Postdoctoral fellows and graduate students

TOPICS
Informational interviewing, making the most of career panels

Slides [PDF, 1.69 MB]
Informational Interviewing handout [PDF, 34 KB]
Resources for Career Investigation handout [PDF, 68 KB]
View the Recording [Adobe Flash Presentation, Total Running Time: 1:37:47]


DATE
December 9, 2008
2-4pm

LOCATION
Natcher, Room D

SPEAKER
Sharon L. Milgram, PhD

FORMAT
Lecture and small-group

Session 3: Ready, Set, Goal!
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OBJECTIVE
Learn how to establish personal, professional and career goals with consideration for your current career status, previous experiences and future aspirations.

AUDIENCE
Postdoctoral fellows and graduate students

TOPICS
Work and life balance, short-term vs. long-term goals, and Individual Development Plans (IDPs)


DATE
January 22, 2009
2-4pm

LOCATION
Wilson Hall
(Building 1, 3rd Floor)

SPEAKER
Lori Conlan, PhD

FORMAT
Lecture

Session 4: Effective Networking
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OBJECTIVE
Learn how to make the most of networking opportunities.

AUDIENCE
Postdoctoral fellows and graduate students

TOPICS
Talking about yourself, developing relationships, joining professional associations

For more information contact Caroline Duffy, duffyca@mail.nih.gov

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