Navigating Career Changes & Professional Pivots
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Office/Remote Location
Description
Career changes have long been considered a taboo professional move and misassociated to indecisiveness. However, career changes are more common than presumed. As professionals evolve, so do their interests and capabilities. As graduate students, some of you may have only begun thinking about your career options, while others may be going back to school with the intention of changing your career. Whatever your current situation is, it is beneficial to learn how to successfully navigate a professional pivot. By participating in this workshop you will:
- Understand what career pivot really is
- Identify your career strengths and gaps
- Learn how to create a career pivot launch plan (with Metrics)
- Learn how to update your career materials to highlight transferable skills
The Grad Academy Pillars: Career Prep
The Grad Academy Program: PGCPP
Learning Experience: Lecture
Time Commitment: < 2 hours
Lifecycle Stage: Early-Mid-Late Master’s, Early-Mid-Late Doctoral
Panelists/Facilitator(s):
- Chris West, Group CEO, Acadia Healthcare
- Marti Winer, Vice President, MGM Event Productions
- Cass Palmer, Director of Neighborhood and Leisure Services, City of North Las Vegas
- Eddie Rivera, Goals Coach, US Bank
Admission Information
This workshop is open to graduate students. Please log in to your Grad Rebel Gateway account and click on The Grad Academy tab to RSVP for this workshop.
External Sponsor
Graduate College