Professional Development Seminars
About The Professional Development Seminars
Career Services offers these information-packed, 50-minute career seminars FREE to UA students and alumni. ALL seminars are held in the Career Services Workshop Room in the Student Union Memorial Center, Suite 411. The seminar schedule is subject to change. Please check the Career Services Calendar for the most up-to-date seminar schedule.
Should I RSVP?
You are encouraged to RSVP for seminars and we will send you an email reminder. Unless otherwise noted below, RSVPs are recommended but not required. Walk-ins are always welcome!
Can't Make Any Of These Times? Stream It!
Many of our popular seminars are also available as streaming video on-line. If your favorite seminar is available in this format, it will be listed in the grid with a "watch" link. Please note: you will need to login to our Web site in order to view the video.
Questions?
If you have questions concerning access, wish to request a sign language interpreter or accommodations for a disability, please contact Career Services at (520) 621-2588 or email careerservices@arizona.edu.
Sponsors
Our thanks to these sponsors of our Professional Development Seminars:
Federal Job Search
The U.S. Federal Government can be a rich source of career experience no matter what your field of interest or major. Many students are missing out on internship and job openings that might be a perfect match for their skills and interests. Learn about government jobs and how to navigate the federal applications process. "Federal Job Search” will give you the basics of federal employment, opportunities and benefits.
Job Search for Internships or Career Jobs
This seminar offers information about the most effective strategies for finding a summer job, internship during college or career position near graduation. Learn a variety of job search methods. Please join us! No prior sign-up required. Just show up...and bring a friend!
Mastering the Federal Application Process
The U.S. Federal Government can be a rich source of career experience no matter what your field of interest or major. Many students are missing out on openings that might be a perfect match for their skills and interests due to lack of awareness about government jobs and how best to navigate the federal applications process "Mastering the Federal Application Process" will offer the tools to understand and effectively maneuver the federal employment process.
Mock Interview
Mock Interview Events are offered to help you practice your interviewing skills. Half hour practice interviews are conducted by employers and professional staff to allow students an opportunity to try out their interviewing skills and receive constructive feedback on how they might improve. Prior sign-up is required. You may sign up in person by giving a copy of your resume to the Career Services receptionist in SUMC411 beginning Friday, January 13, 2012 for the Friday, February 3, 2012 Spring Mock Interview Event.
Please note that in addition to the Mock Interview Event, Mock interview appointments are also available all year round by scheduling an individual career counseling appointment (call 520.621.2588).
Interviewing for Jobs and Internships
Learn what to expect and how to prepare for an interview so that you can answer interview questions with ease. Please join us! No prior sign-up required.
Panel/Mixer
Panelists from a designated industry share information on their career path including the steps taken to enter their profession and develop their career in their current organization. Panelists discuss trends in their field, critical skills needed and ways to develop those skills further, as well as provide advice on professional development, networking, resumes and how to maximize interviews for career success. A networking session after the panel will offer students an opportunity to connect directly with employers in attendance.
Planning for Graduate and Professional Schools
Learn strategies for applying to graduate and professional schools . Seminar includes information on evaluating schools, testing, applications, personal statements, timelines, references, and admissions interviews. Please join us! No prior sign-up required.
Resume and Letter Writing
This seminar provides information about how to write your professional resume and job search letters - focusing on content and format. Please join us! No prior sign-up required.
Out On The Job Speaker Series
OUT on the Job is a monthly series that brings 'out' professionals from campus and the community for lunch hour brown bag discussions. Speakers will talk about their career path and engage students in dialogue about the challenges and benefits of being out on the job. This series is designed to offer a starting point in considering issues faced by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) people in the workplace. For more information, visit the series homepage.
Using DISCOVER
This streaming video will take you through the DISCOVER career exploration program in detail.
Going Global, Vault Guides, CareerSearch
This seminar will cover the basic features of three great resources available to UA students and alumni on the Career Services Web site: Going Global, The Vault Guides, and the CareerSearch employer database.
Wildcat eFolio
The Wildcat eFolio system is your personal on-line database to document your academic, internship and other related experiences while attending the University of Arizona in a clear, professional, organized format that can be shared with potential employers. Find out how to get up and running with eFolio during this streaming video. Please request your eFolio account prior to attending at http://www.career.arizona.edu/Students/?eFolio.