* Please note: the full calendar of events at Columbia is available here.
What’s Your Next Journey? Career Change Webinar Workshop for Alumni
Wednesdays, September 23 – November 4, 12 – 1PM (ET) Access via Webinar
Do you feel it may be time for a career change but are not sure what you would do? In this workshop, participants assess their values, skills, interests, talents, and personality traits through helpful discussions, exercises, and career tools, including the Strong Interest Inventory and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and consider how results apply to the working world. Alumni will leave with a clearer sense of their career options and an action plan with next steps to take.
Additional info:
This workshop meets for six one-hour sessions via a webinar platform. Participants will need to have access to a computer, the Internet, and a telephone and will receive detailed instructions on how to join. Participants will be encouraged to complete homework assignments between sessions, which may include career exercises as well as online and telephone discussions. This workshop is open to alumni of all ages from all schools at Columbia University.
Registration:
The fee for this workshop is $50, which covers four career assessment tools and reports. Cancellations must be made by 12pm on Monday, September 21 in order to receive a refund. To register email Emily Seamone at es2756@columbia.edu or click here.
Resume and Cover Letter Writing: Telling Your Story, Selling Yourself
Monday, November 16, 2009 8:30 AM
Registration:
NYC Bar Member Price : $15.00 Register
Non City Bar Member Price : $25.00 Register
In this competitive job market, your resume must be flawless. If you are looking to switch practice areas, or transition into a quasi-legal position, or simply need to update an old resume, come to this two-part program and listen to our panel of experts offer advice on general resume rules, crafting resumes for transition periods, and avoiding common mistakes. Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to ask your own individualized resume questions in a breakout group led by one of our expert panelists. You will also receive guidance regarding cover letters and how to use them with e-mail submissions. You will leave this program with lots of ideas for improved and enhanced materials that will better tell your story and sell your talents.
Speakers:
GIL ALLISON, Senior Vice President, Right Management; BRUCE BLACKWELL, President, Career Strategies International; JESSICA SILVERSTEIN, Principal, Attorney’s Counsel; JULIA HERR SMITH, President, Esquire Prep, LLC; MARGARETT M. WILLIAMS, Director of Employer Relations, Touro Law Center
The fee is $15 for members, $25 for non-members.
Webcast: SpeedReaching Interviewers:
A Strategic Advantage for Lawyers in Transition. Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (ET).
Presented by Paul D. Tieger, Former Jury Consultant, Author of Do What You Are.
In a competitive job market, attorneys seeing employment need the ability to quickly and effectively demonstrate their value to potential employers.
Paul D. Tieger, a former jury consultant, internationally recognized expert in Personality Type and the author of the 800,000 copy best selling career book Do What You Are, will demonstrate how you can capitalize on your natural communication strengths and avoid potential weaknesses to positively influence interviewers. You will learn how to be alerted to key clues about each interviewer's preferred communication style, enabling you to "speak their language" to best assure a positive outcome.
As part of this program, participants will have an opportunity to complete a free and accurate on-line Personality Type assessment, which will help identify key assets and most suitable career choices.
Register online at www.nysba.org/November18thWebcast.
Employer Information Sessions
Throughout Fall Season
Faculty House and CCE Conference Room
Throughout the recruiting season, employers host information sessions/presentations on campus to share insights into their organization and what they are looking for in potential employees. This is also a great way to meet representatives from the organization. For more information, please see CCE’s Events Calendar at http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/events.
***If you would like to receive monthly email updates on CCE’s Alumni Career Development Events, please let us know by sending an email to es2756@columbia.edu***
