The third annual Graduate Student Council Professional Development Conference will be held Saturday, Feb. 27, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Tinkham Veale University Center, ballrooms B and C.
The conference will feature workshops in career development, leadership and management, professionalism, communication, research skills and mentoring.
Rudy Bellani, CEO of Oystir, will give a keynote address, titled "Finding Fulfilling Careers, Not Work.”
Students are invited to attend up to four of the following sessions:
- Starting a Business in Healthcare
- Grant Writing
- Job Offer and Salary Negotiation
- Cover Letter Writing
- Emotional Intelligence
- Communicating to Non-Experts
- Leadership in Teamwork
- What Careers Suit Me
- How Employers Think and How to Use That to Your Advantage
- Breaking Into Consulting
- Breaking Into Biotech
- Conflict Management
- Culture Differences in Business Etiquette
- Unconscious Bias in the Workplace
- Teaching Skills and Communications
- Tips for Applying to Non-Academic Jobs in STEM
