Career Week 2015

Whether you’re a first-year student thinking about a summer internship or a senior pondering your next (huge!) step, the Career Development Office (CDO) will have a session for you during Career Week.

From Monday, February 16, to Friday, February 20, students are invited to attend sessions angled to help them prepare both for their immediate career-development needs and life after Goucher.

Meredith McCook, assistant director for external relations in the CDO, specifically encourages students to attend “Grow Your Network: Connecting With the Goucher Community,” an important networking opportunity with Goucher alums conducted by an outside facilitator, on Thursday at 5 p.m. “Instead of just chatting, students will also learn more about their networking skills and style and how that can play a big part in getting an interview and landing a job,” McCook says.

“Welcoming Uncertainty: A Wholehearted Approach to Your Job Search,” a successful session from last year, will be repeated this year by ACE and Health and Counseling Services. “Students have so many things going on even if they are sure of a career. It’s all about processing how to make huge life decisions,” says Danielle Pellegrini, assistant director for internships in the CDO. “It’s really powerful, and the students really loved it last year.” Though all students are invited, seniors will be given priority for this event if registration exceeds space.

McCook says that while they will be repeating some of the most popular presentations of last year’s Career Week, they are also adding more self-exploration components to the advising and informational events.

One example is the workshop “7 Strange Questions: Figure Out Your Life’s Purpose” on Monday at 5 p.m. Pellegrini says it’s a fun way to “get to the bigger questions” of a choosing a career path by using prompts such as “What would make your 8-year-old self cry?” The questions are meant to help students figure out for themselves what is important to them and what can add more meaning to their lives.

Another addition this year is a session on personal branding strategies. “Students need to be able to represent themselves and tell the employer why they stand out from the rest,” McCook said. “How you brand yourself is vital—whether for an internship, volunteering, or job.”

By Friday, students will be ready to use all the skills they learned during Career Week. The workshops culminate off campus at the Maryland Career Consortium Career Fair, featuring 130 employers from various industries, including the government, private, and nonprofit sectors. A shuttle will be available to take students to the job fair, which is being held on the campus of Loyola University Maryland from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

More info is here,so take a look at the schedule, register for events, and mark your calendars.

Photo: Goucher College Digital Library”Two girls and man talking at career conference

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