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networking situations. In those situations, some people have used pitches, and others have not.
Here is what I have noticed about pitches:
1) If the conversation is going to last more than 10 minutes, it might just make sense to make your pitch right at the start. In fact, forget about it ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/careers-cafe/pitching-the-pitch/
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This vital skill can open doors to funding, contacts and new opportunities.
networking seems at its best a guarantee of awkward small talk, at its worst, a glorified word for using people. Despite the bad connotations, when done correctly, networking is beneficial for everyone involved.
Networking is also an essential skill for any graduate student. It will open many doo...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/learning-to-network/
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Throw the word “networking” out the window; replace it with “staying in touch.”
networking as shaking hands and introducing ourselves to a series of people we’ll never see again, staying in touch is what matters.
Sometimes, we neglect to stay in touch even when it’s easy. We don’t bother sending an occasional email to a friend who moved, a former boss or coworker we ha...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/careers-cafe/its-not-weird-to-stay-in-touch/
Responsabilités potentielles
Students should be clear on what professional associations are, what they do and why they matter.
networking opportunities to their members.
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/responsibilities-may-include/increasing-graduate-student-employability-via-professional-associations/
What do they do?
While every professional association has a different focus based on their governing board, a common thread between them is that members come together to discuss and address industry-related challenges and trends, and disseminate ...
Speculative Diction-FR
networking” is presented as an activity separate from other things, for example, as something that only happens when you’re at “networking events” and/or when you’re searching for a job. Not only does this make it less appealing to people like me, who would rather stay home and read a book...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/speculative-diction/how-the-network-works/
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Transforming graduate education.
networking opportunities. Six two-hour sessions, each followed by a networking session, were held every two weeks on six topics: success in academia, success outside academia and career transitions, importance of mentorship, research ethics, how to choose and succeed as a postdoctoral fellow, and ho...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/lessons-learned-grad-course-professional-development/
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networking. Individuals who want to advance their careers or find new jobs can take advantage of professional and office gatherings during this time to get leads and make connections that may set them up for success in the New Year.
This is true for any professional, especially those in high-dema...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/careers-cafe/holidays-may-best-time-year-advance-career/
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Networking can feel dehumanizing, and the easiest way to change that is to treat the people you encounter as complete humans.
networking can help. Approaching it with the intent to make it as humanizing as possible for those you meet can help you find work faster, and with your relationships still intact....
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/careers-cafe/the-right-way-to-network/
Global Campus
Preparing international students for the Canadian labour market using a cohort-based approach.
networking and employment rights and salary negotiation.
We also created space for Q&As and for attendees to reflect on their own experiences as a group, and encouraged participants of the program to share their contact information with each other if they were so inclined.
Participants who...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/career-advice/global-campus/join-the-club-a-job-search-community/
Actualités
A student project looked to find out how easy it might be to get someone to accept a fabricated Facebook user as a friend.
networking sites like Facebook.
“You hear a lot of these warnings about social networking sites,” says Sarah Lajeunesse, a member of the group. “It’s one thing to say how easily people can fall for onli...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/students-test-dangers-of-facebook/
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Graduate council conference is a catalyst for change.
networking event. Called the Alberta Graduate Conference, it brought together graduate students, engineers, entrepreneurs, industry researchers, industry liaison officers, health-care practitioners, university administrators, technology transfer officers and government officials. Some 400 students p...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/helping-alberta-grads-find-good-jobs/
À mon avis
But for Canadian universities to take full advantage of the potential partnerships and collaboration, a few steps still need to be taken.
networking opportunities required to succeed. In addition, they will need to advocate strongly with our main research funding councils – the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the C...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/the-stars-align-at-canadas-recent-university-mission-to-brazil/
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COVID-19 has forced academic conferencing online. As we emerge from the pandemic, we mustn’t return to the ‘old normal.’
networking over coffee and cookies, or casually debriefing over wine and cheese at a conference.
There is now a growing body of documentation and research capturing the “better” and the “worse” of these experiences. As we begin to draw lessons, some important challenges stand out.
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/rethinking-academic-conferencing-for-a-carbon-constrained-world/
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The importance of mentorship in graduate education
networking and various career trajectories. Another alternative method would be to attend student-run career networking receptions, such as U of Toronto’s Continue reading. It’s not only graduate students who should build their network o...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/training-the-trainers/
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Participating in activities outside of your graduate work, but still tied to your interests, will help enhance your skill set.
networking, organizational, time management, and computing skills. While engaging in these opportunities, I have often felt that I do not fit the mold set out for most graduate students. I have, however, always felt that developing additional professional skills has given and will give me a competit...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/grad-students-engage-alternative-non-academic-career-activities/
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Once a hotly debated position in academe, the teaching-only stream is become more commonplace on campus.
networking, and teaching is no exception. Several of my colleagues are excellent teachers during their PhD or postdoc training; and in the end, they were asked to stay on as teaching professors. Sometimes, by learning the need of a school, you can create a position for yourself.
5. Target...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/5-steps-to-help-you-become-a-successful-teaching-professor/
From PhD to Life-FR
networking events. Use social media (LinkedIn is best) and trade publications online to find people who you might want to talk to. Reach out to them and ask for an informational interview. There is a wealth of information online about “how to conduct an informational interview” that can be very ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/from-phd-to-life/transition-q-a-raj-dhiman/
From PhD to Life-FR
networking. The DSO job started with an informational interview a year and half ago with the current director of my department, who at the time was at a different arts non-profit. They had an interim position they needed to fill at the DSO, and he was aware of my interest in working at an arts non-p...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/from-phd-to-life/transition-q-nathaniel-bean-education-librarian-program-assistant/
From PhD to Life-FR
No one book can cover everything a job seeker might find useful to know, but with that in mind, Parachute is an excellent resource for anyone seeking employment outside academia.
networking to be crucial to their job search. Sometimes, in surprising ways.
Ten Speed Press sent me the latest version of Mr. Bolles's book. (He passed away in 2017, before it went to press.) It provided me with a good excuse to read it again, cover to cover.
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/from-phd-to-life/what-colour-is-your-parachute-phd/
The right way to search for a j...
From PhD to Life-FR
What has and hasn’t worked at institutions that support career development and professionalization.
networking opportunities within the department. She included workshops on how to network, write resumés and cover letters, and develop portfolios for faculty positions and postdoctoral fellowships.
The program fostered community and solidarity among students and alumni, while also providing netw...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/from-phd-to-life/lessons-learned-from-departments-that-support-career-readiness-of-grad-students/