Career Events & Arch Ready Programs
2025 Graduate Student Career Conference
Date: January 24, 2025
Time: 9:00 am until 4:30 pm
Location: Georgia Center for Continuing Education
2025 Graduate Student Career Conference: Bridging the Gap to Career Opportunities
The Graduate Student Career conference offers a unique opportunity for students to gain invaluable insights regarding transitioning from academia to industry and to network with top industry professionals. The panel experiences offer an opportunity to hear from alumni of the graduate programs who successfully transitioned to industry careers. Concurrent session offerings allow student agency in choosing their own career development adventure for this daylong event. The networking luncheon and closing plenary offers an opportunity for students to engage in small group connections and guided meta-reflection. This conference will equip graduate students with knowledge, strategies, and resources that help them leverage their degree(s) to reach career goals.
9:00-9:30 am | Check-in (Coffee available)
9:30-11 am | Panel: Resilience & Wellbeing During the Job Search
Facilitator: Dr. Ron Walcott, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Georgia
11:15am-12:15 pm | Breakout Sessions Part 1 (please note you will need to select your breakout session when you register)
- Breakout Room 1 : Leveraging technology in the Job Search | Umesh Patel, CPCC, CPRW
Breakout Room 2 : Transferrable Skills for Humanities & Social Scientists | Dr. Lona Panda - Breakout Room 3 : Job Search Strategies for International Students | Dr. Chelsea Wesnofske
12:30-1:30 pm | Networking Lunch Provided
1:45pm-2:45 pm | Breakout Sessions Part 2 (please note you will need to select your breakout session when you register)
- Breakout Room 1: Identifying and Leveraging Your Strengths in the Workplace | Brionna Johnson, M.Ed. & Janieria Dupree, M.Ed.
- Breakout Room 2: Exploring Research Careers in Business and Industry | Dr. Ansley Booker
- Breakout Room 3: Job Search Strategies for International Students (Repeat Session for students who could not attend the first round). | Dr. Chelsea Wesnofske
3pm-4:15pm | Employer Panel: The Graduate Edge: How to Leverage Your Advanced Degree in the Workforce
Facilitator: Dr. Karen Fambrough, The Graduate School
Employers Represented: Boehringer Ingelheim, Zoetis, BlackRock, Inc., and more!
4:15-4:30pm | Conference Closing
Recommended dress for this event: Business Casual
More information:For more information, contact Megan P. Brock, Ph.D.
This event is sponsored by the University of Georgia
*Unless otherwise noted, all University of Georgia Career Center events are for University of Georgia students and University of Georgia alumni only. Some employer information sessions are conducted by invitation only. Before attending an employer information session, please check the event details in Handshake to determine any attendance eligibility requirements.
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