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โIt was my Wake Forest experience that led me to my current industry. I thought I was headed to law school until my mentor opened my eyes to a career path I had never considered. Take an honest inventory of your college experience. What did you enjoy most? The least? Figure out how to incorporate what you enjoyed most into what you choose to do for a living. That is what ultimately led me to where I am today. โ
Charles Gibson III (’09), Chief Diversity Officer at Lees-McRae College in Blowing Rock, NC
Our Alumni Coffee Chats are just one simple way that we can help you build your network! ๐ฉโ๏ธ๐ฉ
If you're new around here, our coffee chats work like this:
โ๏ธ You register.
๐ฏโโ๏ธ We pair you up with another Deac and introduce you via email.
๐ฒ The two of you find a mutually agreed upon time for a conversation (in-person, Zoom, phone, whatever works best).
๐You have a new contact in your network!
If you've been meaning to try out an Alumni Coffee Chat, consider this your sign from the universe to register! ๐Link is in our bio.
How are you thinking about the role of work in your life? ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐
What does flexibility mean to you, and what are you willing to do to make it happen? โฐโ๏ธ
These are just a few of the questions we'll be discussing at our Rethinking Work conversation on Wednesday, June 29 from 12:00-1:30pm EST (Zoom).
Using two of @adamgrantโs recent WorkLife podcasts ("The Not-So-Great Resignation" and "Rethinking Flexibility at Work"), weโll explore these questions and the questions we should all be asking ourselves and of others, in order to make work, work.
Click the ๐ in our bio to learn more and register!
For most of your life you've operated on school semesters. You take a new set of classes for a few months, take a few weeks off for winter break, start another set of classes for the spring, and then it's summer. Rinse & repeat. ๐
Unless you work in education, the world of work doesn't operate in semesters! However, it's totally normal to feel antsy in your job and wonder "what's next?". ๐ค
In the final module of our new online course, Year One, we'll help you:
๐ Identify your core values and motivation to work
๐ Set a career target informed by your current experience
๐ Create a strategic networking plan to gather feedback on next steps
Click the ๐ in our bio to register for this ๐ฅfree๐ฅ self-paced course for @wfualumni. ๐ฉ
One of the biggest parts of navigating your Year One post-college is figuring out who you are and who you want to be, personally and professionally. ๐ค
In Module 4 of our new online course, Year One, we help you:
๐ Understand impostor syndrome and how it impacts you
๐ชดSeek our feedback on strengths and growth opportunities
๐Create a plan to develop your EQ (emotional intelligence)
Click the ๐ in our bio to register for this ๐ฅfree๐ฅ self-paced course for @wfualumni. ๐ฉ
In Module 3 of our new online course, Year One, we focus on "Figuring Out Relationships (at Work)." Building relationships with your new colleagues and manager can be tricky. ๐ฌ Most first jobs don't come with a built-in mentor assigned to help you navigate your new job role or to support your personal and professional growth and development.
This module of our course will help you:
๐บ Create a network map of strong and weak ties
๐ Create a plan to fill your gaps
๐ค Identify at least one person who can serve as a mentor, sponsor, connector, or wise counselor
Click the ๐ in our bio to register for this ๐ฅfree๐ฅ self-paced course for @wfualumni. ๐ฉ
We all get to make choices. For some new grads, thatโs exciting! For others, itโs debilitating.
Our new online course, Year One, explores how to navigate your personal life in Module 2: Figuring Out Life, includingโฆ
๐Identifying your energy gains and drains
๐Finding a strategy to get involved in your new community
๐ตMaking a budget for short and long-term financial planning
Click the ๐ in our bio to register for this ๐ฅfree๐ฅ self-paced course for @wfualumni. ๐ฉ
We don't like to brag, but…we're going to brag! ๐๐๐ฅณ๐
Our small but mighty team of 3 recently won THREE big national awards for our work!
We like to think that the work we do to support our @wfualumni at @wfuniversity is high quality and unique. Thankfully the National Association of Colleges & Employers AND the Southern Association of Colleges & Employers thought so too! ๐
Join us in celebrating these big wins. ๐ And thank you from the bottom of our black & gold Deacon hearts for letting our team join you in this #lifeafterWake journey! ๐ค๐ฉ
Figuring out a new workplace in your first job after college is difficult! ๐คฏ๐ซฃ
Thatโs why we created our new online course for new graduates and @wfualumni called Year One. ๐ฉ
In Module One: Figuring Out Work, we help you:
๐ Figure out the norms and rules for behavior in your workplace
๐ฅIdentify 3-5 people for informal convos to learn about work
๐Set 3-4 learning goals for the next 6 months
Click the ๐ in our bio to learn more and register for this ๐ฅfree๐ฅ self-paced course!
The majority of people are not naturally great at job interviewing. ๐ฌ It takes a lot of practice, prep, research, and a game plan to interview like a pro! ๐๐๐๐ป๐ค
That's why we're bringing in @WFUalumni and our friend @samanthalarsen ('16), a User Experience Researcher at Amazon, to share the tips + strategies she's mastered after interviewing at a wide variety of companies since graduating from @wfuniversity. ๐ฉ
If the "STARI ๐method" and "story mapping๐บ" sound foreign to you, then join us this Wednesday, May 11, from 12-12:30pm EST for our last webinar of the spring! Sam will be talking us through how to prep for and nail your next job interview using these techniques.
Register at the ๐ in our bio. All of our webinars are ๐ฅFREE๐ฅ and open to anyone!