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Open Enrollment Online Courses:

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Need help starting your job search?
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Need help navigating your first job?
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Five For Your First Five online course for young alumni
Need resources to own your life & career?
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Upcoming Programs & Events:

Wednesday Webinar – Win the Negotiation: 13 Steps to Get Paid What You’re Worth | March 20, 2024 | 12:00-12:30pm EST on Zoom

Event details for Wednesday Webinar: Win the Negotiation: 13 Steps to Get Paid What You're Worth from 12-12:30pm ET on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 over Zoom.

What if you could get an $80,000 raise? Join us for this 30-minute webinar as we hear from career expert and Wake Forest alumnus Austin Belcak (’13) about 13 steps you should be taking to successfully negotiate your salary. And true story: Austin helped a client actually get an $80,000 raise after negotiating his salary at Amazon. Whether you’re hoping to negotiate salary and perks for a new job offer or increase your pay at your current organization, you don’t want to miss this one!

Austin is the founder of CultivatedCulture.com where he helps people land jobs they love without traditional experience and without applying online. Austin’s job search system stems from his personal experience transitioning from a new grad with a biology degree, a 2.58 GPA, and a job in healthcare to landing interviews at Microsoft, Google, and Twitter resulting in a 5+ year career at Microsoft where he was promoted multiple times. His strategies have been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Fast Co, and Inc. and he has helped thousands of job seekers land jobs at places like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Salesforce, LinkedIn, Tesla, SpaceX, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, ESPN, the NFL, and more — without applying online.

Event details for Alumni Industry Chat: Leaders in K-12 Education

Alumni Industry Chat: Leadership in K-12 Education | March 20, 2024 | 7-8pm ET on Zoom

Calling all WFU alumni and leaders in K-12 Education! Join us to meet and connect with one another and engage in conversation around opportunities and challenges as leaders in education, led by Adam Dovico (’04, EdD’23), Academic Director of Wake Forest University School of Professional Studies! Register to join us over Zoom on Wednesday, March 20th from 7-8pm ET.

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April Coffee Chat with Alumni | Register by March 29, 2024 to participate

Whether you’re hoping to build your network professionally or just take a few minutes to meet someone new, sign up for these 1:1 alumni conversations! Here’s how it works: Register by Friday, March 29th. Our team will match alumni for 1:1 conversations. On Tuesday, April 2nd, we’ll connect each conversation pair with a short introductory email. Each conversation pair will work to find a time to meet that works for you both. It’s that easy! Plan to chat for 30-minutes, maybe over coffee or a quick bite to eat!

Alumni Book Discussion Group: Being Taken Seriously as a Manager | April 10, 2024 | 12-1:30pm ET on Zoom

From microaggressions to allyship, from seeking respect to wanting to be liked, management can be hard, and even more so if you’re new. For the next Alumni Book Group conversation, we will talk about Harvard Business Review’s Women at Work podcast, on How to Manage: Being Taken Seriously. We’ll identify the challenges facing new managers (and especially new women managers) and lift up some strategies. Whether you’re new to management, or a seasoned pro, this one’s for you!

May Coffee Chat with Alumni | Register by May 3, 2024 to participate

Whether you’re hoping to build your network professionally or just take a few minutes to meet someone new, sign up for these 1:1 alumni conversations! Here’s how it works: Register by Friday, May 3rd. Our team will match alumni for 1:1 conversations. On Tuesday, May 7th, we’ll connect each conversation pair with a short introductory email. Each conversation pair will work to find a time to meet that works for you both. It’s that easy! Plan to chat for 30-minutes, maybe over coffee or a quick bite to eat!

Wake Forest Executive Education | Upcoming Open Enrollment and Certificate Programs

Wake Forest Executive Education helps leaders build the confidence and skills needed to address strategic and tactical business challenges evident in today’s global business environment. When attending one of the open enrollment or certificate programs, you will have the opportunity to engage with program participants from a variety of organizations and industry sectors. 

Wake Forest Lifelong Learning Programs (Ongoing)

The Lifelong Learning program offers short personal enrichment courses taught by Wake Forest University faculty and community experts. Courses are non-credit and open to adult learners regardless of age or prior education. Courses are offered in both daytime and evening at the Brookstown campus unless otherwise noted (with some courses offered online). Check out the 3 in-person courses being offered in Summer 2023! 

Wake Communities Events (Various Cities)

Want to connect with fellow Deacs in your city? See what’s happening in Wake Communities across the country in the months ahead!