UPCOMING WEBINARS

January 25, 2012
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Transitioning Back to Work: Matters of the HeART
Presented by Amy Gleklen, Founder of Next Game Plan
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Are you thinking about returning to work after a career break?  Whether you are in the initial stage or at an advanced stage of your search, this webinar will provide you with the tools to build confidence in your abilities and develop a winning attitude to move forward.  Amy will outline a process for exploring career reentry options and best-fit strategies.  Her coaching approach builds on twenty-five years of leadership experience in the corporate, professional services, small business, and nonprofit sectors, through which she has helped clients transition to new careers, manage their careers, and move to the next level of leadership.

Amy is a certified leadership coach and founder of Next Game Plan specializing in career and leadership coaching.  For more information about Amy, visit www.nextgameplan.com.

February 16, 2012
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Being Assertive in the Workplace: Striking a Balance
Presented by Peter Jacobs, Founder of Global Career Coaching
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Some seem to believe that aggressiveness is the key to success at the workplace. They think that they can achieve their goals by imposing their views on others and forcing them to do what they want.  Others are told that they have a lot of potential and great functional skills, but need to focus on becoming more assertive if they want to move into a leadership role.  Ultimately, in team environments – where interpersonal relationships are very important for achieving goals -  knowing when, where and how to be assertive is a core competency.  In this webinar, Peter will explore how to recognize the situations where assertiveness will most benefit you and some constructive ways to manifest it.

March 6, 2012
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Navigating Career Resources for Penn Alumni
Presented by Sharon Fleshman and Barbara Hewitt, Senior Associate Directors in the Career Services Office
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Did you know that as a Penn graduate you have access to lifelong career resources through the Career Services office at Penn?  Whether you are in the midst of a career transition or simply contemplating your career options, sign-up for this webinar to learn how the Career Services office can assist you with exploring career options, perfecting your cover letters and resumes, applying to graduate or professional school, and accessing the online job listings employers post for University of Pennsylvania alumni.  The webinar will also briefly cover best practices for the job search in what is still a tight job market.  (Please note that Wharton MBA graduates are served by the MBA Career Management Office and Law School Graduates are served by Penn Law Career Planning and Professionalism Office. This webinar will not focus on services for graduates of these programs.)

April 10, 2012
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Personal Branding for Career Success
Presented by Susan Chritton, M.Ed, Career Strategist for Pathways-Career & Life Strategies
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Personal branding is one of today’s hottest career strategy topics and an essential tool for thriving in today’s work environment.  In this presentation, Susan Chritton, Master Personal Brand Strategist, takes you through the proven, three-step personal branding process so that you can learn the secrets of building and communicating your winning personal brand. This inspiring presentation is ideal for customer-facing employees and emerging leaders. It enables them to increase their confidence and use their innate strengths to build strong and enduring relationships. Participants will understand the need to increase their visibility, demonstrate their strengths, and align everything they do and how they do it with their unique promise of value.

 

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PAST WEBINARS

September 21, 2011
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Job Search Privacy v. Public Presence: How to Share but not Bare
Presented by Chandlee Bryan, M.Ed., Founder of Best Fit Forward
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BranchOut, BeKnown, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn: All of these social networking sites offer job seekers a conundrum – to share or not to share your job search in public?  This workshop will provide an overview of the new tools you can use to maintain discretion in your search, as well as strategies to build professional visibility without having your career goals show up in Google search results. 

Chandlee is a career coach and job search strategist, as well as a former member of the Penn Career Services staff.  For more information about Chandlee, visit www.bestfitforward.com. 

November 9, 2011
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Survive and Thrive: Managing Your Career in Tough Times
Presented by Jane Finkle, Founder of Career Visions
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Uncertainty in the face of a roller coaster economy is creating an atmosphere of fear and anxiety. Whether you were recently laid off or treading water in your current job, there is an opportunity to step up and manage your career despite the current crisis. This webinar will focus on understanding the shifts taking place in the current job market, establishing career objectives and outlining strategies that capitalize on creative thinking, taking initiative and expanding your knowledge. The presentation includes the unique ways that work projects, professional networks, training, community and personal development contribute to strengthening your talents and skills and achieving your career goals. Planned Happenstance theory will be introduced as a positive and productive approach to coping with change.  Jane is a career consultant with over 20 years experience in helping individuals with career assessment, transition planning, job search strategies, action plans, and workplace adjustment.  For more information about Jane, visit http://www.careervisions.cc/.

Additional information about these and other upcoming career networking webinars available at http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/careernetworking/webinar.html. 

Jane is a career consultant with over 20 years experience in helping individuals with career assessment, transition planning, job search strategies, action plans, and workplace adjustment.  For more information about Jane, visit http://www.careervisions.cc/.

July 14, 2010
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
How to Conduct a Job Search while you have a Job:
Develop a Practical Game Plan for Your Career Transition
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Presented by Susan Weil, W’84 & Terri Wein, W’84, WG’88, Weil & Wein, Inc.
Weil & Wein is proud to host a webinar to:

• Jump-start your career search
• Consider all potential opportunities both within and outside of your current organization
• Market yourself while currently employed
• Define and optimize your personal and professional networks
• Develop a master to-do list

Topics covered include:

• Updating your resume
• Networking
• Interviewing while employed
• Your public profile, i.e. LinkedIn
• Your “Message”

July 29, 2010
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Finding and Applying for Federal Jobs
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Presented by Barbara Hewitt & Sharon Fleshman, Penn Career Services
The federal government, as the nation’s largest employer, has a huge variety of positions available in fields including finance, science, communications, policy, education, social services, engineering and many others. Federal positions are available around the USA and the world. This workshop will provide an overview on how to find and apply for these exciting opportunities in which you can really make a difference in the daily lives of Americans. 

Webinar Archive
Most webinar presentations are recorded and posted under “Online Highlights” on the Career Networking website.  Click HERE to view previous webinar programs.