EXTRA CREDIT: Attend a campus career event
- Due Dec 7, 2020 by 7am
- Points 2
- Submitting a file upload
UW-Madison Career Fair
As a UW-Madison student you have access to a wide range of career resources right here on campus -- from obvious things like visiting a career services adviser or attending a career fair, to not-so-obvious things like leadership development through student organizations or attendance at a wide variety of guest lectures and presentations that all relate, in some way, to career goals. In this assignment you will identify and take advantage of a UW campus career resource.
Special update: Given continuing global COVID-19 pandemic concerns, please practice "social distancing" and complete this assignment using digital communication tools such as Skype, FaceTime, Zoom, voice calling, or email -- not face-to-face, in-person meetings.
Read this first
- L&S Undergraduate Academic and Career Planning Guide Download L&S Undergraduate Academic and Career Planning Guide
Steps to complete
1. In your LinkedIn Links to an external site. profile, follow this organization: SuccessWorks at the College of Letters & Science - https://www.linkedin.com/company/uwsuccessworks/ Links to an external site.
2. Find a UW-Madison career fair, alumni career event, student group meeting, or departmental lecture that can help you with your career goals, and attend that event. You may find likely events in a number of ways:
- Visit the SuccessWorks web site at https://successworks.wisc.edu/
- Use the UW-Madison events calendar (search for "Career")
- Look at the bulletin boards around campus (especially in the Red Gym and the Student Services Tower at 333 East Campus Mall)
Remember that "virtual" online events count too!
3. Attend this event and document your attendance in some way -- take home a flyer, get a signed "receipt," print out a screenshot (if it is a virtual event), or snap a selfie.
4. Write a brief summary and reflection of the event. What did you learn? Was it stressful to participate, or did you feel confident afterwards? Would you recommend this event to another student, and why? Your reflection should be 3-4 paragraphs.
5. Upload the files documenting your participation and reflection to Canvas to get credit for this assignment.
Notes on this assignment
- Many of you will have completed this assignment already over the course of the term -- if not, talk to a SuccessWorks adviser about opportunities coming up in the near future.
- Did you know that graduate students are expected to pursue career development resources as well? If you are interested in learning more, read this handout on the Individual Development Plan Download Individual Development Plan (IDP) for graduate students.
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