Upcoming Career Development Programs, Events, and Opportunities
The * denotes a new event / opportunity
All times listed are EST unless otherwise noted.
Please note that this is a partial list of events. To see a complete list of OCS events, please visit www.HireSmith.net and click on “Events”
*Be Fearless Webinar: Building Your Professional Network
Wednesday, December 09, 2020 | 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Online
A robust and diverse professional network is critical to growing and thriving in your career. Join our Be Fearless webinar to learn how to assess your current network, identify gaps and employ strategies to cultivate and maintain strong and mutually beneficial relationships. To register, visit www.HireSmith.net
Dingman Fridays Virtual – Hosted by Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
Every Friday | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Online
Dingman Fridays Virtual is an advising session where Venture mentors, subject matter experts, guest advisors and Dingman staff will listen to your ideas, and provide feedback and the next actionable steps. These sessions are held every Friday of the semester for all the UMD students, staff and alumni.
*Working in Canada via Skilled Worker Express Entry – Hosted by Embassy of Canada
Friday, December 11, 2020 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Online
Join the First Secretary Jennifer Carlile with the Canadian Embassy to learn how to apply online for permanent residence and look for full-time positions in Canada. The session includes a short segment on pursuing internships. The presentation focuses on immigration to Canada through the Skilled Worker permanent resident programs and is most appropriate for students seeking full time positions in Canada and international alumni completing their OPT. Since the process is the same Americans or international students, all are welcome to attend to gain information to consider this alternative to a US-focused job search. To register, visit www.HireSmith.net
Beyond Smith…
This section of #SmithHired contains a listing of career development and networking opportunities outside of Smith. Due to the fluid nature of events during Covid-19, we encourage you to check each event website prior to attending any event.
*Hooman Radfar (Cofounder & CEO of Collective) – Hosted by Startup Grind
Thursday, December 10, 2020 | 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Online
Fees: Free; Registration: Required
Join guest speaker Hooman Radfar, entrepreneur, investor, co-founder and CEO of Collective, Venture Partner at Expa, founder of 10e9, and co-founder of AddThis (acquired by Oracle). As CEO of Collective, he is responsible for driving the strategy, finance, and operations for the company. As a founding partner at Expa, he collaborated with the founders and former leadership from Uber, Foursquare, and Twitter to build and invest in category-defining, new businesses. Hooman has been featured by NBC, ABC, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Forbes, and the New York Times and has also been named one of Tech’s Best Entrepreneurs in BusinessWeek and one of iMedia’s 25 most influential online marketing professionals. He has guest lectured on entrepreneurship and innovation at prominent institutions like Stanford, Berkeley and Carnegie Mellon and supports a number of organizations such as Charity: Water and Pencils of Promise.
*“2020 Reflections” Virtual Happy Hour – Hosted by American Marketing Association – Washington, D.C.
Thursday, December 10, 2020 | 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Online
Fees: AMADC Members – $25, AMADC Student Members – $5, Nonmembers – $40; Registration: Required
Join AMADC’s Women in Marketing to share the tips on what you’ve learned in 2020 and the hopes you have for 2021. It will be a lightly structured discussion with highlights. To maintain levity, they will be holding a People’s Choice Awards for: most original Zoom background that celebrates the season, and most original Zoom outfit that celebrates the season. Join AMADC for this timely and much needed end of year virtual happy hour.
*Mac Summit On-Demand – Hosted by American Marketing Association – Washington, D.C.
Thursday, December 31, 2020 | 9:00 am | Online
Fees – Non-members: $99 for summit ($2.50 per summit), members – $75; Registration: Required
MAC Summit features topics and sessions on the latest thinking in strategy, digital advertising, communications, crisis, search, email, video, design, B2B marketing, media relations, social media, analytics, internal communications, automation, disruptive technologies and much more. The summit is co-produced by two highly respected media companies based in Washington DC: Potomac Tech Wire, the region’s source for technology news, and Capitol Communicator, the region’s source for marketing, advertising, media and communications news.
*AMADC Open Office Hours – Hosted by American Marketing Association – Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, January 06, 2021 | 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Online
Fees: Free; Registration: Required
Each month, AMADC hosts virtual get-togethers for both members and non-members and shares all of the great programs in the works. Your questions will be answered about membership, events, AMA and AMADC. Open Office Hours will take place on the first Wednesday of every month and upcoming Open Office Hour dates include: February 3rd, March 3rd, April 7th, May 5th and June 2nd.
*Conquer Your Career – General Management – Hosted by Forté Foundation
Thursday, January 28, 2021 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Online
Fees: Free; Registration: Required
If you are interested in a career in General Management, hear from a panel of three women MBA alumnae working in general management. They will lead an informative discussion about their career journeys. They will also offer advice, and answer viewer questions. This conversation focuses on Leadership Development Programs and is geared toward MBA and early career women. Join them to find out how they use their MBA degrees in the workplace and how they have overcome the challenges they have faced along the way.