Struggling to accomplish your daily tasks? Feel stretched and always in a rush? You may need better time management skills.

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and Graduate School invites postdocs and graduate students to hear from Stefanie Mollborn, Professor of Sociology, about strategies to more effectively manage your time.

Lunch will be provided. RSVP required.

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) invites all new postdocs to an informational and social event.

This orientation will help familiarize postdocs new to campus with CU Boulder and career pathways by:

Conferences are a great opportunity to make connections, find collaborators, and keep up to date with the latest developments in your field. Join Cat Wilson from Career Services for a crash course in networking at academic conferences…and beyond. Learn the finer points of approaching people, asking for information, and making a great first impression.

If you couldn’t make it to our in-person CVs to Resumes presentation in September, join Alaina Nickerson online for the same information webinar-style! Learn about the differences between an academic CV and an industry resume. We’ll discuss specific ways you can make your resume stand out to employers and get our documents working for you rather than against you in your non-academic job search.

Networking is often a dirty word for the 95% of us who cringe at the thought of schmoozing strangers at awkward events. Rest assured, it doesn’t have to look like that. Join Alaina Nickerson from Career Services to learn about ways you can use your natural curiosity to widen your professional connections. Explore various forms of networking and set goals that make sense for you. It’s never too early to build the web of relationships that will help you make your next career move.

What is an elevator pitch? What is its purpose? How do you craft one, and when do you use it? Join Cat Wilson from Career Services to answer these questions and more, and practice developing and delivering your elevator pitch.

Today’s job search demands not only stellar applications and active networks but often a professional presence online as well. In this new presentation, learn ways to represent your personal brand by leveraging online tools that make sense for your individual goals. Create a strategy for presenting your skills to the world and making yourself “findable” for those who need your expertise.

Deciding what to include in your cover letter and resume can be overwhelming. In this one-hour workshop, Alaina Nickerson from Career Services will show you how to use job posting to identify exactly what information you need to prioritize in your application to get through applicant tracking systems and stand out to hiring managers for any role.

Job letter, research statement, teaching philosophy, diversity statement…what information goes where? How do you use these documents to craft a consistent, qualified, and appealing portrait of yourself as a candidate? Join Cat Wilson from Career Services to find out!

Join Alaina Nickerson from Career Services to learn about the differences between an academic CV and an industry resume. We’ll discuss specific ways you can make your resume stand out to employers and get our documents working for you rather than against you in your non-academic job search.