Career Development

This session will cover simple, actionable best practices for designing and facilitating better meetings. You'll learn how to design better meetings: before, during, and after plus learn practical tools and tips to become a better meeting facilitator.

Whether you are a job seeker navigating the hiring process or a seasoned professional getting ready for a performance review, inevitably you will have to discuss your salary. Discussing salary tends to be a stressful topic for many people, making it challenging to know how and when to address the issue. Join Hallie Crawford to learn how to walk into your in-person or remote meeting more confident and prepared to secure your dream job with dream benefits!

Unlock your true potential with the Career Change Kit! Talane Miedaner’s (SFS’87, G’89) state-of-the-art career assessment tests are designed to help you identify your hidden talents, motivators, and values. Take the first step toward a fulfilling career change with the guidance of her sophisticated assessments.

Negative self-talk is rooted in our evolutionary brains, linking us to the past when we needed to be on high alert, ready to respond to perceived threats. Although our surroundings have evolved, that voice in our head protecting us from danger is still alive and kicking! Join Christine Brown-Quinn (I’82) to learn how to identify and circumvent the 3 major pitfalls of negative self-talk.

Oh, the Places You’ll Go! From planning curated travel experiences catered to extreme adventuring, wellness, or events, to “set-jetting” to popular TV and movie filming locales, or finding unique hidden getaways–travelers today are faced with more options than ever when it comes to where to stay and what to do once they arrive at their destinations. Are today’s travel trends a response to evolving consumer expectations, or is the way we travel fundamentally changing? Join Georgetown alumni and faculty experts for a conversation examining the changing ways we get away.

Hear from Jason Levin (MBA’06), author of Relationships to Infinity: The Art and Science of Keeping in Touch, as he outlines interviewing best practices and answers key questions like “How should you ask for and properly use an informational interview with a potential employer?” and “What should you do to prepare for an informational interview?”

Shaara Roman (MBAE'02) shares stories and case studies from her new book, The Conscious Workplace: Fortify Your Culture to Thrive in Any Crisis spotlighting high-profile companies, clients, and her own workplace experiences on the importance of workplace culture and how investing in people, purpose and values helps to build a truly resilient and profitable business, no matter how large or small.

Join Talane Miedaner (SFS'87, G'89), acclaimed author of the international bestseller "Coach Yourself to a New Career" (McGraw-Hill), as she unveils the secrets to harnessing the power of attraction to manifest your dream job and cultivate fulfillment in your work life. Register now and take the first step toward unlocking your true professional potential!