Smart Moves for Liberal Arts Grads: So What Do You Do With a Degree in Philosophy?
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. (ET); Noon - 1 p.m. (CT); 11 a.m. - noon (MT); 10 a.m. -
11 a.m. (PT)
Presentation Description
Liberal arts grads pursue successful careers in a wide variety of fields. But when the subject of a graduate’s degree is unrelated to her career interest—or when she has no idea what she wants to pursue—finding a path to success is more difficult.
Using stories from their book, Smart Moves for Liberal Arts Grads: Finding a Path to Your Perfect Career, as illustrations, Sheila Curran and Suzanne Greenwald outline effective career skill-sets and strategies for this population, and highlight what students need to do to be competitive in a tough job market.
At the end of this session, you’ll know how to:
- Help liberal arts grads find career paths when their major is different than their career goals.
- Identify the key factors leading to career success for liberal arts students and graduates.
- Develop an action plan to better serve liberal arts students on both a strategic and individual level.
- Identify the five “smartest” moves to career success.
Who Should Attend
College career services staff members looking for help with counseling liberal arts students will get new insight into the strategies authors Sheila Curran and Suzanne Greenwald outline in their book, Smart Moves for Liberal Arts Grads: Finding a Path to Your Perfect Career. This is seminar is for novice and intermediate career services practitioners.
The Presenters
Sheila Curran and Suzanne Greenwald are coauthors of Smart Moves for Liberal Arts Grads: Finding a Path to Your Perfect Career (published in May, 2006 by Ten Speed Press.)
Sheila Curran, president of Curran Career Consulting, works with colleges and employers to promote the career success of college graduates. For more than a decade, she led the careers offices at Duke University and Brown University. Prior to that, Sheila held human resources positions at Brown, Gallaudet University, and the University of Michigan. Curran’s articles on careers have been published nationally and internationally, including a career column, “Curran on Careers” for Business Week magazine. Curran has degrees in Russian, Persian, and education, and she holds an SPHR.
Suzanne Greenwald is senior member adviser for the education consulting firm Eduventures. She holds a Ph.D. in education policy from the University of Chicago, a master’s degree from Harvard University, and a bachelor’s degree in English and American literature from Brown University. Greenwald is an expert on school-to-work issues, work-related learning, and school-business partnerships and has served as an educational adviser to the Cambridge-MIT Institute.
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What Is a “Virtual Seminar”?
You and your staff can participate in a virtual seminar without leaving your offices—and all for one low tuition fee. Participants receive a personal identification number (PIN) to connect by phone to the audio portion of the program, and a link to view the presentation and interact with the presenter online.
What you will need:
To attend the audio/web conference, you will need a telephone; a phone with a speaker feature will enable other staff members to hear the presentation. You also will need Internet access and a browser to view the PowerPoint presentation that accompanies the audio program.
Register Today
Sign up today. The registration fee for the session is $119 for NACE members, $199 for nonmembers (prepayment required). To register after September 10, 2008 you must use the fax/mail-in form. Registration for the web seminar closes 10 a.m. (ET) the day of the seminar. At that time, you may purchase the archive.
(Fee includes one telephone connection, one Internet connection, one set of handout materials, and unlimited participant attendance at your site.)
Confirmations
If you register for the live audio/web conference, we will send you confirmation via e-mail. The confirmation will include telephone instructions and instructions for accessing the PowerPoint presentation.
Cancellations
Cancellations must be received in writing at least three business days before the session for credit to be issued. (Cancellations are subject to a $25 administration charge.)
