2023-05-01 10th Annual Online Career Conference for PhDs 10th Annual Online Career Conference for PhDs May 1, 2023 - May 6, 2023 10th Annual Online Career Conference for PhDs Beyond the Professoriate Annual Online Career Conference empowers Ph.D.'s to explore career options and build meaningful careers. This year, the conference features a wide variety of webinars and panel discussions to help graduate students and postdocs develop job search skills, prepare for job applications, and navigate the job market outside of academia. The online conference will be held from May 1st through May 6th. You can learn more about the conference and download the conference program here. Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity to workshop your professional job search plans and receive advice from panelists in your field who have successfully made the leap to the industry! Register today for the conference - live attendance registration is free this year for graduate students and postdocs. Free
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM PPG Info Session and Resumé Workshop + 1:1 Resumé Review May 2, 2023 @ 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM PPG Info Session and Resumé Workshop + 1:1 Resumé Review Thinking about a possible Transition to Industry? Join our partners from PPG at their Berkeley visit on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023 at the Inclusive Excellence Hub (2515 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA) Register for a 1:1 resumé review and consultations at tinyurl.com/ppgresumereview. Select a 20-minute time slot under May 2nd. Register for the PPG Info Session and Resumé Workshop from 3:00-4:30pm with refreshments at tinyurl.com/ppgworkshop.
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Girls Who Invest Information Session May 10, 2023 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Girls Who Invest Information Session Please join us for an information session covering Girls Who Invest programs and our application process. Come with your questions - we're happy to answer them! Note: Applications for Summer 2023 opportunities are closed. Current and incoming college students with anticipated graduation dates between Fall 2025 and Spring 2027 will be eligible for our Summer 2024 programs (application to open this fall). Girls Who Invest (“GWI”) is a non-profit organization founded in April 2015 dedicated to increasing gender diversity and inclusion in investment management with a focus on growing the pipeline of women in frontline investing positions. Our vision is to have 30% of the world’s investable capital managed by women by 2030. This goal is in sharp contrast to 2014, a year in which less than 10% of the world’s investable capital was managed by women.We will focus on education, industry outreach, accessibility and career placement to achieve our mission. At GWI, we aim to create programs to inspire and support young women to become tomorrow’s leaders. By completing GWI’s rigorous program, talented and motivated women will be well prepared to enter the industry across all asset classes including public and private equity, fixed income, credit, hedge funds, real estate, infrastructure, and to be skilled allocators of capital.
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Resume Building and Virtual Interviewing May 23, 2023 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Resume Building and Virtual Interviewing Everything about job searching can be so overwhelming! We get it – and we want to help! Join us as we share some tips for building or improving your resume, and preparing to virtually interview. Following the event, we will have time for Q&A. Our rotational programs introduce you to the working world with hands-on experience, mentorship and real impact. You can explore and contribute to your own success and ours. Plus, the opportunities here are almost endless. That’s life at Capital One.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Open Data with Steve Diggs, CDL Senior Data Product Manager – Bay Area Open Science Group Monthly Meeting May 23, 2023 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Open Data with Steve Diggs, CDL Senior Data Product Manager – Bay Area Open Science Group Monthly Meeting This month the Bay Area Open Science Group welcomes Steve Diggs. Steve recently started at the California Digital Library (CDL) as the University of California Curation Center (UC3)’s new Senior Product Manager for our data publishing portfolio. Steve most recently worked at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at UCSD where he has served as the Technical Director of the Hydrographic Data Office (CCHDO). Steve will discuss best practices in data publishing, adapting data repositories in response to researcher needs and preserving data to meet compliance requirements.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM General Life Sciences Specialist Information Session May 24, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM General Life Sciences Specialist Information Session L.E.K. Consulting is a global management consulting firm that uses deep industry expertise and rigorous analysis to help business leaders achieve practical results with real impact. We are uncompromising in our approach to helping clients consistently make better decisions, deliver improved business performance and create greater shareholder returns. The firm advises and supports global companies that are leaders in their industries — including the largest private and public sector organizations, private equity firms and emerging entrepreneurial businesses. Founded more than 30 years ago, L.E.K. employs more than 1,800 professionals across the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe. We invite you to join us for an information session. There will be a short presentation that will enable you to learn more about L.E.K., the Life Sciences Specialist role and the career trajectory at our firm for PhDs/MDs/PharmDs. There will also be an opportunity for Q&A with Life Sciences staff from our U.S. offices. To learn more about L.E.K. Consulting please also visit our website (www.lek.com) and advisor blog (ask.lek.com).
8:30 AM - 11:15 AM Prudential Financial LGBTQ+ Student Summit June 2, 2023 @ 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM Prudential Financial LGBTQ+ Student Summit VIRTUAL EVENT: Friday, June 2, 2023, 8:30 am - 11:15 am PDT A great place to start your career and even better place to grow your career. We believe that growing your career is about more than climbing the corporate ladder. It’s about doing work that helps you learn and gets you excited. It’s about adding value and feeling valued in return. It’s about finding a place to start—and recognizing it as a place to succeed. Sponsored by Prudential’s PRIDE Business Resource Group (BRG), tune into the LGBTQ+ Student Summit, where representatives from Prudential and PGIM will give you a view into: Talent opportunities at Prudential and PGIM The PRIDE BRG One of our employee affinity resource groups Prudential and PGIM Our history Our strategy for success Connect with employees to network virtually Required Qualifications Candidates must be enrolled in an accredited bachelor’s program graduating between December 2023 and May 2025 Minimum 3.0 GPA strongly preferred Prudential does not provide visa sponsorship for this position. Successful candidates must possess the requisite US employment authorization to be eligible for consideration. All majors are welcome to apply!
May 23, 2023 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Open Data with Steve Diggs, CDL Senior Data Product Manager – Bay Area Open Science Group Monthly Meeting