GradPro offers a rotating selection of workshops each year on topics related to career exploration and preparation. These workshops are open to all graduate students. We also work with our campus partners to coordinate workshop programming, ensuring that workshops across campus cover important topics related to professional development. A list of graduate student professional development related workshops offered by units across campus this semester can be found below, as well as GradPro’s annual schedule of workshops. See our Events Calendar for the most up-to-date information on upcoming workshops, or sign up for the Professional Development Digest. If you would like GradPro to conduct a specialized workshop for your department, group, or as part of an academic course, please review our workshop request form. GradPro also hosts the annual campus-wide Grad Slam event, a UC-sponsored competition, where graduate students share their research in three-minute talks, honing their public speaking and communication skills and competing for cash prizes. Learn more about the Berkeley Grad Slam. Fall 2024 Professional Development Workshops and EventsBelow are the workshops planned for Fall 2024; additional workshops and updates on the workshops below will be announced throughout the semester in the Professional Development Digest and the Professional Development Calendar. Also see the Digest and Calendar for workshop registration. Career Exploration and PreparationSept. 5, 1 to 2pm: Planning Your Fall Semester Hosted by GradPro Sept. 12, 4 to 5:30pm: Academic Job Search Series: SocSci/Hum session 1, Hosted by Berkeley Career Engagement and GradPro Sept. 18, 1 to 2pm: Group Chat on Time Management and Goal Setting Hosted by GradPro Sept. 19, 4 to 5:30pm: Academic Job Search Series: SocSci/Hum session 2 Hosted by Berkeley Career Engagement and GradPro Sept. 23, 12:30 to 2pm: STEM Ph.D. Transferable Skills Hosted by QB3-Berkeley Graduate and Postdoc Career Development Sept. 24, 1 to 2pm: Non-Academic Career Exploration for Humanities and Social Sciences Hosted by GradPro Sept. 26, 1 to 2pm: Non-Academic Career Exploration for STEM Hosted by GradPro Sept. 26, 4 to 5:30pm: Academic Job Search Series: SocSci/Hum session 3 Hosted by Berkeley Career Engagement and GradPro Oct. 9, 11am to 12pm: Networking for Non-Academic Career Exploration and Preparation Hosted by GradPro Oct. 10, 4 to 5:30pm: Nailing the Job Search Hosted by Berkeley Career Engagement and GradPro Oct. 23, 12 to 1pm: Nature Masterclass Information Session Hosted by VSPA Oct. 24, 12pm: 2024 Fall Master’s & PhD Career Fair Hosted by Career Engagement Center Oct. 24, 2 to 3pm: Navigating Internships In Graduate School Workshop-Panel Hosted by GradPro Dec 9-13, 1 to 5pm: Remote Writing Boot Camp Hosted by Graduate Writing Center Equity and InclusionTBD Leadership and CollaborationTBD Research and Data AnalysisThe D-Lab offers research and data analysis workshops. The UC Berkeley Library often offers a variety of research and data analysis workshops. Teaching and MentoringThe Graduate Student Instructor Teaching and Resource Center (GSI-TRC) offers teaching and mentoring workshops each semester. GradPro Annual Workshop ScheduleMost GradPro workshops are offered on an annual or semi-annual basis, while some workshops are offered every 2 or 3 years. The workshop schedule below outlines the recurring workshops offered by GradPro. Workshops offered during the upcoming semester can be found above, and specific dates and times for upcoming workshops can be found in our Events Calendar. Recurring Fall WorkshopsPlanning Your Fall Semester Non-Academic Career Exploration for STEM Graduate Students Non-Academic Career Exploration for Humanities and Social Science Graduate Students Career OR Internship Panel (alternating years) Recurring Spring WorkshopsPlanning Your Spring Semester Networking and Informational Interviewing Code Switching in Graduate School and Beyond Developing Skills for Careers Beyond Academia Recurring Summer WorkshopsPlanning Your Summer Semester