Office of Career and Leadership Management
Helping talented students and alumni lead impactful careers in the social sector
Wondering what alums are up to around the globe?
Check out this blog post from Kainen Bell, a 2017 SEA Advanced Standing graduate who became a Fulbright Fellow in 2018 in Brazil, where he researched the impact of the economic recession on various nonprofits, and thereafter, joined love.fútbol, a global nonprofit that brings communities together using football pitch projects as platforms for change, as a Grants & Salesforce database specialist.
Congratulations to the following alums who have been recognized for their great work in the community!
As if crafting a resume that aptly and succinctly highlights your background and skills within a 10 to 15 second glance isn’t hard enough, highlighting critical soft skills, such as interpersonal skills — an essential qualification for any job — can be especially challenging.
So how do we tout such skills without saying that we simply have them? Start by thinking critically about what these skills look like in action-and-result form. For example:
Using concrete language to demonstrate your ability in these ways (i.e. showing versus telling) is far more effective than simply stating that you have good “people skills” or that you “work with well people”.
For more tips, review the resources in the Document Library within Career Connect.
Some of the organizations participating in Fall 2019, that students could be partnered with, include:
See the attached flyer below for more information about the Fellowship. You can also check out our their instagram account (@irvinginstitute_projectreach) or facebook page (Irving Institute – Project REACH) for more information.
Did you know that as a CSSW student, you have free access to self-training for hundreds of software tools as well as personal and professional development via Lynda.com, also known as LinkedIn Learning?
Click here to explore online tutorials on an array of topics from data science to program and project management.
CALLING ALL CAREER “RELAUNCHERS!” The iRelaunch Return to Work Conference is returning to Columbia University.
Thursday, October 3, 2019 8:30am-5:30pm
Are you on a career break and planning to go back to work? Learn the most effective return to work strategies, meet employers and programs interested in career relaunchers, and network with your highly educated professional peers. The iRelaunch Return to Work Conference is led by Chair and Co-founder Carol Fishman Cohen, TED Talk speaker and co-author of Back on the Career Track. REGISTER NOW to secure your seat before the Conference sells out! And upon registration enjoy the added benefit of immediate access to the online iRelaunch Return to Work Roadmap to help you start working on your relaunch now! More information here:
Did you know that as a CSSW student, you have free access to self-training for hundreds of software tools as well as personal and professional development via Lynda.com, also known as LinkedIn Learning?
Click here to explore online tutorials on an array of topics from data science to program and project management.
The Office of Career Services and Leadership Management would like to extend a warm welcome to our Advanced Standing students!
We look forward to sharing more about our programs and services at our upcoming career services orientation on Wednesday, August 7 from 12:05 to 1:05 PM in Room C03, during which you will also learn about our career management system, Career Connect.
