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#BossedUp
Graduate & PhD Students,
Meet Christine Jobson! Christine is a third year doctoral student in the Frost School of Music completing her degree in Vocal Pedagogy and Performances. She has been working hard to develop herself into a leader in her field through various opportunities:
“Lately, I've been traveling and sharing my lecture recital about an African American female composer named Florence Price. My last performance took place at the University of California in Irvine. It was an especially rewarding experience because I was able to share my research and sing for younger music students.”
At Toppel, Christine has enlisted the help of staff to complete her Three Minute Thesis lecture, which she presented on February 6th. She cites the help of other resources at the Toppel Career Center, such as interview preparation, resume writing, and job search assistance as factors that helped her reach her goals and become #BossedUp.
Take advantage of all Toppel has to offer! Stop in for advising or visit HireACane.com to learn more.
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Instajob: Utilizing Social Media for Career Opportunities
March 19th at 5:30PM
In this workshop, you'll learn about the different ways you can maximize your social media accounts and other digital platforms to open doors to your new career. Because as the saying goes, getting a job can sometimes be more about WHO you know than WHAT you know. Join us and learn about different strategies you can use to make the most of your social connections.
Register for this event through Handshake.
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The Art of Connecting:
How to Expand Your Career Network
April 3rd at 5:30PM
What comes to mind when you hear the word “networking?" Does it fill you with fear or anxiety? Often misunderstood, this term simply means professional dialogue.
This professional dialogue can often help us get jobs, build our network, and connect us to individuals who can open doors for us. Join the Toppel Career Center to learn how to improve your professional dialogic skills and strengthen your career network.
Register for this event through Handshake.
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Networking Through Handshake
Your friends and classmates can be a powerful resource in your career development. Take advantage of the opportunities they can provide you with, and connect with each other on Handshake!
By clicking on the “Students” tab you’ll be able to see a list of students who have their profiles publicly available. You can filter the list by school year, major, previous employer, and student organization.
This is a great way to connect with students following a career path that you’re interested in and learn about their experiences. You can also network with students who have interned with an employer that you’re interviewing with and ask them for tips!
Click here to login, today.
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Resources for Your Job Search
Handshake: Explore our free job and internship database to help connect you to your next professional endeavor. Simply log in with your UM credentials, update your profile, and beginning searching for your next opportunity.
HigherEdJobs.com: Find that faculty position you may be searching for, advising positions that may interest you, administrative positions, and even leadership positions within higher education.
Indeed: Explore thousands of jobs across all industries with this database to help you find your next dream job.
Jobscan: Evaluate your resume's compatibility with a job listing. Jobscan allows you to compare your resume with a job description and gives you a compatability percentage. Recieve feedback on areas to improve and re-scan to check for a higher compatibility percentage.
Glassdoor: Gauge different pay-grades for positions you’re applying to within different companies and industries.
PayScale: Estimate how your paycheck will compare to the cost of living, allowing you to leverage or negotiate different needs you may have during a job search.
PHD Careers: Search through thousands of positions across all disciplines for folks with their PhD.
LinkedIn: Secure informational interviews, connections within companies, and get access to dozens of job openings tailored to your preferences.
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Featured Article:
Embrace the Near Win
Failure, winning, and achieving success. It is not uncommon to set our sights on a goal, and see a result that is not quite what we intended. This outcome, while it may be disheartening, can be equally as beneficial as a total success.
Sarah Lewis discusses the upside to falling just short of a goal and how it can lead to growth beyond what was planned. Watch this Ted Talk here to learn about the benefits of the embracing the near win.
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Toppel Staff Spotlight:
Ismaris Ocasio
I attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst where I received my masters degree in Student Development with a concentration in Social Justice Education. While pursuing my degree, I interned as a Dialogue Coordinator at a neighboring university where I planned, executed, and implemented a dialogue series that focused on intersectionality and intergroup dialogue. Additionally, I taught three courses and presented at a variety of conferences pertaining to subjects regarding the impacts of our social identities on our personal, academic, and career pursuits.
As the Assistant Director for Graduate Student Programs, I manage all programs, workshops, outreach, and advising for graduate and PhD students. In collaboration with the graduate school, we assess the needs of our graduate population to implement comprehensive career services.
My piece of advice to graduate and PhD students is to seek and maintain an active network of support that can assist you professionally, socially, and academically. It is important to take a holistic approach to our personal and professional development to assure we are not neglecting any part of ourselves.
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