Career AccelerateHER: Insider Essentials for USask Alumni & Students

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Career AccelerateHER: Insider Essentials for USask Alumni & Students

Kick-start your career for a career in science, engineering, trades & technology (SETT).

By USask College of Engineering

Date and time

May 14 · 3pm - June 18 · 5pm MDT

Location

USask Calgary Hub

301 3 Avenue Southwest #109 Calgary, AB T2P 1P2 Canada

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Agenda

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

May 14: Self-Promotion - Your Way

As part of an under-represented group at work, it can be difficult to self-promote and have your story and accomplishments heard. Self-promotion is key to workplace success and upward mobility. This ...

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

May 21: Intro. to Negotiation

Negotiation is one of the most difficult, but important skill sets to have as you grow into your SETT career. This Skill Builder will help you to become an effective negotiator by teaching you how to...

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

May 28: Foundations of Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence, also known as emotional quotient or EQ, is the ability to understand, manage, and use your own emotions in a positive way to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize...

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

June 4: *BONUS* Panel Discussion & Networking Event

During this session, you'll get the chance to meet, connect and network with other USask alumni and community leaders in SETT.

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

June 11: Navigating Workplace Politics

Workplace politics are the strategies people use in workplace interactions to influence and gain power. Understanding workplace politics and learning the necessary strategies to navigate them are cru...

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

June 18: Mentors & Sponsors

Mentors and sponsors can be critical relationships to improve and guide your science, engineering, trades, and technology (SETT) career. In this course you’ll learn about the roles of mentors and spo...

About this event

POSTPONED TO FALL 2024. To get on the waitlist, please email engr.alumni@usask.ca


Kick-start your career. Whether you’re a recent graduate or looking to grow your skills for a promotion, the WinSETT Insider Essentials Series can help you establish yourself as a professional ready to advance into your future. Over a five-week period, you’ll learn hands-on strategies, and network with a cohort of peers also committed to professional growth.


The WinSETT Career AccelerateHER is open to USask Engineering and Science women alumni and students who live and/or work in Calgary.


Who can register for the WinSETT Career AccelerateHER?

  • Women USask Engineering or Science alumni early-to-mid career professionals, and 3rd or 4th year students, preferably those with work experience or currently enrolled in a co-op program.


Why should you register for the WinSETT Career AccelerateHER for USask Engineers & Scientists?

  • Sessions are delivered by skilled facilitators and curated specifically for USask alumni early-to-mid career professionals, and senior students
  • Earn insider essentials you need to navigate your SETT (Science, Engineering, Trades & Technology) career.
  • Develop hands-on strategies to navigate hidden factors that might be holding you back.
  • Learn alongside USask alumni and soon-to-be grads who are in the early stages of their career journey.
  • Boost confidence and develop leadership skills that will help you level up in your career.
  • Build a network and make new connections with USask alumni working in SETT careers.
  • Unlock your potential.
  • Delivering professional development to area alumni to open opportunities for career advancement.
  • Training counts towards 10 CPD credits (Continuing Professional Development Program).
  • Provide USask alumni and students an opportunity to gain visibility with highly motivated individuals and established career professionals within the Calgary engineering and geoscience community.


Thanks to the generosity of a USask alumnae and the Dean of USask Engineering, 35 spots are open exclusively for USask Engineering & Science alumni and students in Calgary.

With a program cost of over $20,000, we are grateful for the support from our donor and the Dean of USask Engineering to make this course accessible to USask alumni and students at rate of $30 per guest for the complete program.



QUESTIONS? Contact Tracy Tryhuba in the USask Calgary Hub at 403.475.7275 or email tracy.tryhuba@usask.ca

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USask College of Engineering

In the heart of Saskatoon, on Treaty 6 territory and the homeland of the Métis, is the College of Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan (USask).

USask is one of the top research-intensive, medical doctoral universities in Canada, and is home to world-leading research in areas of global importance, like water and food security. Study and discovery is enhanced by our outstanding facilities, including the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, VIDO-InterVac, the Global Institute for Food Security, the Global Institute for Water Security and the Sylvia Fedoruk Centre for Nuclear Innovation.

Guided by our University Plan: The University the World Needs, we work together across disciplines and with our communities to find creative solutions to the most pressing global challenges. Our graduates, recognized for their strong work ethic, resourceful nature and determination, are leading change here at home and around the world.

 

Contact the College of Engineering:

engr.inquiries@usask.ca I 306.966.5273

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