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Weekly Digest 12/2

Hey there!  

We hope you had a great Thanksgiving and are excited to be in the home stretch of 2024. It is hard to believe the year is almost over, but we hope you can look back on all that you have accomplished this year and feel a sense of pride. No matter where you are now, you are closer to your goals than you were eleven months ago and that's pretty awesome! 

Here are a few announcements and reminders to get the party started this week: 

Guest Speaker Tomorrow  

Upright Career Services is hosting a discussion on Tuesday, December 3rd at 6 ET with Laura Shaw, an alumnus from Upright's Software Development program, who is currently a Technical Installations Lead and Project Manager at HCA Healthcare.


With a non-technical background in education and music, Laura will share her career journey and experience in the job search. She will provide insightful tips and actionable insights for learners and alumni in all programs.

 

 

New Resume Templates 

Taryn recently worked with our instructors to revamp our resume templates and we now have four templates per program. They are available as templates in Prentus and in the Career Services Help Center.

 

We will be adding some finishing touches to the Digital Marketing templates, but the links are live and will be ready to rock by EOD Friday. 

 

Special Events This Week 

As always, don't miss out on the workshops happening this week! Check out the details below and access the Zoom links on the Career Services Calendar. 

 

Wednesday 5:30 ET: Practice Your Introduction
Let's use this time to practice your introduction (AKA - your pitch), which is useful in many contexts including but not limited to:  interviews, networking events, holiday conversations, your LinkedIn "about" section, and more. If you are comfortable sharing your pitch, you are welcome to do so! If you are not yet ready for that, let's just chat about best practices and what to include.
 
Thursday 5:30 ET: Sourcing Jobs Beyond LinkedIn & Indeed
LinkedIn and Indeed are large, well-known job boards. They're a great resource to use, but they're not the only sites to look at when sourcing (finding) jobs. During this workshop, we will explore new resources and discuss how to use new job boards. This workshop is for you if you feel stuck in a rut when it comes to finding online applications to submit.
 
 
Have a great rest of your week! 
 
Anna Paschall 
Sr. Director Outcomes & Learner Success 
 

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