Career Day Expo
Thursday, March 9
1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Conference Center (bldg. 19)
Career Day 2017 is not merely the expo taking place on March 9, but also includes a whole range of events from February 26 through March 9. No matter where you are in your academic career at KAUST, don’t miss the opportunity to take steps in preparing for your future. The Office of Professional Development will host workshops, one-on-one sessions and other opportunities to help you with interviewing skills, CVs & résumés, researching companies and how to conduct strategic job searches to find opportunities.
In addition, during the week prior to Career Day, During the week prior to Career Day, Graduate Affairs will be hosting John McCormack, a world-class communication and leadership development trainer, to assist students in developing their abilities to present themselves, communicate well and learn critical leadership skills.
Other topics and presenters from KAUST include Dr. Todd Pietruszka, talking about finding the career you want; and Timothy Grubbs, discussing using an assessment to identify your top five strengths that lead to working with excellence and David Fielke instructing on communicating in the workplace.
Register on the Student Life Forum, where you can see the full program.
Communication and Leadership Development
John McCormack: February 26 – March 1
Session topics include:
- Communicating great feedback with teams
- Communicating successfully through coaching
- Understanding organization change
- Assert yourself
KAUST presenters March 5 – 8
Session topics include:
- Building self-confidence
- The career you want
- Communicating in the workplace
- Know your strengths
- Working with excellence
For further information, contact us via e-mail at Professional.Development@KAUST.EDU.SA.