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Enhancing your career journey through mentorship
In honor of National Mentorship Month, our panel of UC Irvine alumni shared their insights on where to look for mentors both inside and outside the workplace and gain tips on how to build and maintain an effective mentoring relationship. Learn where to look for mentors both inside and outside the workplace and gain tips on how to build and maintain an effective mentoring relationship.
Learn where to look for mentors both inside and outside the workplace and gain tips on how to build and maintain an effective mentoring relationship
Professional growth is a lifelong journey and finding the right mentors can have lasting impacts on your career success. In honor of National Mentorship Month, our panel of UC Irvine alumni shared their insights on where to look for mentors both inside and outside the workplace and gain tips on how to build and maintain an effective mentoring relationship. This webinar was originally recorded on January 26, 2023 as part of the UC Alumni Career Network webinar series. Handouts and webinar deck are linked below.
Moderated by:
April Hul, the Director of Alumni Engagement at UC Irvine
Featuring:
Jaclyn Kung, Career Development Manager for the Professional Master’s Programs at UC Irvine’s Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
Lilian Allahverdian, Clinical Pharmacist
Ashley Chen, Contract Administrator
Recording Date: January 26, 2023
Being a seasoned professional in a new workplace
This webinar offers insights and strategies to help experienced professionals find, build, and create community in a new workplace and leverage working in an age-diverse workplace. Our panel of UC alumni will share personal experiences and insights along with tangible tips and advice to help you effectively position your skills and background for your next career move.
This webinar offers insights and strategies to help experienced professionals find, build, and create community in a new workplace and leverage working in an age-diverse workplace. Our panel of UC alumni will share personal experiences and insights along with tangible tips and advice to help you effectively position your skills and background for your next career move.
Gender at work
Work can be stressful enough without the added challenges of navigating gender identity and expression in the workplace. How can we ensure that we are creating a safe and inclusive workplace for transgender and nonbinary employees? This webinar will explore action items that employers of all sizes can take to expand their efforts to provide an inclusive environment for employees of all genders.
Work can be stressful enough without the added challenges of navigating gender identity and expression in the workplace. How can we ensure that we are creating a safe and inclusive workplace for transgender and nonbinary employees? This webinar will explore action items that employers of all sizes can take to expand their efforts to provide an inclusive environment for employees of all genders.
Navigating ageism as a young professional
Yes, young professionals experience ageism too! This online webinar will bring together communication and DEI experts, human resource professionals, and UC young alumni to offer insights to new professionals as well as address generational differences in work style, leadership, and supervision.
Yes, young professionals experience ageism too! This online webinar will bring together communication and DEI experts, human resource professionals, and UC young alumni to offer insights to new professionals as well as address generational differences in work style, leadership, and supervision.
How to network virtually and in-person
Join us for this skills-based workshop featuring UC alumni who will teach you how to navigate networking both virtually and in-person. Gain helpful tips and advice on networking in-person effectively and learn best practices for conducting productive informational interviews.
Join us for this skills-based workshop featuring UC alumni who will teach you how to navigate networking both virtually and in-person. Gain helpful tips and advice on networking in-person effectively and learn best practices for conducting productive informational interviews.
How to lead teams in hybrid and remote environments
Leading and managing a team has its unique opportunities and challenges, especially in an increasingly global environment. This webinar brings together current managers and team leaders to share best practices, discuss challenges, and offer resources for those interested in refining their supervisory skills. The panel will also talk about how supervisors and leaders can find and receive support to thrive and persist in their roles.
Leading and managing a team has its unique opportunities and challenges. This webinar brings together current managers and team leaders to share best practices, discuss challenges, and offer resources for those interested in refining their supervisory skills. The panel will also talk about how supervisors and leaders can find and receive support to thrive and persist in their roles.
Career Opportunities at the Intersections of Industries
Like many UC graduates, alumni often find their career in unexpected places. Whether you are a new professional seeking to utilize your degree in an unexpected industry, or an established professional ready to build on your experience and put it to use in a new industry this session will offer strategic advice on how to approach your job search to expand beyond the usual.
Moderated by:
Amanda Pouchot (UC Berkeley)
President of @Wow Protein Donuts
Featuring:
Marge Ang, MBA, CPCC, ACC (UC Berkeley)
Tech Marketing Consultant, Career and Leadership Development Coach
Merete Fields, SHRM-SCP (UC Davis)
Career Coach
The Great Resignation
The “Great Resignation” can mean a lot of things, but this phenomenon is impacting every sector and level of talent. For the first time since the 1960’s workers rights are finally being taken seriously. Our featured speaker, Enrique Lopezlira, Ph.D., Director of the Low-Wage Work program at the UC Berkeley Labor Center will provide his insights on the moment.
Moderated by:
Cheryl M. Lott ('01, J.D.'04 - UC Los Angeles) | Moderator
Shareholder and Deputy General Counsel, Buchalter, APC Alumni Regent, UC Board of Regents
Featuring:
Enrique Lopezlira, Ph.D.
Director of the Low-Wage Work program, UC Berkeley Labor Center
Career and Life Pivots: Successful Power Moves in the Pandemic
Since the pandemic began, so many lives have been impacted, causing career and life plans to permanently shift—and if you are trying to figure out what comes next, you are not alone. Many people are taking steps to examine and re-imagine their career trajectories.
Moderated by:
Hassan Akmal, MPH, MBA (’01, UC Los Angeles) | MODERATOR
Executive Director, Career & Professional Development, UC San Diego
Featuring:
Benjamin Fung, DPT, MBA (’06, UC San Diego)
COO, UpDoc Media
Melody Gonzales (’02, UC San Diego)
Executive Director, White House Initiative Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, & Economic Opportunities for Hispanics
Peace Uche, PharmD (’09, PharmD’13 UC San Diego)
NFT Pivot & Visibility Coach, doc.PEACE