Senior Launch: Professional Skills for Career Success

Senior Launch: Professional Skills for Career Success

This professional development conference, exclusively for Tufts seniors, will help you launch your career.

Whether you are starting your job search, have secured a position, or are planning on graduate school, this will be an ideal opportunity to learn tips from national experts on presentation skills, leveraging social media, managing your finances and more.

Agenda:

8:30am - 9:00am - Registration/Breakfast

9:10am - 9:15am - Welcome/Keynote Introduction

9:15am -10:30am - Keynote Address: Succeeding and Achieving in the Workplace

10:45am -11:40am- "Breakout Session One": Presentation Skills, Managing Your Finances, or Successful Interviewing
(Choose 1 of 3 listed below)

11:45am - 12:45pm - Lunch & Presentation: Managing Your Brand

1:00pm - 1:55pm - "Breakout Session Two": Presentation Skills, Managing Your Finances, or Successful Interviewing
(Choose 1 of 3 listed below)

2:00pm - 3:00pm - Young Alumni Panel

3:10pm - 3:30pm - Wrap-up, Raffle, & Gift from Career Center

Cabot Intercultural Center

Breakout Sessions: to be offered at 10:45am and 1:00pm

Presentation Skills: Communication is an Art

Kerri Garbis, President/Owner, Ovation Communication

What’s so scary about standing up in front of people and talking? For some, pretty much everything! In this session, you will learn presentation techniques from a professional actor/trainer. You will learn how to present with poise and engage your audience in a positive memorable manner whether you’re talking to two or 200. You’ll also get “go-to” techniques for conquering stage fright! This session is interactive and you will have the opportunity to try out the new skills.

Managing Your Finances: What You Need to Know About Your Financial Life after College

Stuart Paap, Financial Advisor

Do you wish you had more certainty about the state of your personal finances after you graduate? You’re not alone! The illustrious “Funny Financial Advisor,” Stuart Paap, will teach you about money management and how you can go from financial dependence to financial independence.

Successful Interviewing: Turning that Interview into a Job

Pamela Skillings—Interview Coach, BigInterview.com

A job interview is different from any other conversation. Even the best communicators often struggle with turning interviews into job offers. The good news is that interviewing is a learned skill -- and one that you will use for the rest of your career. Pamela Skillings is the country's top job interview coach and has helped hundreds of people land their dream jobs. She will teach you how to prepare for a job interview so that you'll project confidence, give impressive answers to even the trickiest questions, and "sell" yourself in an authentic and likable way. It's a competitive job market out there -- learn how to get the edge through giving great interviews!

Full Program Outline:

Keynote: Succeeding and Achieving in the Workplace

Joan Snyder Kuhl—Author, International Speaker and Founder of Why Millennials Matter

It’s never too early or too late to get focused, get ahead, and accelerate your career readiness. Learn specific skills and potential detours you’ll want to avoid in the transition from college to your newly launched career. Connecting and building relationships that matter can make a huge difference in helping you discover or confirm the best career to match your unique talents. Learn how to identify mentors and increase your executive presence. Launching your career and being mindful of your ultimate goals and values will set you on a path for career and personal fulfillment. Joan will introduce success strategies that propel professionals from the cubicle to the corner office.

Breakout Session 1:

Presentation Skills: Communication is an Art

Kerri Garbis—President/Owner, Ovation Communication

Managing Your Finances: What You Need to Know About Your Financial Life after College

Stuart Paap—Financial Advisor

Successful Interviewing: Turning that Interview into a Job

Pamela Skillings—Interview Coach, BigInterview.com

Luncheon Keynote: Managing Your Brand

Ingrid Goldbloom Bloch—Certified Career Development Professional, Public Speaker and Trainer

What mental picture do people get when they think about you? Does what you want to do align with how you are presenting yourself in words, actions and images? Understanding and managing your Personal Brand is essential in today’s viral world.

In this presentation you will: 1). Learn what a Personal Brand is and why it is essential you build and manage yours. 2). Identify common Personal Branding mistakes and how to correct them. 3). Learn strategies to increase your professional reputation online, on paper and in person.

Breakout Session 2:

Presentation Skills: Communication is an Art

Kerri Garbis—President/Owner, Ovation Communication

Managing Your Finances: What You Need to Know About Your Financial Life after College

Stuart Paap—Financial Advisor

Successful Interviewing: Turning that Interview into a Job

Pamela Skillings—Interview Coach, BigInterview.com

Young Alumni Panel : Succeeding in Your 1st Job

What have new grads learned that can help you avoid mistakes among newcomers to the workplace? This panel includes members of the Classes of 2013 and 2014 who work in a variety of fields from media to technology. Their advice and anecdotes will ensure that you begin your first job understanding the “unwritten rules.”

Briana Bouchard, 2014

Mechanical Engineering & Biomedical Engineering

CEO/Co-Founder, Protector Medical

Weverton Tiago Prado, 2013

Economics, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Associate-Trader, The Debt Exchange

Jeff York, 2014

Political Science

Legislative Director, Massachusetts House of Representatives

Marian Younge, 2013

Child Development and Community Health

Case Manager, Boston Healthcare for the Homeless

Angelina Zhou, 2013

International Literary and Visual Studies, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Consumer and Business Intelligence Strategist, Hill Holliday

Speaker Bios:

Joan Snyder Kuhl—Author, International Speaker and Founder of Why Millennials Matter

Succeeding and Achieving in the Workplace

Joan is a passionate advocate for young leaders and has over 13 years of corporate management experience working in the roles of sales, marketing, training, and development in the pharmaceutical industry. After a decade as a campus speaker, mentor and coach to thousands of Millennials from around the world, Joan Snyder Kuhl launched Why Millennials Matter. WMM is a Gen-Y research and consulting company that focuses on raising awareness to employers about the value of investing in their younger workforce. As a long-time volunteer for non-profits that inspire confidence and personal success in young men and women, she helped launch the Frances Hesselbein Global Academy for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement. Joan is the Millennial Career Expert for Barnes & Noble College and serves on the Cosmopolitan Magazine Millennial Advisory Board. Follow Joan on Twitter: @joankuhl.

Ingrid Goldbloom Bloch—Certified Career Development Professional, Public Speaker and Trainer

Managing Your Brand

Ingrid Goldbloom Bloch has more than 20 years of marketing and career management experience helping individuals and organizations position themselves in a competitive marketplace. She draws upon her past life in marketing and advertising with recognizable brands (Levi’s, Shasta, Nintendo, L’eggs Pantyhose) when helping individuals learn how to “Package” and “Market” themselves in the workplace. Ingrid is known for her warm and engaging presentation style. With humor, clear examples and tips, she helps her audience gain clarity on how to best utilize Personal Branding to maximize career success. Ingrid founded Mosaic Careers, where she helps people increase their career satisfaction through career counseling, coaching and training. In addition she works as a career consultant for The Heller School for Social Justice and Policy at Brandeis University and for Keystone Associates; a corporate outplacement firm. She holds an MA in Counseling Psychology and BS in Communication Arts and Psychology.

Kerri Garbis, President/Owner, Ovation Communication

Presentation Skills: Communication is an Art

Long before Kerri was President and Owner of Ovation Communication, she was Eva Peron, Ann Landers, and a singing fruitcake.A professional actress since childhood, Kerri founded Ovation Communication, a professional communication skills consultancy that helps businesses deliver their message more effectively. Kerri has combined her vast professional acting experience (Yes, she did complain of bloating in a television commercial!) with her knowledge from the corporate world to help scores of clients here and abroad become complete communicators. Her enthusiasm, humor and energy inspire multiple repeat client engagements.

Stuart Paap, Financial Advisor

Managing Your Finances: What You Need to Know About Your Financial Life after College

Paap enjoys teaching the elements of financial independence to people of all ages – and strives to keep it fun. He's been featured as the Funny Financial Advisor on the Mel Robbins Radio Show and regularly gives financial talks to entrepreneurs, business owners, trade associations and students. He also mentors start-up companies and entrepreneurs and is involved with MassChallenge.

Pamela Skillings, Interview Coach, BigInterview.com

Successful Interviewing: Turning that Interview into a Job

Pamela Skillings is one of the nation's top job interview coaches and the founder of Big Interview, the online job interview training system that teaches people how to land better jobs faster. She has helped hundreds of individuals -- from students to CEOs -- find their dream jobs and is also the author of the popular career guide Escape from Corporate America: A Practical Guide to Creating the Career of Your Dreams. Pamela has been featured as a career expert by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, ABC News, and others. She is also an adjunct professor at New York University and loves traveling the world to speak on career topics.

Young Alumni Panel : Succeeding in Your 1st Job

Briana Bouchard, 2014

Mechanical Engineering & Biomedical Engineering

CEO/Co-Founder, Protector Medical

Briana graduated this past spring with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a second major in Biomedical Engineering. During her senior year at Tufts, Briana and three classmates designed the ivProtek, a pediatric medical device used in securing patient IVs. The project was entered in the Tufts Gordon Institute 100K New Ventures Competition and received second place award. Since graduation, Briana has been working part time for Apple in their technical support department, which allows her to continue to develop the ivProtek with a plan of launching the product next year.

Weverton Tiago Prado, 2013

Economics, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Associate-Trader, The Debt Exchange

Weverton is a LATAM Associate Trader at The Debt Exchange (DebtX). He is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with secondary market investors in Latin America. Prior to joining DebtX, Mr. Prado interned at the MIT Investment Management Company (MITIMCo) and the Morgan Stanley Sao Paulo office in Brazil, among others.

Jeff York, 2014

Political Science

Legislative Director, Massachusetts House of Representatives

Jeff graduated with a degree in political science. He served briefly in Governor Deval Patrick’s administration as Assistant Director of Government Affairs. Jeff currently works in the Massachusetts legislature, serving as Legislative Director to Representative Cory Atkins, Chairwoman of the Committee on Tourism, the Arts, and Cultural Development.

Marian Younge, 2013

Child Development and Community Health

Case Manager, Boston Healthcare for the Homeless

Marian serves as an AmeriCorps member at Boston Health Care for the Homeless program and plans on attending medical school this fall. Her future goal is to work in primary care with underserved communities.

Angelina Zhou, 2013

International Literary and Visual Studies, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Consumer and Business Intelligence Strategist, Hill Holliday

Angelina is a research strategist on the Consumer & Business Intelligence team at Hill Holliday, where she works across accounts including TJX Companies, Bank of America, and Partners HealthCare. Prior to Hill, she worked in brand strategy at Mullen and Allen & Gerritsen. Most recently, she produced Hacking Arts (a festival & hackathon at the MIT Media Lab) in collaboration with the MIT Sloan School of Management and the Center for Art, Science, and Technology, and Design Exchange Boston (a design & innovation conference) with AIGA Boston. She occasionally writes for Big Red & Shiny (Boston's online art journal), assists regularly with special programs at the ICA Boston, and serves on the board of the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston.