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| SUMMER EDITION 4th of July Special Edition 6.28.20 & 7.5.20 |
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SLAVIN 108 KNOWLEDGE SHARE: PRIDE MONTH
Slavin 108 celebrates and supports the LGBTQIA community at Providence College. We hope everyone had a happy and safe
Pride Month!
Know your rights at the workplace: On Monday, June 15, the Supreme Court of the United States voted that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employer discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Read more
here.
Companies Celebrating Employees: Through (virtual) parades, employee resource groups, inclusive language and trainings, amongst many other things, see how various companies support and celebrate their LGBTQ employees. Read more
here.
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CAREER COACH ADVICE: LET US HELP YOU GET READY FOR NEXT YEAR
The summer before your
sophomore
year is a great time to:
Explore Majors:
Think about what you are majoring in, or want to major in and discover what career paths you want to explore. What Can I Do with this Major is a great resource to use.
Explore Careers:
Learn what careers are really like by talking to alumni and asking how they got into their field. FriarLink has more than 1,000 alumni ready to share advice with you!
Make a Plan:
Work with a Career Coach to make a plan for your sophomore year and discuss ways you can prepare to reach your goals. Creating a P.I.V.O.T. Program is a great way to get started.
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ATTEND A WORKSHOP: GREAT WAYS TO MAKE YOURSELF STAND OUT
SOCIAL MEDIA & PERSONAL BRANDING
Tuesday | June 30th | 4PM - 5PM | Live on ZOOM
Your personal brand
is how you market yourself to others. Often it is your résumé, LinkedIn, and network that create your brand image. Like a reputation, it is to be guarded, respected, and managed to make sure that it is promoted positively and effectively across campus and ultimately the workplace.
Join
Sammy McSweeney from Amica Insurance
to l
earn how to articulate your skills, focusing on the effective use of social media in managing your brand.
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WORKING VIRTUALLY IN THE COVID ERA
Thursday | July 9th | 1PM - 2PM | Live on ZOOM
Join alum, Adam Benjamin to hear about what tools and infrastructure you need, and how to keep on schedule and be accountable and how to reduce the "noise" while working virtually.
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EFFECTIVE INTERVIEWING
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ednesday | July 15th | 4PM - 5PM | Live on ZOOM
Preparation is key to any successful interview, and the best way to prepare for and land that job/internship is to be a STAR. The STAR method is a structured manner of responding to a behavior-based interview question by discussing the specific situation, task, action, and result. Learn how to feel confident walking into any interview format - group, panel, skype or in-person.
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F4CC CERTIFICATION CLASS: POWERPOINT BEGINS JULY 1ST!
POWERPOINT CERTIFICATION CLASSES
Friar 4 Career Core: Technology & Analytics
Wednesday | July 1 - August 5 | 1 - 2:15 PM | Windows Users
This series of MOS PowerPoint workshops will train students on the core components of PowerPoint including the following: formatting slides, working with text, working with charts and tables, and enhancing presentations. The course includes six structured lessons for students to complete.
These
six
lessons will be completed over a period of six weeks with the final course date used for the certification exam testing. Upon successful completion of the certification exam, students will receive the
Microsoft® PowerPoint 2016 Certification.
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RESOURCE OF THE WEEK: BIG INTERVIEW
Do you have a virtual interview coming up or feel like you need to improve your interviewing skills? Our Big Interviewing
tool just got taken to the next level! After you record a practice interview on the platform, you will now get
instant feedback
and guidance on everything from eye contact, use of "ums" and fillers to rate of speech and more. Take advantage of this new feature!
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OPPORTUNITY OF THE WEEK: LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY & FUNDRAISING
If you are a current undergraduate student, graduate student, 2020 college graduate, we invite you to apply for the Tomorrow's Leaders College Program. This four-week virtual program is intended for those who want to continue building new leadership, advocacy, and fundraising skills to make a difference on their campus and beyond. Deadline to apply is July 10th.
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FEATURED IN FRIARLINK: JENNIFER GIFFELS '14
Global Studies & Spanish Major
Senior Program Manager, JFF (Jobs for the Future)
What do you do?
I manage a national network of 16 states (
Student Success Center Network
) all committed to equitable student success particularly at the community college level. I work directly with Student Success Centers, providing consultation and facilitating connections across the postsecondary ecosystem, as well as lead events and handle communications and other engagement opportunities for the SSC Network. My work is very collaborative, and I spend a lot of my days in communication with others - and I also have the opportunity to travel to different parts of the country, but of course Covid-19 has put a pause on that.
Wh
y did you join FrairLink?
I joined FriarLink as a way to keep in touch with the Providence College community, and to be a resource for current students thinking about the transition from school to career. My time at PC not only provided me with lifelong friendships and a sense of community, it also propelled me into the social justice work that is fundamental to my career and an important part of my identity today. Many conversations with many people have helped shape my journey, and I want to encourage others to have conversations with others as an important input to future plans.
What piece of advice do you have to share with students?
My advice would be to try not to be stuck on what you think you "should" be doing. The world is changing so rapidly (and Covid-19 has accelerated that!) that traditional jobs and careers no longer look the same. Spend time exploring your personal interests, thinking about the impact you want your career to have, the skills you bring or want to develop, and the type of work that you might want to do each day. A combination of those things will lead you to a career that will ultimately satisfy you, and your path there will certainly be windy.
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LINKEDIN LEARNING: UNCONSCIOUS BIAS
We're all biased. Our experiences shape who we are, and our race, ethnicity, gender, height, weight, sexual orientation, place of birth, and other factors impact the lens with which we view the world. In this 24 minute course, diversity expert Stacey Gordon helps you recognize and acknowledge your own biases so that you can identify them when making decisions, and prevent yourself from making calls based on a biased viewpoint.
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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
"People should just be allowed to look in the mirror and see all kinds of possibilities."
~
M-E Girard
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