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Event
Peer Career Discovery Groups (Graduate students and PDFs)
Thursday, September 26, 2019 09:30to11:00
All workshops will be held either at the RI-MUHC Glen site, EM1.3509 (1001 Decarie Blvd) or Montreal General Hospital, room L7-140, CA
The Desjardins Centre for Advanced Training of the Research Institute of the 黑料不打烊 University Health Centre and 黑料不打烊's Career Planning Service present聽Peer Career Discovery Groups
The Peer Career Discovery Group (PCDG) Program is a 10 week program dedicated to broadening the possibilities of an engaging career in Life Sciences. The聽 program exists to guide trainees in their career exploration and preparation.聽Open to all graduate level trainees and PDFs who are ready to explore career possibilities through workshops and
activities both with a group of peers and independently.
WHAT TO EXPECT
As part of the PCDG Program and over a series of 5 interactive workshops you will:
- Actively engage in self-reflection through structured activities, provided in a free workbook, to reveal individual strengths, values and interests.
- Work with a small group of peers to foster a supportive network for discussing individual strengths, values, and interests to gain additional insights and perspectives.
- Obtain information about a variety of career paths both through independent research and networking with PCDG participants.
- Prepare the documents crucial to job success (example: c.v., cover letter etc)
Interested? Register today to attend the 5 free workshops and
get your copy of the PCDG workbook.
The Workshops:
UNDERSTANDING HOW WORK IS ORGANIZED
Thursday, September 26 | 9:30-11:30 | Glen EM1.3509
PLANNING YOUR CAREER THROUGH DESIGN THINKING
Thursday, October 10 | 9:30-11:30 | MGH L7-140
CAREER OPTIONS FOR SCIENTISTS
Thursday, October 31 | 9:30-11:30 | Glen EM1.3509
THE C.V.
Thursday, November 14 | 9:30-11:30 | Glen EM1.3509
THE PITCH & NETWORKING THROUGH LINKEDIN
Thursday, December 5 | 9:30-11:30 | MGH L7-140
Registration is mandatory in order to attend. Applications are open until September 20, 2019. Someone from the DCAT team will contact participants to confirm enrollment in the 2019 cohort. Program start date is September 26th.
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