Faculty of ArtDoes the idea of networking fill you with dread? Have you heard about “informational interviews,” but you’re not sure where to start? Are you curious about different career paths you might follow?
Open to graduate students and postdocs in the Faculty of Arts, Networking Week is designed to introduce you to one of the most powerful tools for building your professional network and exploring your career options: the informational interview.
Over a couple of days during Winter Term 2 Reading Week, you will meet virtually with a series of professionals of your choosing, many of whom hold graduate degrees in Arts disciplines and are now working in fields like policy analysis, non-profit leadership, consulting, higher education, or arts and culture.
There will also be a preparatory workshop that will teach you some tools and tips to help you prepare for your interviews, set up an interesting conversation, and follow up in ways that develop your network and career understanding.
You’ll make some professional connections, find out what different people have done with their graduate training, and hopefully learn something about yourself and your career ambitions in the process.
See who has participated as hosts in past Networking Weeks.