Lectures and seminars Career Webinar #1: Identifying your skills and strengths
Thinking to make a job transition? Preparing to apply for jobs or internships?
Join us in this webinar to identify your skills and how these can be applied.
You will learn how to identify your skills and how these can be applied in jobs outside academia. You will also receive tips on how to define a strategy for skill development, and understand the importance of knowing your values and receive feedback.
(this is the first in a series of 3 workshops, see the Career Service calendar for more events)
Target Group
PhD students, postdocs and researchers at KI, but everyone is welcome to attend.
Organizers
KI Career service, in collaboration with Chaperone
About Chaperone
Chaperone (www.chaperone.online) is an online platform created to help scientists potentiate their careers. On this platform, students and young professionals can browse and book online 1-to-1 sessions with over 30 experienced career consultants (career specialists, advisors, counselors and coaches) on over 50 different support topics. In addition to online 1-to-1 sessions, Chaperone also provides online group training in the format of workshops or webinars. Chaperone has already supported scientists from over 20 countries, and from prestigious institutions such as EMBL, Barcelona Institute of Technology, CERN, Umea University, Imperial College and more, with an excellent average user rating of 4.9 (out of 5).
About the Speakers
Magda Kufrej
Magda Kufrej is a communication and agile project management expert passionate about sustainability, career development, and women empowerment. She gained broad experience in science communication, including social media and online presence for researchers, while working at the
European Research Council and the European Commission’s departments responsible for R&I funding and promotion. Currently, Magda is a co-founder of Work
Ally, where she coaches women on how to accelerate their careers, and a senior consultant at Prospex Institute, where she leads stakeholder engagement efforts in EU-funded sustainability projects. In her freetime, Magda is a freelance career advisor for Chaperone.
Registration
Registration is REQUIRED.
Please use your @ki.se email when signing up to this event. Information on how to join will be provided before the webinar.
Following Career Webinar Series
Career Webinar #2: Boosting your CV and LinkedIn | Karolinska Institutet (ki.se)
Career Webinar #3: Job interview preparation | Karolinska Institutet (ki.se)