Career development workshops



Entrepreneurship


Do you have entrepreneurship on your mind? Come learn about entrepreneurial mindsets and approaches that can help you implement an entrepreneurship frame of mind to your work life, school life, and every day. Join us to discover what a problem-oriented approach is, how it saves you time, and how it will help you to build confidence in the projects and products that you develop. 

This workshop is for you whether you’re just curious about entrepreneurship, or you already have an idea that you’re looking to launch into the world – come learn with us in the innovative space of District3!

  • 03 October
  • 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
  • Sir George Williams
Design Thinking is a method that helps people with any background become more effective at brainstorming and iterating quickly during projects. In this session, we will experience the steps and methods involved in Design Thinking and apply them right away within tight timeframes. Through practice and discussion, we will learn what it means to use Design Thinking, when it’s most effective, and how it can be used in your own projects.
 
  • 26 September
  • 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
  • Sir George Williams

Career Planning


In this workshop, you will learn how volunteering can improve your career prospects, help you develop skills and give you the satisfaction of contributing to your community.

Volunteering can help you gain relevant work experience, develop critical career skills and build a network that will assist you in your job search. Crucial to doing this successfully is the reflection and planning involved in selecting the right volunteer opportunity for you.

The facilitator will help you to consider your strategic objectives, learn to select the best opportunity or create your own project as well as learn tips on how to present your volunteer experience in your job search.

Volunteering can be a great career move no matter what your field of study; come find out why! For more information about Concordia’s Volunteer Resource Centre, visit concordia.ca/volunteer.

 
  • 07 June
  • 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  • Online
Build your personalized career path! This interactive workshop will introduce you to how knowing your unique personality and interests can help clarify your path to a fulfilling career. Feeling unsure of what you're passionate about? We'll also talk about ways to start learning about yourself and resources to help you along the way.
  • 31 January
  • 02:15 PM - 03:45 PM
  • Sir George Williams

Entrepreneurship


If you’re looking to develop any kind of project, understanding how to talk and empathize with your audience is an essential ability. This session will provide you with the opportunity to practice asking good questions and harnessing your curiosity to bring the highest quality information to your interviews and conversations. Not only will it directly improve your decision-making abilities, but it also will help you form meaningful relationships and deeper understandings.

 

The entrepreneurial skill of interviews – both formal and informal – is key to many aspects of both start-up and professional life. By learning how to ask questions and truly listen for answers, you will learn how to extract powerful insights that can propel your ideas forward and bring them to life.

  • 01 February
  • 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  • Sir George Williams

Are you a perfectionist? An over-thinker? Stickler for the details?

 

In this workshop, you will live through the uncomfortable experience of jumping into prototyping – an iterative process that takes ideas and makes them tangible for testing - without having all the information.

 

What can we gain from this practice? Join us to see what insights you can learn from immediately trying something out, so that you can move forward with a project and break out of the cycle of endless planning.

  • 15 February
  • 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  • Sir George Williams

Do you have entrepreneurship on your mind? Come learn about entrepreneurial mindsets and approaches that can help you implement an entrepreneurship frame of mind to your work life, school life, and every day. Join us to discover what a problem-oriented approach is, how it saves you time, and how it will help you to build confidence in the projects and products that you develop. 

This workshop is for you whether you’re just curious about entrepreneurship, or you already have an idea that you’re looking to launch into the world – come learn with us in the innovative space of District3!

  • 25 January
  • 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  • Sir George Williams
Design Thinking is a method that helps people with any background become more effective at brainstorming and iterating quickly during projects. In this session, we will experience the steps and methods involved in Design Thinking and apply them right away within tight timeframes. Through practice and discussion, we will learn what it means to use Design Thinking, when it’s most effective, and how it can be used in your own projects.
 
  • 21 March
  • 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  • Sir George Williams
You have 30 seconds to pitch your most brilliant idea to a stranger. How do you introduce yourself? and what do you choose to say?

This workshop will help you tell your story and build an effective elevator pitch that captures the listener's attention and leaves them curious to know more about you and your idea.

You only get one chance to pitch your idea... Make it count!

 
  • 08 February
  • 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  • Sir George Williams

Skills Identification


This course is aimed at early to mid stage PhD and research-based MA students who are interested in exploring career options (academic and otherwise) in a supportive community. Over the course of four (4) weeks, students will undertake an introspective exploration to develop their self-awareness and explore what kind of professional pathways will be good fit for them. Students will be asked to consider their strengths, preferences, motivations, and acknowledge and articulate the transerrable skills they already have. 

 

Each class will include two (2) hours of in-class instruction as well as approximately one (1) hour of independent work. 

  • 19 October - 09 November
  • 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Sir George Williams