Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Robert L. Carothers Library & Learning Commons, Galanti Lounge (Fl 3)
15 Lippitt Rd, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
The University of Rhode Island (URI) Libraries are offering the “Non-traditional Career Opportunities for Students in Humanities and Social Sciences” speaker series in the Spring semester of 2018.
This series has been developed by Bohyun Kim, Associate Professor at the URI Libraries in order to help students in humanities and social sciences explore non-traditional career opportunities in a variety of fields such as design industry, museums, tech companies, and non-profit organizations.
Speakers will share their unique experience of working in different industries, how their academic background worked for their career, how they were able to leverage their academic skills and knowledge in their non-academic and non-traditional career path for the maximum benefit, and how their career evolved over time and took them to the path that they did not initially anticipate. Each talk will be followed by an informal discussion with students, which will further provide valuable perspectives for soon-to-be young professionals.
Come explore what type of non-traditional career options exist for students of humanities and social sciences, how the academic knowledge and skills gained in the university setting can be transferred and leveraged for career success, and what kind of skills and traits employers are looking for in their recruitment!
For questions or inquiries, please contact Bohyun Kim at bohyunkim@uri.edu.
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