Past Event! Note: this event has already taken place.
Alumni Panel: Working Outside of Academia
March 16, 2020 at 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
| Location: | 2017 Dunton Tower |
| Audience: | Current Students |
***CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS***
The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs is hosting a panel featuring alumni from Carleton’s graduate programs, on the topic of non-academic jobs. This panel will focus on opportunities in the government and university sectors.
Items of discussion will include the challenges of finding non-academic work, how to present oneself to employers, the pros and cons of non-academic work, developing effective professional strategies, and more.
Refreshments will be served. Join us at 11:30 for pizza and the opportunity to meet the panelists, attendees, and the organizers.
We invite all graduate students and postdocs to attend. Please register below.
Panelists:
Petra Michael, Master’s in Political Science (2011)
Senior Program Advisor, Youth and Skills Innovation at the Department of Employment and Social Development Canada
Glen Barber, Master’s in Economics (2013)
Auditor at the Office of the Auditor General, Government of Canada
Maureen Mahoney, PhD in History (2014)
Research Facilitator, Institutional Initiatives, Carleton University
Matthew Falconer, PhD in Applied Linguistics (2019)
Statistical Services / Web Coordinator at Natural Resources Canada