Career Journal Club
Do you know you need to focus on professional development and career plans, but don’t even know where to start?
Do you have a list of workshops to attend and a pile of articles to read but lack the motivation to even begin?
Jim Gould and Lu-Ann Pozzi will facilitate a monthly 90 minute Journal Club on various career topics. Each month, we will concentrate on one issue to discuss. Topics will cover working from home, resume and CV development, giving scientific presentations, networking, leadership, and communication skills, to name a few.
Articles and other resources will be provided to introduce the concepts and give a basis for our discussion. The discussion will follow a Journal Club format, there is no formal presentation or slideshow.
Previous Career Journal Club Topics and resources:
2021
5.20.21 - Informational Interviews
Maximizing your informational interview investment
Scientist Networking: What is an Informational Interview?
50 Questions That Turn Informational Interviews Into Actual Interviews
Best Questions to Ask In an Informational Interview
200 Informational Interview Questions to Ask
3.24.21 - How to Deal with Abrasive Personalities
Abrasive Personalities at Work
Dealing with Difficult Personalities at Work
How to lead the 5 toughest employees
Ten Keys Handling Unreasonable Difficult People
How Smart People Handle Difficult People
How to Deal with a Difficult Boss
2.17.21 - Burnout and How to Say No
Learn when—and how—to say no in your professional life
I Survived Burnout More Than a Few Times, and Here’s What I Learned
3 Types of Burnout, According to Psychologists (and Signs You're Headed For Trouble)
The Gentle Art of Saying No for a Less Stressful Life
The Art of No
Do Yourself a Favour and Learn to Say No
1.27.21 - Resolutions, SMART Goals, and the Growth Mindset
What you Must Do to Create a Personl Breakthrough
Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset (video)
SMART Goal Worksheet
Simple Goal Worksheet
Action Leads to Motivation
*resources for this session provided by the JCSW Community Engagement Subcommittee
2020
11.19.20 - Communication Styles
Career Strategist - Communcation Styles Handout
Behavioral Style: Understanding Communication Styles Can Advance Your Relationships—and Your Career Prospects
5 Styles of Communication
Which of These 4 Communication Styles Are You?
10.21.20 - Constructive Feedback: How to Give It, and How to Receive it
They’ve Got It All Wrong!” How To Give Constructive Feedback in Peer Review
The Art and Science of Giving and Receiving Feedback at Work
How to Give and Receive Constructive Feedback
Taking Constructive Criticism Like a Champ
How to give and receive feedback effectively
8.26.20 - Conflict Resolution
Conflict Styles When to Use Which Styles?; Adapted from Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Styles Survey
Coping in Difficult Circumstances—Some Ideas to Consider; M. Rowe, MIT Ombuds Office
Frazee Advice on Dangers of Using Email in Academic Workplace; J.P. Frazee, University of Colorado Boulder Ombuds Office
When People see Unacceptable Behavior; M. Rowe, MIT Ombuds Office
8.19.20 - Behavioral Interviews
8.12.20 - SMART Stories
8.5.20 - Industry Cover Letter
7.29.20 - LinkedIn for Jobs
7.22.20 - The Failure CV
7.15.20 - Imposter Syndrome
7.8.20 - Negotiation Skills
7.1.20 - Building a Newtork
6.24.20 - Diversity in Academia
6.17.20 - Non-Academic Job Interviews
6.10.20 - Preparing Teaching and Diversity Statements
Writing a diversity statement:
https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2016/06/10/how-write-effective-diversity-statement-essay
https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/developing-and-writing-a-diversity-statement/
https://blog.spiveyconsulting.com/examples-of-diversity-statements/
Writing a teaching philosophy statement:
https://gradschool.cornell.edu/career-and-professional-development/pathways-to-success/prepare-for-your-career/take-action/teaching-philosophy-statement/
https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/teaching-statements/
https://ucat.osu.edu/professional-development/teaching-portfolio/philosophy/
How to craft a teaching statement-Barbara Houtz: https://ispri.ng/n26lL
6.3.2020 - Working from Home: The Productivity Paradox