Data Analytics and Computation 691P - S-Polishing Your Pro Presence

The course is designed to prepare students for the job market through four units: (1) Identifying Your Talents; (2) Developing Your Professional Presence; (3) Polishing Your Professional Presence, and (4) Developing a Collaborative Mindset. Among other topics, there will be specific workshops with trained professionals and alumni on writing CVs and cover letters, interviewing, creating an elevator pitch, identifying and making the most of personal strengths (using the Clifton Strengths Assessment), building a personal website, and more. There will be many opportunities for engagement and networking with alumni from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Open to masters and PhD students only. Students can contact the DACSS program (dacss@umass.edu) for more information.

Open to DACSS master's students. Open to DACSS master's students.