Online workshop: Navigating the Job Search Journey
N.B: This workshop will be held in English.
Whether it's your first transition into a professional role after your studies, a mid-career shift, or a reorientation phase later on, the job search process has become increasingly complex with social media, AI recruitment tools, evolving employer expectations and constantly changing job markets.
Though some sectors are booming while others stagnate, as an EPFL graduate you will always have strong market value. Yet you still need to identify your target roles and companies then customize your self-marketing tools and adapt your search methods to their recruitment strategies.
During this workshop, we will take an in-depth view of the following key areas in our online exploration of best practice approaches:
- Job Market Trends
- Recruitment Channels (e.g., application to a job posting, unsolicited application, tapping into the hidden job market, referrals, recruitment agencies/headhunters, etc.), and how to adapt one's job search to each
To a lesser extent, we will also cover:
- Crafting a Compelling CV and LinkedIn profile
- Preparing for Interviews
- The Importance of Networking, which reinforces the entire professional transition
In this interactive workshop, the emphasis will be on how you gain and maintain an edge on your competition, which should also increase your confidence throughout this demanding journey towards your future success!
A comprehensive set of practical handouts will be provided to registrants after the workshop for continued support and follow-up.
Speaker:
Whether helping a parent returning from raising her family re-enter the workforce or counseling one of just 16 successful candidates for the European Space Agency’s professional astronaut program, Stephen listens carefully to what each person wants, needs, excels at and is concerned about in their professional journey. With long experience working in international education as well as training, he enjoys adapting career insights, market knowledge and practical tips to each setting and for each person.
Starting as a classroom teacher in Mexico and Switzerland, then as an admissions recruiter in 54 countries, Stephen segued naturally into professional orientation, from establishing mentoring programs and career services for the Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne before dedicating eight years towards assisting Doctoral and Postdoc researchers and young engineers at EPFL where he was both a career counselor and staff trainer, creating a wide range of in-person and online workshops on all aspects of professional transitions.
A co-founder of Career Thrivability in the summer of 2023, his passion for supporting talented young (and not so young) people in achieving their goals has not diminished. He also co-hosts a new podcast series with Jamshid Asadzadeh on how the mind works during professional transitions along with practical advice on succeeding at this called, “Absence of Ego.” You can find the link on the Career Thrivability website.
Stephen is also an organic farmer, author of many articles (and an occasional poem), a very proud father and grandfather, graced by having an amazing life partner and rambunctious English setter. He speaks English, French, and Spanish, and lives between Longirod, Switzerland and Navarres, Spain. Viva la vida global!
Registration conditions:
Registration for this workshop is reserved for EPFL alumnae and alumni. It is nominative, non-exchangeable and non-refundable. The EPFL Alumni organises this workshop and reserves the right to cancel it for organisational reasons. In this case, registrants will be informed by email before the date of the workshop and refunded. This workshop will not be recorded or made available for replay.
Transmission of the Zoom link: The Zoom link and any relevant course materials will be sent to registered participants via email (please remember to check your spam/junk folder). In case you have not received any communication within 2 hours before the workshop, kindly reach out to us at career.alumni@epfl.ch up to 30 minutes before the workshop commencement. Unfortunately, beyond this point, we will not be able to provide you with the link. We appreciate your understanding.
Team EPFL Alumni
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