Career Development
Join UCSB Beyond Academia for a unique event on May 21 designed to connect our campus’ diverse grad student and postdoc population with non-academic professionals who are eager to support them. Participants can engage in real time via a special affiliate Slack workspace to discuss a number of topics of interest. Attendees are also encouraged to engage asynchronously on the Slack space both before and after the event, so even if you can’t make it on May 21, be sure to sign up anyway in order to receive the Slack link!
Join UCSB Beyond Academia for a unique event designed to connect our campus' diverse grad student and postdoc population with non-academic professionals who are eager to support them.
ABOUT
UCSB grad students and postdocs at any stage and in any discipline are invited to join professionals from Evidation Health on Friday, May 21, from 10am-12pm in a special affiliate Slack workspace that will provide several distinct channels for participants to engage in. Members of campus organizations promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion are particularly welcome. Sign up to receive the link to the Slack workspace! Participants who log in on May 21 will also have a chance to enter a raffle for 3 $25 gift cards.
FORMAT
Interested grad students and postdocs can log on at any time between 10am-12pm and engage in real time with Evidation professionals for as long as they like. Participants can arrange quick audio or video chats with Evidation representatives to discuss a number of topics of interest including what it's like to work in their current role and general tips for non-academic job searching. Attendees are also encouraged to engage asynchronously on the Slack space both before and after the event, so even if you can't make it on May 21, be sure to sign up anyway in order to receive the Slack link.
CHANNELS
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Engineering and Data Science: Chat with Evidation professionals working in Engineering and Data Science positions to learn about their professional life and experiences, ask questions, and build network connections in the industry (#data-science-engineering on Slack)
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Product, Operations, and Other: Chat with Evidation professionals working in a variety of other non-technical departments to learn about their professional life and experiences, ask questions, and build network connections in the industry (#product-ops-other on Slack)
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The Job Hunt: Chat with Evidation professionals working in HR and Recruiting to get helpful tips for the non-academic job hunt, resume building, and learn about future opportunities. (#the-job-hunt on Slack)
Beyond Academia and Evidation Health: Special Event for UCSB Grad Students and Postdocs
When: Friday, May 21, 10am-12pm Pacific
Where: Slack Workspace
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