Navigating today’s job market requires more than simply submitting applications. This interactive workshop is designed to equip participants with the essential tools and strategies needed to conduct an effective and successful career search. Attendees will learn how to create a polished, professional resume through proper formatting techniques, understand common resume dos and don’ts, craft a compelling professional summary statement, and review examples of effective resumes that capture employer attention. The session will also provide valuable interview tips, including what recruiters evaluate before, during, and after an interview. In addition, participants will gain insight into interviewing with hiring managers, including how to prepare before the interview, understand the purpose and structure of behavioral interviewing, and confidently communicate their experiences using the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) method. By the end of the workshop, participants will be better prepared to market their skills, make a strong impression throughout the hiring process, and increase their confidence in pursuing career opportunities.

Valerie Davis, Sr. Program Manager

U.S. Bank

Discover how to leverage AI as a tool to strengthen your career strategy while keeping the human element at the center. This session will explore practical ways to use AI for career exploration, personal branding, professional storytelling, and networking, while emphasizing the importance of authenticity, relationship-building, and your unique experiences. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies for using AI intentionally to support their career journey without losing their individual voice.

Gabrielle Styles, PhD, Executive Career and Leadership Coach

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

As AI reshapes how we work, the skills that make us uniquely human are becoming more valuable. This interactive session explores how emotional intelligence, adaptability, continuous learning, and thoughtful use of AI can help professionals stay relevant, build stronger relationships, and navigate change with confidence. Participants will leave with practical strategies to strengthen their professional value, embrace new opportunities, and intentionally prepare for what's next in their careers.

Dr. Shawana Carter-Barnett, Manager, Talent Management Business Partners

Dr. Maria Martinez, Senior Manager, People & Culture

Greenway Health

Building meaningful professional relationships starts with confidence, curiosity, and authentic connection. Join Paramita Sarkar, Internship Program Specialist at Art Bridges Foundation, for an interactive session designed to help students and emerging professionals strengthen their networking skills. Participants will learn practical strategies for making strong introductions, building lasting professional relationships, and expanding their networks both in person and online. Attendees will leave with actionable tools and increased confidence to cultivate meaningful connections and support their career growth.

Paramita Sarkar, Internship Program Specialist

Art Bridges Foundation

A workshop built on the WIN Framework -- Worth Identification, Intentional Preparation, Negotiation Execution -- teaching early career professionals how to negotiate an offer, a salary or a raise even when they feel they lack the experience, title or authority to ask. Most students and recent graduates are never taught this, and the gap follows them for years. Delivered previously at NSBE and at USC.

Kara Belle Arnold, Founder

WIN Leadership Institute

A working session, not a presentation. You will build the first blocks of your own AI Equity Opportunity Portfolio, using Afrofuturistic thinking, Sankofa, Ubuntu and AI to map what you already hold — identity, knowledge, skills, lived experience, relationships and community assets — into real opportunities across careers, entrepreneurship, consulting, intellectual property, fellowships and income streams. Bring a blank Google Sheet. You will leave with something you can keep building.

Antione Hines, Founder & Chief Black Ecosystem Builder

Synergistic Strategic Solutions

Students and Graduates are invited to learn more about the graduate school search and application process. In addition, the University of Chicago will share information about their graduate programs and what makes an ideal candidate.

Sparkle Dalphinis, Director of Graduate Admissions and Enrollment

University of Chicago Division of the Social Sciences

 Interviews can be nerve-racking, but preparation and confidence can make all the difference. Join this session to learn practical tips and strategies for every stage of the interview process, from preparing before the interview to making a lasting impression afterward.

Chelsea Ewing, University Relations Program Manager

Precision Castparts Corp.

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