Resume / CV Building

• Strengthen your LinkedIn profile
• Free headshots for professional profile pictures
• Effective resume and CV writing by Northwestern Career Development Center

 Social Happy Hour

• Enjoy free wings, appetizers, and drinks
• Socialize with all departments and years of McCormick graduate students 
• Start some new cross-disciplinary collaborations

 Wine and Dine with Grads and Alumni

• Network and connect with Northwestern alumni
• Low cost tickets to attend cocktail reception and 3-course dinner
• Listen to different career paths, advice for securing and excelling in a new field, strategies for work/life balance

 Workshops for Technical Skills 

• Learn more about variety of software - Solidworks, MATLAB, GitHub, and many others
• Learn about entrepreneurship - how to commercialize research
• Learn about academia - how to apply for grants and fellowships, how to succeed in an early faculty position

Dean Nelson shared his experiences about finding a faculty position, creating your research brand and having a successful career in academia as a PhD graduate from Northwestern. 

The talk was followed by a reception at the Cohen Commons, where students  connected with the Dean over appetizers and beverages.