Boot Camp on Navigating Your Career - Session 2: Informational Interviews and Networking

Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/97348494327?pwd=6VBHsSWWPb9sjQetxZByGU8JKXxIC3.1; Meeting ID: 973 4849 4327 Passcode: 722367

Presenter(s):
Behnaz VanRoosendaal, Director, Human Resources, Employee & Organizational Engagement

Target Audience: Early career staff; Staff in their first job

Session 2: Informational Interviews and Networking

If you are early in your career you will want to learn how to build a professional network that can help guide you and identify opportunities. This session focuses on techniques to start a network relationship and nurture your network. We will cover how you can use and conduct informational interviews to explore future careers and jobs.

Boot Camp on Navigating Your Career Series Overview

If you are just starting your first job or are early in your career, this series introduces available professional growth opportunities, and information on how raises, promotions, transfers (and more) occur. You are welcome to attend all or some of the five Zoom sessions:

Session 1: Growth: All About Raises, Promotions, Transfers, and Applying for Positions - Thursday, April 3, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Session 2: Informational Interviews and Networking – Thursday, April 17, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Session 3: Progressing in your Career: Career Paths – Thursday, May 8, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Session 4: Growth in Performance: Ways to Always Keep Improving – Thursday, May 29, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Session 5: Growing Your Skills Portfolio: Training and Professional Development – Thursday, June 12, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm