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Summary of webcasts below:
• U.Va. Fall 2007 Mock Academic Interview Series (three sessions)
• "Put Your Science to Work" by Dr. Peter Fiske
• Expanded Job Market Alumni Panels (two panels)
• The Presidential Management Fellows Program (two sessions)
• Administrative and Professional Careers in Higher Education
• Tax Issues for Graduate Students and Postdocs (two sessions)
• "The Impostor Syndrome," by Dr. Valerie Young
• "Improving Mentoring Relationships and Lab Dynamics," by Dr. Sharon Milgram

U.Va. Fall 2007 Mock Academic Interview Series
In these interactive sessions, faculty panels simulate the academic interview with graduate student volunteers before audiences of graduate students and postdocs. Q&A follow each interview. For more information, please visit Academic Interviewing.

• Mock Academic Interviews : Humanities I

• Mock Academic Interviews: Humanities II

• Mock Academic Interviews: Life, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences

"Put Your Science To Work: Practical Career Strategies for Scientists and Engineers," Dr. Peter Fiske, April 8, 2008. This seminar for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers presents a practical and thorough overview to the process of career planning and job hunting in today’s market, including specific steps that young scientists and engineers can take to broaden their horizons, strengthen their skills, and present their best face to potential employers by building networks, developing compelling CVs, resumes, cover letters, interviewing skills, and more. Q&A follows seminar. For more information, please visit Careers Beyond Academe.

"The Expanded Job Market for Advanced Degrees: Alumni Panel for the Humanities and Social Sciences," April 10, 2008. Graduate School master’s and Ph.D. alumni successfully engaged in careers beyond academe discuss how they got where they are today and offer job-hunting tips and advice to current U.Va. graduate students.  Q&A follows panel discussion. For more information, please visit Careers Beyond Academe.

"The Expanded Job Market for Advanced Degrees: Alumni Panel for the Biomedical, Life, Physical, and Math Sciences," April 14, 2008. Graduate School master’s and Ph.D. alumni and former U.Va. postdocs successfully engaged in careers beyond academe discuss how they got where they are today and offer job-hunting tips and advice to current U.Va. graduate students.  Q&A follows panel discussion. For more information, please visit Careers Beyond Academe.

The Presidential Management Fellows Program
 The Presidential Management Fellows Program is a 2-year leadership training program of the U.S. federal government designed to attract outstanding graduating graduate students (masters and doctoral level) of ALL ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES to leadership and management of public policies and programs across the spectrum of federal agencies.  It is a great way to advance quickly to a high-ranking permanent position in federal service.  U.Va. alums currently participating in this program present information to current U.Va. graduate students concerning the application, nomination, selection, and interview processes. For more information, please visit the PMF website and consult the PDF document icon PMF Assessment Preparation Guide (.pdf). See also Finding Jobs: Government.

• Video of Session 1, September 2008

• Video of Session 2, October 2008

• "Administrative and Professional Careers in Higher Education," December 3, 2008
Ph.D.s successfully engaged in administrative and professional careers at U.Va. discuss how they got where they are today and offer job-hunting tips and advice to current graduate students and postdocs interested in working at a college or university in a capacity other than tenure-track teaching and research.  Offices represented will include the College of Arts & Sciences (academic advising), Teaching Resource Center, Medical Education Program, Office of African American Affairs, International Studies Office, and the School of Continuing and Professional Studies. 

• Video of Administrative and Professional Careers in Higher Ed Panel
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"Tax Issues for Graduate Students and Postdocs," September 2008
Tax accountants from the Charlottesville firm Huey and Bjorn will present an overview of tax issues that graduate students and postdocs should be aware of, particularly those receiving stipends. Question & Answer follows presentation.

• Video of Seminar for U.S. Citizens

• Video of Seminar for Internationals

"The Impostor Syndrome: How to Feel As Bright and Capable As Everyone Seems to Think You Are," Dr. Valerie Young, March 11, 2009
In this workshop, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers learn to explore their own internal rule book to see for themselves how it may be setting them up to fall short. Participants are guided through a 7-step process designed to give them additional insight into their own self-limiting philosophies and patterns. Participants gain a plan for change and practical strategies for interrupting the Impostor Syndrome that they can start using immediately. By applying the simple but powerful techniques, Valerie Young assures that participants will acquire the tools needed to eliminate psychological barriers to success.

• Video of the Impostor Syndrome Workshop
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"Improving Mentoring Relationships and Lab Dynamics," Sharon Milgram, Ph.D., Director, Office of Intramural Training and Education, National Institutes of Health, March 30, 2009
One size does not fit all when it comes to maximizing productivity and teamwork in labs. How individual students, fellows, and mentors approach work and how they communicate their wants and needs can dramatically impact the nature of lab relationships and the overall "feel" of the lab. This workshop will focus on major themes that impact the quality of lab relationships, including a discussion of work styles, supervisory styles, difficult conversations, and ways to set and discuss expectations for mentors and students.

• Video of the Mentoring Workshop
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