Meeting Dates: Select Mondays, 4-5:30pm
It’s often not what you know, but who you know that matters. We know that networking is important, but it can often seem superficial or awkward – even scary. Transformative Conversations NEXUS provides the support and structure to begin having conversations with the people who have the wisdom to guide your future career. Students in this experience will learn and practice how to have meaningful conversations with people who are making a real difference in their fields. They will learn how professional leaders launched their careers and hear about issues that are truly important to them. Students will complete this experience having had substantial conversations with professionals who can provide guidance for today, and help them in the future. Whether you know exactly what you want to do and who you need to talk to, or if you’re trying to explore multiple paths and don’t know where to start, this NEXUS can be a valuable experience to help move you to action and clarify your goals and values.
EXPERIENCE GOALS:
- Students will be trained to seek possible mentors in their proposed Field by connecting with current faculty members, Career Services, as well as using resources such as LinkedIn and UMN Handshake
- Students will engage in conversations about raising their own confidence and ability to reach out to professionals in their Field, acknowledging how “imposter syndrome” and possible rejections are normal fears and can be navigated
- Students will have a faculty or staff coach, with whom they will meet at least once, one-on-one, during the experience
- Participants will set up a series of 3-4 interviews with people who are recommended to them by their first (and possibly, subsequent) contact points. All interviews will be documented.
- Students will participate in a mid-semester reflection and end of semester report-out with other honors students as well as staff from Career Services and UHP.
Application Opens Nov. 2