Pre–registration is required for all workshops and practice interviews through DePaul.Experience. Please visit http://depaul.experience.com to view the DePaul.Experience calendar and register for workshops and events.
Location Key
- DPC = DePaul Center, One East Jackson, Loop Campus
- Naperville = 150 Warrenville Road, Naperville Campus, Naperville IL
- O’Hare = 3166 South River Road, 2nd Floor, O’Hare Campus, Des Plaines, IL
- Richardson = John T. Richardson Library, 2350 N. Kenmore, Lincoln Park Campus
Note: The number listed after the location key indicates the room or suite number.
Workshops
Advanced Interviewing Skills
Refresh your interviewing skills and learn how to prepare for advanced interviewing techniques including critical behavioral, panel and case interviews. Review the do’s and don’ts for interview situations and learn how to address the most difficult questions.
Best suited for working professionals, adult and graduate students.
| Monday, July 13 | 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. | Teleconference |
Advanced Resumes and Cover Letters
Learn about different resume formats and how to best market your accomplishments for specific audiences. This workshop is ideal for someone who has already written a resume and is looking to enhance or change the content or structure. Please bring a draft of your resume to the workshop.
Best suited for working professionals, adult and graduate students.
| Tuesday, August 4 | 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | SAC 151 |
Discover Your Leadership Style with the FIRO–B
This workshop is ideal for students with work experience, alumni and career changers. The Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation–Behavior™ (FIRO–B©) is a personality assessment that identifies needs/wants regarding your interpersonal work style. Results from this assessment will help you gain additional insight about your leadership approach to help you work more strategically.
| Tuesday, July 28 | 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | SAC 151 |
| Monday, August 10 | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
Managing Career Transitions
Experienced professionals who are considering or already involved in the process of changing careers will benefit from this workshop. Learn how to develop a change plan by identifying the career development components you most need to work on. This workshop will help you identify the type of transition you are attempting and assess its level of difficulty.
| Wednesday, July 22 | 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
How to Build a Portfolio
A professional portfolio provides you with a tremendous resource for showcasing your work skills and experiences to an employer. A portfolio can serve as a complement to your application and job search process. Portfolios can be physical or virtual (online), and are utilized by many different majors and occupations. At this workshop, you’ll learn how to conceptualize and compile an effective portfolio. You’ll be introduced to basic components and receive guidance on popular methods for organizing a portfolio.
| Wednesday, July 8 | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | SAC 151 |
| Thursday, August 13 | 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
How to Find an Internship
This workshop will help you prepare for an internship search by sharing successful search strategies. You will also learn about the University Internship Program (short–term internships) as well as the Cooperative Education Program (long–term Internships). This workshop also meets the University Internship Program Orientation requirement.
| Friday, June 26 | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | SAC 151 |
| Thursday, July 9 | 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. | SAC 151 |
| Friday, July 24 | 10:30 – 12:00 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
| Monday, August 3 | 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. | SAC 151 |
| Tuesday, August 18 | 10:30 – 12:00 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
Interviewing Skills
Preparing for interviews can give you the confidence you need to highlight your strengths. This workshop teaches you how to prepare for the interview and post–interview follow–up process. You will be introduced to the various types of interviews, including behavioral interviewing.
| Tuesday, June 30 | 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. | Teleconference |
| Thursday, July 16 | 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
| Monday, August 17 | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | SAC 151 |
Job Search Strategies in a Challenging Job Market
Learn how to identify effective job search strategies in a challenging job market. Get an overview of a multitude of job search tactics and begin the process of selecting the strategies that make the most sense for you. Learn how to maximize the numerous job search resources available at DePaul and beyond.
| Wednesday, July 15 | 2:00 – 330 p.m. | SAC 151 |
| Tuesday, August 11 | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Looking for work that is intrinsically interesting and gratifying to you? The MBTI is used to assist individuals in identifying their personality strengths, preferred work environments, communication styles and career possibilities. While few occupations provide a "perfect" match between personality and work tasks, this indicator and workshop will assist you in making an informed decision. During the MBTI workshop you will complete a questionnaire and receive feedback, including a list of career fields toward which people with your MBTI type tend to gravitate.
| Tuesday, July 7 | 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
| Wednesday, August 5 | 10 – 11:30 a.m. | SAC 151 |
Negotiation Skills
Determine the best techniques and practices to negotiate your compensation package. This workshop will include a discussion on salary and benefits negotiation and offer advice on how to handle salary requests and multiple offers.
| Thursday, July 23 | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | SAC 151 |
| Tuesday, August 25 | 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
Networking Skills
Developing a strong professional network has become an increasingly important and powerful strategy used by effective job seekers in all fields. The professional relationships you build can introduce you to a wide range of information and opportunities. In this workshop, you will learn how to maximize your networking opportunities and build a set of contacts.
Consider taking this workshop before attending a Career Center networking event.
| Monday, June 29 | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
| Wednesday, July 22 | 2:00 – 330 p.m. | SAC 151 |
Skills and Accomplishments
Skills are the currency of the job market; you get a paycheck in exchange for the skills you use in your job. People who can describe their abilities and accomplishments to potential employers effectively are likely to find fulfilling work that allows them to utilize the skills they most enjoy using. Through this workshop, you’ll assess your skills, determine which ones you want to acquire or further develop, and identify ways to do so. Also, you’ll learn how to clearly articulate your skill set and provide solid examples of those skills in practice.
| Monday, July 27 | 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. | SAC 151 |
Strong Interest Explorer
This workshop is ideal for students who are undecided about a college major and/or for those considering exploring new career directions. Research shows a strong correlation between interests and job satisfaction. Insight into your interests can help you find work that is satisfying to you. In this workshop, you will take an inventory that measures your level of interest in broad categories and helps you see how your interests relate to different occupational fields and college majors.
| Thursday, July 30 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
Work Values
Your work values play a very important role in determining what kind of work you find fulfilling. This workshop will help you increase your understanding of how work values motivate you, influence your career decisions, and impact your job satisfaction. Through this workshop, you’ll assess and prioritize your most important work values and discover how to use what you’ve learned about your work values to help guide your career decisions.
| Wednesday, August 19 | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
Cooperative Education Orientation
Cooperative Education (co–op) is an exciting new program at DePaul that allows undergraduate students to gain high–level, real–world experience, and also earn income year–round. Co–op positions with major employers are part–time, typically lasting one or more years in duration. The orientations are open to all undergraduate freshman, sophomores, and juniors in Commerce, LA&S & CTI.
At this orientation, you will hear many of the benefits of co–op, including its inclination to often lead to full time employment after graduation. Learn how the co–op program operates, and understand the eligibility requirements. Current part–time co–op positions with major employers will be highlighted. To be considered for any current or future co–op positions, you must attend one of these sessions.
| Tuesday, June 23 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
| Monday, July 6 | 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
| Wednesday, July 22 | 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
| Thursday, August 6 | 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. | DPC 9500 |
| Friday, August 28 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
| Tuesday, September 8 | 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
On–Campus Interviewing (OCI) Orientation
The OCI orientation is a prerequisite to participating in OCI. The orientation will make you aware of the policies for participation in the OCI Program and provide tips for successful interviewing.
| Tuesday, August 25 | 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Teleconference |
| Thursday, August 27 | 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
On–Campus Interviewing Orientation “Super Sessions”
OCI Super Sessions include the mandatory OCI Orientation information and will feature an actual campus recruiter from one of the employers hiring DePaul University students and graduates. The recruiter will highlight the do's and don'ts of on–campus interviewing and provide tips on how students can effectively market themselves throughout the interview process. Please note the super sessions will be one hour in length.
| Monday, June 15 | 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | SAC 151 |
| Tuesday, June 16 | 10:30 – 12:00 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
| Wednesday, June 17 | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | SAC 151 |
| Tuesday, July 14 | 10:30 – 12:00 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
| Wednesday, August 12 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | SAC 151 |
| Friday, August 21 | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | DPC 9500 |
| Thursday, August 27 | 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. | SAC 151 |
| Tuesday, September 1 | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
| Friday, September 4 | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | SAC 151 |
| Tuesday, September 8 | 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
| Wednesday, September 9 | 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | SAC 151 |
| Thursday, September 10 | 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. | DPC 9500 |
| Friday, September 11 | 10:30 – 12:00 p.m. | SAC 151 |