Career Advancement
Lifetime Support for Career Advancement
A benefit of being a graduate of Wellesley College is continued access to Career Education resources. Dedicated Alumnae Career Advisors and Industry Advisors are here to help you navigate your career journey, make meaningful connections, overcome obstacles, and celebrate success at every stage.
We offer one-on-one advising, resume and cover letter reviews, interview practice, professional development webinars, and advice on new trends that will impact your job search process. Our experienced staff can work with you to address whatever you are facing, including making a career pivot/change, advancing in your current career field, re-entering the workforce, or finding an “encore career” after retirement.
Spring 2022 Programs, Webinars, & Career Coach Series
WEBINAR: Projecting Leadership with Intention from Day One with Maya Dolgin ’10
First impressions are crucial, whether you’re starting a new leadership role through an internal promotion, onboarding at a new job, or interviewing for leadership positions. Getting comfortable communicating from a place of authority is vital to establishing rapport within your team, navigating cross-functional politics, and building relationships with external stakeholders.
So how do you do it? This webinar with Maya Dolgin ’10 illuminates the steps you can take when preparing to introduce yourself across various audiences, when building credibility in the first few months, and discuss how to handle inevitable missteps along the way. Maya is an ICF-credentialed coach, trainer, and facilitator who helps executives and rising leaders bring out their best at work. She specializes in supporting individuals who are starting or seeking new leadership roles and organizations that are struggling with COVID-related communications challenges.
Ask a Career Coach Series
We will continue our informal ‘Ask a Career Coach’ monthly Q&A meetings throughout the year. No need to register, just join us each month with any questions, or just to connect with fellow Wellesley alums! The hour-long Zoom sessions will be held at 12 noon ET as follows:
Thurs, February 10 • Tues, March 22
Wed April 13 • Monday, May 23
PILOT PROGRAM: Virtual March Career Transition Accountability Group
Five consecutive Wednesday sessions from noon-1pm ET throughout March (begins March 2, continues 9, 16, 23, 30). Please plan to attend all sessions.
Are you beginning or in the midst of a career transition this spring, but need some support to accelerate your progress? If so, we invite you to join fellow alums for a five week accountability group during the month of March. These meetings will be open forums for participants to ask questions, share updates, and offer ideas and feedback. Alumnae Career Advisors Becky King and Dana Keep will facilitate each session providing guidance and resources for the group. Open to all alums seeking the structure of a weekly accountability meeting to make progress with their career transition.
PILOT PROGRAM: Designing Your Life Working Group
If you would like to make a change this spring, but need inspiration to figure out what that change might be, this group is for you. Using the principles of design thinking from the books Designing Your Life and Designing Your Work Life, Dana Keep and Becky King will lead the group through some instructional material and exercises to help you “build your way forward” and clarify your new direction.
This pilot group will be limited to ten. If you are not in this first group, we will keep your information and let you know if there will be future groups.
The DYL group will meet every other week on Thursdays, April 14, April 28, and May 12 from noon – 1pm ET. If you are interested, fill out this brief survey. We ask that you commit to all three sessions for the cohesiveness of the group. Participants will be notified by March 1st.
Alumnae Career Advancement Team
Alumnae Career Advisors are here for one-on-one advising about career pivots, re-entry into the workforce, resume and cover letter reviews, interview practice, and more. You can schedule an appointment to meet with an Alumnae Career Advisor through Handshake using your Wellesley credentials.
Industry-Specific Advisors
Career Education's Industry-specific Advisors can provide industry expertise for alumnae exploring specific career paths, whether looking to break into a new field or advance in their industries with a competitive edge. Make an appointment on Handshake using your Wellesley credentials.
Alumnae Webinars
Wellesley Career Education hosts professional development webinars to support alums at every career stage, often in partnership with alumnae who offer expertise on a specific topic. An archive of past webinars is housed below.
You can also watch a full playlist of our Alum Webinars on Youtube!
Resources
In addition to the webinar archive, our advisors have written a series of resources to jumpstart your research on a variety of career topics. Browse the links below, and schedule an appointment in Handshake to explore further!
Technology Platforms: Handshake and The Wellesley Hive
Alumnae maintain lifelong access to Career Education technology platforms. Handshake is Wellesley's online platform for finding jobs/internships and making appointments with advisors. The Wellesley Hive is an interactive virtual space for professional networking and mentorship. For ease of use and security, your Wellesley username and password are required to log in to both platforms.
Mentor Students & Connect with the Wellesley network!
The Wellesley Hive is a flexible, interactive virtual space for professional networking and mentorship. Through this Wellesley-exclusive platform, you can connect with alums and students as a mentor, mentee, or both. Log in to the Wellesley Hive using your Wellesley credentials, and follow the guided process to customize your involvement and improve your connections.
Alums and students are connected to The Wellesley Hive, Wellesley’s Mentorship Platform
Countries with members connected to The Wellesley Hive
Fellowships for Alumnae
Fellowships serve as an investment in individuals, for opportunities like:
• studying a language
• conducting academic research
• completing a service project
• pursuing graduate study
• designing and executing an independent project
As an alumna, you still have access to Wellesley Fellowship Program resources and advice from our team. Let us help you make the most of them!
“It’s worth keeping in mind that most great careers don’t follow a blueprint. History is studded with late bloomers and second-chancers.”
Rejoining the Workforce
Many women find it challenging to prepare a resume after being home for several years. Do not discount the value of work that you have been doing, even if it has not been a formal or paid job. This resource will provide an overview for women returning to the workforce and working parents.
Job Searching After 50
This resource outlines considerations for job searching over 50, including tailored advice for your writing your resume, networking, and interviewing.
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