Overview:
In today’s dynamic professional landscape, career trajectories are seldom linear. Professionals often encounter pivotal moments that prompt them to reassess and redirect their career paths. This panel brings together UCLA Luskin alumni who have navigated subtle to significant career transitions, offering insights into their decision-making processes, challenges faced, and the rewards of embracing change.
Lunch will be provided to all registrants to promote discussion.
Objectives:
- Explore Motivations: Understand the personal and professional factors that lead individuals to consider career pivots.
- Share Experiences: Hear firsthand accounts of the challenges and opportunities encountered during career transitions.
- Highlight Strategies: Discuss the strategies and resources that facilitated successful pivots, including the role of transferable skills and networking.
- Provide Guidance: Offer advice to those contemplating or undergoing career changes, emphasizing resilience and adaptability.
- Network: Build relationships with alumni
Audience:
This event is tailored for current students, alumni, faculty, and professionals interested in career development, transitions, and the evolving nature of professional journeys.
Format:
- Panelist Introductions (10 minutes): Each panelist will briefly share their background and the nature of their career transition.
- Moderated Discussion (45 minutes): Engage in a guided conversation addressing key themes such as decision-making, overcoming obstacles, and leveraging transferable skills.
- Audience Q&A (15 minutes): Open the floor to questions from attendees, fostering an interactive dialogue.
Takeaways:
Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the complexities involved in career pivots and be equipped with practical insights to navigate their professional journeys confidently.
This panel aims to inspire and empower individuals to approach career transitions with intentionality and purpose.
