Workshop Requests

   We are happy to provide customized workshops on any career-related topic. We typically require at least two weeks notice for all requests. As soon a staff member is assigned to your workshop, you will be contacted to confirm the details. Please email the following information to career@jhu.edu or use the Workshop Request form:

• Your Full Name
• Email Address and/or Phone Number
• Organization or Class Name
• Expected Number of Participants
• Preferred Dates and Times
• Preferred Locations (workshops can be held in the Career Center Library weekdays from 5–7pm if available)
• Details about the content you would like covered during your workshop

Hopkins EXPLORE program

   A program especially for Freshman:

• Freshman students who are not sure what to major in OR
• Freshman students who are not sure what career path to pursue OR
• Freshman students who have a general idea about the career path they want to pursue AND
• …desire additional information!

How It Works:

   The EXPLORE program provides first-year, undergraduate Hopkins students the opportunity to shadow an alumni or employer host during Spring Break (March 18 - 22, 2013). Typically, the student will shadow or meet with the alumni or employer host for an afternoon or a one-day period during the Spring Break timeframe, based on mutual availability.

Purpose:

   The JHU Career Center encourages freshmen to explore various industries as they are deciding on a major and how it translates into a career choice. This unique career shadowing experience will match select students with an alumni or an employer host to provide real life exposure within the student’s career path of interest. Multiple locations will be represented so students can time their spring break visit home with the job shadow experience. Transportation and housing are the responsibility of the student. The visit could last an afternoon or up to several days, based on mutual availability. Hosts are volunteers connected to the JHU Career Center. The program is purely exploratory! Student participants will not be compensated and will not be eligible to receive academic credit for the job shadow experience.

Next Steps:

• Attend the EXPLORE program information session to learn more on October 16, 2012 at 5pm in the Sherwood Room in Levering Hall.
• Download and review the application at www.jhu.edu/careers. Click on the “Students” tab, then “Workshops/Programs” to access the document.
• Apply by 12 Noon on Friday, November 30, 2012

Questions?

   Contact Sarah Reifer in the JHU Career Center at sreifer1@jhu.edu@jhu.edu for more information.

   All students have been selected for the Spring 2013 Hopkins EXPLORE program. Check back inthe Fall for inforamtion on the Spring 2014 program.

   During Intersession, undergraduate KSAS and WSE students have the option of taking classes that offer career networking and information trips to New York City.

Intersession 2012 Course/Trip Offerings:

Financial Literacy Intersession Course/Trip:
Course Dates: January 7-24
Trip Dates: January 22-24

   This course combines the classroom and the boardroom to prepare students to launch a career in the financial services industry. In the academic portion, Hopkins alumni visit campus to cover in depth the vocabulary, concepts, and profit-making strategy of their particular area of finance, (e.g., venture capital, investment banking, trading, IPOs, etc.) These lectures will help students choose the career track within the field that is best suited to their strengths and interests. The course concludes with a three-day trip to New York City, which includes visits to financial firms, a panel discussion on financial trends to watch, and an alumni networking reception. Firms may include J.P. Morgan Chase, Citibank, Barclays, and BlackRock. Financial Literacy Course/Trip Application.

Perspectives on Globalization Course/Trip:
Course Dates: January 14-17
Trip Dates: January 22-24

   This course introduces students to perspectives on globalization and the global economy as practiced by leading professionals in a range of fields. Presentations, discussions, and readings address the changing nature and importance of global trade and finance, emerging markets, international marketing, sustainable development, human rights and national security. The course concludes with a three-day trip to New York City, which includes visits to various law, finance and marketing firms, NGOs and policy organizations. Last year’s site visits included: HSBC, the Clinton Foundation, Partner International, Council on Foreign Relations, International Rescue Committee, UN Conference on Trade and Development, as well as an international law panel of Hopkins alumni. Globalization Course/Trip Application.

Public Relations and Media in the Big Apple Course/Trip:
Course Dates: January 7-11
Trip Dates: January 15-17

   Gain insight into trends and career opportunities in public relations and media in this course that provides one week of class learning from Baltimore-based PR and media guest speakers followed by a 3-day trip to New York City to meet and network with executives from leading PR and media firms. Note: 100% attendance expected for successful completion of the course. Space on this trip will be generally allocated on a first-come, first served basis, however, professionalism of students, resumes, and overall GPA will factor into selection should the number of students applying exceed our limit. Public Relations and Media in the Big Apple Course/Trip Application.

I Have my Public Health Degree, so now what??? Course/Trip:
Course Dates: January 7, 8, and 11
Trip Dates: January 9-10

   The goal of the course is to introduce students to and enthuse them about the vast array of public health practice careers. Case studies will be presented and discussed to highlight a range of public health professional roles and responsibilities, as well as the necessary skills for effective public health responses. **The course will include two all day excursion field trips, scheduled for Jan. 9 & 10 to public health agencies in D.C. and Baltimore.** A mandatory trip meeting and resume workshop will be held in early December in the Career Center Library, Garland Hall, 3rd floor. Course/trip attendees made by faculty selection and applications will be due to the JHU Career Center on November 16 by noon. Public Health Course/Trip Application.

Important Information for All Trips:

• A mandatory trip meeting and resume workshop will be held in early December in the Career Center Library, Garland Hall, 3rd Floor. Attendance counts towards course attendance policy.
• Note: 100% attendance expected for successful completion of the course. Course/trip attendees will be made by faculty selection.
• Each course has a $275 fee. A $100 deposit is payable upon notification of acceptance into the course.
• Courses and trips are restricted to full-time undergraduate students enrolled at the Krieger School of Arts & Sciences and the Whiting School of Engineering. Other criteria for selection may also apply. See the Application/Registration forms for details.