developing relationships with a wide range of people and organizations

Bring your laptop and create or update your LinkedIn profile in one hour. We'll share strategies to get the most out of LinkedIn by building a dynamic profile and utilizing unique LinkedIn features to find connections. We’ll break out into small groups depending on your experience level with LinkedIn to make sure you get the specific guidance you need, whether you are just getting started or already have your profile built and are seeking next steps. Note: this lab is for sophomores, juniors, seniors and master's students who are declared in the School of Humanities & Sciences.

An informal networking evening for students and professionals interested in Africa.

The Stanford Africa Entrepreneurship Network (SAEN) invites you to our first Networking Evening, taking place on Thursday, April 6th, 2017 at the Bechtel International Center from 6:30 - 9pm. We aim to strengthen our African communities through interaction between our students and professionals in the Bay Area. The evening will be filled with great conversations, captivating cultures and delicious food. YOU are an essential lifeline for our community and we would love to connect.

You can register on Handshake.

You can registeron Handshake.

Practice the art of informational interviews and make connections with other grad students in this fast-paced workshop. This is a preview of the popular d.school course, Designing the Professional, which is also offered as part of the Stanford Graduate Summer Institute.

Kathy Davies, managing director of the Stanford Life Design Lab; lecturer, Mechanical Engineering

Enjoy light refreshments as you learn tips on how to connect with speakers and panelists at the PhD Pathways conference. Learn some networking best-practices and then put them to use in a reception-style setting with your fellow conference attendees. Open to all PhD Pathways attendees. Registration required. Refreshments will be served. PhD Pathways is a day-long career education conference held on 3/24/17. More information can be found at https://beam.stanford.edu/phdpathways

The WISE Inspirations Network at Stanford (WINS) aims to create an engaged Stanford network linking women graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty, and alumnae in STEM fields, and their allies and advocates, through regular meetings and communications. WINS seeks to provide all with opportunities to learn from a diverse array of stand-out women in science and engineering about the realities of their lives and work, successes and lessons learned, and to connect individuals with a network of potential mentors, protégés, and other colleagues.

Are you a PhD student thinking about a potential career outside of academia? Do you ever wonder how to find interesting opportunities relevant to your doctoral training? The prospect can be daunting at first. In this workshop, we’ll practice some key techniques to help you get started identifying and investigating meaningful career possibilities, including informational interviewing and assessing your transferable skills. A light lunch will be served.

You can register on Handshake.

Bring your laptop and create or update your LinkedIn profile in one hour. We'll share strategies to get the most out of LinkedIn by building a dynamic profile and utilizing unique LinkedIn features to find connections. Note: this lab is for sophomores, juniors, seniors and master's students who are declared in the School of Humanities & Sciences.

You can register on Handshake.