Dependable Strengths FOR GRAD STUDENTS & POSTDOCS
Define Strengths and Enhance Career Success
Dependable Strengths is a seminar designed to assess strengths and talents. The Graduate Student Dependable Strengths seminars provide a safe place for grad students, postdocs, and graduate-level alumni to explore career possibilities inside and outside academia. Explore good experiences to discover your unique patterns of strengths Consider which strengths you want to use in a career Write a report that articulates your strengths and potential “The biggest thing that I took away Learn to use knowledge of your strengths to enhance your from the workshop was to focus on network, application materials, and interviews
Background This seminar is a product of Bernard Haldane’s theory of the Dependable Strengths Articulation Process (DSAP) rooted in over 50 years of research and practice. It was first used to assist veterans in gaining civilian employment after World War II, and has since been successfully used by job seekers, domestically and abroad. Furthermore, the DS process has been used with a variety of groups including university students, government personnel, church members, retirees and others. The Career Center has hosted over 20 DSAP seminars for grad students. Facilitators are trained and certified by Dr. Haldane’s non-profit Center for Dependable Strengths in the Seattle area. Learn more at http://dependablestrengths.org.
what I have (my strengths) rather than always looking at what I don’t have and comparing myself to what others might have.”
“At times I start feeling a little confused about what options to consider, and it has been helpful to go back to my dependable strengths to help me focus on what direction to continue on.”
“It helped me put my best foot forward for a job that I wanted – and got.”
Registration The two-day seminars are held on Friday and Monday from 8:15 – 5:00 on both days in our office. Upcoming seminars: March 18 & 21, 2011 and June 10 & 13, 2011. The cost of the seminar is $100 for current students; $160 for alumni and postdoctoral fellows who are UWAA members; $200 for alumni and postdoctoral fellows who are not UWAA members. Please visit http://careers.washington.edu/DSSforGrads or call 206.543.0535 to register. Space is limited
The Career Center ∙ Page | 2