Join us and the Alumni Association to reconnect with fellow Chicago area alumni, make some new connections and "Get Your Career in Shape!".

Date: Thursday, February 11th

Are you in shape to take on your next career challenge? Do you have the strength (and strategy!) to stay on top when your company down-sizes? Can your career endure a transition or change?

Whether you are entrenched in your career or seeking a new position, you should think of your career development like an exercise in endurance. It’s vital to develop your career strategy, determine your career path, and identify the skills you need to get there.

Afternoon Session: For Job Seekers/Transitions
Flex Your Career Skills Workshop with Sally Schmall, MSW’94

A longstanding faculty member with the University of Michigan, Sally Schmall, is also the Owner of Academy Coaching located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Schmall specializes in career coaching, tailored workshops and organizational consulting. With more than 14 years experience working with people in the midst of a career transition and preparing for leadership opportunities, Schmall is an expert in helping clients develop a personal brand image that allows them to better market their skills in this competitive economy, as well as improve their interviewing and negotiation skills.

1-1:30 p.m. – Registration/Welcome
1:30–2:30 p.m. – Develop Your Personal Brand in a Competitive Market
2:30–3:45 p.m. – Build Your Career Skills

• Create Your personal branding statement
• One on One Resume Review

4-5 p.m. – Leveraging Your Network

Evening Session: For All U-M Alumni Looking to Enhance Their Professional Development
Maintaining Your Health During Job Uncertainty with Robert Pasick, ‘68

Rob Pasick likes to say that he had a mission in life long before he knew what a mission was. As a kid, he was always the one pulling people together—organizing neighborhood ball games or setting up ways for people to talk through their differences during the tumultuous 1960s.
Since earning his Ph.D. in clinical psychology and public practice from Harvard University in 1975, Rob has provided leadership development services through teaching, coaching, speaking and writing. He is the president and founder of Leaders Connect and CEO Connect, which are leadership development and networking programs for executives and entrepreneurs. He also is a faculty affiliate at the William Davidson Institute at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

Rob has made many public appearances on radio and TV. In addition to “Oprah,” he has been featured on NBC’s “Today Show,” NPR and CNN. He often can be heard on radio in Detroit and Ann Arbor.
Rob’s clients range from veteran Fortune 500 executives, to men and women starting their first businesses or stepping into their first professional careers. Two of his recent clients won entrepreneur of the year awards in Michigan. He has provided leadership training to the Ministers of Government of Rwanda and has worked with Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Czech, Chilean and Russian executives.

6-6:30 p.m. – Registration/Welcome
6-7 p.m. – Networking (light refreshments and cash bar available)
7-8:30 p.m. – Maintain Your Health Through Job Uncertainty