Young Professional Series- The Ugly Professional Truth

GACE and the Professional Development Committee are excited to continue our learning series for “Young Professionals” (the YPL series), launched in Spring 2021. The focus will be on topics meant specifically to enhance the development of young professionals and anyone looking to expand their leadership reach. Whether you are a College or Employer member, you won’t want to miss these conversations meant to inspire, create meaningful connections with other members and challenge your professional “comfort zone”.

Join us on February 24 for our next program

"The Ugly Professional Truth."

What did you wish you knew before starting your career? The Young Professional Learning series is hosting The Ugly Professional Truth, where we will focus on key factors that every professional should consider before starting a career.

Often times people have false perceptions of what their dream career or job should look like, social media and tv sitcoms definitely have impacted this vision as well. During this panelist discussion we will speak with several professionals at varies stages of their careers on things they have learned from navigating their careers. These topics will cover driving results, career growth, work-life balance, and goal setting! Please join in on this panelist discussion as we dive deeper on the Ugly Professional Truth!

Panelist: Kristina Barrett, Evelyn Rivera, Jessica Nguyen, Don Dorsey

Session Topics:

• Driving results
• Work life balance
• Goal Setting
• Promotions/Career growth

Please read the following article prior to our event

Article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2022/07/09/actionable-advice-for-young-people-starting-out-their-careers/?sh=1db56c526142

This workshop is presented by the GACE Professional Development committee as part of our annual professional development programming.