TAKE CONTROL and drive your career forward. City employees who are seeking encouragement and empowerment to take personal responsibility for career growth are invited to attend the 4th Annual Career Development Symposium.

The Career Development Symposium is an annual open-house training event for City employees, held in collaboration with our strategic partners. Every year, this event is organized to assist you on the road to career success by providing career tools, academic resources and professional development opportunities that will support the achievement of future career goals. You will gain access to workshops facilitated by career professionals and career counseling provided by our partnering educational institutions. The one-day event is intended to expose you to information that will incite career readiness, encourage career planning and provide educational resources to support your future goals with the City.

You should attend the Symposium if you are seeking to:

• Acquire a first-time bachelor or post-graduate degree for professional development

• Build your professional brand using resources, such as resumes, interviews and job search

• Obtain complimentary career counseling support to explore your future educational goals, career objectives and job interests

• Expand your internal training opportunities to enhance your professional qualifications

• Achieve more effective utilization of your skills and capabilities within your leadership role

• Enhance your networking opportunities through relationship building and knowledge sharing

• Evaluate your career goals to effectively plan, navigate and transition into careers of interests using concepts, strategies and tools

NETWORK, SHARE, CONNECT AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS!

You are invited! Join us for an hour of networking and conversation. Come mingle with fellow colleagues, make lasting connections and build your network of contacts with business professionals. This lunch-event is designed to facilitate collaboration among employees to create a deeper professional relationship with someone new.

Registration is not required, but limited seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Bring your own lunch and don't forget your business card to exchange with fellow City employees.

TIME: 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

LOCATION: Learning and Development Center | Classroom 120

Come learn for free. This is a complimentary training opportunity for City employees. Click on the BLUE button below to register for Symposium workshops. Participants must enroll in each workshop individually to complete registration for the event.

Participating educational institutions with a current agreement with the City will distribute information materials to Symposium attendees, as well as extend counseling support on enrollment services and academic programs available to City employees.

For questions about this event, please contact Samantha Barnes via email at Samantha.Barnes@houstontx.gov.

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