Workshops

Job Search and Networking

• Participants will learn how to plan and implement a successful job search and practice skills for effective networking. (50 minutes)

Applying to Graduate School  

• Participants will understand how to research and evaluate fit of graduate school options, understand the application process, and learn how to prepare personal/research statements and find a supervisor. (50 minutes)

Resumes/CVs and Cover Letters 

• Participants will begin to think strategically about and re-organize their resumes/CVs/cover letters and gain insight into maximizing “the match” with their goals. (50 minutes)

Interview Strategies 

• Participants will gain interview confidence by interacting with each other and engaging in common interview scenarios. They will also learn how to develop questions to ask. (50 minutes)

Leveraging LinkedIn 

• Participants will get hands-on in designing their own LinkedIn profiles, and explore the capabilities of LinkedIn for researching careers, job search and networking. (50 minutes)

Discover Your Skills 

• In this workshop, participants will use the Queen’s Skills Cards to guide them through the process of identifying their skills and describing them on cover letters, in interviews, and while networking. (80 minutes)

Career Exploration through the UN SDGs 

• Participants will explore career possibilities using a combination of Design Thinking, modern career theory, and the UN SDG Career Guide. (90 minutes)

By Request Only Workshops

Introduction to Career Services

• Participants will get a brief overview of the services offered by Career Services including career coaching questions, employment programs, and useful resources. (15-30 minutes)

Skills Reflection and Career Readiness

• Guided by the Queen’s Skills Cards, participants will reflect on their career goals and motivations, learn about key professional competencies in their field, and identify strengths and growth areas as they develop an actionable plan for achieving their career-related goals. (50 minutes)  

"What can I do with my degree?"

• Participants will explore common alumni pathways for their degree, debunk common career myths, and reflect on their own pathways informed by considering their past experiences and what they reveal about themselves in terms of skills, values, and interests. (50-90 minutes)  

PDP Launch Workshop

• Participants will kick off their PDP with the Launch Workshop where we’ll walk them through the beginning of the PDP process, and starting to reflect on both the big picture and next small steps. (50 minutes)

PDP Wrap Up Workshop

• In this workshop we will take stock of what students learned during the past year in the PDP. We will examine what skills they have developed, investigate the deeper meaning of their experiences, and start telling effective stories about their experience to be used in future applications like networking, resumes, or interviews. (50 minutes)

Experiential Learning Pedagogy and Design

• Participants (faculty, staff, graduate students or student staff) will learn about the principles of experiential learning as a pedagogical model. Participants will gain an understanding of the scope of curricular and co-curricular experiential learning opportunities at Queen’s, identify core principles of experiential learning course design, and explore methods for engaging in critical reflection on experience. (50 minutes) 

Principles of Community-Engaged Learning 

• Participants will learn the principles of reciprocal community engagement, considering their roles and responsibilities and those of their community partner. The session will conclude with participants exploring how they will apply and build community-engaged learning skills during their experience. (50-90 minutes) 

Integrating into a New Workplace 

• Participants will be prepared for the transition into a work-integrated or community-engaged learning experience by exploring how expectations differ between academic and workplace learning environments. Participants will learn strategies to help them successfully onboard into a new workplace and build positive working relationships with host organization supervisors and colleagues. (50-90 minutes) 

Internship/EL Prep Session 

• Guided by Queen’s Skills Cards, participants will assess their current skill set and identify the skills they want to develop during the internship. Participants will set goals for the internship/EL experience and leave with a plan for how they can discuss those goals with their internship/EL supervisor, instructor and/or placement coordinator. (50 minutes) 

Internship/EL Debrief 

• Using the DEAL Model for Critical Reflection and the Queen’s Skills Cards, participants will reflect on their skill development by debriefing significant experiences during the internship. Participants will examine and articulate what they have learned during the experience, and they will apply that learning in the future. (50 Minutes) 

Taking Care of Yourself During your EL Activity

• This workshop will help support a successful EL experience, by offering an opportunity to proactively reflect on what might be stressful and how to manage those challenges. The session will include a mix of lecture, small group discussion and independent reflect to create a personalized self-care plan. (50 minutes) 

Supervise for Success – How to Implement the EL WrapAround 

• Participants will learn how to support their student staff’s skill development and capacity by helping them identify and reflect on the professional skills they will be developing in their role. During the workshop we will review the themes presented in the EL WrapAround Modules and explore strategies for helping students set skills goals and guiding student reflection. (50 minutes) 

Getting the Most out of your Queen’s Work or Volunteer Experience – Part 1 of the EL WrapAround  

• During this workshop we’ll introduce participants to the EL WrapAround Learning process, complete a skills assessment activity, prepare to set goals for the experience, and explore how to use the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to reflect on the impact participants will have in their roles. (30-50 minutes) 

Assessing your Skills Development – EL WrapAround Mid-point Reflection

• Participants at the mid-point of their Experiential Learning roles will get a chance to reflect on which skills they’ve been developing the most and which ones they want to continue to work on. Participants will also discuss successes and challenges in the role so far and reflect on some of their most significant learning experiences to date. (30-50 minutes) 

Articulating your Skills and Planning for the Future – Part 2 of the EL WrapAround  

• Participants will engage in a final reflection on their Experiential Learning role, as they prepare to complete Part 2 of the EL WrapAround form. Participants will use the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and guiding questions to assess their impact in the role and to start thinking more broadly about how the experience connects to their career development. (30-50 minutes) 

Exploring Leadership

• What does leadership mean to you? How can individuals with different leadership styles work together to succeed? In this session, explore leadership as a practice, find out what type of leader you are, and hear what it takes to be a good leader. (50 minutes)

Conflict Resolution 

• Learning to deal with conflict in a positive and constructive way is an important way to improve your well-being and relationships with your team. This workshop teaches you about conflict resolution and its usefulness in team settings. You will also participate in interactive scenarios to learn how to resolve conflicts effectively. (50 minutes)

Giving & Receiving Feedback 

• Giving and receiving feedback means we can thoughtfully reflect on previous tasks and ways we can continue to improve. Although extremely important, there tends to be hesitation when it comes to feedback! This workshop will provide you with the skills needed to navigate giving feedback and how you can receive feedback in productive ways. (50 minutes) 

Facilitation Skills 

• Join our interactive workshop on facilitation skills and discover how to lead effective group discussions, foster collaboration, and navigate challenging conversations with confidence. Gain practical tools and insights to become a skilled facilitator capable of guiding teams towards successful outcomes. (50 minutes)

Events & Project Planning 

• Improve your event and project planning skills with our events and project planning workshop. Gain pivotal experience in designing and executing exceptional events and projects while mastering the art of timeline management, resource allocation, and stakeholder coordination. (50 minutes)

Resources & Referrals 

• Being aware of resources at Queen’s and knowing how to make an effective referral is an important part of supporting your teammates and friends. This session cover how to identify when a referral is appropriate or necessary, and ways to connect others with the support they may need. (50 minutes)  

A Guide to Debriefing 

• After completing a project or event, it’s always helpful to reflect and learn from your experience. What is debriefing, though? How is it beneficial? Why does it matter? Attend this session to learn how to lead effective debriefs with your team. (50 minutes)

Effective Teamwork 

• Fostering a healthy and collaborative team dynamic can be challenging. Attend this session to learn about the fundamentals of teamwork, ways to lead your peers, and what effective teamwork looks like using references from your favourite movies and TV shows. (50 minutes)

Build Your Own Workshop Program 

• The Build-your-Own Workshop program is for student-led clubs/services and university offices looking to offer training to their volunteers and/or student staff. You will have the ability to choose multiple, concise versions of our pre-existing leadership workshops to customize ONE workshop tailored to your organization's needs. (50 minutes)