Penn State Great Valley Presents
My Career Transitions
We're back in-person! My Career Transitions has returned to in-person meetings at the Penn State Great Valley campus in Malvern, PA. For those outside the greater Philadelphia region or otherwise not able to attend in-person, we will also make the live meetings available by Zoom. We do not record the meetings for viewing later. Attending in-person allows you to get the most from the meeting by interacting with the speaker and networking with the volunteers and other attendees that may be able to help you. So, get up, have your coffee, and join us LIVE to be inspired and motivated to chart a new path for your career.
Event Times:
All events now start at 10:00 AM and end by 12:15 PM.
In-person attendees, please arrive at 10:00 when doors open. We start with a speed networking session - a fun way to meet a bunch of people and grow your network before the speaker starts.
* If you live outside of the Philadelphia area, you can choose to register for virtual attendance. That group will network on Zoom at the beginning before joining the live session on campus.
Dress Code: There is no dress code, but we suggest dressy casual. No one wears suits or ties. Slacks and a collared shirt for men and the equivalent for women is the norm.
December 2023
Our events are monthly except we skip December and August
January 13, 2024
Topic: "Building Your Career Boat: Employment Insurance for the Savvy Professional"
Speaker: Theresa Hummel-Krallinger
Location: In-Person at Penn State Great Valley in Malvern, PA and via Zoom
Sponsor: Penn State Great Valley Alumni Society
Registration link coming soon
In this interactive and fast-paced program, Emmy Award winning comedian and international speaker, Theresa Hummel-Krallinger will discuss a holistic look at lifelong career management from graduation to retirement. You'll learn how to keep yourself relevant, employable, connected, and aligned with purpose. Those who follow this methodology have employment insurance! You'll leave feeling energized and empowered!
You will learn how to:
- Find Your Rudder
- tools and best practices to determine your career direction (knowing it might shift along the way)
- Build the Body of Your Boat
- ways to build skills and experience (paid and unpaid) and increase knowledge
- Raise Your Sails
- the importance of degrees, certifications, and other third party validation, as well as building and maintaining a strong personal brand
- Harness Your Motor - building and maintaining your professional network
- ways to build and maintain your professional network, both in-person and virtually; making good use of social media, and professional organizations
Theresa Hummel-Krallinger is an Emmy Award-winning comedian, a well-respected leadership development expert and HR professional. Known for her lively and interactive presentation style, she is a frequently requested speaker on topics of leadership, career management, organizational culture and workplace communications.
Theresa is the Past President of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of Association for Talent Development, and is the Past President for a local Toastmasters club. For 17 years she served on the non-credit faculty at Temple University. She has been a featured speaker at numerous regional and international conferences for ATD, SHRM, DIA (Drug Information Association), Training Directors Forum and others. She facilitates “Meet the Author at the Pyramid Club,” which has been named to the top 10 best networking associations in Philly by the Philadelphia Business Journal four years in a row. She won Emmy’s in 2019 and 2021 for her work on the PBS talk show, “Counter Culture.”
February 10, 2024
Topic: "Tools for Staying Organized in Job Search"
Speaker: JB Brigati
Location: In-Person at Penn State Great Valley in Malvern, PA and via Zoom
Sponsor: Penn State Great Valley Alumni Society
Registration link coming soon
March 9, 2024
Topic: "LinkedIn as Your Marketing Partner"
Speaker: Marcia O'Connor
Location: In-Person at Penn State Great Valley in Malvern, PA and via Zoom
Sponsor: Penn State Great Valley Alumni Society
Registration link coming soon
April 13, 2024
Topic: "High-tech Strategies for Job Search"
Speaker: Cheryl Bonner
Location: In-Person at Penn State Great Valley in Malvern, PA and via Zoom
Sponsor: Penn State Great Valley Alumni Society
Registration link coming soon
May 11, 2024
Topic: Knockout Networking
Speaker: Michael Goldberg
Location: In-Person at Penn State Great Valley in Malvern, PA and via Zoom
Sponsor: Penn State Great Valley Alumni Society
Registration link coming soon
June 8, 2024
Topic: TBD
Speaker:
Location: In-Person at Penn State Great Valley in Malvern, PA and via Zoom
Sponsor: Penn State Great Valley Alumni Society
Registration link coming soon