Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
In a workplace culture overly-dependent on voicemail and email, many of us have forgotten key elements of effective, meaningful, verbal communication. In this session, we will explore active listening, appropriate and helpful body language and tone, as well as connecting and communicating with style and grace while under pressure.
Cost: $50
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Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
In a workplace culture overly-dependent on voicemail and email, many of us have forgotten key elements of effective, meaningful, verbal communication. In this session, we will explore active listening, appropriate and helpful body language and tone, as well as connecting and communicating with style and grace while under pressure.
Cost: $50
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Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
In this lab-style class, learn to leverage your LinkedIn presence through an engaging profile. You will actively work in your personal account to develop a better understanding of how to use the site through profile development and maintenance, community and group communications. This workshop focuses on individual LinkedIn pages, rather than LinkedIn pages for a department, center, or an initiative.
Cost: $50
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This webinar is for Harvard staff considering their next steps in their career journey at the University. This session will cover how work is distributed via our job functions, and what types of work can be found within our schools and units. We’ll also look at options for moving up, moving across, and perhaps even moving down if it’s the right path for you.
Cost: $0
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This session will provide you with strategies, tips, and resources to be a strong internal candidate. We’ll review how to use ASPIRE, Harvard’s on line recruitment system, with an opportunity to ask questions about the recruitment process.
Cost: $0
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Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
Having a mentor or coach as a source of support and guidance at work can be beneficial to your professional growth and your career development. This session will discuss the elements of a successful mentoring or coaching relationship as well as steps for exploring your own goals and tips for establishing a working relationship.
Cost: $25
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This workshop covers the general principles of creating an effective resume, including a discussion of common pitfalls that can prevent you from being selected for interviews. Examples will be used to highlight a clear, focused resume, targeted to specific skills and the experience sought by hiring managers. This session will provide an outline of best practices for writing resumes and participants are encouraged to use provided tools to continue their resume-writing process. (Individual resume review will not be part of the workshop).
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
This workshop covers the general principles of creating an effective resume, including a discussion of common pitfalls that can prevent you from being selected for interviews. Examples will be used to highlight a clear, focused resume, targeted to specific skills and the experience sought by hiring managers. This session will provide an outline of best practices for writing resumes and participants are encouraged to use provided tools to continue their resume-writing process. (Individual resume review will not be part of the workshop).
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
Additional day of the course: Thursday, October 13 from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Through this comprehensive program, you will build an understanding of the career management process by looking inward, looking outward, and looking forward. This active 2- day class will cover self-assessment of values, interests, skills and reputation; workforce trends and identification of professional networks; and exploration of options and goal setting. A variety of assessment tools, individual reflection, and group discussion will be used.
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn St.
“Individual contributors” are typically specialists with deep expertise who manage their own projects with team members who aren’t direct reports. This session covers creative ways to maintain growth and development in two areas: functional expertise and interpersonal skills. Themes unique to the individual contributor role and options for career growth will be discussed.
Cost: $50
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Sign up for fall classes: registration begins on July 14th for matriculated degree candidates and on July 18th for all others. Click here to view available courses.
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
This course covers the tasks of approving, requesting, and adjusting absences in Absence Management and approving, reporting, and adjusting hours worked in the timesheet. The course is for Absence Management and Time and Labor users who have the role of Approver, Adjuster, or Keeper in Manager Self Service. Participants must have access to their Manager Self Service role in the PeopleSoft production system for a minimum of one week prior to class.
Cost: Free (no cancellation fee)
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Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
This hands-on course guides participants through the process of creating reimbursement requests for employees (using the Web Reimbursement system) and non-employees (using the HCOM system). Reimbursement policy and Corporate Card payments will also be covered. Participants must have login access to Web Reimbursement and HCOM a week prior to attending this course. It is also recommended that participants take the Chart of Accounts class before attending this course. NOTE: This course may no longer be appropriate for Schools or Units that have switched to the Concur system for...
Provides an understanding of Harvard's Chart of Accounts (CoA) structure and your department's chart values, and basic Windows or Macintosh navigation skills. Participants must have log-in ability to HCOM prior to attending this course.
Provides an understanding of Harvard's Chart of Accounts (CoA) structure and your department's chart values, and basic Windows or Macintosh navigation skills. Participants must have log-in ability to HCOM prior to attending this course.
