Are you jumping back into the workforce? Looking to advance in your current company? Thinking of the right ways to increase your professional brand and connections? This edition of the UC Alumni Career Network featured UC alumni working as career coaches and executive recruiters to share tangible tips to help you advance, expand, and stay relevant in today’s workforce. This session covered topics including revisiting your professional pursuits, identifying challenges and solutions to common career barriers, hiring trends, and steps you can work on to better your skills and brand. This unique event featured insights from moderator Kris Hergert, Executive Director of the UC San Diego Career Center and panelists Mike Hirshman (UCSD ’09, UCLA ’15), Executive Search and Engagement Manager at Heidrick & Struggles and career coach and author Marcy Morrison (UCSD ’97), Founder of Careers with Wings – who have helped hundreds of people navigate what’s next. This event is part of the UC Alumni Career Network series hosted by the ten UC alumni associations and the UC Office of the President. This event was recorded as part of the UC Alumni Career Network on Friday, October 18, 2019.
