Career Building Skills for Social Workers: #MacroSW Chat 5/14 9 PM EST

Here is a link to the chat’s transcript on Storify.com.

Are you a newly graduated social worker looking for a job? Thinking about going back to graduate school for that MSW? Then join us for a chat with guest experts Melissa Whatley & Joy Jones from the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s (UAB) Career & Professional Development. They will be answering your most pressing questions about searching and interviewing for that first social work job, how to tell your professional story through a resume, and best practices for networking, off-line & online.

We also invite social workers to share their own experiences about finding a social work job, especially a macro position, how they made the decision to go back to graduate school, or their best tip for networking, interviewing or building a resume.

Here is how the chat will work:
Melissa (tweeting from @uabcareerserve) and Joy (tweeting from @UABJoy ) will be answering your most pressing career development questions so come prepared.  You can also submit your questions in advance to @laurelhitchcock (host for the chat).  Melissa and Joy will be selecting questions from your submissions/posts.  (Disclaimer: We may not be able to get to everyone’s question due to the time limit of the chat). Possible topics include:

• What needs to be included on my resume?
• How can I use social media to get a job?
• What can I expect during a job interview?
• What do I need to know to be successful in a social work career?

We also invite anyone joining our chat to share their thoughts and best career advice along side Melissa & Joy.

CHAT RESOURCES:

• Career.socialwork.org from the National Association of Social Workers
• Social Work Career – website by Dorlee Michaeli, MBA, LMSW
• The Political Social Worker – website by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW
• Macro Social Work Career Exploration from the DiNitto Center for Career Services at University of Texas at Austin