Last Friday, I was invited to give the welcoming remarks at UC Berkeley's first campus-wide career development conference for staff: the NOW Conference. I was impressed to hear that the event had completely filled up within the first 24 hours of opening registration. I also learned that we have made hundreds of new hires since July 2012. The number of people taking courses and pursuing training opportunities is also astounding.
Clearly, staff at Berkeley understand the importance of acquiring new skills and seeking new job opportunities, especially as we continue to move toward a more professionalized future where positions will be more interesting, analytical, and specialized. If you missed the conference, there is still a lot you can do to grow your career. Take a look at the Center for Organizational and Workforce Develop Office (COrWE) site for the vast number of offerings.
I want to congratulate Equity and Inclusion Vice Chancellor Gibor Basri and the NOW Committee for putting this important event together. I hope we can repeat it again year after year.
John