Essential Skills Immersion Series: Teamwork
What are the most in-demand skills for today’s job market and the future of work? Each semester, this event series offers a week of sessions built around a specific skill to help students consider this question as they prepare for the careers of today and tomorrow. These sessions are designed to provide you with the knowledge of in-demand skills and opportunities to develop them, connect you with employers who seek these skills and help you articulate your career readiness to employers.
Teamwork
In the context of college life and employment, teamwork encompasses a variety of roles and importance as we work together and lead teams for micro and macro organizational goals. Whether working on a team for a class project, student organization, internship or job, learning how to work and lead a group is a vital skill for personal and professional success.
By participating in these sessions, you will learn how to manage projects and conflict in team scenarios, how to develop these skills and how to articulate your abilities for an internship, job or leadership role.
Co-Hosts:
Career Success
The Provost Office of Academic Affairs
Texas Leadership Education and Development, Office of the Dean of Students
Programs
Project Management as an Effective Teamwork Skill
Tuesday, February 14, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Career Success, FAC 2.236
Facilitator: Dr. Art Markman, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, UT Austin
Food will be served.
When a group works on a significant long-term project, it is crucial to coordinate activities, set deadlines, track progress, and ensure that the project stays on budget. The individual who takes this role is a project manager. Project management involves a core set of skills and can be an excellent pathway to employment that can also provide exposure to many other jobs within a firm.
In this session, participants will gain
- An understanding of the responsibilities of project managers
- A clear sense of the daily work of project managers
- Knowledge of how to prepare for a career in project management
Panelists
- Morgan Ginther, Project manager for Academic Affairs at the University of Texas
- Vera Hinojosa, Indeed
Productive Teamwork Through Effective Conflict Management Skills
Wednesday, February 15, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Career Success, FAC 2.236
Facilitator: Bethany Wendler, Interim Director, Texas Leadership Education and Development, UT Austin
Food will be served.
Conflict is inevitable, so why are groups and teams not better and managing it? Engage with professionals whose work centers around conflict in a variety of ways to learn why developing strong conflict management skills are essential components to any productive team.
Participants will gain:
- An understanding of the importance of conflict management as a team skill
- An awareness of how conflict management skills are utilized in professional settings
- Information and strategies for how to utilize conflict management skills to foster inclusive team environments
Panelists
- Karen Gross, Founder and CEO – Citizen Discourse
- Kouang Chan, Student Ombudsperson and Director, Office of the Student Ombuds
- Virginia Luehrsen, Coordinator for Student Activities, Office of the Dean of Students
Employer Panel: Teamwork for the Future of Work
Thursday, February 16, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Career Success, FAC 2.236
Facilitator: Summer Salazar, Director – Employer Engagement, Career Success, UT Austin
Food will be served.
Join our panelists of professionals and recruiters representing companies and organizations that implement teamwork strategies across various departments and operations. Our panelists will discuss the value of teamwork in professional settings and how you can articulate your teamwork skills and experiences when applying to internship and full-time opportunities.
Participating students will network with professional panelists and will learn:
- Why teamwork skills are critical in today’s workplace
- How to grow and develop teamwork skills as a team member and a leader
- How to use your teamwork skills to stand out in a job application
- How to engage in teamwork as a new professional on the job
Panelists
- Alicia Rogers, Senior Manager – Technology Consulting, PwC
- Jessica Mixon, Vice President – Business Banking Relationship Manager, Bank of America
- Lucy Junker, Head of Operations – Professional Services Firms, GLG
- Thomas Trieu, Senior Data Analysts, Toyota Financial Services (2016 Alum)
Resources
Career Counseling and Coaching for All Majors
Would you like to learn more about building your teamwork skills while at UT, and about promoting teamwork for the job search? Schedule a meeting for one-on-one support with your college or school career center or Career Success.