Professional development can also mean taking the time to reflect on where you’ve been and explore where you’re going next. Managing your career is an important skill to develop.

Your Professional Future (via Niagara College Canada)

The suite of Your Professional Future modules assists learners in developing a professional profile and brand, assessing their employability skills, and translating these skills into future employment.  Learners are also supported in identifying employment options in their fields in addition to opportunities for continuous learning and professional development. 

• Career Portfolios and Personal Branding 
• Translating Your Skills for Future Employment
• Opportunities in Your Field
• Continuous Learning and Professional Development 

Activities to do with your internship team

What does a resume in ____ look like? As you are gaining new experiences, your resume is growing as well! While students should visit their career services for the technical aspects of the format and content of your resumes, it is also helpful to see and reference a professional resume. Feel free to ask your supervisor for tips or for ideas of things that you could add.    

Journal Club: A journal club is a reoccurring event where individuals meet to discuss an article, research paper, or piece of literature. Typically, reading material is assigned before the meeting and an individual presents the content to the group before everyone takes part in the discussion. This is a great opportunity to expand your knowledge on the subject(s) your site deals with. This can be done virtually by video conference.  Aside from printed materials, there may be podcasts, videos, or other content that can be the focus of your journal club.  

Webinars: Webinars are online seminars held in real-time to present or share information, such as for continued education, professional development, or education on a product, process, or information. Ask your supervisor if they know of any upcoming and relevant webinars related to their work or the field. Many are free!

Informational Interviews: As your team to introduce you to someone in your field or profession of interest! These are a quick and easy way to learn more about a field, job, or company directly from someone with experience. Informational interviews are great to do because they can take place over the phone or via video conference and can be done in just 20-30 minutes.  Learn more about connecting with people to ask about their careers.