Career Preparedness Workshops

LASER-TEC offers a “Career Preparedness Workshop” for all of our partner and OPCN colleges.
This workshop will help students and graduates to:
  • Connect what they learned in their photonics program to what an employer needs​
  • Understand what to expect when searching for employment ​​
  • Focus on areas that need to be improved
  • Gain confidence
​The workshop includes the following topics:
  • Transferable skills: from college to photonics employment
  • Job searching strategies:  general and specific for photonics technicians
  • Resume and cover letter: dos and don’ts. Examples
  • Application process: stages and best approaches 
  • Interview preparation & technical Interviews: what do you need to know
  • Professional follow-up
The workshop is about 1-1.5 hours long and can fit into your class period. It is conducted remotely via a face-to-face Skype Video Call or Blackboard Collaborate. 
 
You can schedule this workshop at any time during the year, but we recommend colleges host this workshop between November-February of each year to give students ample time to work on their portfolios and participate in “mock” interviews. The typical hiring cycle of photonics companies is spring-early summer.  
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If possible, we recommend scheduling a session with your college’s Career Center before this workshop. This will help us focus on topics and strategies specific to career preparedness in lasers, photonics, optics, and fiber optics.

    Schedule a Workshop

    To schedule a workshop at your institution, please complete the form below. 
​For more questions about the workshop, contact Natalia Chekhovskaya at (772) 462-7295 or nchekhov@irsc.edu