Kate Rogers, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Office of Campus Card Management, discussed how to budget, save an emergency fund, pay down debt, set financial goals, and how to improve credit scores.
Patricia Simpson, Academic Advisor within Career Services at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Department of Chemistry, discussed how strengths influence interactions with other people and how those same strengths influence your mindset.
Kristina Wright, an Associate Director of Engineering Career Services at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, discussed why emotional intelligence matters, how it can be used every day, and how to be more cognizant of others.
Derek Attig, Director of Career Development at the Graduate College of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, discussed how to identify marketable skills and how to articulate their value in a variety of contexts.
Jim Dahl, Teaching Professor of Business Administration from the Gies College of Business, discussed tactics and methods for negotiating both in professional life and personal life.
Stacy Walker, Graduate Academic Advisor for Grainger College of Engineering, and Brad Mehrtens, Academic Advisor for Molecular and Cellular Biology, discussed how improv can be effectively applied to interview preparation and interviews themselves.
Lauren Stites, Associate Director at Grainger College of Engineering, discussed how to best leverage LinkedIn for networking, job searching, and personal branding.