General Inquiries:
careerweek@studentaffairs.duke.edu

Co-Directors
Holly Duke
Racquel Williams
Megan Wilson
George Dorfman ‘85, MA ‘01
Lisa Dilts, '83
Dede Olson
Alicia Garcia, '06
Jay Mehta, '07
Robyn Hall, '08

Question and Answer Guide for Panelists & Moderators

1 .What is Duke Career Week?

Duke Career Week is a week of career discussions and events leading up to a full day of workshops and networking on Saturday, January 28, 2006. The entire week will be filled with guest speakers, such as yourselves, including alumni, faculty, staff, and employers. Duke Career Week will provide students and recent alumni with an opportunity to explore many career interests.

2. When is Duke Career Week?

Sunday, January 22 - Saturday, January 28, 2006. Click here to view the schedule.

3. Who is responsible for Duke Career Week?

Duke Alumni Association, Alumni Affairs and the Duke Career Center are all responsible for Career Week. We couldn’t do it, however, without the help of a multitude of students, staff and faculty. We are enormously grateful for funding received from a number of sources, listed on the front page of the Career Week website.

4. When should panelists/moderators arrive and leave?

For the workshops that take place during the week, panelists and moderators should arrive at least 45 minutes to an hour before the workshop/event. To allow time for parking and arriving at your designated workshop/event, please arrive early. On Saturday, panelists and moderators should arrive early. You are also encouraged to attend the Mentoring Breakfast, Lunch and Networking Reception(s). All panelists and moderators will receive a special invitation to have breakfast in the Bryan Center (shuttles will run for the Millennium Hotel to the BC). The breakfast will serve as an opportunity to interact with faculty, staff, administrators and other alumni. We hope that you will choose to attend.

5. Is parking available?

We have parking passes available for panelists and moderators for the parking deck located adjacent to Bryan Center. However, we encourage you to park in the Bryan Center lot if there are any vacant spaces available as it is free to park in that space on Saturdays. We expect approximately 200 alumni and over 1000 students. Therefore, panelists and moderators should allot enough time to find parking and get acquainted prior to their scheduled workshop/event. Map available at the following site: https://aux03.auxserv.duke.edu/parking/campusmap/2003mapsmall.htm

6. Where is Duke Career Week taking place?

The programs that will take place during the week will be located mostly on West Campus, with a few programs taking place on East Campus. On Saturday, all workshops and events will take place on West Campus. The central location will be the Bryan Center, as registration, the receptions and some workshops will be located here.

7. How will panelists/moderators know where to go on Saturday, January 28?

Prior to Career Week, panelists and moderators will receive information via email. On Saturday, January 28, 2006, there will be a registration table stationed in the Bryan Center.

8. Are panelists/moderators expected to attend the meals (Mentoring Breakfast, Keynote Lunch, and Networking Receptions)?

Absolutely! We encourage panelists/moderators to attend the meals. This is the time for students to network, since the meals offer the students a chance to interact one-on-one with alumni. Students consider these experiences to be the most valuable part of the day.

9. Where should panelists/moderators stay?

Click here for travel information.

10. What is the role of the panelists?

Panelists will be involved in discussions involving students and several other alumni panelists. Each workshop on Saturday is expected to take place twice. Panelists will be career resources to attendees following the Conference. Panelists should expect to answer questions such as:

How did you find your career?
What activities were you involved at Duke?
What skills and resources have you used to find your position?
What skills do you use in your current job?
What are the high and low points of your work?
How did you get your foot in the door?
What do you wish you would have known before entering your career?

11. What is the role of the moderator?

The moderator will moderate a panel of 4-6 other alumni. Questions will be provided to you beforehand from your panel advisor, which you will direct to your panel. In addition, students will have questions regarding panelists’ professional experiences and the moderator must supervise this question and answer component of the workshop. Moderators should also expect to answer questions during meals and individual meetings such as:

How did you find your career?
What activities were you involved at Duke?
What skills and resources have you used to find your position?
What skills do you use in your current job?
What are the high and low points of your work?
How did you get your foot in the door?
What do you wish you would have known before entering your career?

12. What will participants know about the panelists/moderators?

The panelist/moderator biographies will be available online, password protected, through. Click here to view the biographies. Additionally, we are hoping that as many participants as possible will send photographs so that they are easily identifiable. Since attendees will have contact data available in advance of the Program, it is possible that prior to Career Week, they may make arrangements with the panelists/moderators to meet.

13. How long are the workshops?

The workshops are 1 hour long with enough time for small group and one-on-one interaction afterwards.

14. How are the workshops structured?

Time will be allotted for panelists to introduce themselves and to address the workshop topics. In addition, time is built in for questions from participants and more time for individual and group networking.

15. Who will be the attendees?

The majority of the students will be undergraduates. The workshops and events are also available to recent alumni and graduate students in Arts & Sciences and Pratt School of Engineering. Over 1000 students are expected to participate in one or more parts of Duke Career Week 2006.

16. What panel groups will be represented?

Click here to view the panels.

17. What is the schedule for the day?

Click here to view the schedule.