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Ergon Professional Hub

YOUR CAREER, OUR COMMUNITY

Ergon helps individuals with every aspect of their career. Whether they are entering the workplace, breaking into a new industry, or finding a new job, members of Ergon share resources to empower others to evolve, learn, and grow together professionally. Our mission is to provide a community where professionals gather to unlock the potential of their careers.

How We Can Help

The Ergon Professional Hub is a community of professionals working collaboratively to help each other with careers and skill development.

Ergon helps individuals with every aspect of their career. Whether it is entering the workplace, finding a new job, or breaking into a new industry, members of Ergon share resources empowering everyone to evolve, learn, and grow together professionally. Our mission is to provide a community where professionals gather to unlock the potentials of their careers. We are a group of many, for all.

Why Ergon? In today’s world, jobs are often fast changing and competitive. Understanding how to navigate the job market, develop new skills, or climb the career ladder can be bewildering and exhausting. Ergon bypasses these roadblocks by bringing together professionals, from various sectors at different stages of their career, for engaging, free-ranging, informal discussions to facilitate professional growth and build a meaningful work life. Informal professional relationships are invaluable: they offer the most direct path to professional guidance, advice, and support.

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Skill Development

Seminars, group calls, and one-on-one guidance are offered to identify new areas for professional development and help build professional skills.

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Coaching and Mentoring

For jobseekers to assess strengths, identify professional targets, prepare effective job applications, and prepare for job interviews.

Networking Event

Networking

A large network of professionals to exchange information on open job positions and help job seekers connect with employers.

About Us

Upcoming Events

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"Life leaps like a geyser for those who drill through the rock of inertia".

Alexis Carrel

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How do you build a culture in a remote workplace?

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How do you build a culture in a remote workplace?

How can we still feel that we belong, that we are part of our company when the general feeling is that we are on isolated islands? How or what can company managers do to create a strong culture when personal interactions at work pass through formal meetings on Zoom? This seminar addresses these pressing questions and more, helping attendees navigate the "new normal" of remote work environments emerging from the COVID-19 crisis.

Analytics and Machine Learning in Business

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Analytics and Machine Learning in Business

Business analytics is a growing field that includes data analysis and self-service business intelligence. This combined presentation explores the needs and opportunities of business analytics along with the key issues in the field. Additionally, we will also learn about ways of applying machine and AI in business analytics. In this seminar, Fred Kaffenberger (https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredkaffenberger/) and Elisa Piscitelli (https://www.linkedin.com/in/data-science-elisa-piscitelli/) spoke analytics and machine learning application in the business settings, with discussion about opportunities to get started or to leverage your industry experience in a new way.

Back to Basics - Resume and Online Presence for Job Application

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Back to Basics - Resume and Online Presence for Job Application

One of the first impressions job-seekers can make is through resumes. From traditional ‘paper-based’ ones to the online LinkedIn version, an effective resume concisely provides a summary of one’s achievements, experiences, and skillsets. However, questions remain: How can one strike a favorable first impression? What should one include in a resume? How can one advertise one’s brand concisely while expressing relevant information fully? In addition to a resume, an online presence provides an opportunity to project effective personal branding. Using social media and LinkedIn, it is possible to add a dynamic version of oneself to the professional world. It is important to remember, after skimming through a candidate's resume, recruiters and employers often use this online presence to understand more about the candidate. Some even use it to decide whether to invite someone for an interview or not. In this seminar, our speakers, Sharon Mollerus (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-mollerus-176a2483/) and Karen Kaffenberger (https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenkaffenberger/) talks about the steps anyone can take to write an effective resume and to synergistically create a compelling online presence.

Going Back to School - Getting Into a Graduate Program

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Going Back to School - Getting Into a Graduate Program

There is a lot to consider before you make the decision to pursue a graduate degree. What are the cost and benefits of grad school? Is taking time to study a good idea in this current environment? Is online graduate education really valuable? What are the steps to take before making a final decision? How to prepare an effective application package for graduate school? We have the opportunity to discuss these questions and more with two university professors: Davide Bolchini (https://soic.iupui.edu/people/davide-bolchini/) is a Professor of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) at the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI, where he also serves as founding Chair for the Department of Human-Centered Computing. Dan Baack (https://daniels.du.edu/directory/dan-baack/)is the Academic Director of MBA Programs and Associate Professor of Marketing at the Daniels College of Business of the University of Denver.

Back to Basics - Interviewing for Jobs

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Back to Basics - Interviewing for Jobs

Interviews are one of the most important hurdles in a job-application process. Along with the pressure to showcase one’s best self, meeting complete strangers in-person or over Zoom can appear to be daunting. Not knowing what a potential employer is looking for in an interview can also add to the uncertainty. What if we knew what common behavioral traits an interviewer is looking for in a candidate? This would certainly help to prepare! In this seminar, Maureen Rooney (https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureen-rooney-3199983/) talks about the job interview format and mechanistic aspects of how and what to prepare for.

Job Prospects for New Graduates in Biomedical and Social Sciences

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Job Prospects for New Graduates in Biomedical and Social Sciences

How has the hiring process changed due to COVID-19? How does it affect those who are graduating now or in the next few months? In this panel discussion, we discuss about the hiring process and the change in the job search landscape for newly graduating students pursuing the next step of their life. Our panelists comprised of experts who have vast experience in the hiring process in the academia and the industry. Our Panelists: Andrea Baccarelli is the Leon Hess Professor and Chair of the Environmental Health Sciences at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Kathleen Sikkema is the Stephen Smith Professor and Chair of the Department of Social Sciences at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Renzo Canetta is the former Vice President of the Global R&D Oncology Policy at Bristol-Myers Squibb.

The Emergence and Future of Data Science

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The Emergence and Future of Data Science

Data science is a newly-formed and, as yet, loosely-defined discipline that has nonetheless emerged as a critical component of successful research and analysis. In this talk, the speakers provide an understanding of the term “data science”; identify ways that data science methods can strengthen existing techniques illustrate shortcomings in data science approaches that can be addressed by outside perspectives; and propose ways to gain proficiency in data science tools. Speakers: Jeff Goldsmith is an Associate Professor in Biostatistics at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. He is the co-founder of the Functional Data Analysis Working Group (FDAWG) at Columbia Biostat. Website (http://www.jeffgoldsmith.com) and GitHub (http://www.github.com/jeff-goldsmith/). Elena Colicino is an Assistant Professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and works in the field of biostatistics. GitHub (http://www.github.com/ElenaColicino/). #datascience, #data_analytics

How to Effectively Run Facebook Ads

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How to Effectively Run Facebook Ads

What is the science to running the ads on Facebook, and how do you set them up? Pete Covington (https://www.linkedin.com/in/petercovington/) gave a wonderful introduction about online advertisement using Facebook for small business. Ergon Professional Hub hosted this meeting on September 3rd, 2020. Summary: We’re all familiar with social media ads - they target us with products we’ve just been thinking about, or looking at buying - sometimes to an annoying extent. What is the science to running these ads, and how do you set them up? Focusing on Facebook (and Instagram) ads, walk through the science of setting up effective ads successful companies use. This is a behind-the-scenes of how we are targeted!

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Become a Mentor

Ergon offers a personal coach volunteer for those who are seeking jobs. This can be a challenging time, with financial and familial pressures, the loss of previous employment, and worry for the future. Ergon mentors are available to accompany the job seeker throughout the employment process. The mentor will act as a case manager as well as a sounding board, seeking out resources from within and without Ergon for the mentee. While the responsibility for finding work remains with the mentee, the mentor will be available to encourage and help strategize the next steps.

Testimonials

I'm writing to say a huge thanks for Ergon's excellent resources. I recently accepted a job offer and I definitely credit my success to the support and encouragement provided through Ergon. The resume and interview prep I brought to this opportunity were far better than what I'd been working with prior to finding Ergon. It's hard to say which was more important - the excellent practical advice I received from the mentoring, webinars, and speed networking, or the encouragement and motivation I felt from knowing I had such support.

Anon

“Having people with you in the journey is amazing. I don’t have time to be down or pessimistic. So many people are out there watching out for me….
No one can do the job search for you. You have to have the desire, the motivation, and take action. But I feel so lucky, so grateful that I have a whole community to accompany me in my journey! It is very encouraging and empowering. You cannot get there alone.”

Jan

Talking to my mentee has forced me to see my own strengths and acknowledge the many positive steps I've taken in my career. I can often succumb to negative thinking in my work life, seeing only my limits. Instead, through my relationship with my mentee, I’ve been forced to recognize that I have valuable experience and expertise that is worth sharing and using to help coach someone else! Looking at myself in this way created a new tenderness for myself.

Michelle

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Newsletters

We’re excited to be sharing the Ergon’s monthly newsletter! This space will highlight upcoming events, share updates and success stories, and communicate job opportunities.

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