Building resiliency + best practices for working from home
Building resiliency + best practices for working from home
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Career Launch
March 2020
Best Wishes from Alumni Career Services
We know that it's a stressful and uncertain time for all. As such, our focus this month is two-fold: resiliency during challenging times and best practices for working remotely.
We'll continue to provide information about our many virtual resources, including alumni webinars, networking tools, virtual events, and more.
In the meantime, stay safe and healthy!
Watch Alumni Career Webinars 24/7
Featured Webinar: How Promotable Are You? 
Alumna, professional certified coach, and former Fortune 500 C-suite executive Amii Barnard-Bahn J89 will join us on Wednesday, March 25 at 1 pm ET for “How Promotable Are You? Using the 5 Key Elements of Promotability to Accelerate Your Corporate Career.”
During this webinar, you’ll learn the five key elements of promotability and why they make you a more effective, valuable leader. You’ll also get tips for assessing your strengths and opportunities, as well as specific actions you can take to increase your progress in each area. Finally, you’ll leave knowing how to create a development checklist with next steps to advance your career.  
Learn More and RSVP
Coming Soon ... Fresh Schedule of Webinars
Topics include:
  • Career Clarity: Getting Unstuck
  • Upskilling: Preparing for Your 100-Year Life
  • and more!
Read your next issue of Career Launch for dates, details, and registration information.
Spotlight on ... Best Practices for Working Remotely
New to working from home? Needless to say, employers provide guidance specific to their organizations, from tech set-up to expectations for progress. Here are few additional tips to keep in mind if you're faced with a different arrangement: 
  • Stick to a schedule. As much as possible, follow a similar schedule when you're working from home. Tackle the toughest tasks when you have the most energy, often first thing in the morning.
  • Minimize distractions. One of the toughest parts of working from home is the potential for distraction. Do what you can to reduce any temptation by choosing an environment that will allow you to focus. 
  • Be proactive about checking in. If you won't be meeting with your supervisor in person, make it a point to do an email check-in with ongoing tasks and accomplishments -- perhaps on a weekly basis (or whatever frequency makes sense).
Remote Working Guide: Myths Busted & Ways to Succeed
Resource of the Month: Resiliency Training
There's no time like the present to build your resiliency, that ability to bounce back and find ways to keep going amid the stresses and struggles of life. 
Here are a few strategies from the American Psychological Association (APA), with more linked below.
  • Prioritize relationships. Connecting with empathetic and understanding people can remind you that you’re not alone in the midst of difficulties.
  • Take care of your body. Stress is just as much physical as it is emotional. Proper nutrition, ample sleep, hydration and regular exercise can strengthen your body to adapt to stress and reduce the toll of emotions like anxiety or depression.
  • Keep things in perspective. Try to identify areas of irrational thinking, such as a tendency to catastrophize difficulties, and adopt a more balanced and realistic thinking pattern. You may not be able to change a highly stressful event, but you can change how you interpret and respond to it.
Build Your Resiliency: Adapting to Adversity
How to Reframe Situations So They Create Less Stress
Upcoming Career Events & Special Opportunities 
Life @ BCG Virtual Company Info Sessions (for PhD, MD, JD, postdocs) -- Thursday, March 19 or Monday, March 23, both at 7:30 ET
NNSA Graduate Fellowship Virtual Info Session -- Monday, March 23, 12 pm PT
Trailblazers: Women of AT&T Virtual Session -- Thursday, March 26, 12:30 pm ET
Peace Corps: Virtual Application Workshop -- Tuesday, March 31, 4 - 5 pm ET
Virtual Career Fairs for Tech Professionals -- various dates and job locations 
Featured Job Listings in Handshake & Beyond
Associate Director of Development -- The Nature Conservancy, Rochester, NY
Program Coordinator, FinTech -- MassChallenge, Boston, MA
Policy Analyst (State) -- Child Care Aware of America, Arlington, VA
Reading and Language Arts Teacher -- BASIS Charter Schools, Phoenix, AZ
Software Engineer -- Allscripts, Boston, MA
Want to network with Tufts alumni in your field?
Search the Tufts Alumni Directory and join the Tufts University Career Network on LinkedIn to make career connections today!
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