Expert-Led Career Trainings

SSA members receive complimentary registration for these virtual events. Join or renew your membership here.

Click the events below to learn more and register. 

Webinar: Identifying Your Transferable Skills in the Geosciences (8 April)

Workshop: Navigating Career Transitions (11, 13, 18, 20 May)

Recorded Webinars: Click here to view.


➤ IDENTIFYING YOUR TRANSFERABLE SKILLS IN THE GEOSCIENCES

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Wednesday, 8 April, 2-3:30 PM Pacific

One-hour webinar followed by 30 minute Q&A

Join Career Coach and Geoscientist Sarah Pietraszek-Mattner, PhD, as she discusses practical approaches to identifying and building your own transferable skills.

What do we mean when we say “transferable skills” in the geosciences? Project management experience? A Professional Geologist license? Data science certifications? Leadership? The answer is: all of these — and more. But the real question isn’t just WHAT they are. It’s HOW: how we identify them, how we develop them intentionally, and how we use them to market ourselves when we’re ready for a pivot (within or outside of our current sector).

Whether you’re considering a career transition or feeling solid in your current path, Sarah will use her 25+ years as a geoscientist and leader in industry to help you improve how you identify and develop your transferable skills!

➤ NAVIGATING CAREER TRANSITIONS

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A four-part immersive workshop in May 2026

Ross Stein (Co-Founder and CEO of Temblor, Inc.) and Ellen Shulman (Co-Founder of Career Generations) are teaming up to lead this workshop on how to navigate the rapidly evolving career prospects in seismology and the earth sciences.
Members at any stage in their professional journeys are invited to participate! You’ll practice skills and receive feedback, network in small groups and hear from guest scientists about how they found careers outside of academia and federal agencies. 

#1 – What do I want to do, and where do I want to do it?

Monday, 11 May, 9-10:30 AM

Identify your distinguishing strengths and attributes, which are the bedrock of your career path.

#2 – Developing materials to appeal to my target employers

Wednesday, 13 May, 9-10:30 AM

Evaluate your LinkedIn profile and CV, and learn the power of informational interviews to build your network.

#3 – Refining my job interview skills

Monday, 18 May, 9-10:30 AM

Role play with standard questions that you need to have concise answers prepared for, and spontaneous questions that will require you to improvise.

#4 – Refining my job talk opener

Wednesday, 20 May, 9-10:30 AM

Refine the first two minutes of your job talk, which is often misused by speakers, to leave a lasting impression on your future employer.

➤ RECORDED WEBINARS

Note: You must be logged in to your SSA membership account to view these recorded career training webinars.

Signal, Not Noise: Crafting a High-Clarity LinkedIn Profile

  • Instructor: Sarah Pietraszek-Mattner, PhD, The Science Profession
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How to Stand Out to Recruiters and Hiring Managers

  • Instructor: Lauren Celano, Propel Careers
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Mastering the Informational Interview

  • Instructor: Sarah Pietraszek-Mattner, PhD, The Science Profession
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