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Professional Development Month 2012

Professional Development Month (PDM), organized by the Department of Communication and the Communication Alumni Board, provides the opportunity to learn from alumni, top company representatives and other communication professionals about what students should expect when they graduate and start their first job. The programming included networking, panels and workshops on improving resumes, elevator pitches, and more.

During this year’s events, web content intern Evan Yang interviewed a number of Communication students to find out how the workshops have been helpful in the planning and preparation for their future careers. Interlaced with the testimonies is footage from just a few of the many workshops and events offered during PDM.

If you missed the workshops themselves, you're in luck because Alumni Relations Manager Victoria Sprang distilled the panelists' wealth of knowledge down to 140-character-or-less hints and tips as she live-tweeted the events. Check them out below in these Storify streams!

Top Tweets from UW Professional Development Month 2012

Week 1

Week 2-4

The Communication Alumni Board was responsible for the majority of our incredible mentors coming to campus in January. The Department of Communication would like to thank the Board and the following people for their invaluable contributions to making Professional Development Month a great success: