Career Development Webinars
APA's Career Center offers planners a variety of webinars and workshops with practical tips on job search, career paths, and professional development issues for new and seasoned planners alike.
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Previous Webinars
Getting Hired: Hear from a Hiring Manager
Gain insight into the process and gain confidence with tips on how best to prepare for a job interview. Learn tips on how to prepare for common interview questions. The panelists provide insights from their experience in a judgment-free zone.
Hosted by APA Women and Planning Division
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Writing a Better RFP: Get the Team – and the Results Your Community Wants
Finding the right consultant can be tricky, but a well-written RFP makes the task easier. Participants will learn best practices for developing RFPs, from defining the scope and interviewing firms to executing the contract and managing the project, all to better prepare your community for your next big planning initiative.
It's Not Personal: Self-Care Tips to Avoid Burnout, Conflict, and Contentious Community Meetings
Planners are often required to handle highly emotional situations and face public criticism, which can cause a great deal of stress and lead to burnout. Self-care is therefore vital to a successful and fulfilling career in planning, yet it is not typically part of our professional education and training. This course works to remedy that by exploring the need to make self-care a core competency in the planning profession and how we can get started.
Planning Supervisor's Playbook Series
The follow-up to the popular Planning Supervisors' Playbook Series, Part 1, Part 2 includes 3 interactive live sessions that go deeper into key managerial skills. Starting with the first session on honing communication skills in a telecommuting and hybrid world. In the second session examine biases to create a more inclusive workplace and in the final session consider new approaches to motivation and performance evaluations. The topics are tailored to those currently in supervisory positions or established in the profession of planning.