Professional Development Day

Professional Development Day is one of LEAD’s signature events, designed to give Purdue students an integrated, multi-component experience focused on career readiness and professional identity development. The program is traditionally structured as a half-day, 'come as your schedule allows' event where participants can receive 1-on-1 coaching, refine career materials with expert support, attend workshops to develop specific skills, and gain exclusive insights from alumni. The afternoon concludes with a time to network with one another. It’s a chance to leverage your Purdue experience and build a competitive advantage for your future career.  

Examples of past Professional Development Day workshops include:  

• “Addressing Networking Anxiety”  

• “Authentic and Professional, = or ≠ ?” 

• “Start Smart: Salary Negotiation” 

• “Strengths: What I Do Best” 

This event is held in February at Krach Leadership Center (West Lafayette) from 3:00pm-7:30pm. 

We partner with the On-Campus Writing Lab (OWL) and Strengths Champions program to make this event possible.