The 10th edition of the Career Boost project is coming in September 2024!
The webinar will be held in two language groups:
23-24 September - training in Polish + 27.09 11am (moderated online conversation with UBS Leaders)
25-26 September - training in English + 30.09 3pm (moderated online conversation with UBS Leaders)
The aim of the free Career Boost project is to help people who have lost their jobs or are forced to change jobs. The project is also aimed at students and people looking for their first job in these difficult times.
Trainers with many years of experience from UBS will share their knowledge and experience with all those who are currently looking for work.
As part of the Career Boost project, you can participate in:
- two-day hands-on training sessions (2 x 5h including breaks)
- mentoring - at least 3 individual meetings with a dedicated mentor
- simulated job interview - approx. 1 hour individual simulation of a recruitment job interview (based on a submitted CV and job offer), including verbal feedback
- moderated informal chat (1h) with UBS Leaders to learn their career story and ask questions (so called ‘fireside chat’)
- all sessions and meetings are delivered online
- certificate confirming participation in the project for those who attend in all modules.
The two-day practical training course includes:
- Talents / strengths identification and goal setting
- How to create a CV that your future employer will find irresistible
- Effective job search on Polish market
- Types of employment and basic rules in Polish Labour law
- New ways of working - introduction to the hybrid work
- Preparing yourself for a successful job interview
- Introduction to mentoring
For participants of the 10th anniversary edition of Career Boost, we have prepared a surprise additional module - a moderated informal conversation with UBS Leaders Alina Piatkovskaya and Katarzyna Jozefowicz. They will share their professional history. There will be an opportunity to ask questions during the meeting. The meetings will be held online: on Friday 27.09 at 11:00 am for trainees in Polish and on Monday 30.09 at 3:00 pm for trainees in English.
Leaders
Katarzyna Jozefowicz is a Managing Director of GWM in UBS, Head of Credit Suisse in Poland and Head of Credit Suisse HR in Poland.
In her current role, she is responsible for the service delivery, oversight of activities and monitoring and escalations of all control and regulatory matters in GWM Poland as well as the implementation of GWM global strategy in Poland. She is a director of ESE Branch in Poland and President of the Board of Polish legal entity of Credit Suisse.
As the GWM SDL head she represents Poland at various forums within and outside of the organization and works closely with the global functional managers to support their deployment strategy and its implementation. Ms. Jozefowicz is also a senior sponsor of Women and Allies and Pride networks.
She joined UBS in 2023 and Credit Suisse in January 2015 from Citibank where she was a Head of Assets Management for Citibank Poland. She has over 30 years of experience in banking and financial industry and her previous roles covered finance, treasury, sales, distribution and marketing. She worked in Poland, Czechia, Italy, Japan, Singapore and India.
Ms. Jozefowicz holds MS and Engineer degree from Warsaw University of Life Science, postgraduate diploma in Finance and Banking from Warsaw School of Economics and MBA from University of Minnesota. She is also a chartered accountant and a member of ACCA.
Alina Piatkovska was born in Ukraine and has lived in Poland for 10 years. She has 9 years of professional experience in corporations, currently working at UBS as a Community Impact Specialist. She enjoys engaging in additional activities at work, including as a trainer and leader of the CSR Career Turn project. She can't imagine life without traveling. Her favorite destination is Portugal. To feel at home there, she has also started learning Portuguese! She loves gardening, yoga, sports, painting and ceramics.
Schedule
| Date | Schedule |
| 23-24.09.2024 9:00-14:00 27.09 11:00 | Online webinar in Polish Moderated informal conversation with UBS Leaders |
| 25-26.09.2024 9:00-14:00 30.09 15:00 | Online webinar in English Moderated informal conversation with UBS Leaders |
| 2-4.10.2024 | Simulated recruitment interviews* (for both groups): 8.00-17.00 |
| October 2024-December 2024 | Mentoring* |
Mentor/Mentoring - what are they?
A mentor is a person who has knowledge and experience in a particular field and wants to share it with others. At Career Boost, mentors are volunteers - UBS employees who have already gone through the job search journey, acquired the professional competences required for the job market or position and now want to share their experiences to help others achieve their professional goal. During individual meetings, a mentor can share their knowledge, history and experiences with you, they can discuss your goal with you and give you individual guidance, help you create or improve your CV. Remember, however, that the mentor is a support and encouragement, but does not do the work for you. You are the one who is actively working towards your chosen goal.
Enrolment will continue until places run out.
Training will be provided by, among others:
Project leader and trainer
Karolina graduated in Political Science and Administration from the Pedagogical University of Krakow. For more than 14 years she has been working in an international environment gaining experience in various positions in the recruitment and financial sector.
He is currently involved in supporting projects in UBS.
Karolina enjoys being involved in additional activities at work, including being a coach and leader in the Career Boost volunteer project and a Career Turn coach.
In her spare time, Karolina enjoys gardening, cooking and spending active time with her family.
Project leader
Marek graduated with a degree in Computer Science from the Faculty of Computer Science and Management at Wrocław University of Science and Technology. He has over 20 years of experience in various areas of IT, including more than 16 years working in an international corporate environment, providing IT solutions for the industrial and banking sectors. Currently, he coordinates IT service delivery contracts between UBS and strategic partners in the industry.
Marek has also been involved as a mentor, hackathon organizer, and conference speaker. He enjoys supporting individuals who are actively pursuing building and developing their career paths.
In his free time, he cares for his herd of cats and his young son.
Trainer
Szymon graduated in design from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. He has been working in an international environment for over 16 years - first in marketing, then in project management and business management. He is currently an internal consultant in one of the project management departments at UBS.
Supporting local communities is particularly important to Simon - he has been involved in a number of volunteering projects throughout his career, both as a leader and as a participant.
Privately, a fan of snowboarding, MTB and motoring and the owner of two cats.
