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Elevate Your Interviews: Strategies for Success

Elevate Your Interviews: Strategies for Success

WORKSHOP (In Person)

Elevate Your Interviews: Strategies for Success

 

When: Sat October 25th 2025, 09:00 am- 04:30pm 

Agenda: 

    • 8:30am Sign In and Networking
    • Session 09:00 am to 04:30 pm  

Where:  UCSC Silicon Valley Extension
                 3175 Bowers Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Job interviews can be challenging, even for seasoned professionals. Preparation and practice are key. This one-day workshop for the PMI Silicon Valley Chapter, led by communications coach Karen Schiff, will teach you the skills you need to ace your next interview.


Throughout the day, you'll learn how to craft your responses, both the organization and the content, so you sound clear and look confident. Practice with your peers and get personalized feedback from Karen in a supportive space. You'll leave with actionable insights and a toolkit of techniques to set you apart from the competition.

Workshop Category:   8 PDUs (power skills)

Price:

Early Bird: PMISV member: $200   Non-PMISV member: $250

Regular:    PMISV member: $250   Non-PMISV member: $300

Important Dates:

Last date for early bird discount: 10/05/2025

Last date for On-line Registration: 10/23/2025

Learning Outcomes: 

  • Structure: Find out which speaking structures are the most effective for different question types
  • Content: Learn the most impressive content to use in your responses to seven key questions.
  • Presentation: See how to look and sound your best on video, phone, and in-person.
 
Workshop Instructor: Karen Schiff
 
Karen Schiff
Karen Schiff is the founder of Well Said Coaching. Since 2017, Karen has helped hundreds of professionals, many in the tech sector, speak with greater clarity, confidence, and impact. Her clients have worked at companies such as Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta and more. They include emerging professionals, entrepreneurs, and executives.
In addition to working with private clients, Karen has delivered speaking skills workshops for Google, Clover, American Institutes for Research, and the Society for Human Resource Management. She led a workshop on interviewing skills for PMI Silicon Valley a few years back and looks forward to conducting another interview workshop on October 25. Throughout her career, Karen has worked in communications in a myriad way: as a trainer, teacher, and writer in both the private and public sectors. She earned her M.A. in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University, B.S. in Speech from Northwestern University, and certification in Teaching English as a Second Language from UC Berkeley.

Event Properties

Event Date 10-25-2025 9:00 am
Event End Date 10-25-2025 4:30 am
Cut off date 10-23-2025 11:55 pm
Original Price $300.00
Discounted Price $250.00 (Until 10-05-2025 11:59 pm)
No. of Power Skills PDUs 8
Location UCSC Silicon Valley Extension