Professional Development Seminar
AI Best Practices for Resumes & Job Searching
Presenters:
Lily C. Awad
Hao He
Hosted by: Morgan Austin
Location: Virtual (a Zoom link will be sent to you a few days before the event, after registration)
Date: Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET
This event will feature expert insights from industry professionals and hands-on demonstrations.
Join us for an interactive panel discussion and workshop where our presenters Hao He, and Lily Awad will lead the session on how to leverage AI and cutting-edge tools to enhance your job search and resume writing.
Key Topics:
Job searching, like entrepreneurship, is full of uncertainty. Instead of relying solely on rigid plans, Babson’s award-winning entrepreneurial pedagogies emphasize smart action, adaptability, and evidence-based decision-making. In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore how these proven frameworks can empower job seekers to navigate career transitions with confidence.
We’ll also dive into the power of generative AI, showing you how to leverage tools like ChatGPT to enhance your job search. You'll learn practical prompt engineering techniques to maximize AI’s potential for networking, résumé writing, interview prep, and more. With hands-on breakout activities, you'll leave with actionable strategies to build career resilience and take control of your job search in an unpredictable world.
Who Should Attend:
This workshop is great for career coaches working with clients on leveraging AI tools to advance their job searching and resume writing strategies.
Our Expert Speakers
Lily Awad Career Coach and Consultant
Dr. Lily C. Awad brings over 15 years of dedicated expertise to the field of career coaching, with a particular focus on empowering underrepresented and international students and professionals. Lily draws inspiration from her personal journey, skillfully navigating the complexities of her own career through a global perspective. Her commitment to aiding individuals in aligning their identity with their professional paths stems from her own experiences, especially as a mom juggling parenthood and career.
In addition to her extensive career coaching background, Lily has 18 years of experience within higher education. She has demonstrated versatility by seamlessly collaborating across departments on multifaceted projects, ranging from operations, marketing, and digital transformation to curriculum design and teaching. She enjoys facilitating workshops, speaking, podcasting, reading, and writing.
Hao He
Hao He provides career guidance and employment strategies to international undergraduate students as well as domestic students who are interested in working abroad. Starting fall 2021, she also oversees students who are interested in Finance Industry. In addition to these, Hao is responsible for developing international employer relationships to expand Babson’s footprint and provide more opportunities for our student body.
Hao comes to Babson with strong experience in M&A in the Tech Sector. She served as Senior Vice President at Wilton Partners/CDI Global M&A, IT ExchangeNet and Martin Wolf Securities. Hao holds an MBA with a specialization in International Finance from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management in Phoenix, Arizona. She holds a Bachelor of Economics from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in China. Hao is a CFA charter holder and a member of Beta Gama Sigma Honor Society.
Hao’s work experience spans work as a Senior VP of M&A specializing in cross-border M&A transactions in US, China, India and Europe with clients such as Bain Capital, Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq:SPLS), Rolta India Ltd (BSE: 500366), Softchoice (TSX:SO), Insight Enterprise (NADSQ:NSIT).. She has worked for Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) . Hao enjoys mentoring and growing new employees. She lives in Needham with her husband and three kids.
