Taking your Career to the Next Level
Elevate
- Your network. Build influential and empowering professional relationships;
- Your learning. Develop professional skills for career advancement;
- Your access to resources for career development (career coach, experts, educational materials);
- Your knowledge and awareness of gender diversity and inclusion.
WCMElevate is designed for mid-level female professionals currently employed in capital markets.
WCMElevate participants are encouraged to leverage all aspects of the program offerings including attending networking sessions, participating in LinkedIn group content sharing discussions, asking questions to session leaders for advanced learning and engage with participants beyond the program calendar for optimal professional development.
program criteria
eligibility
- Participants must have 3-10 years professional experience;
- Participants must be currently employed in capital markets (buy side or sell side);
- Participants must submit a complete application including a response to the reflection question: How have you committed to your career development over the last two years? (Maximum 300 words)
- Participants must be WCM members in good standing
- Accessibility to technology and webcasting is required.
NOTES:
- This program is no longer first come, first serve
- 70% of spots going to front-office employees
- Program Cost | $75 + HST
key dates
- September 1, 2020 Registration Opens
- September 28, 2020: Registration Closes
- November 9, 2020 | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Session 1
- December 8, 2020 | 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Session 2
- January 27, 2021 | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Session 3
- March 9, 2021 | 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Session 4
- May 6, 2021 | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Session 5
key information
WCMElevate will consist of 5 sessions over a 7-month period, beginning in November and ending in May. All sessions will be scheduled before applications open and dates will be detailed below. Two of the session topics will be voted on by WCMElevate participants.