

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Navigating Your First Job: Lessons from Vocational Psychology
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 04:15 pm – Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for our very first Dean’s Lecture, an occasional speaker series that presents trending research topics with practical applications across disciplines. Steven Zhou, Assistant Professor of Psychological Science at Claremont McKenna College (https://www.cmc.edu/academic/faculty/profile/steven-zhou), will give a talk on “Navigating Your First Job: Lessons from Vocational Psychology.”

Starting a first job is often celebrated as a milestone, but the reality is rarely straightforward. Should careers unfold in a straight line, or do most of us stumble, pivot and adapt along the way? In Dr. Zhou’s talk, he will draw on his new book, From First Job to Career (https://ccl.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1484065472), to explore how people across diverse industries actually navigate the transition into work. Featuring stories from 62 individuals alongside insights from vocational psychology, this lecture highlights both the struggles and successes of early career journeys. Attendees will gain perspective on what makes careers meaningful, why traditional advice often falls short, and how to approach their own career paths — or support others — in more realistic and empowering ways.

About the Dean’s Lecture Series:
Topics presented at these talks are meant to empower faculty to share thought-provoking research and topics that can have a practical impact on the lives of members of our Claremont Colleges and surrounding community, ranging from wellness and career pathways to new developments in technology, the social sciences and emerging fields.

If you have a suggestion for a Dean’s Lecture speaker or topic, please contact David McCaslin, Associate Dean for Operations and Strategy (David.McCaslin@claremont.edu). Please note that we support the academic freedom of our faculty speakers. Any views or opinions expressed by presenters in the course of a Dean’s Lecture talk do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs or values of The Claremont Colleges Services or The Claremont Colleges as a consortium or as individual institutions.
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- **Event Categories**: health-wellness, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Claremont
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Claremont Colleges Library
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- **long**: -117.712582775
- **full address**: The Claremont Colleges Library, 800 N Dartmouth Ave,Claremont, California, United States

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- **organizer**: The Claremont Colleges Library (https://allevents.in/org/the-claremont-colleges-library/14388701)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 04:15 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Claremont Colleges Library, 800 N Dartmouth Ave,Claremont, California, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Claremont Colleges Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** health-wellness, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Navigating Your First Job: Lessons from Vocational Psychology ?
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