2023 Conversations in STEM - Career & Professional Development Event

Nearby Parking Lot: 2701 Hearst Ave,Berkeley CA 94709

15 April, 2023

Description

Target Audience(s): Both Early Career and Experienced Professionals Join us for our 6th Annual Conversations in STEM - Career & Professional Development event. The focus of this event is to encourage the pursuit of various careers in the STEM industry and to gain strategic guidance on how to establish thriving careers from senior leaders in STEM fields from top companies. This event is GREAT for job seekers, experienced professionals that want to connect or shift within their current career paths and early career women who need mentorship from industry vets. Whether you are looking to start, refresh, reconnect and/or shift within your career path, this is the event for you! Attract new opportunities and learn actionable techniques at this network and workforce development event. First 50 RSVPs will be entered into a RAFFLE for professional headshots and 1-on-1 resume review session! (Must be in attendance to win). Dress code: Business/Business Casual Please see Agenda and FAQs with Parking & Drop Off details below. Session Descriptions Session #1 - BIPOC Women in STEM Career Panel: Creating Thriving Careers for Sustainability Panelists: Lisha Bell, Fund Manager - PayPal; Danielle Twum, Cancer Immunologist; Jeanette Jordan, Executive Coach - Athena Alliance; Chandra Bradley, Sr. Director of Risk - Oportun; Alexandra Kennedy, EVP Commercial Strategy - My Code Host & Moderator: Joy Ofodu - Voice Actor and Creator CEO @JoyOfodu During this informative panel, attendees will gain strategic guidance on how to establish thriving careers from senior leaders in STEM fields from top companies. Topics that will discussed are: Owning your voiceFinding a sponsor while being your own championAvoid burnoutRelationship building in a fast-paced industrySession #2 - Leveraging Your LinkedIn Profile To Attract Opportunities Facilitator: Quiana Brown, Technical Recruiting Manager - Meta Your LinkedIn presence is a currency that begs to be invested in if you want to unlock both valuable opportunities and key relationships to propel your career. In this session attendees will learn how to leverage your LinkedIn as a personal branding tool so you don’t miss out on opportunities to grow your career. In a short time you will understand: New LinkedIn featuresHow to promote your skills on LinkedInPosition yourself for your dream jobAnd much more!Session #3 - Maximizing Your Salary: How to Use Free Data and Information Tools to Negotiate Your Base Pay with Confidence Facilitator: Adamaka Ajaelo, Director, Workforce Planning & Analytics - Visa Consider this session a “pick my brain” session to receive an overview on leveraging free data and information tools to negotiate your base salary effectively. Session will also cover: Skills Economy LandscapeWhat is Compensation?Compensation ZonesCompa RatioBase Salary Negotiation StrategiesQuestions? Contact us at [email protected].