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Building your Professional NetworkEvi Dube, Lawrence Livermore National LabVidya Setlur, Nokia ResearchCarolyn Strobel, Anita Borg Institute
Networking
Collaboration, ♞♟
Funding, $
Another of Aesop’s Fables …
“If you do good research, fame, funding, promotions, and graduate students follow”
Networking Establishes Your Brand
Source for new ideas,
collaborations, feedback
Invites to talks,Job interviews,
Program committees
Letters of recommendation
Internships, papers accepted
Networking is one of your skills
Networking
Prepare for an eventElevator Speech
Offer to Help
Talk to those around you
Set Goals
Practice this new Networking Skill
Deliberately Target your Networking
Established Researchers
Business Leaders
Technical Advisors
Contemporaries
People with Possible Job
Opportunities
Alumni
Networking is a Relationship
Write down next Steps
Keep in Touch!
Exchange giving talks
LESSONS FROM OUR EXPERIENCE
Things I’m glad I did
• Took risks to go into new areas not typical for computer scientists
• Delivered in everything asked to do• Active in assignments• Spent some time in Washington D.C.
on assignment”• Pursued the Ph.D. and the PMP
Evi Dube
Things I wish I had done
• Understood the value of a mentor for myself earlier in my career
• Learned to listen to others with a more open mind earlier in my career
• Aggressively avoid meetings
Evi Dube
Things I’m glad I did
• Several internships during my Ph.D. stint
• Pursued a novel research area in computer graphics and HCI
• Pursued my goals with passion• Had a baby in graduate school
Vidya Setlur
Things I wish I had done
• Learnt to say no early on• Prioritize meetings• Keep communication channels open
Vidya Setlur
Things I’m glad I did
• Made connections with people in my extended network
• Attended conferences and events• Represented my organization externally• Built strong relationships with
colleagues• Followed through with work and
created reliable processes
Carolyn Strobel
Things I wish I had done
• Contributed more in meetings• Understood the value of my
perspective• Take more risks
Carolyn Strobel
Start your Power Networking Today
Because your Peers are your Competition and they are out there Networking ……
• CRA-W Career Mentoring Workshops, Workshop reports and transcripts
• Networking Like a Pro: Turning Contacts into Connections by Ivan Misner, David Alexander and Brian Hilliard
• Make Your Contacts Count: Networking Know-how for Business And Career Success by Anne Baber and Lynne Waymon
Resources