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Internal Career Advancement
WICT CarolinasProfessional Development Workshop Series
About Professional Development Workshops
• Webinar series brought to you by WICT Carolinas • Trained professionals provide skills-based instruction, tips, tools and
techniques that can be immediately applied• Held every other month, April - October • FREE of charge to all members
Career Advancement is the final session in this four-part series.
Andrew Lee & Ellen Scheide
Consultant Resource Manager Senior Staffing ManagerAccruePartners AccruePartners
AGENDA
IntroductionBuilding and Maintaining Internal RelationshipsMentorshipConfidence & Personal BrandTedTalk with Susan ColantuonoQ/A
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The Stats
20%-25% Proportion of experienced positions filled internally at accounting and consulting companySource: Wharton School professor Matthew Bidwell
71% preferred to develop their internal employees skills and then move them into senior level rolesSouce: SHRM Article
Building and Maintaining Internal Relationships
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Building and Maintaining Internal Relationships
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• Why is this important?• Where do you spend your time?
– 40 Hours a week– 2080 Hours a year– You spend more time with people at work than
you do with your family• So how do you begin building
relationships??
Building and Maintaining Internal Relationships
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• Lunch is not break time• View lunch as a strategic time in the day to increase your
internal brand and build relationships
Building and Maintaining Internal Relationships
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Steps to lunch success!– Ask managers in other divisions– Utilize LinkedIn to speak within your
organization– Consistency is key!
Building and Maintaining Internal Relationships
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Understand that what you are doing is growing your knowledge base and your career. YOU ARE NOT……
Mentorship
Who has a mentor?
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MentorshipHow to select a mentor?
-Doesn’t have to be in your field although it helps-Doesn’t have to be in your company-Ask!
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Mentorship
Tips to making a mentor relationship successful:– It is imperative to keep regularly scheduled
calls or meetings– Have questions prepared and have examples
of situations at work that you need help with– Put the advice into practice and let your
mentor know that you did it
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Confidence & Personal Branding
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Confidence & Personal Branding
Display confidence through credibility & trustDo what you say you will doDetermine what you are known for and
what you would like to be known for
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Confidence & Personal Branding
Determine what you are known for and what you would like to be known forOnline presenceCommunity presenceAdd value
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Susan Colantuono
The Career Advice You Probably Didn’t Get https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFQLvbVJV
MgFirst 7 minutes
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Susan Colantuono
Understand Business Strategic and financial acumenTakes you above and beyond
your current job duties
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Review
Strive for Confidence, Assertiveness, Personal BrandInvest in internal relationshipsFind mentorship opportunitiesUnderstand and get involved in Business
strategic financial acumen
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Other Upcoming WICT Carolinas Events
Date Event/Series Topic
October 11 Mentoring Circles Personal Branding
October 12 Fresh Perspective Leadership in Life
November 2 Mentoring Circles Workshop & Closing Session:Hearing from Our Industry Leaders
November 9 TED Talk Touchstones SeriesA Hilarious Celebration of Lifelong Female
FriendshipBy Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin
January 2017 WICT Carolinas Signature Event Annual Holiday Party
Visit WICT.org/Carolinas for additional details
WICT Carolinas Volunteer Opportunities
The success of WICT Carolinas is a direct result of our passionate and hard-working volunteers. Volunteering can provide career development opportunities or a way to give back to the telecommunications industry.
Current volunteer opportunities are posted on our website.
Volunteer today! WICT.org/Carolinas
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ACCRUEPARTNERS OVERVIEWAccruePartners is the preeminent Staffing & Executive Search Firm. We have become the innovative leaders of excellence in Search & Staffing Solutions across the U.S.
At the forefront of the Staffing & Executive Searchindustry, AccruePartners is an award-winning women-owned staffing firm headquartered in Charlotte, NC that iscommitted to maximizing workforce solutions across the United States for both mid-size and large, Fortune 500 companies.
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