NCBiotech Jobs Network: Connecting Biotech Talent to Opportunity
Next Event: 12:30 p.m. June 24
Networking: A New Mindset
The workforce of the 21st century is changing. Success comes to those who compliment a deep education with challenging experiences and a rich web of professional relationships. Unfortunately, the task of building and maintaining a powerful network of professional relationships is often overlooked. Many people struggle to do it well, if at all. The good news is that networking doesn’t have to be hard, and the key skills to be successful at it are easily learned.
There is much more to networking than noisy “networking events” and the gratuitous exchange of business cards. In this presentation we redefine networking in a way that makes it easy, natural, and deeply effective. We learn how to simplify your approach to networking while building powerful personal and professional connections that can last a lifetime. Along the way we’ll polish our elevator pitch with answers to the questions “What do you do?” and “What are you working on?” You will acquire simple and useful tools and techniques that will empower you to create and maintain a great network.
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Heather Hollick is an executive coach, organizational consultant, and speaker who empowers ambitious people with innovate ideas and practical actions for jump-starting careers and transforming organizations.
She has an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s degree in Applied Mathematics from Purdue University, and an undergraduate degree in math, physics, and secondary education.
Heather is an expert on team dynamics as well as a seasoned leader, teacher, coach, and change agent with a global range of leadership experiences in IT, HR, consulting, and volunteer organizations. Her experience spans such companies as Cisco Systems, United Healthcare, Research in Motion, and the pensions department of the British Government.
Heather takes a unique and innovative approach to networking. She earned her networking stripes through total immersion. She has moved more than 25 times in the last 30 years. In the last 8 years alone she has lived and worked in six cities, in three countries, on two continents. In each new place she hit the ground running by starting with little more than the strength of her network and a few local alumni and LinkedIn connections.
You can learn more about her at her website at http://www.heatherhollick.com/about/
Are you a life science professional interested in networking and exploring biotech job opportunities in North Carolina?
Would you like to:
- Connect face-to-face with people in your sector?
- Learn job search skills important for today’s market?
- Meet other life science job seekers, recruiters and company representatives?
If so, join us for the free NCBiotech Jobs Network on the last Monday of every month. All North Carolina bioscience professionals are welcome.
We don’t provide lunch, so plan to have yours before or after the meeting. Drinks and light snacks will be served.
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