In this Femgineer Forum Poornima will talk about the importance of building an online presence. She will also walk you through some simple strategies you can use to make a mark on LinkedIn, Github, and other social sites where engineers often have visible profiles and women may not know or feel comfortable about showcasing their talents and accomplishments.
6. Recap from Building Street Cred
1. With simple metrics
e.g McDonald’s 1B served
2. By association
e.g celebrity endorsement
3. Win-win solutions
e.g. both sides benefit
4. Through the wisdom of others
5. By staying relevant
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7. Agenda
Why do you need to build credibility?
• What do you need to do to build credibility?
• How do you do it?
• Breakout session
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19. What do you want to tell?
Past, present & future.
• Past: what have you done.
• Present: what are you currently doing.
• Future: what do you want to next!
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28. Easy Steps
Step 1: Every quarter review the following:
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What projects have I completed? (At work or on the side.)
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What did I learn? (New skills both hard & soft.)
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What were my specific contributions & their results?
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29. Easy Steps
Step 2: Pick your platform
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One you are comfortable with.
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Don’t bother with more than 2 or 3. (Find ways to connect.)
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30. Easy Steps
Step 3: Connect with others!
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Levo League
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SkillCrush
Women 2.0
• Femgineer
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35. Want to host a forum at your company?
Contact: justin@femgineer.com
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36. Lean Product Development Course
Visit femgineer.com/learn
Scholarship deadline December 6, 2013
Application deadline January 19, 2014
Mentoring
Visit femgineer.com/mentoring
2 spots currently available
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39. BREAK OUT SESSION
KEY OBJECTIVE(S)
AGENDA
Get comfortable
identifying projects for
you to use to build an
online presence.
30 minutes Get into groups of ~5 people.
1. Introduce yourself to the group.
2. Go through handout
3. Group exercise
4. Individual exercise
5. Present & receive feedback
DELIVERABLE
Short presentation
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