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

Special Thanks to our 2016 Financial Sponsors

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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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