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Expandyournetwork:Howtoiden3fyadvisors,mentors,sponsorsandcollaboratorsfora
successfulcareerMaryGarcía-Cazarín,Ph.D.
YaiharaFor6s-San6ago,Ph.D.KerminMar=nez-Hernández,Ph.D.
NahyrRovira-Figueroa,Ph.D.MónicaFeliú-Mójer,PhD.
SACNASNa3onalConference2015
Na3onalHarbor,Maryland
Objec3ves• Mechanicsofnetworkingand1-minutebiosketch• Understandhownetworkingandmentoringhelpyourcareer
• Self-assesyourcurrentnetwork• Commonmistakes
MechanicsofNetworking
1-MinuteBiosketch/ElevatorPitch• Introduceyourself:beprofessional
Hello,mynameis...
• Interest/school/job:beconcrete Iamasenior/juniorat_____highschool/college Iwanttobe… Iaminterestedin…
• Hook:everywordcounts,soREHEARSEthispart! Discussyourshorttermgoals(geZngintocollege,poten6almajor) Discussotherrelevantac6vi6es:sports,extracurricular
• Conclusion:Askforabusinesscard,emailorothercontactinforma6on Showinterestinkeepingintouch(andKEEPINTOUCH) Askaques6onortwo
Re-thinkMentoring
Havingmentorsisgreatbut….
…youalsoneedadvisorssponsors
collaborators
Youarehere!
Highschool
College
Youneedotherstoreachyourgoals!Nobodycandoitalone
Differencebetweenmentors,sponsorsandadvisors
Mentors Sponsors Advisors
Amentorcanbeasponsorandanadvisor
Usuallyhaveposi6onsofpower
Some6mesyouhavenocontroloverwhoyouradvisoris
Usuallybuildspersonalrela6onshipswithyou
Theycanputinagoodwordforyou
Mostofthe6metheycanonlyguideyouthroughacademicproblemsorspecificissues
KnowsyourculturalbackgroundTheyusuallydon’tknowyouthatwellonapersonallevel
Theymightnotknowotheraspectsofyourlife
Knowsyourchallenges,goals Knowyourstrengths,accomplishments
Powerdynamics(controloveryourcareer)
LISTENStoyou! Connectors=opendoors Havehis/herowninterestinmind
Networking
You
A set of relationships that assist in effectively and efficiently completing one’s tasks and in advancing one’s career.
Buildingyournetwork
• Havegoalsandstayfocused• Findmentors,sponsorsandadvisors• Becomeamentorifpossible• Joinprofessionalassocia6ons• Haveanonlineprofessionalpresence• Engageinorganiza6ons/eventsatyourins6tu6on• Carryyourbusinesscardsatall6mes
Professionaldevelopment
Emo6onalSupport
IntellectualCommunity
RoleModels
AccountabilityforwhatREALLYmafers
Substan6veFeedback
Accesstoopportuni6es
Sponsorship
YOU!
Professionaldevelopment
Emo6onalSupport
IntellectualCommunity
RoleModels
AccountabilityforwhatREALLYmafers
Substan6veFeedback
Accesstoopportuni6es
Sponsorship
YOU!
Assessyourcurrentnetwork
Professionaldevelopment
Emo6onalSupport
IntellectualCommunity
RoleModels
AccountabilityforwhatREALLYmafers
Substan6veFeedback
Accesstoopportuni6es
Sponsorship
YOU!
Futurenetwork
CommonMistakesofNetworkingDifferen3atetheidealfromwhat’sreal
“It’sreallyallaboutthework,soIfIjustearngoodgradesandworkhardIwillbesuccessful”
Reac3vevs.proac3ve “Everyoneissobusy,Idon’twanttobotheranyone”
Hyper-individualism “Icandoeverythingmyself,Idon’tneedothers”
Wai3ngfortheperfectmentor
“Iamlookingforapersonwhocanmeetallmyneedsformyen6relife(career,collegeplans).IfonlyIcanfindthatperson..”
Narrowbelief “Mostpeopleoutsidemycommunity/schoolcan’tunderstandmyuniquecircumstance(race,immigra6onstatus,socio-economicbackground)”
CommonMistakesofNetworking
Stayingsafe IonlysocializewithpeoplethatlooklikemeorthatIlike
Inabilitytotalkaboutmyself
IavoidtalkingaboutmyselforfutureplansbecauseIdon’twanttoseemarrogant
Self-isola3on Ionlyspend6mewithpeopleIalreadyknow
Notaskingforhelp Idon’taskforhelp,assistance,and/orsupport
Perfec3onism Iwillbeisolatedun6lIgetmylifetogether
Askingmentors/sponsorsforrecommenda3onleWers
• Givethemspecificdeadlines• Provideclearinstruc6onsand6melines• Explainthepurposeoftheprogram/applica6on• Senddocumentsaboutyourselfandprogram
– CV/Resume;Statementofpurpose;Biosketch• Sendfriendlyreminders• Writethankyouemailandfollowup(updates)
Finalremarks
• Don’tbeafraidtoconnectwithothers• Somepeoplewillsaynobutthemajoritywillsayyes
• Beproac6veandprofessional• Bereadytonetwork,especiallyatprofessionalconferences
• BuildyournetworkNOW.It’snevertooearly!
ContactinfoMaryGarcía-Cazarín:[email protected]:[email protected]:@yfor6ssKerminMar=nez-Hernández:[email protected]:[email protected]ónicaFeliú-Mójer:[email protected]@moefeliu
