Femgineer FriendsGroup Mentoring

Street Cred: How to Prove You Can Do The Job

July 12, 2013 - Session #4

led by Karen Catlin

Friday, July 12, 13

‣ Ongoing mentorship on professional development ‣ For a group with common career backgrounds

‣ Meet bi-monthly to address topics that relate to professional development‣ Benefits

‣ Tips from an experienced technical mentor‣ Networking, help & support from peers

‣ Please respect confidentiality‣ OK to share topics on social media, but please respectful of confidentiality.

‣ Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/KarenCatlin‣ Recordings will be available via DropBox

‣ Invitation will be sent to monthly members

Femgineer Friends

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Building Your Street Cred

Goal for today: 2-3 ways to build your street cred & stay relevant

What is “street cred”?Examples of street credStrategies for you to build your street credWhat should I do about a gap?Strategies for staying relevant

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Street Cred - through simple metrics

Photos: www.cntraveler.com and fineartamerica.com

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Street Cred - through wisdom of crowds

Photos: Huffington Post

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Street Cred - by striking a chord

Photos: www-shoes.us

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Street Cred - with win-win solutions

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Street Cred - by association

Photo: USA Today

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‣ simple metrics‣ wisdom of others‣ striking a chord‣ win-win solutions‣ association

Street cred comes from people say

or think about you

Street cred mitigates risk

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Street Cred - through simple metrics

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Street Cred - through wisdom of others

Syndication Image: Amanatee

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Street Cred - by striking a chord

Image: TeenTravelTalk

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Street Cred - with win-win solutions

Volunteer Image courtesy of sixninepixels / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

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Street Cred - by association

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Street Cred - by staying relevant

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What’s your plan?

2-3 ways to build your street cred & stay relevant?

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Thank you for participating!

Session #5 - Dealing with Push Backled by Poornima Vijayashanker

9am PST July 26, 2013

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