AboutStanford Neurodiversity Summit
March 14, 2020Lawrence Fung, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Stanford Neurodiversity ProjectDirector, Adult Neurodevelopment Clinic
Principal Investigator, The Fung LabAssistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Founding Chair, Special Interest Group for Neurodiversity at Stanford
Organizing Committee❑ Chair: Lawrence Fung❑ Stanford team
▪ Christy Matta▪ Sumayah Nuhaily Eddington▪ Vicky Lam▪ Isabelle Morris▪ Janet Miller▪ Marci Schwartz▪ Catherine Gao▪ Thuc-Quyen Nguyen
❑ Michael Bernick (AASCEND)❑ Jennifer Brooks (AASCEND)❑ Gregory Yates (AASCEND)❑ Ian Moura (AASCEND)❑ Marcelle Ciampi (Ultranauts)❑ Dennis Hall (Neuroguides)❑ Jan Johnston-Tyler (EvoLibri)❑ Callie Turk (reel-2e)❑ Yael Pasternak Valek (reel-2e)❑ Jane Floethe-Ford (PHP)
Basics of the conference❑ Conference Theme: “Scaling up the Neurodiversity at Work Initiative”❑ Sponsor of the conference:
▪ Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences▪ Stanford Neurodiversity Project
❑ Registration is free❑ Target Audience
▪ Target total number of attendees: 400▪ Neurodiverse job seekers: 180▪ Company reps: 60▪ K-12 students and parents: 60▪ College students not currently seeking a job: 70▪ Staff and volunteers: 30
Preliminary Schedule
Participating Employers
❑ Confirmed▪ Stanford University IT▪ Ultranauts▪ Ernst & Young▪ SAP▪ Microsoft▪ Neurodiversity in the
Workplace▪ Google▪ JP Morgan Chase▪ VM Ware
❑ Confirmed (continued)▪ Visa▪ Qualcomm▪ Bluestar Recyclers▪ Neurodiversity in the
Workplace
❑ Possible▪ Dell
❑ More to come
What will we do differently?❑ Accessibility
▪ Neurodiverse individuals contribute to planning of the conference▪ Designated areas for breaks▪ Separate area for exhibitors
What will we do differently?❑ Interactive Programming
▪ Rather than a series of presenters speaking to attendees, our conference schedule of predominantly panels enables presenters to talk with attendees.
▪ Each of the afternoon break-out sessions will conclude with a discussion of actionable next-steps. These action items will be brought back for whole-group discussion during the final panel.
Job Fair ❑ Objectives of Job fair:
▪ Employer will tell the applicants about their available jobs▪ Employer will tell the applicants about the workplace (e.g., how
does the company and teams make sure they make the environment neurodiversity-friendly).
❑ 1:30 to 2:30pm ❑ 30 employer stations. ❑ 14 minutes per presentation; 1 minute between presentations❑ Each employer give 4 presentations ❑ 3 job seekers per representative❑ Each job seeker gets to attend 4 employer stations.
Reverse Job Fair ❑ Objectives of Reverse Job Fair:
▪ Applicants will tell the employers about their background and skills and why their skills fit the positions.
❑ 2:45 to 3:45pm❑ 30 job seeker stations at a time. ❑ 8 minutes per job seeker presentation; 2 minutes between
presentations❑ 2 company representatives per job seeker. ❑ Each company representative gets to attend 6 job seeker stations.
Sessions concurrent to Job Fair and Reverse Job Fair❑ Four Tracks
▪ Service Agencies / Job Seeker First Aid track▪ K-12 track▪ College track▪ Mental Health Track
❑ Each track will have two 1-hr breakout sessions▪ First breakout sessions will have attendees other than active job
seekers▪ Second breakout sessions will have more job seekers
Concluding session❑ 4 to 5:30pm❑ Moderators of breakout sessions are expected to share with the entire
audience of the concluding session▪ Key points of their sessions▪ Actionable suggestions from their sessions
Preparation for the summit
What do you need to do?❑ Register for summit❑ Complete short survey❑ Write resume❑ Upload resume❑ Prepare for job fair and reverse job fair
https://med.stanford.edu/neurodiversity/ncw.html
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stanford-neurodiversity-summit-and-job-fair-tickets-90420551303
Short survey
Timeline❑ 2/1/20: Registration open❑ 2/8/20: Autism Job Club (AASCEND) ❑ 2/12/20: Tip sheet for resume available in summit website❑ 2/20/20: Tip sheet for reverse job fair in summit website❑ 2/20/20 (1-5pm): Office hours for resume writing - Mark Gavartin + LKF❑ 2/24/20: Recommended time to submit job descriptions❑ 2/24/20: Recommended time to submit resume❑ 3/4/20: Announce matching results ❑ 3/9/20 (1-5pm): Office hours for job fair / reverse job fair - Mark Gavartin + LKF❑ 3/14/20: Stanford Neurodiversity Summit
Writing a resume
Structure of a Resume❑ Header & Contact Info❑ Professional Summary❑ Education❑ Work Experience❑ Additional Experience❑ Skills
Features of a Good Resume❑ Typically 1 to 2 pages❑ Free of typos❑ Accurate information❑ Action verbs❑ Easy-to-read font (Arial, Time New Roman)❑ Font size no less than 11 pt❑ Margins of at least 0.7 inches❑ Enough white space between sections❑ Simple design❑ Print from high-quality printer❑ Good quality paper
Action Verbs for your Resume ❑ LEADERSHIP Accomplished Achieved Administered Analyzed Assigned Attained
Chaired Consolidated Contracted Coordinated Delegated Developed Directed Earned Evaluated Executed Handled Headed Impacted Improved Increased Led Mastered Orchestrated Organized Oversaw Planned Predicted Prioritized Produced Proved Recommended Regulated Reorganized Reviewed Scheduled Spearheaded Strengthened Supervised Surpassed
❑ COMMUNICATION Addressed Arbitrated Arranged Authored Collaborated Convinced Corresponded Delivered Developed Directed Documented Drafted Edited Energized Enlisted Formulated Influenced Interpreted Lectured Liaised Mediated Moderated Negotiated Persuaded Presented Promoted Publicized Reconciled Recruited Reported Rewrote Spoke Suggested Synthesized Translated Verbalized Wrote
❑ RESEARCH Clarified Collected Concluded Conducted Constructed Critiqued Derived Determined Diagnosed Discovered Evaluated Examined Extracted Formed Identified Inspected Interpreted Interviewed Investigated Modeled Organized Resolved Reviewed Summarized Surveyed Systematized Tested
Preparing for Job Fair and Reverse Job Fair
Participating the Job Fair and Reverse Job Fair❑ Dress for success
▪ Business casual❑ Bring copies of your resume❑ Bring business cards if you have them❑ Create your portfolio
Job Fair
Reverse Job Fair
Create your portfolio❑ http://www.portfolio.gtc.edu/demo-pages
❑ More guidance will be available on Feb 20, 2020