[Young Professionals How-To series] Building Relationships Instead of Collecting Cards
Date and Time
Thursday Mar 9, 2017
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM PST
Description
Networking is often seen as a critical skill for career success, but finding the time and confidence to make it happen is not always easy.
Join the Burnaby Board of Trade's Burnaby Young Professionals Network for their first workshop in a series of targeted events aimed at supporting emerging leaders. The workshop, "Building Relationships Instead of Collecting Cards" is designed to help transform the networking experience from a stressful necessity to an activity that you can actually enjoy.
This workshop will provide a combination of practical models, thought-provoking exercises, and advice from personal experience to help you learn how to:
- Develop your own personal strategy to networking
- Enter a room and approach both individuals and small groups with confidence
- Demonstrate sincere curiosity and use active listening to develop meaningful connections
- Use networking as a life skill, not just a job search tactic
- Differentiate between networking styles in various situations
- Convey your goals and needs when networking with authenticity
Workshop Details:
Date: March 9, 2017
Time: 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Location: Burnaby Family Life (4535 Kingsway, Burnaby)
Ticket Price: $10- members
$15- non members
Registration: Register by emailing us, calling us at 604-412-0100, or online.
About Our Workshop Facilitators
Ryan St, Germaine
CEO at BCjobs.ca, BC Tech Jobs & Jobcast
CEO with over 15 years of progressive experience within the Technology and Recruiting industries. Specific expertise in Software Licensing, Recruitment Technology, Digital Marketing, Advertising Sales and Scalable Revenue Models.
A strong motivator and team player with effective leadership, communication, decision making, problem solving and interpersonal skills, together with a focus on innovation and a results-driven attitude
Camila Louzada
Talent Consultant at BC Tech Association, Founder and Consultant at Criativo Consulting.
Camila Louzada is a Chartered Professional in Human Resources, world-class Recruiter and Career Coach. With over a decade of professional experience, she has built HR practices and recruitment strategies from scratch, sourced and recruited for hard-to-fill roles in 4 continents, and led Vancouver's biggest tech recruitment professional group. She has also been a mentor, career coach and guest speaker at various conferences and recruitment panels. Areas of expertise include recruitment strategy, global sourcing, talent pipelining, employment branding, full-cycle recruitment, selection, negotiation and onboarding of professional and executive level roles within the technology industry. Currently she a Talent Consultant for the BC Tech Association, as well as Founder and Consultant at Criativo Consulting.
