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Stand Out!

JEFFDUNN

CampusRela1onsManager

Jeff.m.dunn@intel.com

Networking Skills for Success! Engineering Career Conference, UC Berkeley 08/27/2016

Q&A

Networking Tips

What employers look for

Topics

Elevator Pitch

What Employers Look For

Relevant skills/coursework

Critical-thinking/judgment

Initiative

Flexibility/Adaptability

Resourcefulness

Positivity

Team Player

Results/customer-orientation

Q&A

Networking Tips

What employers look for

Topics

Elevator Pitch

Networking – Why?

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Social Media Job Search Tips

Linkedin, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.

Groups

Strengthen Online network!

Leverage towards face-face meetings

Networking- Who?

  Network strategically!

Networking- When?

  Network during business hours!

Networking- How?

  Seek first to help others!

How to track your Network

Systematically stay in touch!

Networking Event Tips

o  Find out who will be there

o  Attend events your target prospects attend

o  Elevator speech

o  Business cards

o  The right attitude!

For more Networking tips and strategies, I recommend: Smart Networking, by Liz Lynch http://networkingexcellence.com/

Q&A

Networking Tips

What employers look for

Topics

Elevator Pitch

Elevator Pitch– Let’s Practice!!

  Name

  Desired position

  Brief success story

  Call to Action!

  i.e. PhD EE, FT/Intern as Design Eng., Thesis on Low Power Circuit Design,

Please share my resume

Q&A

Networking Tips

What employers look for

Recap

Elevator Pitch

You Must and you CAN stand out from the Crowd!

  Questions?