>>>
>>> IF
>>> IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A JOB IN THE S.T.E.M.
FIELD, THIS JOB IS FOR YOU.
WELCOME, LADIES.
WELCOME, LADIES. >> CARRIE, I WANT TO START
WITH YOU.
WITH YOU.
WITH YOU. WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY.
WHAT ARE YOU ABOUT?
>> WE ARE THE PREMIER
ORGANIZATION FOR NETWORKING
AND BUILDING AND ADVANCING WAGE
AND GIRLS IN S.T.E.M.
FIELDS HERE IN THE D.C. METRO
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. WE
AREA. WE DO THAT THROUGH OUR PILLAR
PROGRAMS.
PROGRAMS.
PROGRAMS. WE HAVE MENTOR PROTEGE PROGRAMS
THAT HELP FOLKS NETWORK AND
BUILD THEIR SKILLSETS AND HELP
PEOPLE WITH THE ROLE THEY WANT
TO BE IN.
TO BE IN.
TO BE IN. AND THE LEADERSHIP FOUNDRY
FOCUSES ON GETTING MORE WOMEN
ON CORPORATE BOARDS.
AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE
DO A NUMBER OF OTHER PROGRAMS.
THOSE INCLUDE OUR SEMI-ANNUAL
JOB FAIR WHICH WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT TODAY AND OUR LEADERSHIP
PROGRAM WHICH NOMINATIONS ARE
OPEN FOR THAT RIGHT NOW, AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. >>
WELL. >> HOW ARE WE DOING WITH WOMEN
IN TECHNOLOGY?
IN TECHNOLOGY? IS IT GETTING BETTER?
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT A
GREAT TIME FOR WOMEN IT IS
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. WE ARE REALLY JOINING TOGETHER
AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE NEED
TO TALK ABOUT.
I MEAN YOUR PROGRAM TODAY IS
FULL OF STRONG WOMEN!
[ LAUGHING ] IT IS GETTING
BETTER.
BETTER.
BETTER. >> IT CAN CONTINUE TO BE
BETTER.
BETTER.
BETTER. I
BETTER. I THINK WE TALK ABOUT RUTH
BADER GINSBURG TALKING ABOUT
HOW WHEN THEY ARE 9. WE WANT
WOMEN TO BE IN THESE ROLES
BECAUSE THEY ARE EXPERTS, NOT
NECESSARILY BECAUSE THEY ARE
WOMEN.
WOMEN.
WOMEN. IT
WOMEN. IT IS ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THIS
THAT ARE HELPING US BUILD THE
STEPS.
STEPS.
STEPS. >>
STEPS. >> AND YOU HAVE A JOB FAIR NEXT
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. YOU
WEEK. YOU HAVE EMPLOYERS FROM ALL
OVER THE AREA.
WE WANT PEOPLE TO GO TO THE JOB
FAIR PREPARED.
FAIR PREPARED. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE DO TO
PREPARE TO LAND AN INTERVIEW.
>> THERE WILL BE MORE THAN 08
EMPLOYERS THERE.
EMPLOYERS THERE. GO TO THE WIT WEBSITE AND READ
ABOUT THE EMPLOYERS THAT WILL
BE THERE, CLICK ON THEIR
CAREER PAGES AND FOCUS ON THE
FIVE OR TEN THAT HAVE A NEED
THAT MOST ALIGN WITH YOUR
CAREER.
CAREER.
CAREER. ALSO PREPARE BEFOREHAND BY
UPDATING YOUR RESUME, UPDATING
YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA POST,
UPDATING YOUR HEAD SHOT IF YOU
DON'T HAVE ONE.
PREPARE YOUR ELEVATOR PITCH.
A JOB IS UNIQUE IN THAT YOU
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOT BE
JUST A PIECE OF PAPER BUT A
PERSON WITH A POINT OF VIEW AND
A TONE OF VOICE, SOMEBODY THAT
CAN ENGAGE.
CAN ENGAGE. THE ABILITY TO HAVE THE TEN
SECOND PITCH THAT TELL AS
PERSPECTIVE EMPLOYER WHO YOU
ARE AND WHY YOU ARE GREAT AND
WOULD BE A PART OF THEIR
ORGANIZATION IS REALLY
COMPELLING AND VALUABLE.
YOU DON'T GET THAT WITHOUT A
LITTLE PRACTICE.
LITTLE PRACTICE. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> WE WANT TO SAY THIS JOB FAIR
IS OPEN TO MEN, TOO.
THESE ARE JUST TECHNOLOGY
COMPANIES, BUT FOR ALL
ASPECTS.
ASPECTS.
ASPECTS. NOT JUST TECHNOLOGY.
IT IS FOR HR.
THEY NEED TO RUN THEIR
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IN TODAY'S WORLD WE ARE ALL IN
TECHNOLOGY, WHETHER WE
RECOGNIZE IT OR NOT.
EVERY ASPECT, EVERY JOB HAS A
TECHNICAL COMPONENT.
TECHNICAL COMPONENT. THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
AT THIS JOB FAIR FOR SURE.
>> AND ONCE YOU LAND THAT
INTERVIEW, OR LEAVE THE JOB
FAIR, WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE DO TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY STAY IN THE
LOOP?
LOOP?
LOOP? THANK YOU NOTE
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
>> THANK YOU NOTES, NOT THANK
YOU EMAILS.
YOU EMAILS. >> THAT IS RIGHT.
A HANDWRITTEN NOTE GOES A LONG
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. A
WAY. A THANK YOU EMAIL OR A
CONNECTION ON A PLATFORM LIKE
LINKEDIN WITH A FOLLOW-UP NOTE
THAT HELPS A RECRUITER REMEMBER
WHICH OF THE 300 PEOPLE THEY
MET THAT DAY WERE.
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND
GREAT WAY TO STAY IN FRONT OF
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. >>
THEM. >> AWESOME.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
WE WANT TO SHOW ALL THE DETAILS
FOR EVERYBODY.
FOR EVERYBODY. IT IS NOVEMBER 14, RIGHT, AT
THE SHERATON TYSON AND OPEN TO
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> THANK YOU