Slides from Session #4 of Femgineer Friends, our online group mentoring program. This week's topic: Street Cred: How to Prove You Can Do The Job

1. Femgineer Friends
Group Mentoring
Street Cred: How to Prove You Can Do The Job
July 12, 2013 - Session #4
led by Karen Catlin
Friday, July 12, 13

2. ‣ 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
Friday, July 12, 13

3. Building Your Street Cred
Goal for today:
2-3 ways to build your street cred & stay relevant
What is “street cred”?
Examples of street cred
Strategies for you to build your street cred
What should I do about a gap?
Strategies for staying relevant
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4. Street Cred - through simple metrics
Photos: www.cntraveler.com and fineartamerica.com
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5. Street Cred - through wisdom of crowds
Photos: Huffington Post
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6. Street Cred - by striking a chord
Photos: www-shoes.us
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7. Street Cred - with win-win solutions
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8. Street Cred - by association
Photo: USAToday
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9. ‣ 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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10. Street Cred - through simple metrics
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11. Street Cred - through wisdom of others
Syndication Image: Amanatee
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12. Street Cred - by striking a chord
Image: TeenTravelTalk
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13. Street Cred - with win-win solutions
Volunteer Image courtesy of sixninepixels / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
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14. Street Cred - by association
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15. Street Cred - by staying relevant
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16. What’s your plan?
2-3 ways to build your street cred & stay relevant?
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17. Thank you for participating!
Session #5 - Dealing with Push Back
led by Poornima Vijayashanker
9am PST July 26, 2013
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