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Coffee Chat with Reena

9/20/2017

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​Reena and I Skyped late last week. She has recently settled in Toronto, working to support herself while she seeks employment related to her long term career plan. However, this was only one aspect of a longer journey that started with computer science in India, a Master’s degree in Kingston at Queen’s University and most recently has brought Reena to Toronto. As you may guess, she’s a young computer science graduate with a background and serious interest in big data, machine learning languages and business analytics. These are skills and interests well suited for today. All of this is coupled with a sense of adventure and purpose. Reena aptly describes herself as a trailblazer and as woman in a very male dominated field and having travelled half-way around the world on her own, I think that’s a pretty accurate description.
Reena has quickly become involved in the Toronto machine learning community at first volunteering to help at local events and conferences and now playing leading roles in organizing and delivery. She approaches these activities and networking with an important and critical philosophy - how can she add value. That’s the core of networking, not what can you get but rather what can you offer. People see and respond to that.
What Reena needs to do is ensure her online presence and profile reflects this dynamism and energy. Like many of my discussions, Reena’s Linkedin profile in no way matches the well-spoken, dynamic and engaging person with whom I spoke. Yet, the reality is that most people and more importantly, potential employers are going to find out more about you via Linkedin, Twitter and other social media tools. So, all of us, including Reena need to do the hard work to ensure that our online presence reflects who we are, what we have to offer and why it’s valuable. For Reena, once that’s done it’s just simple case of connecting her excellent face to face networking work and outreach with a powerful Linkedin profile. That would be a very effective combination. ​
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(Re)Boot Your Career is back!

9/20/2017

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Do any of these statements describe your current situation?
  • Not sure what you want to do
  • Know what you want but unsure how to land that role
  • Job searching but not getting the results you want
  • It's been a long time since your last big career change ​
  • You're employed but thinking about change

Even one yes means you're ready to  “(re)boot your career”.  Managed well and you land your dream job. Done poorly, you continue to struggle or worse yet, end up with no job at all. The 1 Day Blueprint for Finding Your Perfect Work  workshop is a challenging  yet rewarding workshop on Thursday, October 5, 2017. It's designed for people who are serious about and committed to their career choices. It's a mix of teaching, individual exercises and lots of group discussions providing an opportunity to engage with the workshop leaders as well as other participants in exploring and defining your individual strengths and motivations.

As a PNJ subscriber, you're entitled to a 15% discount on the price. Use the code  PNJ_15.  There's also an early bird discount of another 15% till Sep 22. Finally, recognizing the financial challenges of job seekers and students, we have an innovative offer for them. Like all our workshops, it comes with a full money back guarantee.

Take care,

Len & Tim  

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