FEMGINEER FORUMBuilding your Street Cred:
How to Prove You Can Do the Job ...
Karen CatlinSponsored by: Wealthfront
Oct 22, [email protected]
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About Karen
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What is Street Cred?
What others think of you.Your reputation.
Your personal brand.
Street cred can help convince someone to take a risk on you.
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Building Your Street Cred
Goal for tonight 2-3 ways to build your street cred & stay relevant
AgendaWhy street cred is important for technical women5 examples of street credStrategies for staying relevantBreak out session
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Photos: www.cntraveler.com and fineartamerica.com
Street Cred - with simple metrics
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Street Cred - with simple metrics
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Photo: USA Today
Street Cred - by association
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Street Cred - by association
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Street Cred - with win-win solutions
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Volunteer Image courtesy of sixninepixels / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Street Cred - with win-win solutions
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Photos: Huffington Post
Street Cred - through the wisdom of others
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Syndication Image: Amanatee; Women leading code review image from http://www.klocwork.com
Street Cred - through the wisdom of others
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Street Cred - by staying relevant
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Review
5 ways to build your street cred
With simple metricsBy association
With win-win solutionsThrough the wisdom of others
By staying relevant
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Q & A
What is your favorite kind of street cred?Did you get new ideas for building your cred?
What do you do to stay relevant?
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Break Out Session
Practice your street cred (30 minutes)
In groups of about 5:1. Introduce yourself to the group.2. Describe one way you want to build your street cred3. Imagine you’re in an interview; talk about your street cred4. Get feedback & refine your story.
Practice public speaking (remaining time)
Volunteers to share their story with everyone
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