Professional Networking and Branding with Your LinkedIn Profile

Power Skills
Irina-Yagzheva.jpg Irina is a trusted Information Technology staffing professional in the BC market. Currently employed as a Technical Recruiter by Procom, Canada’s largest IT Staffing. Engaging with a variety of public and private sector clients, Irina connects with dozens of new professionals on a daily basis. She approaches her work from a long-term perspective and therefore focusses on relationship-building. Always striving to understand a candidate's story and personal journey, her focus is on matching technical skill-sets and job descriptions and ensuring candidates and hiring managers are aligned on corporate culture and team fit.
Irina holds a Master’s Degree in Languages & Literature Education from a North-Eastern State University, and has worked as a communication liaison in both the private and public sectors and has experience in both Russia and Canada.

Description:
You are invited to a 1-hour long workshop where we are going to speak about professional networking and personal branding while exploring LinkedIn as the central and most prominent social platform in times of forced isolation. We will discuss the main players on this virtual stage, their motivations and how you can manage this online tool to your benefit to increase your visibility on the job market.

PDUs for PMI 0.5 Strategic, 0.5 Leadership

Learning Objectives:

  • In this workshop, project management professionals will learn how to manage their online persona. What is your page telling about you?
  • This webinar will offer some insight into unspoken rules of digital networking: speed and communication dynamic, greetings and etiquette, what to post and what to avoid doing
  • As a result, project managers will be equipped with practical step-by-step advice on creating a desired professional image in the virtual space

Send us questions about personal branding and networking online and we will address them at the webinar! Due to the time-restricted nature of this online event, we are inviting you to send us your questions directly to events@pmi.bc.ca until 12 pm on Monday, September 7th.

Please be aware that a pre-registration email address is required. We look forward to seeing you there!

First 3 registrations to this event will receive a Free Guest Pass for an Annual PMI CWCC Membership (valued at $35 USD). Winners must be at the event to claim the prize

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Information

Type of category: Membership

Type of activity: Power Skills

Date: 8 September 2020

Hour: 12:00 to 13:00

Number of PDUs: 1

Price

Spring DiscountFree

Members: Free

Non members: $5.00

Location

Online. MS Team details will be provided on the event email receipt