How To Advocate for Yourself at Work
You've gone above and beyond at work, you've demonstrated impact and growth for your team, and you've increased your scope of responsibilities. This is your sign to be your own best advocate and set yourself up for what you want - perhaps it’s a promotion, raise or other career desire.
Panelists will discuss ways to:
Advocate for yourself: What are some strategies to effectively ask for a promotion in a 1-1 with your manager? What can you do to prepare yourself for this conversation around career needs, growth and development?
Build your roadmap for advancement: Who are people that can help you get to that next level? How can you figure out what steps or skills are required to be promoted? What feedback can you work on to improve your performance?
Create a strong case: How do you effectively track your accomplishments and present it to your manager to show impact? What have you done that has made organizational impact and growth to the company, and how can you ensure it is known by leadership especially in our new remote world?
Agenda:
9:00am-9:45am PST: Panel Discussion
9:45am-10:15am PST: Networking Session
Speakers:
Milena Talavera | VP of Engineering | Slack
Milena Talavera is a VP of Engineering at Slack. Milena leads the Core Infrastructure group that is responsible for building scalable and reusable systems and components that lay the foundation that Slack is built on top of. Prior to Slack, Milena was Director of Engineering at Talkdesk, VP of Engineering at Twelvefold Media, and began her career as a software engineer for the US government. She studied at The John Hopkins University and MIT.
Jessica Teach | VP of Operations | Industrial Light & Magic, a Lucasfilm company
Jessica Teach is an executive member of the Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) team. She spearheads the operational, diversity and inclusion, and talent strategies across ILM’s five studios globally. Working with members of the Executive Team, she also helps guide the company as a whole. Teach joined ILM in 2001 as a Production Assistant and has held a number of positions with increasing responsibility throughout the years. As a member of ILM's executive team, she works closely with her team of talent managers and operational experts to staff diverse artist resources across the company's studios and global portfolio of shows.
Sara Glick | Head of Electrical Engineering | Humane
Sara is Head of Electrical Engineering at Humane. She has over ten years of experience designing electrical systems as small as battery-powered wearables to large self-driving trucks. Before Humane, Sara co-founded a product design consultancy to help hardware companies develop and bring their products to market. While there, she worked on various projects, including wearables, appliances, medical devices, educational toys, and virtual reality accessories. Previously, Sara led the design of the Fitbit Blaze smartwatch and drive-by-wire system for Uber’s self-driving trucks. Sara cares deeply about designing products that meaningfully improve people’s lives.
Jessica Earley-Cha | Developer Relations Engineer | Google
Jessica Dene Earley-Cha (she/her) is a Developer Relations Engineer for Google Assistant. She has been teaching developers how to build voice applications and App Actions for over three years. She enjoys connecting with developers and future developers. Jessica is Women In Voice advocate, former WomenTechmakers & Google Developer Groups lead, and Girl Develop It & Hackbright Academy teacher. Before attending a software bootcamp in 2015, Jessica worked in the non-profit sector for over 10 years, working primarily with at-risk female youths and adults with mental health challenges.
Marlette Jackson | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Advisor | ModelExpand
Marlette Jackson, PhD, is a leader and innovator in the recruitment and advancement of racial and ethnic minorities, women, and first-generation college students. Marlette’s work empowers institutions to redefine and reimagine efforts that strengthen diversity, foster inclusion, & promote equity. Combining empirical research with a human-centered framework, Marlette collaborates with organizations to recruit, retain, and advance talent from diverse backgrounds.
This event is open to all women, including trans women and those who are non-binary or gender non-conforming. We also welcome allies who are committed to creating supportive and inclusive environments for those who are typically underrepresented in the workplace.
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ModelExpand is a leading diversity, equity and inclusion consulting firm that partners with employers to hire and support talent from all backgrounds.
