Networking: How to Build Professional Relationships for Long-Term Career Success

Networking is one of the most effective ways to advance your career. It can help you make informed decisions, expand your professional connections and influence, and improve your reputation. This session will provide techniques for effective and tactful networking. Participants will leave with a networking action plan that can be implemented immediately.

Speaker: Dara Wilson-Grant is the Director of Postdoctoral Career and Professional Development at the UNC-Chapel Hill Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and a Licensed Professional Counselor. With over fifteen years experience providing career management education and counseling, Dara's mission is to help individuals develop a framework for choosing a meaningful and rewarding career path, plus develop the skills necessary for a lifetime of career success.