Professional Development Event
How to Network When You Hate Networking
In person: 23 January 2022 • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST | Moscone West, Career Hub Stage (Level 1)
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Open to SPIE Members with a paid registration badge.
No advance registration is required. However, seating is limited and will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Successful networking is critical to any career, but scientists and engineers tend to find it harder than most. This is because we are trained to let facts and data speak for themselves, and not look for the things that our audience will really connect with. This workshop will begin to train the participants to see their interactions with others as opportunities rather than obstacles.
Learning Outcomes:
This course will enable you to:
• recognize many of the common stereotypes about networking that may be preventing you to be an effective networker.
• describe why networking is the best way to get a job.
• list 6 steps to developing a network based on genuine connections, not superficial contacts.
• describe themselves more effectively so that they can develop genuine connections quickly and productively..
Intended Audience
This course is intended for scientists and engineers at all experience levels, whether they be students or are well into their careers, who find networking to be tedious, boring, or even worse, a total waste of time.
Instructor
David M. Giltner is the author of the book Turning Science into Things People Need, and is an internationally recognized speaker and mentor for early career scientists and engineers seeking careers in industry. He has spent the last 20 years commercializing photonics technologies in a variety of roles for several companies including JDS Uniphase and Ball Aerospace. Through his time in the private sector, David learned how to function well in both highly technical and business circles, and has often functioned as an interpreter to help these two words communicate more productively. David has a BS and PhD in physics and holds six patents in the fields of laser spectroscopy and optical communications. Giltner is also celebrating the launch of his newest book, "It's a Game, Not a Formula: How to Succeed as a Scientist Working in the Private Sector". Attendees of his workshop will receive a special offer for book purchase.
No advance registration is required. However, seating is limited and will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Successful networking is critical to any career, but scientists and engineers tend to find it harder than most. This is because we are trained to let facts and data speak for themselves, and not look for the things that our audience will really connect with. This workshop will begin to train the participants to see their interactions with others as opportunities rather than obstacles.
Learning Outcomes:
This course will enable you to:
• recognize many of the common stereotypes about networking that may be preventing you to be an effective networker.
• describe why networking is the best way to get a job.
• list 6 steps to developing a network based on genuine connections, not superficial contacts.
• describe themselves more effectively so that they can develop genuine connections quickly and productively..
Intended Audience
This course is intended for scientists and engineers at all experience levels, whether they be students or are well into their careers, who find networking to be tedious, boring, or even worse, a total waste of time.
Instructor
David M. Giltner is the author of the book Turning Science into Things People Need, and is an internationally recognized speaker and mentor for early career scientists and engineers seeking careers in industry. He has spent the last 20 years commercializing photonics technologies in a variety of roles for several companies including JDS Uniphase and Ball Aerospace. Through his time in the private sector, David learned how to function well in both highly technical and business circles, and has often functioned as an interpreter to help these two words communicate more productively. David has a BS and PhD in physics and holds six patents in the fields of laser spectroscopy and optical communications. Giltner is also celebrating the launch of his newest book, "It's a Game, Not a Formula: How to Succeed as a Scientist Working in the Private Sector". Attendees of his workshop will receive a special offer for book purchase.