Session scheduled at 10:30-11:20 in Room 3 (Ski-U-Mah)

The past 12 past months Minnesota has seen a number of significant hiring, reorganization, layoff and acquisition announcements.

If your CEO, Executive Director, VP or Manager came to your desk or sent an email right now and said:

• We want to promote you, let’s meet tomorrow at 9 am and talk about it.
• Your annual review is this month, fill out this form and have it back to me by the end of the week.
• Because of the upcoming acquisition your role is likely to change. Let’s talk about what you want to do next.
• The project we are working… the funding has been pulled. We only you need you for two more weeks.
• I’m sorry but as part of our “reorganization” we are letting you go.

… would you be ready? Are you maintaining your career?

What will be one past presentation and two parts active Q&A we are going to have a conversation around these topics:

• How to position yourself for the next step in your career.
• Negotiating salary/rates and how to ask for more money.
• Maintaining the skills your employer needs now and learning what they need next.
• The grass is not always greener on the other side.
• Networking – Are you sitting next to someone you know right now? If so, change seats.
• Building your portfolio for your next review, job search, or project.
• Specifically for the consultants/contractors: how to have an adequate pipeline of projects

These are exciting (and stressful) times and in many ways the future of the workplace is changing. Be ready.

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Paul DeBettignies