Ages & Stages:
a Millennial Career Roadmap

According to CareerXroads' labor market expert, Gerry Crispin, only 12% of jobs are filled through job boards, such as Indeed and LinkedIn. It's less so for CEO and board-level roles. Closing an offer at this level requires time, patience, and advanced networking strategies. 

My guest this week shares networking strategies she used to target and then close an offer in an organization that was on her targeted list in episode 57 of the Get Hired Up! podcast, 

Brenna, a Millennial professional, used her university thesis project to open a door to her targeted organization post-graduation. We discuss relationship building, business development, sales, conflict management, and advanced networking strategies amongst other topics, surrounding career planning.  

Brenna Farmer is an environmental professional in the water resources industry with experience in both operations and compliance. Previously, Brenna served as a business development and sales professional for a water resources organization, where she collaborated with industrial, municipal, and corporate clients.

Brenna’s message will resonate with new professionals -- but senior-level professionals may appreciate the golden thread of planning and advanced networking strategies from the podcast.

If you have a child in college, please consider sharing this episode with them. Brenna is my daughter and she will be with me in New York City this week for the Women of Leadership Summit (see below). 

I hope you enjoy the show! 

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Women of Leadership Summit

I'm looking forward to the week ahead. I'm in New York City this week to visit clients, meet with colleagues and friends, and attend the Association for Corporate Growth's 10th Annual Women of Leadership Summit, which I understand is sold out.

I'm most interested in two panels: "Women on Boards and in Senior Leadership: How to Get a Seat at the Table and Succeed." and "The 2023 Debt Investment Outlook: Challenges & Opportunities?" 

I will share my takeaways with you next week. 

If you have a question you would like me to ask the panels on your behalf, reply to this email--a unique opportunity to get expertise you won't read on line! 

Have an optimized week ahead! 

Maureen Farmer is a performance optimization specialist and personal branding strategist for next-level executives, investors, and board nominees. 

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