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Launching Your Career Series: LinkedIn and Ask A Matador: Network Your Way to a Job
April 17 at 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Free
- Learn how to create a standout LinkedIn profile that highlights your skills, experiences, and professional goals while optimizing it for recruiter searches.
- Discover advanced LinkedIn strategies to expand your network, engage with industry professionals, and find job opportunities.
- Understand the importance of personal branding and how to convey your unique value through your LinkedIn profile and online presence.
- Gain practical tips for reaching out to alumni and professionals in your desired field using the “Ask A Matador” network and LinkedIn connections.
- Explore best practices for informational interviews, including how to ask insightful questions and make a positive impression.
- Learn techniques for maintaining and nurturing your network to create lasting, mutually beneficial professional relationships.
Meet the Speakers!
Essence Wilson, USC PhD candidate, in Communication, Health Communication
Essence Lynn Wilson is a digital health equity scholar interested in combatting health disparities in communities of youth of color. Meeting for this call, she aims to utilize community-based participatory research to develop digital health interventions, employing an egalitarian approach in all research stages, including development, testing, and implementation processes. While numerous digital modalities aid in conveying critical health information, she is particularly drawn to the potential of animation as a transformative tool to express or enhance intervention infrastructure. This medium has historically and effectively reached and engaged diverse audiences since its conception, deserving great attention in health research. She is a proud CSU Northridge alumnus and a lecturer for their Psychology Department.
Cristina Bernstein, Career and Professional Development Associate
Cristina is a proud CSUN alumna and San Fernando Valley native. Prior to joining CSUN, Cristina worked at The Los Angeles Film School as an Industry Outreach Team Lead in their Career Development Department. She is excited to provide career and professional development support to CSUN alums and students across all stages of their careers.
To request an accommodation please contact odette.fullum@csun.edu. Requests must be submitted 5 business days before the event.
