One career development strategy I strongly recommend is participation in Twitter chats, which are facilitated discussions on a focused topic. Participants use a specific hashtag (e.g., #publichealth) in their tweets so that fellow participants can see their responses and they can be included in the larger conversation. These chats promote networking, provide the opportunity to establish yourself as an expert in your niche, and initiate conversations on historic or timely topics.
Read MoreConferences are pricey if you are paying for your own travel and registration, plus you are losing time for paid client work.
So you want to be strategic about the opportunities you pursue and think ahead about your goals for attending.
Read MoreThe New York Times recently ran an article called The Right Way to Ask, ‘Can I Pick Your Brain?’ As I read along, I found myself saying “YES!!” out loud…multiple times. There are so many important pieces of insight and advice that I wanted to highlight them here on the blog.
Read MoreEven though the communication channel is different, the respect for someone’s education, experience, and position should be the same.
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