David Daniels Jr., Resident Director Michelle Primley Benton Resident Director

Why You’re Here

7 Steps to Owning Your Development Creating and Building Strategic Mentor/Colleague Networks Reflective Journal Writing Job Description Review “Window Shopping” Resume Maintenance 101 Managing Up with your Supervisor Leaving a Legacy That Assists Your Successors

Creating and Building Mentor/Colleague Networks Getting established Professional Organizations Campus Affinity Groups Community/City Organizations Graduate/Doctoral Programs Campus Offices

Creating and Building Mentor/Colleague Networks Keeping connections Send updates Utilize professional social networking - LinkedIn Take an interest in what they’re doing Ask advice

Reflective Journal Writing This is not your Junior High diary… Note important events – both failures and successes Be detailed and note your feelings & thoughts Lessons learned…what to do in the future Behavioral-based interview success Tell us about a time…

Job Description Review Are you accomplishing the tasks outlined? Are there areas for you to develop/improve? Evaluation process Ask for critical feedback Best practices among peers Are you above and beyond – what does that mean? Completing task within the prescribed “work week”? Finding a more efficient/effective way to complete tasks?

“Window Shopping” It’s okay to look! Look broadly for new ideas Look outside of higher ed Where is your highest value – geographic locale? Department? Focus on places and positions you like…then wait for the “sale” Update your resume accordingly – and frequently!

Resume Maintenance 101 The Master Copy – aka The Brag List Breakdown by position type Use your resources – HR, the Career Center, people in the position you want, peers

Managing Up Communicate No Surprises Provide Solutions, not problems Be honesty and trustworthy Understand their perspective and agenda Understand their preferences Understand your own management style Depend on their strengths Recognize their weaknesses Know the hot buttons Request feedback Don’t go over their head

Leaving a Legacy That Assists Your Successors Transition Reports Summary Timeline Quirks – building or program specific Budget expenditure Remembering the basics What info would you have wanted? Keep important documents (and discard the unnecessary!) Passwords, log-ins, key locations Intuitive office set-up Phone lists, frequently used items visible

Creating an Action Plan What are you already doing well? Where do you need to improve? Focus on 1 or 2 steps at a time

Questions? David Daniels Michelle Primley Benton