Awareness is the Key! Professor Green School of Business Indian River State College

Overview  Gender Bias – Glass Ceiling – Digital Footprint – etc.  Awareness  Make a Plan  Take Action

Awareness 3 Ultimate Careers For You Guess Annual Salary Guess 3 Company Names that might be hiring these positions 1 2 3

Awareness 3 Ultimate Careers For You Guess Annual Salary Guess 3 Company Names that might be hiring these positions Real Salaries – Researched 3 co. with Real Job Openings Researche d 3 Barriers ? Industry biases? 1 2 3

Planning: 3 things you need for your ultimate career (experience, license, skills, certification, etc.) How long will it take to get these? Barriers? 3 or more resources you need in order to attain these? 1 2 3

Action: 3 things you need for your ultimate career (experience, license, skills, certification, etc.) How long will it take to get these? Barriers? 3 or more resources you need in order to attain these? 3 things you are currently doing to get these? 3 things you could be doing to move closer to these now? 1 2 3

Awareness, Planning & Action List 3 common search engines. Put your resume name into each and list what comes up. As a hiring manager – what types of things would you want to see on an applicant? Notes: What to do to change search results on you? 1 2 3

Action: Take Charge of your Digital Foot Print  Create a Personal Web Page  NASA Example  Free Weebly  Today – Prof. G’s Weebly -- See Student Weebly  Add blog  Write some industry articles  Use School work  Create a LinkedIn account

Salary Negotiations  Salesman –  Territory –  VP –  Who would have thought?

Planning: Salary Negotiations 5-7 benefits you would like to have with your ultimate career. Put a check mark here for each benefit that is negotiable.

Planning & Action: Salary Negotiations 5-7 benefits you would like to have with your ultimate career. Put a check mark here for each benefit that is negotiable. 1-3 sentences that you can use to negotiate these at time of hire/contract. Resources

Awareness: Glass Ceiling  What is the “Glass Ceiling”?  …and who does it apply to?  – Pair and share

Awareness: Glass Ceiling  What is the “Glass Ceiling”? …and who does it apply to?  Historically –  Now – anyone –  -  What can you do about it?

Planning & Action: Glass Ceiling  What can you do about it? According to MindTools.com  Live with it – or change it – the choice is yours…  Identify Key Competencies of your Organization – and what types of people are promoted.  Risk Takers –  Conservative –  Align your competencies with Top Management  If you want it –  Let your Boss know what you want – (example – Vero Teaching job)  Opinion, goals, monitor Source: Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Reaching for the Top with Everyday Tools. (n.d.). Retrieved February 15, 2016, from

Planning & Action: Glass Ceiling  Build Your Network Inside & Out At all levels –  If you can’t break the glass at your company (See Networking Sites on Weebly) Source: Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Reaching for the Top with Everyday Tools. (n.d.). Retrieved February 15, 2016, from

Planning & Action: Glass Ceiling  Find a Mentor ?  Build Your Reputation comfort zone  Leadership skills – visibility is important  Seek high profile projects Source: Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Reaching for the Top with Everyday Tools. (n.d.). Retrieved February 15, 2016, from

Awareness: Gender Bias  What is it? Very interesting test with actors and actresses ​ Woodruff, M. (2015, August 5). The one thing women can do to thwart gender bias at work. Retrieved February 15, 2016, from

Planning & Action: Gender/Age Bias  Some effective phrases  "I am going to express my opinion very directly.“  "I see this as a matter of honesty and integrity.“  "I know it's a risk for a woman to speak this assertively, but I'm going to express my opinion very directly." ​ Woodruff, M. (2015, August 5). The one thing women can do to thwart gender bias at work. Retrieved February 15, 2016, from

Awareness: Research Example:   Job Market Trends  Occupations by Group  Business & Financial Operations  Risk Management

Overview  Gender Bias – Glass Ceiling – Digital Footprint – etc.  Awareness  Make a Plan  Take Action