Working women who want to get ahead are invited to “Spring into a New Career” on 1 September, by taking part in herCareer, a new initiative of HerBusiness.
“Just like our successful advocacy program herVoice, herCareer has been designed in response to direct requests from our 20,000 strong community, of which almost 50% are women working full or part-time for others, while operating, or planning to establish, their own businesses,” HerBusiness CEO, Suzi Dafnis said.
Headed up by Susan Wareham McGrath, HerBusiness’s National Special Projects Manager and career expert, herCareer, is both an ongoing professional resource to assist working women, and an adjunct to the ABN’s existing suite of online and social media resources for Australian businesswomen and female entrepreneurs.
“30 Days to a Great Career, part of the ABN’s herCareer initiative is a free, month-long program of daily blog posts designed to help working women advance their career and reach new goals,” McGrath said. “Every day during September, 30 Days to a Great Career participants will find great resources and strategies on career planning, work/life balance, applying for jobs, personal branding, productivity, interview tips and lots more. And, they’ll be invited to comment on topical – and sometimes controversial – news items, add their opinion and ask questions to help structure their career plans.”
Support and strategies will be provided by a team of HerBusiness community members, each of whom is an expert in their career-related field.
Here are just some of the topics that will be covered this September:
- How to stand out from the crowd
- Questions you should ask at every interview
- Running your own business – how to switch the corporate ladder for your own stairwell
- Staying positive through your job search process
- Behavioural interviewing – how to make it work for you
- Serving on non-profit boards – good for you; good for the community!
- Your personal brand and how to build it
- How to boost productivity at work
- Tell us a little about yourself” – How to answer five tough interview questions
- Job seeking etiquette
- Managing your online presence as a jobseeker
- Approaching your boss – a mentoring perspective
To be part of herCareer, all participants need to do is subscribe to the HerBusiness blog, follow @her_career on Twitter, or like the HerBusiness Facebook page. Changing a career has never been so easy! ENDS Media contacts: Suzi Dafnis HerBusiness CEO 1300 720 120 Susan Wareham McGrath HerBusiness National Special Projects Manager 0437 005 620 30 Days to a New Career is part of herCareer, a new initiative from HerBusiness, for working women who want to get ahead. herCareer is headed up by Susan McGrath, HerBusiness’s Special Projects Manager.
