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- 1. Networking Skills Networking Skills for Graduate Students for Graduate Students CRA-W Grad Cohort Workshop CRA-W Grad Cohort Workshop Mary Jean Harrold, Georgia Tech Mary Jean Harrold, Georgia Tech Kathryn McKinley, University of Texas at Austin Kathryn McKinley, University of Texas at Austin
- 2. What This Session is About What This Session is About What networking is What networking is Why networking is important Why networking is important How to network How to network
- 3. What Networking Is What Networking Is Making professional connections and Making professional connections and using them wisely using them wisely No substitute for doing quality work No substitute for doing quality work Different styles of networking Different styles of networking Informal Informal Deliberate Deliberate
- 4. Why Networking is Important Why Networking is Important Makes you known Makes you known Makes your work known Makes your work known Source of new research ideas Source of new research ideas Different slant on old ideas Different slant on old ideas Feedback on your research Feedback on your research Good letters of recommendation Good letters of recommendation Getting internships Getting internships Edge on getting papers accepted Edge on getting papers accepted (for later) (for later) Invitations to give talks Invitations to give talks Job Interviews Job Interviews Program committees Program committees This has a snowball effect!
- 5. Informal Networking Informal Networking Follow your personal style Follow your personal style Serendipity happens Serendipity happens Talk to people about their lives as well as their work Talk to people about their lives as well as their work Talk to people you meet by chance Talk to people you meet by chance Talk to people in your own organization Talk to people in your own organization Not just researchers! Not just researchers! Offer to help out when you can Offer to help out when you can Ask for help when you can use it Ask for help when you can use it Most people are glad to help, if the request isnt large Most people are glad to help, if the request isnt large Be clear on what the person can do for you Be clear on what the person can do for you
- 6. Deliberate Networking Deliberate Networking Established researchers Established researchers Your contemporaries (especially the Cohort) Your contemporaries (especially the Cohort) People who could hire you (internships now, jobs People who could hire you (internships now, jobs later) later) People who could give you good technical advice People who could give you good technical advice Who should you meet? Where can you meet them? At your University At your University Local companies and other Universities Local companies and other Universities At Conferences At Conferences
- 7. Deliberate Networking at Your University Deliberate Networking at Your University Your fellow graduate students Your fellow graduate students Two or more faculty other than your Advisor Two or more faculty other than your Advisor Visiting senior researchers Visiting senior researchers Faculty candidates Faculty candidates
- 8. Deliberate Networking at Conferences Deliberate Networking at Conferences Before You Go Before You Go Write down & memorize two descriptions of your work Write down & memorize two descriptions of your work Elevator talk---1-minute version Elevator talk---1-minute version Why is it an interesting problem? Why is it an interesting problem? Why is your solution unique? Why is your solution unique? Longer 3-minute version Longer 3-minute version Practice with your advisor, cohort, other graduate students Practice with your advisor, cohort, other graduate students Who will be there whom you want to meet? Who will be there whom you want to meet? What do you want to talk to them about? What do you want to talk to them about? Read papers, and write down questions Read papers, and write down questions Ask why/how they started project, got problem Ask why/how they started project, got problem Integrate your work and interests into conversation Integrate your work and interests into conversation What do they look like? What do they look like? Find picture beforehand Find picture beforehand Ask someone to point them out Ask someone to point them out
- 9. Deliberate Networking at Conferences Deliberate Networking at Conferences The Hows: The Hows: Dont just stand there, speak! Dont just stand there, speak! The dreaded microphone The dreaded microphone Questions & discussion with speakers after their presentation Questions & discussion with speakers after their presentation Talk to the person sitting next to you Talk to the person sitting next to you Make lunch/dinner plans Make lunch/dinner plans Hall talk Hall talk Get your friends to introduce you Get your friends to introduce you Get your advisor to introduce you Get your advisor to introduce you Get women to introduce you Get women to introduce you Talk to people who come up to you Talk to people who come up to you Some donts: Some donts: Dont Dont hang around with your graduate student friends hang around with your graduate student friends Dont Dont interrupt heavy or private technical conversations interrupt heavy or private technical conversations
- 10. Deliberate Networking Deliberate Networking The Follow-Up The Follow-Up After meeting them After meeting them Write down the next step Write down the next step Write down technical tips Write down technical tips Write down what you owe whom/what they owe you Write down what you owe whom/what they owe you After getting back home After getting back home Send them your related papers Send them your related papers Ask for theirs Ask for theirs Actually read them! Send them comments Actually read them! Send them comments Share software and workloads Share software and workloads Do joint work together Do joint work together Later in your career Later in your career Invite them to give a talk Invite them to give a talk Ask to give a talk there Ask to give a talk there
- 11. Deliberate Networking Deliberate Networking Other Opportunities Other Opportunities Go to workshops Go to workshops Sign up to talk to seminar speakers in your department Sign up to talk to seminar speakers in your department Get involved in activities for women Get involved in activities for women Systers-Academia (Nancy Leveson, MIT) Systers-Academia (Nancy Leveson, MIT) Cold emailing Cold emailing Use your contacts to get new contacts Use your contacts to get new contacts (later in career) (later in career) Indirect path to program committees Indirect path to program committees The tenure tour The tenure tour Visit program directors Visit program directors
- 12. When you are connected When you are connected Connect women who are not Connect women who are not Deliberate Networking Deliberate Networking
- 13. CRA-W Career Mentoring Workshops, Workshop reports and CRA-W Career Mentoring Workshops, Workshop reports and transcripts, transcripts, http://cra.org/Activities/craw/projects/mentoring/mentor http://cra.org/Activities/craw/projects/mentoring/mentor Wkshp Wkshp From a summer internship to a permanent position From a summer internship to a permanent position by Keith by Keith Farkus, DEC WRL Farkus, DEC WRL Finding real world problems Finding real world problems by Dirk Grunwald, U Colorado by Dirk Grunwald, U Colorado Networking for your students Networking for your students by Ken Kennedy, Rice by Ken Kennedy, Rice Go outside your department Go outside your department by Jan Cuny, U Oregon by Jan Cuny, U Oregon Developing business contacts Developing business contacts by Maria Klawe, UBC by Maria Klawe, UBC Networking at NSF Networking at NSF by Caroline Wardle, NSF by Caroline Wardle, NSF Populating a start-up Populating a start-up by Dave Ditzel, Transmeta by Dave Ditzel, Transmeta The ONR program director The ONR program director by Susan Eggers, UW by Susan Eggers, UW Resources Resources
- 14. Acknowledgement Acknowledgement Thanks to the following women for sharing their Thanks to the following women for sharing their presentation with us presentation with us Susan Eggers, University of Washington Susan Eggers, University of Washington Kathryn McKinley, University of Texas at Austin Kathryn McKinley, University of Texas at Austin Susan Owicki, Intertrust Technologies Corp Susan Owicki, Intertrust Technologies Corp
- 15. What To Do Today! What To Do Today! Meet the person next to you Meet the person next to you Meet other Cohort students Meet other Cohort students Meet Cohort faculty in your area and in others Meet Cohort faculty in your area and in others Talk about Talk about