Networking and Mentorship for Women in Business
Making meaningful connections can be critical to professional success. Although many find networking to be difficult, it is a learned skill that can improve with technique and practice. This course introduces techniques and strategies for networking, finding mentors, and attracting sponsors, as well as common anxieties and obstacles that people face when trying to expand their professional connections. It highlights the ways that networking can be both particularly difficult and especially important for women in business.
Making meaningful connections can be critical to professional success. Although many find networking to be difficult, it is a learned skill that can improve with technique and practice. This course introduces techniques and strategies for networking, finding mentors, and attracting sponsors, as well as common anxieties and obstacles that people face when trying to expand their professional connections. It highlights the ways that networking can be both particularly difficult and especially important for women in business.
Making meaningful connections can be critical to professional success. Although many find networking to be difficult, it is a learned skill that can improve with technique and practice. This course introduces techniques and strategies for networking, finding mentors, and attracting sponsors, as well as common anxieties and obstacles that people face when trying to expand their professional connections. It highlights the ways that networking can be both particularly difficult and especially important for women in business.
Credits
3 HRCI Credits
3 SHRM PDCs
3 ATD CI Credits
3 PMI PDUs:
1.5 Ways of Working PDUs
1 Power Skills PDUs
0.5 Business Acumen PDUs
Learning Outcomes
Explain the principles of networking
Discuss networking challenges that many women face
Find and use available networking tools and resources
Discuss how to approach, build, and maintain professional networks
Discuss the best and worst networking practices
Consider what makes for a meaningful mentoring relationship
Identify pitfalls of mentorship programs
Distinguish between mentorship and sponsorship
Accreditations
Estimated Time to Complete: 3 hours
Access Time: 90 days
Refund Policy
You may request a refund up to 7 days from the purchase date. The registration fee will only be refunded if less than 10% of each course has been completed. Course completion can be viewed from within the course platform.