Networking and Mentorship for Women in Business

$95.00

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.