Plug Into LinkedIn For Personal and Professional Success
Social media platforms are key networking tools for today's professional. LinkedIn is the professional network if you want to engage the professional community and their decision makers, LinkedIn profiles are now hybrids of resumes, websites, Facebook and blog pages. It is the most complete presentation of who you are professionally.
HBA Kansas City is thrilled to offer a highly engaging and informative session led by Gale McRoberts, senior career management consultant, Right Management. Gale will provide key tips and best practices to establish your professional brand on LinkedIn.
Gale will also share answers to these and other common questions about LinkedIn.
• Should I pay for the premium upgrade?
• Should I accept invitations from people I don't know?
• How do privacy controls work?
Profile photo shoot opportunity
In addition, a professional LinkedIn profile photo is a “must have” to represent your personal brand and logo. Attendees can make a personal decision to participate which means, in exchange for a donation of your choosing to the American Cancer Society (cash or check), SC Motion and Stills (courtesy of Wheatland Productions) will take and provide professional headshot photos. Their capacity is limited so they will be honoring requests at the event on a first come, first serve basis.
Agenda
5:30 - 6:15 PM Networking
6:15 - 6:30 PM Welcome and introduction
6:30 - 7:30 PM "Power Up Your LinkedIn Profile" - Gale McRoberts
7:30 - 8:00 PM Wrap-up, closing and networking
Registration information
Event is open to: HBA members and nonmembers
Online registration deadline: 21 February, 2017
Onsite (walk-in) registration: Is allowed
Learning Objectives
1. Understand the importance of your personal brand and how to present it in social media platforms
2. Apply best practices and tips to improve your LinkedIn profile
3. Leverage LinkedIn to build your professional network
Pricing
| Regular registration | $15.00 / €13.00 | $30.00 / €26.00 |
| Student registration | $15.00 / €13.00 | $15.00 / €13.00 |
Members receive up to 50 percent discount
Event Policies
Photography Policy
By registering for this event, you acknowledge that you may be photographed, videotaped, and/or audio-taped during the meeting and hereby give permission for your image, voice, or survey comments to be used in education, training, promotion, and/or trade and communications media by the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association in any and all media throughout the world, without restriction as to frequency or duration of usage.
COVID-19 Policy
The HBA requires that all persons who participate in in-person events do so at their own risk and that each participant agrees to the following agreement before taking part in the activity and urges all participants to act in such a manner as to protect their own safety and the safety of others.
By registering for this event, I fully understand that my participation in the program is purely voluntary. I desire to participate and agree to act reasonably and prudently under the circumstances. I further understand that any HBA volunteers participating in the activity will act individually and will not represent the HBA. As a condition to my participation the activity, I waive and release the HBA and their officers, employees, and agents from any claim that I may have for any damage to property or injury to my person that may result in whole or in part from my participation.
Special Needs Policy
The HBA will make reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with special needs can enjoy all of its programs. Contact us if you require special accommodations for this event.