Jul 9

Jul 9 Impact your Career through Mentorship

On June 22, WEST partnered with ChickTech to present a virtual panel discussing how women in tech can best leverage mentorship to impact their careers. Our panelists, all former WEST mentees, discussed their mentorship experiences. They shared how their mentor helped them grow their careers in technical roles by developing horizontal skills such as communication, strategic thinking, personal brand, and leadership. The panel discussed the active role they played as mentees in driving the relationship with their mentors as well as tips for how to get the most out of mentorship. The full video of the panel is available on the ChickTech YouTube channel, but here are a few highlights.

Jan 15

Jan 15 The Art of Communicating Effectively

Heidi Williams

advice, career, mentorship

Effective Communication is a key skill to becoming a good leader. It is not what you say but how you say it. It is more than just exchanging information. It is about understanding the intentions behind the information and being able to clearly convey a message that makes the other person feel heard and understood.

Jan 15

Jan 15 Building Your Personal Brand: Own your Superpower!

Heidi Williams

advice, career, mentorship

Personal Brand is the new buzzword in career development. It is an ongoing process of establishing an image or impression of yourself in the minds of others. It is what people think about you when you are not in the room. In simple words, it is like establishing a trademark of your personality based on the traits you have developed as a part of creating your vision.

Oct 15

Oct 15 Job Searching? Don't Forget to Assess Team Fit

Heidi Williams

Recently, I was talking to an engineer who was questioning whether she had made the right choice in a recent job change. She was only a few weeks in, but things weren't quite settling in as she had pictured. Here are the three key questions to keep in mind as you determine your fit for a potential team or role.