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Career Resilience Workshop 2: How to Use LinkedIn to Uncover Opportunities
Helping Canada’s arts and entertainment professionals work through career challenges in the middle of the pandemic
When and where
Date and time
Fri, Nov 13, 2020 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM PST
Location
Online
About this event
CAREER RESILIENCE WORKSHOP SERIES
Workshop 2: How to Use LinkedIn to be Visible, Present Your Best Self, Uncover Opportunities
Refine or create your online presence with an optimized LinkedIn profile, headline, summary, experience sections, and more. Learn how to present your best self, post, join groups, get discovered, explore job opportunities, and connect professionally on this important social network.
The Career Resilience Workshop Series is presented by The AFC, the lifeline for Canada’s entertainment industry.
About Mark Franklin
Mark Franklin leads the team at CareerCycles, a career management social enterprise that has helped 5000+ people manage their careers for the future, including hundreds in arts, entertainment and design, at the Dancer Transition Resource Centre, IATSE and NABS. He co-founded a narrative tools start-up, OneLifeTools, through which he co-authored the Who You Are Matters! game and Online Storyteller web application. Mark also teaches career management at the University of Toronto. In 2015, he received the Stu Conger Award for Leadership in Career Development. Mark consulted with hundreds of organizations in his earlier engineering career. Changing careers, Mark earned a Masters in counselling psychology and led student services initiatives in two of Canada’s largest universities. Always seeking ways to unlock the power of storytelling, Mark hosts the Career Buzz radio show and podcast showcasing inspiring career stories.
About The AFC
The AFC is a national charity with a mission to help entertainment professionals maintain their health, dignity, and ability to work.
We provide a range of human services to people who work in Canada’s entertainment industry, including: emergency financial aid, confidential personal support and advocacy, financial wellness resources and supports, case management, career support, and more. Upcoming: mental health support services and mental health first aid training for entertainment industry workers.
Learn more at afchelps.ca.
About the organizer
The AFC is a national charity with a mission to help Canada’s entertainment professionals maintain their health, dignity, and ability to work.
Our work is focused on supporting the health and well-being of arts and entertainment professionals working in all aspects of film & TV, music, theatre and dance. Current services and programs are offered in the areas of emergency financial aid, financial wellness, mental health and wellness, professional development and career sustainability. Learn more at AFChelps.ca.