In 2022, The WIMDI Speaker Series is inviting engaging speakers each month to give interactive talks on topics that help women kill it at work.

Welcome to Talk 6 of 13 - Job Search Strategies for First Time Managers

Moving up the career ladder is tough – and doing it while getting hired at a whole new company is even trickier! If you’re itching to move into your first management job, you’ll need to find the right combination of tips, tricks, and magic resume wording that will convince hiring managers you’ve got the skills to manage a team.

This talk will focus on everything you need to know to successfully transition up a level from individual contributor to manager in your next job search (even if you’ve never had the “official” manager job title before). We’ll cover:

• The five basic steps to getting hired in your first management job
• Steps you can take to feel 100% confident that you already have the skills to be a great manager
• The do’s and don’ts of positioning your transferable skills so you’re an ideal fit for management
• Interview and resume-writing techniques that will help you move up the ladder

The goal of this talk is to get you handing in your two weeks’ notice from your boring individual contributor job because you just got hired for your first management role! Woo hoo!

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Vida Thomson, Career Coach & Professional Resume Writer

Vida is a Chartered Professional in Human Resources, Career Coach, and Professional Resume Writer.

She started her career in Human Resources Management and worked for 10+ years in all facets of HR, including recruitment, training and development, onboarding, compensation, performance management, employee relations and conflict resolution.

In 2017, Vida started Flourish Career Consulting to focus on career development services for clients, including Professional Resume Writing, Career Assessments and Career Coaching, including interview preparation, career transitions, career planning, outplacement services, and leadership development.

Her educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Human Resources Management, a Certificate in Social Media & Online Marketing, and Certificate in Psychometric Assessments.

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How Interactive Webinars Work:

• Our events are interactive and will require your attention and input throughout the course of the event.
• 5:30 pm - The event starts with mingling, socializing, and small-group networking. We recommend putting your webcam on* (even if you've already transitioned to work-is-over-dress-like-a-slob mode) to help you make the strongest possible connections with your new WIMDI friends!
• 5:45 pm - The talk starts! Most talks contain interactive elements, question prompts for you to complete, or other activities that make multi-tasking difficult. Get out your notepad and prepare to soak up some knowledge.
• 6:45 pm - It's #WIMDIasks time! We end the night with our interactive community-based resource that lets you crowdsource any challenge in your life through the network of all the WIMDIs in the room.

How Online Events Work:

• This event is live-only and a recording will not be distributed after the fact. We are currently testing recording options, so we may record the event, but it will not be made available for quite some time. So, If you hear something you want to remember, take notes!
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Attendance Notes:

1) Gender:

This event is open to individuals of any gender identity.

2) Code of Conduct:

By attending this event, you agree to adhere to WIMDI's code of conduct, which you can find at wimdi.com/code-of-conduct-and-policy.

3) Privacy, Photography and Recording*:

Online WIMDI events use Zoom, and we will be recording this event in the hopes of eventually releasing replays of the speaker portions of our events. As such we cannot guarantee that no photos, screenshots, or recordings will be taken of you during the event by event organizers or by other attendees. We love it when our members connect at our events using both video and audio, but we understand if our members prefer to participate with their video turned off to preserve (more of) their privacy.

4) Donations to PAFNW (Pacific Association of First Nations Women)

As part of this event we have the option of donation to the Pacific Association of First Nations Women for their scholarship fund for Indigenous women and girls. This is a concrete way - beyond land acknowledgement - to redistribute some of our collective financial privilege to support Indigenous women.