Networking For Black Professionals

Author : N. Renee Thompson,Michael Lawrence Faulkner,Andrea Nierenberg
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780133760163

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Networking for Black Professionals by N. Renee Thompson,Michael Lawrence Faulkner,Andrea Nierenberg Pdf

You are unique. You have something very special to offer. So do many other people. But you have a secret weapon: this book. It will teach you how to network—and that’s the one skill that can give you near-perfect equality of opportunity. 80% of America’s job openings are never advertised. Networking can help you get those jobs. Employers need to see you as you really are. Networking lets you show them. Networking gives you contacts to get you in the door and advice from people who’ve been there. As great networkers know, this isn’t about sucking up or being a phony. It’s about being your best self, creating lifelong connections, and building communities of people who help each other. One step at a time, this book will help you overcome your doubts and fears, and gain all these powerful benefits. It’s authored by three people who’ve been there—including Dr. Renee Thompson, past Officer of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. They’ve done it. You can, too—and it’s the #1 key to your success! Real answers to the networking questions black professionals ask Real solutions to the networking problems black professionals face • Why should I spend time networking when I’m already so busy? • How do I network when I don’t know anyone “important”? • How can I work with the contacts I already have? • Who should I try to meet? • How do I network when I don’t have much work experience yet? • How do I network with someone I might not like? • What should I talk about? What shouldn’t I talk about? • What’s the best way to follow up? • How do I overcome fears about whether I’m good enough? • Won’t people just judge me based on the color of my skin? • How do I ask for help without compromising my self-respect? • What can I really get out of social networks like LinkedIn or Facebook? • How do I develop a personal “brand” that works for me?

Author : N. Renee Thompson,Michael Lawrence Faulkner,Andrea R. Nierenberg
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780133760125

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Networking for Black Professionals by N. Renee Thompson,Michael Lawrence Faulkner,Andrea R. Nierenberg Pdf

You are unique. You have something very special to offer. So do many other people. But you have a secret weapon: this book. It will teach you how to network--and that's the one skill that can give you near-perfect equality of opportunity. 80% of America's job openings are never advertised. Networking can help you get those jobs. Employers need to see you as you really are. Networking lets you show them. Networking gives you contacts to get you in the door and advice from people who've been there. As great networkers know, this isn't about sucking up or being a phony. It's about being your best self, creating lifelong connections, and building communities of people who help each other. One step at a time, this book will help you overcome your doubts and fears, and gain all these powerful benefits. It's authored by three people who've been there--including Dr. Renee Thompson, past Officer of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. They've done it. You can, too--and it's the #1 key to your success! Real answers to the networking questions black professionals ask Real solutions to the networking problems black professionals face * Why should I spend time networking when I'm already so busy? * How do I network when I don't know anyone "important"? * How can I work with the contacts I already have? * Who should I try to meet? * How do I network when I don't have much work experience yet? * How do I network with someone I might not like? * What should I talk about? What shouldn't I talk about? * What's the best way to follow up? * How do I overcome fears about whether I'm good enough? * Won't people just judge me based on the color of my skin? * How do I ask for help without compromising my self-respect? * What can I really get out of social networks like LinkedIn or Facebook? * How do I develop a personal "brand" that works for me?

Author : Tim Hussey
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781003845621

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The Black Professional Guide to College Student Affairs by Tim Hussey Pdf

As higher education turns a critical eye inward toward policies and practices related to professionals and students of color, this resource aims to fill a void in the literature by exploring the experience of new Black professionals in the field of student affairs. Black identity does not have to be separate from professional identity. Each chapter of this book addresses a unique aspect of the new Black professional experience and offers sound advice on navigating the student affairs terrain – providing insights and strategies on topics such as mental health, self-care, salary negotiation, networking, and more. Both a companiable guide and intellectual exploration, this book is required reading for Black student affairs practitioners at any stage in their career, as well as a valuable guide for non-Black professionals on working with their Black colleagues.

Author : George C. Fraser
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780061927027

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Success Runs in Our Race by George C. Fraser Pdf

A completely updated and revised edition of a bestselling book that has helped tens of thousands of people learn how to network effectively, Success Runs in Our Race is more important than ever in this fluctuating economy. With scores of anecdotes taken from interviews with successful African Americans -- from Keith Clinkscales, founder and former CEO of Vanguarde Media, to Oprah Winfrey -- Fraser shows how to network for information, for influence, and for resources. Readers will learn, among other things, how to cultivate valuable listening skills, which conferences blacks are most likely to attend when looking to build their business network, and how to effectively circulate a résumé. More than a guide for personal achievement, this is an information-packed bible of networking that also seeks to inspire a social movement and a rebirth of the "Underground Railroad," in which successful African Americans share the lessons of self-determination and empowerment with those still struggling to scale the ladder of success.

Author : Lois Benjamin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0742541851

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The Black Elite by Lois Benjamin Pdf

Using in-depth interviews of high achieving African Americans who came of age prior to or before the Civil Rights movement and those who grew up in the post-Civil Rights era, this book documents that race still matters in the twenty-first century. The work details the lived experiences of African Americans and how they grapple daily with what W. E. Du Bois called the double consciousness, living within and between two worlds. A new chapter details how the post-Civil Rights generation interprets and navigates the racial terrain differently than the Civil Rights generation, which has implication for group identity and group mobility.

Author : Juliet E. K. Walker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1999-11-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780313008641

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Encyclopedia of African American Business History by Juliet E. K. Walker Pdf

Black business activity has been sustained in America for almost four centuries. From the marketing and trading activities of African slaves in Colonial America to the rise of 20th-century black corporate America, African American participation in self-employed economic activities has been a persistent theme in the black experience. Yet, unlike other topics in African American history, the study of black business has been limited. General reference sources on the black experience—with their emphasis on social, cultural, and political life—provide little information on topics related to the history of black business. This invaluable encyclopedia is the only reference source providing information on the broad range of topics that illuminate black business history. Providing readily accessible information on the black business experience, the encyclopedia provides an overview of black business activities, and underscores the existence of a historic tradition of black American business participation. Entries range from biographies of black business people to overview surveys of business activities from the 1600s to the 1990s, including slave and free black business activities and the Black Wallstreet to coverage of black women's business activities, and discussions of such African American specific industries as catering, funeral enterprises, insurance, and hair care and cosmetic products. Also, there are entries on blacks in the automotive parts industry, black investment banks, black companies listed on the stock market, blacks and corporate America, civil rights and black business, and black athletes and business activities.

Author : Alaina G. Levine
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118663554

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Networking for Nerds by Alaina G. Levine Pdf

Networking for Nerds provides a step-by-step guide to understanding how to access hidden professional opportunities through networking. With an emphasis on practical advice on how and why to network, you will learn how to formulate and execute a strategic networking plan that is dynamic, multidimensional, and leverages social media platforms and other networking channels. An invaluable resource for both established and early-career scientists and engineers (as well as networking neophytes!), Networking for Nerds offers concrete insight on crafting professional networks that are mutually beneficial and support the advancement of both your career goals and your scholarly ambitions. “Networking” does not mean going to one reception or speaking with a few people at one conference, and never contacting them again. Rather, “networking” involves a spectrum of activities that engages both parties, ensures everyone’s value is appropriately communicated, and allows for the exploration of a win-win collaboration of some kind. Written by award-winning entrepreneur and strategic career planning expert Alaina G. Levine, Networking for Nerds is an essential resource for anyone working in scientific and engineering fields looking to enhance their professional planning for a truly fulfilling, exciting, and stimulating career. professional planning for a truly fulfilling, exciting, and stimulating career.Networking for Nerds provides a step-by-step guide to understanding how to access hidden professionalopportunities through networking. With an emphasis on practical advice on how and why to network, youwill learn how to formulate and execute a strategic networking plan that is dynamic, multidimensional, andleverages social media platforms and other networking channels.An invaluable resource for both established and early-career scientists and engineers (as well as networkingneophytes!), Networking for Nerds offers concrete insight on crafting professional networks that aremutually beneficial and support the advancement of both your career goals and your scholarly ambitions.“Networking” does not mean going to one reception or speaking with a few people at one conference, andnever contacting them again. Rather, “networking” involves a spectrum of activities that engages bothparties, ensures everyone’s value is appropriately communicated, and allows for the exploration of a win-wincollaboration of some kind.Written by award-winning entrepreneur and strategic career planning expert Alaina G. Levine, Networking forNerds is an essential resource for anyone working in scientific and engineering fields looking to enhance theirprofessional planning for a truly fulfilling, exciting, and stimulating career.

Author : Laura Morgan Roberts,Anthony J. Mayo,David A. Thomas
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781633698024

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Race, Work, and Leadership by Laura Morgan Roberts,Anthony J. Mayo,David A. Thomas Pdf

Rethinking How to Build Inclusive Organizations Race, Work, and Leadership is a rare and important compilation of essays that examines how race matters in people's experience of work and leadership. What does it mean to be black in corporate America today? How are racial dynamics in organizations changing? How do we build inclusive organizations? Inspired by and developed in conjunction with the research and programming for Harvard Business School's commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the HBS African American Student Union, this groundbreaking book shines new light on these and other timely questions and illuminates the present-day dynamics of race in the workplace. Contributions from top scholars, researchers, and practitioners in leadership, organizational behavior, psychology, sociology, and education test the relevance of long-held assumptions and reconsider the research approaches and interventions needed to understand and advance African Americans in work settings and leadership roles. At a time when--following a peak in 2002--there are fewer African American men and women in corporate leadership roles, Race, Work, and Leadership will stimulate new scholarship and dialogue on the organizational and leadership challenges of African Americans and become the indispensable reference for anyone committed to understanding, studying, and acting on the challenges facing leaders who are building inclusive organizations.

Author : Adia Harvey Wingfield
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136164842

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Changing Times for Black Professionals by Adia Harvey Wingfield Pdf

This book is a study of the challenges, issues, and obstacles facing black professional workers in the United States. Though they have always been a part of the U.S. labor force, black professionals have often been overlooked in media, research, and public opinion. Ironically, however, their experiences offer a particularly effective way to understand how race shapes social life, opportunities, and upward mobility. As the 21st century continues to usher in increasing demographic, social, and economic change to the United States, it is critical to consider the impact this will have on an important sector of the labor force. In this book, I examine the reasons why sociological study of black professional workers is important and valuable, review the literature that examines their experiences in the workplace, and consider the issues and challenges they are likely to face in a rapidly shifting social world. The goal of this new, unique Series is to offer readable, teachable "thinking frames" on today’s social problems and social issues by leading scholars, all in short 60 page or shorter formats, and available for view on http://routledge.customgateway.com/routledge-social-issues.html For instructors teaching a wide range of courses in the social sciences, the Routledge Social Issues Collection now offers the best of both worlds: originally written short texts that provide "overviews" to important social issues as well as teachable excerpts from larger works previously published by Routledge and other presses.

Author : Andrea Nierenberg
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780133743104

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Essential Business Networking by Andrea Nierenberg Pdf

This book is a simple read and a selection of the author’s top tips organized into chapters that represent logical steps for building a powerful network. You don't need to start at the beginning. For example, if you already feel very confident about your business networking skills and want to use this book to meet some new friends you can leap ahead to start with Chapter 4. The author has digested and synthesized all of the tips and techniques into bite-sized action plans, so you can start implementing immediately.

Author : Fred A. Bonner II,aretha faye marbley,Frank Tuitt,Petra A. Robinson,Rosa M. Banda,Robin L. Hughes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317917861

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Black Faculty in the Academy by Fred A. Bonner II,aretha faye marbley,Frank Tuitt,Petra A. Robinson,Rosa M. Banda,Robin L. Hughes Pdf

Through candid discussions and personal counter-narrative stories, Black Faculty in the Academy explores the experiences and challenges faced by faculty of color in academe. Black faculty in predominantly White college and university settings must negotiate multiple and competing identities while struggling with issues of marginality, otherness, and invisible barriers. This important book illuminates how faculty can develop a professional identity that leads to success in academe, while at the same time remaining true to cultural and personal identities. Through rich narratives, chapter authors situate race-related encounters at the center of their experience in an effort to deconstruct and challenge commonly held assumptions about life in academe. They also provide key recommendations and strategies to help faculty of color ensure their continued professional success. Framed by critical race theory, these stories show how faculty can successfully maneuver through all stages of a career in academe, including tenure and promotion, publication, mentoring, networking, teaching, and dealing with institutional climate issues. This valuable book is for faculty and administrators seeking to create an environment that nurtures professional growth and fosters success among Black faculty.

Author : Catherine A. Luther,Carolyn Ringer Lepre,Naeemah Clark
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781119234012

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Diversity in U.S. Mass Media by Catherine A. Luther,Carolyn Ringer Lepre,Naeemah Clark Pdf

An updated edition of the comprehensive resource that covers the various areas associated with representations of diversity within the mass media The second edition of Diversity in U.S. Mass Media presents a review of the evolution and the many issues surrounding portrayals of social groups in the mass media of the United States. Unfortunately, all too often mass media depictions play a crucial role in shaping our views about individuals and social groups. Filled with instructive insights into the ways social groups are represented through the mass media, Diversity in U.S. Mass Media offers a better understanding of groups and individuals different from ourselves. The revised second edition is filled with recent, illustrative examples from the media. Comprehensive in scope, the authors address a wide range of issues that include representations of race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, class, and religion in films, television, and the press. The authors encourage readers to question what is being presented and explore the extent to which they agree with the perspectives that are described. Diversity in U.S. Mass Media is an important resource that: Offers an understanding of how various social groups are being represented in the mass media Explores how diverse communities inform and intersect with one another Draws on updated studies on the topic and presents original research and observations Includes new chapters on media portrayals of mixed race relationships and multiracial/multiethnic people and representations of religion and faith Accompanied by a companion website for instructors including many useful pedagogical tools, such as a test bank, viewing list, exercises, and sample syllabi Revised and updated, the second edition of Diversity in U.S. Mass Media offers a broad perspective on the myriad issues that influence how the media portrays social groups. Throughout the text, the authors show consistencies as well as differences in media representations of minority groups in the United States.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 850 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : African American business enterprises
ISBN : CORNELL:31924069660284

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Black Enterprise by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert T. Palmer,Adriel A. Hilton,Tiffany Patrice Fountaine
Publisher : IAP
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781617358524

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Black Graduate Education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities by Robert T. Palmer,Adriel A. Hilton,Tiffany Patrice Fountaine Pdf

This book provides context about the experiences of Black graduate and professional students attending HBCUs. Indeed, such research is important, particularly since HBCUs play a significant role in the number of Blacks who receive doctorates and professional degrees (i.e. M.D., D.D.S., J.D. etc.), especially in science and engineering. In fact, according to Redd and Minor (2008), the role of HBCUs in graduate education will become even more significant as more seek to offer graduate and professional programs, particularly at the doctoral level. This book focuses on the historical nature of graduate and professional education at HBCUs and the programs’ contribution to society. Further, it provides context about the experiences of students who have attended these institutions for their post-baccalaureate pursuits. Finally, the book addresses the future of graduate and professional education at HBCUs and what fundamental aspects are needed to ensure their survival, competitiveness, and growth. This book appeals to faculty, departmental chairs, administrators, and students. Furthermore, higher education scholars, who conduct or have an interest in pursuing empirical research on Black graduate and professional education or the efficacy and relevance of HBCUs, will find this book useful given its unique and comprehensive approach focusing on supporting retaining, and graduating Black graduate students at HBCUs. In addition, this book is an invaluable teaching resource for faculty in Higher Education Administration, Student Affairs, or Sociology program.

Author : Raphael Sofoluke,Opeyemi Sofoluke
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780744050974

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Twice As Hard by Raphael Sofoluke,Opeyemi Sofoluke Pdf

An inspirational book about what it means to be Black in the working world, with practical steps on how to overcome prejudice to find success This book is an exercise in building your network. We've spoken to over 40 successful business people to help you gain from their advice and create space for your own personal growth. Twice As Hard is an exploration of Black identity in the working world and a blueprint for success. You will learn what obstacles limit opportunity for Black professional progress, how to understand and overcome racial stereotypes, be productive, find purpose, and ultimately thrive in business. Authors Opeyemi and Raphael Sofoluke explore their own personal brand of ethics, the challenges they have faced in their careers, and the learnings they took from them, before inviting other successful business people in a broad range of industries to share their experiences and the practical measures they take to realise their goals, too. Featuring tips on entrepreneurship, as well as insights on the corporate world, this book aims to empower and inspire Black professionals, get everyone thinking and talking about their actions, and continue the fight for a truly inclusive, understanding society.