Women in Security and Privacy & LexLab | Women's Salary Negotiation Workshop
TL;DR: Join Women in Security and Privacy and LexLab at UC Law SF for this workshop for women in security, privacy, and tech on how to maximize your chances of negotiating your best job offer without leaving money on the table.
Agenda
5:30pm - Sign-in, networking, pizza and soft drinks
6:00pm - Presentation by Aaron Thweatt, Executive Coach of Respark Coaching
6:45pm - Fireside Chat with Aaron, moderated by Rebecca Siegel, Associate at Cooley
7:30pm - Audience Q&A
8:00pm - Networking
Notice of Recording: Please note the speakers during the Presentation and Fireside Chat portion of the event will be video and audio recorded.
Full Description
When you think of advocating for yourself in your career, what do you feel?
Are you nervous or excited to ask for more money?
Perhaps you are interviewing for a new job and want to counter their first offer effectively without being viewed as being greedy or rocking the boat?
Or do you want your manager to give you better growth opportunities so you can advance in your role?
These are just some of the common, but pivotal, conversations women face in their career. Each one is a crucial juncture that determines how much you make for your lifetime and whether you can achieve career satisfaction.
It is clear that women have done an amazing job at building valuable skill sets, immense experience, and successful careers across vast industries. What is also apparent, is society has not sufficiently taught or supported women to advocate for themselves to maximize their opportunity and pay despite frequently performing at the top amongst their peers.
And in the security and privacy sector, you have inherent leverage based on your skill set and industry expertise. If you don’t ask, or under ask, you risk leaving money on the table that could have been yours.
This is where an Executive Coach with the experience and skill set in managing these conversations is key.
Meet Aaron Thweatt, Executive Coach of Respark Coaching. He has a highly specific background in HR and Compensation at multiple Fortune 500 and high growth tech companies (SpaceX, DoorDash, Activision Blizzard, AECOM). He knows how companies think and make compensation decisions. With this insider knowledge gleaned well over a decade, he empowers women to use their voices to advocate for themselves in all aspects of their career!
In collaboration with WISP and LexLab, Aaron will be giving a workshop on primarily how to negotiate salary as a job seeking candidate. From determining the optimal rate of pay for your skill set, managing your network to find new roles, interviewing well, and actually negotiating, it all culminates in getting an offer that you feel good about.
Aaron will cover key strategies that every job seeker must know how to handle, like:
The negotiation starts on the first phone call when the Recruiter asks "What are your salary expectations?" How do you handle that?
Knowing where you are in time during a negotiation and how to use that to your advantage
Learn the "Toothpaste Strategy" to methodically navigate the conversation to maximize your chances at the best offer and not leave any money on the table.
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