Majida Kargbo, MA '11, PhD '17
Assistant Dean of Career Services and Professional Development, Brown University School of Professional Studies
The Importance of Storytelling: Tapping into Your Values to Develop a Strong Personal Brand
Are you struggling to align your education, work experience, and career goals into a cohesive story for interviews and networking events? Is your online presence (LinkedIn, website, public social media accounts, and bio) telling a story that matches your current goals, or are they reflecting a past professional self? This workshop covers crafting your personal narrative and finding ways to expand the reach of your personal brand by growing your network in your desired sector(s).
Speaker Bio
Maj Kargbo, MA '11, Ph.D. '17, is the Assistant Director of Professional Development at the School of Professional Studies. Prior to joining SPS, she was a non-profit consultant, a public programs developer, and an instructor at Northwestern, RISD, and Rhode Island College. An alumna of the American Studies graduate program and a former Director of Graduate Studies, she was excited to rejoin the Brown community to support early career and executive Master’s students’ ability to find dynamic positions uniquely suited to their skill set, maximize their impact within their desired industry, and create powerful career narratives.