Example Schedule
Example Schedule:
8:45 – 9:00 – Arrive to VEIC, grab coffee/tea, settle in
9:00 – 10:30 – Career/Life/Leadership Skill Development. See topic list above.
10:30 – 10:40 – Break
10:40 – 12:15 – Job shadow with an employee mentor from VEIC. Each month you will be matched with someone different. Example career areas include: engineering, marketing, program management, finance, policy, customer support and information technology services
12:15 – 1:00 – Lunch and Learn. Lunch is provided. We eat with the mentors and have casual conversation guided by provided questions/prompts about that month’s topic
1:00 – 1:30 – After lunch energizer
1:30 - 2:30 - Discussion + "My career story" Presentation by VEIC Mentor. This is a great opportunity to learn more about each woman’s path to VEIC and dive deeper into the month’s topic.
2:30 – 3:00 – Debrief as a group, led by Lindsey
Monthly Themes:
The stories we tell ourselves about what we can and cannot do
Self-advocacy at work
Knowing your value and negotiating salary
Working with people that are different than ourselves; understanding your communication style
Personal Finance, including retirement and taxes (it won't be boring, promise!)
Keeping motivated, organized, and staying accountable to commitments
Self-care and sustainable work