How to Move Up the Ladder in Your Career

Landing your first job is thrilling. But getting your foot in the door at a media company is just the beginning. What you do when you get there will decide where your career goes and how quickly you climb the ladder. And for that, you need a strategy.

What do you need to know to get to the next level?
.. Where do you want to go in this organization? In this industry?
… Do you have the skills and experience needed to move up?
…. Who is doing a job that you would love? Do you know what they did to get there?
….. Do you have people at the company who will advocate for you even when you’re not in the room?
…… Are people in a position of authority aware of what you’re doing – especially your successes?

We’ve lined up an all-star panel to help you form the answers to these questions and plot your own course for success. Moderated by Cindy Perman, formerly of CNBC and WSJ, the webinar will feature advice from these terrific panelists:

• Danielle Abril, a writer for the Washington Post, focused on how technology is affecting workers across industries. She also covered Big Tech companies at Fortune, including Google and Facebook, and was a reporter and editor for more than 10 years in Dallas.
• Robert Barba, a news editor on the U.S. News team of The Wall Street Journal. He has also worked for Dow Jones Newswires, Bankrate, American Banker, Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers, The Denver Post and the Boulder Daily Camera.
• Gorick Ng, a career advisor at Harvard University, faculty member at UC Berkeley and author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller “The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right.”

But wait, there’s more!

This webinar is part of a three-part series organized by SABEW’s education committee to help college students and early career journalists be smart about money, maximize their earnings potential and move up the ranks in their career. Join us for the rest of the series:

1.  July 11 – How to negotiate your first salary  [ Watch ]
2.  Aug 16 – How to move up the ladder at work
3. Sept. 19 @ 1:30pm ET – How college students can set up their first budget. Featuring advice from Stacy Francis, the founder of Francis Financial and the non-profit financial education organization Savvy Ladies; Robert Farrington, the founder of The College Investor; and Darreonna Davis, a reporter at Forbes. (Register here.)

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