Thriving in a New Job: Strategies and Techniques to Add Value Quickly

Region: New York
Date: Monday, May 9th at 6:00 PM
Attendees: 57

Abstract:  The time and effort you've expended to secure a new position has paid off.  You've just accepted a great opportunity.  Congratulations!  Now what?  The first 90 days in your new role will be a critical period.   How will you approach your new challenges to ensure you hit the ground running?

In this interactive session, special guest speaker Davina Askin '91 will share onboarding strategies and techniques to assist new employees in transitioning into a new job.  Our focus will be on setting the foundation to get up-to-speed and add value quickly.

Join us for the next NYC Networking Nights program on May 9, 2005 sponsored by The Princeton Club of New York.

The careers we choose, decisions we make along the way, and the network we build to support us are an important part of our life. We are pleased to be able to bring this important networking opportunity to Princeton alumni in the New York City area. Come join us!

IMPORTANT DETAILS

DATE:  May 9, 2005

TIME:  6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

LOCATION:   
The Princeton Club of New York
15 West 43rd Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
New York, NY 10036

COST:  $7.00 to cover refreshments

REGISTRATION:
Required to attend.
To RSVP make sure you're signed in and click the "I'll be there" link above.

If you forgot your username & password get an email reminder.
To register on the Net Nights Web site for the first time, click here.

**Remember - only the first 20 people to sign up get to give a 30 second "Offer & Ask" (see description below)

AGENDA:
6:00 - 6:30 p.m.  -  Informal mixing and refreshments
6:30 - 7:00 p.m.  -  Learn about Fellow Alumni -- NetNights "Offer & Ask"
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.  -  Guest Speaker and Q&A
8:00 - 8:30 p.m.  -  Informal mixing

VOLUNTEER?  Do you want to volunteer to help with on-site registration or other elements of creating NY NetNights?  Contact Maisha Walker at: maisha at alumni dot princeton dot edu.

THE 30 SECOND OFFER & ASK: 
The 30 second "Offer and Ask" allows your fellow attendees to learn a little about you, to enable more informed & effective networking.  Each Offer & Ask can only last for 30 seconds so please prepare in advance as we will be timing them!

The Offer and Ask typically includes:
1. Your Name
2. Your Graduating Class
3. Your Company/Organization and Title
4. What You Offer
5. What You're Looking For

ABOUT OUR GUEST SPEAKER:  Davina Askin '91
Davina Askin is an innovative and strategic human resources professional with fourteen years of consulting and in-house experience partnering with senior line management.  She has expertise in change management, organizational design/development, diversity/inclusion, compensation, communication planning/execution, assessment, training design/delivery, and board-level search. 

Currently, Ms. Askin is Director, Talent Management and Development at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., where she is focused on employee retention, succession planning, and change management.  Her recent roles addressed workforce diversity - at Lehman Brothers, where she was Vice President, Global Workforce Diversity and at Deutsche Bank, where she was on its Global Diversity Team as Vice President, Head of Women's Initiatives-Americas.  In these capacities, her responsibilities included crafting strategies and implementing initiatives to improve attraction, development, retention, and promotion of diverse talent.

Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Ms. Askin was at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she was the Manager of Strategic Compensation for its US staff.  Previously, she worked in consulting - in change management at Andersen Consulting, in compensation at Towers Perrin, and in board-level search at Catalyst.

Ms. Askin holds an M.A. in organizational psychology from Columbia University's Teachers College, as well as an A.B. in sociology, with a certificate in women's studies, from Princeton University.  She is a former Chair of the Princeton Women's Network of New York City.