Interviewing at GHC — Connecting with employers before the conference

I have been attending and speaking at Grace Hopper Conference since 2015 and most recently I presented my 5th workshop at GHC on the topic of “Writing Effective Self and Peer Evaluations” at GHC 2019. Many attendees go to GHC looking for their next job and I wrote a 4 part series to help them get their dream job. I hope this would help you.

This post is part 2 of a 4 part blog series.

In case you missed it, you can read part 1, part 3 and part 4 here.

Step 2: Get connected to and noticed by the right people BEFORE the conference

So you have a perfect resume… now what?

• Submit your resume EARLY to AnitaB.org resume databases at https://careercenter.anitab.org/ . Submitting a good resume early is a lot better than submitting the most perfect resume too close to the conference. Remember that employers regularly scan the database and do reach out to invite promising candidates for interviews and events, but they have limited slots during GHC. You can also submit your resume even if…