How to Network Like a Pro

This session is exclusively for December 2020 and May 2021 graduates.

Friday, February 26, 2021 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM EST
Zoom Invitation Only

If you are a senior who graduated in December 2020 or who will graduate in May 2021, please sign up to attend the “How to Network Like a Pro” Zoom session on Friday, Feb 26, 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., hosted by the Department of Communication. This session is exclusively for senior COMM majors and December graduates.

The session will be led by a networking and connection experts, Danny Selnick and Doug Poretz. Known as one of Washington, D.C.’s “great connectors,” Selnick is a nationally recognized senior communications counselor and current board member of the National Press Club. Poretz is a corporate comms expert who founded one of DC’s largest PR/advocacy agencies and was named a “titan of PR” by Washington Life magazine.

Selnick and Poretz will welcome you to the Zoom session, share their tips and advice, and encourage you to raise specific questions about your own job hunt and career path. Their mission is for you to leave the session with actionable strategies for pursuing your goals.

How to make and leverage connections in the communication industry
How to secure and conduct an informational interview
How to make connections last
Discovering a career path through contacts, successes and failures

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain advice from (and network with!) two of the D.C. area’s notable people connectors! Their advice is applicable to all COMM fields – journalism, public affairs, corporate comm, health comm, political comm, media production, and more.

To take part, you must RSVP here . If you did not receive the email, please reach out to Prof. Kate Sweeney at asween@gmu.edu

A limited number of spaces are available.

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Hosted by Danny Selnick & Doug Poretz.

Sponsored by The Department of Communication.