News Archive: February 2009
Churchill Club “The Innovation Economy: R&D and a Crisis” Offers ABI Friends a Discount
Special Invite for ABI… March 4, 2009 | The Innovation Economy: R&D and a Crisis | Josephine M. Cheng (IBM), Judy Estrin (JLABS), Rick Rashid (Microsoft), Sue Siegel (Mohr Davidow Ventures) and moderator-Michael Mandel (BusinessWeek) | 6:00 PM-Registration, 7:00 PM-Program | Microsoft Corporation, Mountain View A healthy economy is always driven by innovation—by big, new ... Read more
ANITA BORG INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES 2009 WOMEN OF VISION AWARD WINNERS
ANITA BORG INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES 2009 WOMEN OF VISION AWARD WINNERS Prominent Women in Technology to Be Honored for Outstanding Achievements at April 30th, 2009 Awards Dinner in San Jose PALO ALTO, Calif. — February 23, 2009 —The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) announced today the winners of this year’s Women of ... Read more
Change Agent Award Nominations Open
Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Honors Individuals Advancing Women’s Participation in the Creation and Use of Technology PALO ALTO, Calif. — February 23, 2009 — The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology announced today it has opened the nominations for the Anita Borg Change Agent Awards. The Change ... Read more
Anita Borg and Denice Denton Award Nominations Open
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Anita Borg and Denice Denton Award Nominations Open Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Honors Individuals Who have Demonstrated Significant Impact on Women and Technology PALO ALTO, Calif. — February 23, 2009 — The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology announced today it has opened the nominations for ... Read more
Ask Jo – I just got laid off
Question: I just got laid off. I know I am supposed to network, but what are some other things to do to secure my next position? Answer: Your 24/7 job is to find a job Jerri Barrett, Director of Marketing for the Anita Borg Institute, is a walking encyclopedia of common and uncommon ... Read more
Building Resilience for Hard Times
By Kathryn Britton Associate Certified Coach, Master of Applied Positive Psychology In these days of financial insecurity many people feel on the verge of a big change for the worse. Programmers working for big IT companies saw 4th quarter profits fall precipitously because other big companies could not invest to upgrade systems ... Read more
How to Write a Technical Resume
How do you make a great impression on a hiring agent? How do you distinguish yourself from others quickly and effectively? These are just a few of the challenges facing the person who is preparing a resume. Of course, all of us have seen resumes over the years, but not ... Read more
20 TIPS FOR IMPROVING YOUR RESUME
1. Information on a resume should be listed in order of importance to the reader – your strengths, accomplishments should come first. Title/Position is most important so always list that first, then Company, Location, Dates. 2. Create a personal branding statement that describes who you are, your greatest ... Read more
Sisterhood and Survival through Social Networking (Part 1)
"If I had to characterize one quality as the genius of female thought, culture and action, it would be the connectivity." — Robin Morgan It’s a recurring theme on the anitaborg.org website and at ABI events that when you build a network based on mutual benefit, everybody wins. For technical women, who ... Read more