NetIP Phoenix Collaborates with ASU’s W.P. Carey School of Business
by Rita Dangarwala, President of NetIP Phoeix and Poonam Patel, VP Member Relations, NetIP Phoenix
The Phoenix Chapter of the Network of Indian Professionals recently proved their dedication to the advancement and achievement of South Asian professionals in the Valley by hosting a workshop titled “A Brand Called You”. Collaborating with the W.P. Carey MBA program of Arizona State University, NetIP members alongside W.P. Carey MBA students attended the March 4th event on ASU’s main campus. The idea for this collaborative event came as a result of the MBA program seeking to integrate their graduate students into the Valley’s South Asian community; NetIP Phoenix was approached with this opportunity as a result of the strong and influential presence the organization has established within the Valley.
With over fifty young professionals and graduate students in attendance, the event began with a networking hour where attendees were able to mingle and learn more about NetIP. The evening’s main focus was the presentation of “A Brand Called You,” given by ASU’s John McCrudden who presented on the relevance of building a brand for oneself through a resume, online networking, and appearance. He discussed the challenges culture can have on self promotion and provided some tips on what any young professional can do to put themselves out there in various ways.
This effort resulted in a strong relationship between NetIP Phoenix and the W.P. Carey School of Business. The event was coordinated by James Clayton, Director of the W.P. Carey MBA Career Management Center along with RitaDangarwala and Poonam Patel who are both apart of NetIP Phoenix’s Executive Board and are also recent Alumnus of the W.P. Carey MBA Program. Mr. Clayton was extremely excited to work with NetIP on this event and is looking forward to collaborating on similar endeavors in the future in order to help bridge the gap between W.P. Carey’s MBA students and the local community. NetIP Phoenix was honored by the invitation to work with such a significant and prestigious institution. ”The invitation proved NetIP is doing a great job in building community networks for our members, we were thoroughly excited to work with the W.P. Carey School of Business, especially as three of our board members are MBA Alums. We personally appreciate the value of W.P. Carey and were excited to bring an event like this to our members”
For more information on NetIP Phoenix including upcoming events please visit www.netipphoenix.org or www.facebook.com/netipphoenix.
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