You Don't Find the Job;The Job Finds You
Back by popular demand, Professor Talan MPA '02 with expertise in social media and personal branding explains how to understand your brand, create it, and put it online.
Thursday, March 28th from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Hogan Lovells 555 13th St NW (Metro Center)
Fewer companies are posting job's online. They are getting overwhelmed with the number of applications. They are increasingly searching for candidates via social networks, social media, and online tools. Professor Scott Talan will tell you how you can understand your brand, create it, and then put it online, so that the job finds you. Professor Talan has created a course on Personal Branding, given the "Last Lecture” about this topic, and given a TEDx talk about it as well. Scott Talan MPA '02 is an Assistant Professor of Public & Strategic Communication at American University. Talan is an expert in social media and personal branding honed through communications experience in four distinct fields: TV News, Politics, Nonprofits/NGOs and Higher Education. Talan has worked at the United Nations, Harvard University, and the March of Dimes
Talan wrote at ABC News Good Morning America. He's also reported on-air for local TV news stations in several states including California, New Mexico, and Florida while covering politics including the 2000 presidential recount story where he bested other reporters for stories and interviews. Before news, Talan was as an elected city council member and Mayor of Lafayette, California.
Talan received his Master in Public Administration from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, studied broadcast journalism at Stanford, and completed his BA at the University of California at Davis in Political Science and Economics.
Registration
New and Recent Graduate Harvard Club members and their guests: $40/person
All Other Harvard Club members and their guests: $45/person
Non-Members: $65/person
Ticket includes talk, full dinner, and drinks
Menu
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Kale Salad- shredded carrots, red onions, dried cranberries, edamame and pumpkin seeds served with lime vinaigrette
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Pan Roasted Salmon- With a grapefruit, watercress and baby red onion salad
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Grilled Breast of Chicken- topped with tomato, artichoke & cippolini onion ragout
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Grilled White and Green Asparagus GF
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Roasted Peruvian Potatoes GF V
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Sliced Fruit
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Chocolate Hazelnut Flourless Cake GF
Venue
This venue is fully handicap accessible and our meals are designed to accommodate vegetarians.
The nearest metro station is Metro Center. Exit at 12th and F Street, NW. Your destination is the building named "Columbia Square" which will you see right in front of you as you exit the escalator.
There are several nearby parking garages including:
- Columbia Square Parking Garage: 555 12th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004 (202) 637-8105
- Parking Management: 600 13th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004 (202) 347-5469