SWE-ECI hosted their Engineer’s Week webinar at various company locations: CIVCO, Collins Aerospace, P&G and Quaker on 19th February over the lunch hour. SWE members at each location met in a conference room, watched TED talks, held discussions and shared their experiences. The topics were on salary negotiation and understanding the gender gap for executive positions. Key-takeaways included
realizing that we are asking for our worth rather than tooting our own horn while asking for a raise, using industry standards for remuneration in creating a pitch for raise, and practicing confidence while delivering the message. The second talk reiterated on how business, financial and strategic acumen are the essential skills to climb up the ladder, but often overseen as women only tend to get mentoring in soft skills like confidence building. During the discussion round, women shared instances of how they thought their raise was delayed just because they didn’t ask for it earlier and how they will now reshape their mentoring relationships to build on business acumen. The event was a hit with its “aha!” moments and takeaways that’ll help the attendees in a professional capacity.
realizing that we are asking for our worth rather than tooting our own horn while asking for a raise, using industry standards for remuneration in creating a pitch for raise, and practicing confidence while delivering the message. The second talk reiterated on how business, financial and strategic acumen are the essential skills to climb up the ladder, but often overseen as women only tend to get mentoring in soft skills like confidence building. During the discussion round, women shared instances of how they thought their raise was delayed just because they didn’t ask for it earlier and how they will now reshape their mentoring relationships to build on business acumen. The event was a hit with its “aha!” moments and takeaways that’ll help the attendees in a professional capacity.
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