The event will bring professional together with women, ranging from junior year of high school to two years post-grad, looking to build their professional networks.
Burlington County Freeholder Director Kate Gibbs, along with Deputy Director Freeholder Linda Hughes and the Burlington County Women’s Advisory Council are inviting women in Burlington County to participate in a free career mentoring event on Monday, Oct. 15, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
According to county officials, the event will bring established professional women from a variety of industries together with women, ranging from junior year of high school to two years post-grad, looking to build their professional networks.
The mentoring event will kick-off with registration and networking from 5:30 to 6 p.m. at Rowan College at Burlington County’s Student Success Center Cafeteria on the Mt. Laurel Campus.
From there, mentors will be formally introduced followed by a “speed-dating” format of participants moving from table to table to have one-on-one discussions with several of the mentors. The event will conclude with a second networking session, where participants and mentors will have the opportunity to exchange business cards.
The event will bring established professional women from a variety of industries together with women looking to build their professional networks.
To attend as a “mentee” there is no age restriction, however, women ranging from juniors in high school to two years post-grad are encouraged to attend.
Officials advise all participants to bring plenty of business cards to foster on-going connections among the women. Women without business cards can request that the county provide them through the online registration form free of charge.
To ensure all participants can be accommodated, registration is required before Friday, Sept. 14.
To register for the event, visit: http://bit.ly/BurlCoMentorOctober or call Christine Brown at (609) 265–5020.
