Friday, October 21
Fri, Oct 21, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Salon C
Salon C
Flexing Your Self-Confidence Muscles
Flexing Your Self-Confidence Muscles (303339)
*Emma Benn, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai*Megan Price, Human Rights Data Analysis Group
Keywords: confidence, gender disparity, career development
Many professional scenarios seem to require a dose of self-confidence. I propose that by stretching just slightly outside of our comfort zone, perhaps even faking a certain amount of self-confidence, we can train ourselves to be more confident. This panel discussion will draw on academic research as well as personal examples including applying for a job when you don't necessarily have 100% of the qualifications, negotiating a raise, and public speaking.