Teresa Snelgrove, Managing Director, Boyden, Global Executive Search Prepared for Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation

1. The material contained in this document is strictly confidential and the sole property of SHI Capital Inc and Snelgrove Associates. Beyond distribution to internal recipients for appraisal, this document may not be reproduced in whole or in part for any purpose without the express written permission of SHI Capital Inc. or Snelgrove Associates Managing your Career How to sell yourself and attain your career goals Prepared for Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation October 7, 2008 Teresa Snelgrove , Managing Director Boyden, Global Executive Search

10. Private and Confidential | 22 Networking: Breaking the stigma “ Networking” often has a negative connotation "More business decisions occur over lunch and dinner than at any other time, yet no MBA courses are given on the subject." -Peter Drucker, Business Management Guru "You can use your business card to get the other person's business card. As far as I'm concerned, this is the one truly legitimate benefit of business cards." -Bob Burg, Author/Motivational Speaker “ The currency of real networking is not greed but generosity.” -Keith Ferrazzi, Author Never Eat Alone

11. Private and Confidential | 18 Challenges in finding your first job Making the jump from a purely academic training to the practical world of business can be very challenging How to bridge the gap between Science and Business ? Learn on your own In Grad. School, you learn how to learn Get a mentor Learn from experienced individuals Volunteer Gain invaluable experience

12. Private and Confidential | 20 Timeline 1996 First Science Mentor 2002 Grad School 2005 MaRS Ent101 2006-2007 Networking Volunteering Seminar Extracurricular course 2007 First Job 2004 First Bus. Mentor 2008 Headhunters Maximize your chance of success by leveraging the kind of activities you pursue in order to gain experience

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15. Teresa Snelgrove’s Journey Phase 1 Post - Grad Acceptance at Law School and Masters which to do? Professors Birth of first Child – Stay at home? Family Husband Is time right to do something outside the home? Is the time right to go back to school? Professional Colleagues Professional Colleagues Another Retail Venture – Is it Viable (VC) Students Clients Clients Do I have the Skills to do well? Phase 3 Retail Phase 4 PHD Phase 5 Academic Track Phase 6 Retail M.Ed Phase 7 Executive Search Phase 2 Family Family PHD Supervisor Hospital Clinicians Hospital Clinicians Family Husband Competitors Competitors VCs VCs Teaching at University – natural progression, but is it right?