NCBiotech Career Development Network- Optimizing Your Career Search

Schedule

Wed Apr 15 2026 at 12:30 pm to 02:30 pm

UTC-04:00

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North Carolina Biotechnology Center | Durham, NC

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Join us in-person or virtually to hear from Nellie Scott about optimizing your job search.
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Optimizing Your Career Search: How to Identify and Describe Your Goals and the Role You Are Looking For


If you're on the job hunt, you have probably been asked to describe your background and what you are looking for. To perfect that elevator pitch, you must first figure out the bigger answers for yourself.


Join us on April 15 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center to learn from Nellie Scott about how to create your personal marketing plan, including identifying your strengths and weaknesses, defining your goals, finding target roles, and communicating your value to your network as well as potential employers.


If you would like to join virtually, please register here:


Nellie Scott

Sr. Manager, North America Channel Sales

Americas Channels

SAS Software


Nellie is a sales professional with over 17 years’ experience in Technology sales management, marketing, and operations in both domestic and international markets. Her career spans across companies such as Dell, where she served as Senior Services Sales Manager prior to joining Lenovo as Director of Sales Support & Channel Sales. In her current position as Sr. Manager, Growth Markets, Americas Channels, for SAS Software, Nellie is responsible for developing, executing, and managing sales strategies with and through strategic channel partners in the US and Canada markets.

She takes pride in being an advocate for the Technology Industry; CompTIA’s Member of the Year - 2020. CompTIA is the largest, global tech industry association. Nellie is a passionate coach and mentor to many men and women career changers, sharing her experience forward.

A skilled leader and communicator, Nellie began her career in California, where she attended and taught at the University of Southern California.


50 Inspirational Women in the Triangle – 2022

CompTIA’s Member of the Year-2020, Featured in CompTIA World Issue 8, pages 40-49 https://bit.ly/3abjyv2

Press Release: https://prn.to/2F9bzmT

Featured in CompTIA World-2020, tech industry magazine, page 12

Former Co-Chair, CompTIA’s Business Applications Advisory Council Leadership

Featured in CRN’s Women of the Channel-2016



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🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Registration and Networking
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Speaker
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Networking
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North Carolina Biotechnology Center, 15 TW Alexander Drive, Durham, United States

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