Tochi
Kanu-Ivi
Customer Success Manager at UiPath
"Networking for Job Opportunities: Leveraging LinkedIn for Career Advancement & Job Search"
"Networking for Job Opportunities: Leveraging LinkedIn for Career Advancement & Job Search"
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Session: Networking for Job Opportunities: Leveraging LinkedIn for Career Advancement & Job Search
In today's competitive job market, your professional network is your most valuable asset. This session goes beyond simply creating a profile and teaches you how to leverage LinkedIn as a dynamic tool for proactive networking and career advancement. We'll provide a strategic, step-by-step guide to building meaningful connections, engaging with your professional community, and positioning yourself as a top candidate for your next role. Whether you are seeking to build your profile/brand for effective networking and career growth, or looking for a job, this session will uncover what helps people stand out in the corporate world. This session is designed to be highly practical - We will start with exploring career clarity, and weave that alignment into how participants show up in the job marketplace or workplace. Next, we will highlight ways to properly represent one's value on LinkedIn and ensure visibility to the right people. A key outcome is that participants will have better job market visibility backed by positive engagement from recruiters and other relevant stakeholders in the job market.Key Takeaways
- Understand how to achieve career clarity and strategically position oneself in the job market
- Explore how to properly represent yourself and your achievements to improve your "findability" on LinkedIn: Highlight your unique value proposition and attract recruiters to your profile.
- Master the art of professional engagement on LinkedIn: Discover how to effectively search and connect with key influencers, recruiters, and hiring managers in your target industries
- Learn how to rise above the noise: Go beyond passively applying for jobs and learn how to use LinkedIn’s advanced search features and networking tactics to discover unadvertised roles and get your resume to the top of the pile.
Bio
Tochi Kanu-Ivi is a Technology Strategist and Customer Success Professional with a decade of experience driving enterprise digital transformation through post-sales excellence, program leadership, and AI adoption. She has worked with industry giants like Deloitte, Oracle, KPMG, Microsoft, and now UiPath—where she helps enterprise customers scale their automation and AI initiatives with UiPath solutions.An influential voice in tech, Tochi is a frequent speaker at conferences and industry events, sharing insights on AI, automation, and the evolving role of Customer Success. She has spoken at forums such as the Houston Black Tech Symposium, MidWestCon, Microsoft Tech panels, and relevant tech-focused webinars/podcasts—amplifying voices underrepresented in tech and helping professionals navigate transformation in the rapidly evolving Automation and AI landscape.
Beyond the stage, Tochi provides advisory services to nonprofits and has held board positions with the Girl Scouts of Central Texas and the Blacks in Technology Chicago Chapter. She currently serves her Houston Community through her role in LeadHer Foundation, designing educational/empowerment programs that uplift at-risk female students in the Houston area.
Through her leadership, advocacy, and storytelling, Tochi is committed to building a more inclusive and strategically empowered tech future.
