{"id":216,"date":"2022-08-11T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/?p=216"},"modified":"2022-08-12T10:00:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T15:00:21","slug":"young-professionals-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/diversity\/young-professionals-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering future Autodesk leaders through Young Professionals Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/Lets-Talk-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Members of Autodesk Young Professionals Network attend a &quot;Let's Talk&quot; session in Bangalore, India.\" class=\"wp-image-217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/Lets-Talk-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/Lets-Talk-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/Lets-Talk-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/Lets-Talk-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/Lets-Talk.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I have the honor of serving as the global lead for Young Professionals Network (YPN), one of the seven <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/diversity\/employee-resource-groups\/\">employee resource groups (ERGs)<\/a> that currently exist here at Autodesk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YPN\u2019s mission is to enable early and mid-career professionals to become future Autodesk leaders by fostering a culture of diversity and inclusiveness, providing opportunities for professional development and a safe space for collaboration, and driving a culture of mentorship and coaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We help address things that are top of mind for our YPN members, empowering the group\u2019s younger professionals who grapple with three key issues: purpose, compensation, and professional goals. Because we want our aspiring leaders to stay at Autodesk, we promote making horizontal career moves within the organization to gain new knowledge and skills. (We are demystifying the idea that moving up the corporate ladder is the only way to advance one\u2019s career.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With mentorship, coaching, and other initiatives like our APAC Toastmasters club, we\u2019re invested in advancing our members&#8217; professional development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Everyone asks me, \u201cAm I too old to join YPN?\u201d The answer is no! While we welcome Autodeskers who are Millennials (born 1981-1996) and Gen Z (born 1997-2012), the group is open to anyone who is keen on development and connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About half of our members are individual contributors, while the other half are senior contributors and managers; just 0.1% are directors. For the senior managers, it\u2019s about serving as mentors and preparing junior YPN members for leadership. Our over-40 colleagues understand younger members\u2019 journeys and issues important to them. Age inclusivity is just part of our mission to advance a diverse and inclusive culture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/World-Cup-Site-Leads-Cropped-2-770x1024.jpg\" alt=\"YPN Site Leads Shashwat Bhardwaj and Makayla Millington at the 2022 Autodesk Football World Cup event in Barcelona.\" class=\"wp-image-222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/World-Cup-Site-Leads-Cropped-2-770x1024.jpg 770w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/World-Cup-Site-Leads-Cropped-2-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/World-Cup-Site-Leads-Cropped-2-768x1021.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/World-Cup-Site-Leads-Cropped-2-1155x1536.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/World-Cup-Site-Leads-Cropped-2.jpg 1444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption>YPN Site Leads Shashwat Bhardwaj and Makayla Millington at the 2022 Autodesk Football World Cup event in Barcelona.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When you join YPN, you get to expand your network through interacting with other Autodeskers across organizations and geographies, engaging with peers you relate to and trust to build a better world. You also get access to professional development opportunities to help you grow, and you have a chance to give back to communities both within and outside of Autodesk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YPN membership is more than just an ancillary activity at work; it&#8217;s a mosaic of our lives. We organize local events on a regular basis and promote networking and social time with members at some of our larger events, like our annual sales conference and Autodesk University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m based in Europe, so it\u2019s always challenging for me to participate in events in the United States because of jet lag. At our last annual sales meeting in Nashville, I woke up at 4 a.m. and was unsure what to do. While walking around the conference center, a YPN member recognized me. We spent the next few hours networking, talking about career development at Autodesk, and basically having fun. I think back to those discussions we had around career development, and I am sure I would have never had the opportunity to meet so many rising stars at Autodesk if it wasn\u2019t for YPN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/Plan-Your-Next-Horizontal-Career-Move-at-Autodesk_2-1024x610.jpg\" alt=\"A screenshot of a Zoom meeting featuring four members of Young Professionals Network.\" class=\"wp-image-227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/Plan-Your-Next-Horizontal-Career-Move-at-Autodesk_2-1024x610.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/Plan-Your-Next-Horizontal-Career-Move-at-Autodesk_2-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/Plan-Your-Next-Horizontal-Career-Move-at-Autodesk_2-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/Plan-Your-Next-Horizontal-Career-Move-at-Autodesk_2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s so much to look forward to when it comes to the future of YPN! 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