Carlena "CJ" Jefferson-Sims

Personal Details

Bio

Carlena "CJ" Jefferson-Sims is owner of Brickhaus3, a talent development consulting firm and a Program Manager at Autodesk within the Manager Enablement team. Though her top strengths — strategic, arranger, maximizer, relator, positivity, and learner — she draws on both the technology and business sides of her brain to strategically develop the best programs in the areas of talent acquisition, talent management, leadership and learning development. She is result-oriented and an admirer of the journey in getting from here to there.

CJ has a bachelor's degree in Information Systems Technology and a master's degree in Organizational Leadership. She is also a certified ATD Master Trainer. She has been a board member for a number of organizations and gives back to her profession and community as often as she can.

Current position (3)

Program Manager, Manager Enablement

Autodesk

Manager, Talent Acquisition & Learning Development

Luminex Corporation

Talent Acquisition Consultant / Career Strategist

Brickhaus3

Degrees (2)

Organizational Leadership & Ethics, MS

St. Edwards University

2006 to 2008

Information Systems Technology, BS

University of Houston-University Park

1987 to 1991

Presentations

Presentations (2)

Career (Professional) Branding

Personal brand vs career brand matters! Many individuals do not know the difference. "Your unique career path is a big part of who you are today," says official LinkedIn Blogger Ian Brooks. When it comes to taking your career to the next level, personal brand isn't enough. It's time to start thinking about what's next for your role. In this session, you will gain insight on how to enhance your career brand.
• Session Length: 60 Minutes

Learning Objectives:
• Attendees will learn the difference between a personal brand and a career brand.
• Attendees will gain insight on how to enhance their career brand
• Attendees will learn how to construct an effective 30 sec evaluator pitch (commercial)

Cultivating a Coaching Culture

What is Organizational Culture?
Impact of Culture
Seeing Things Differently
Design Elements
Create a Plan

Workshops (1)

Career Branding - What you can do to enhance yours!

1 hour

Past talks (3)

Internships and Marketable Skills Panel

TX Higher Education Leadership Conference

Austin, Texas

November 22, 2019

Are you getting the most out of your internship programs?

The Campus Recruiting Forum