ADHD and Your Career #2: Simple Approaches to Building Connections

ADHD and Your Career Webinar Series

Audience: Adults with ADHD

Dates and Times: Every other Tuesday from Jan 13 – Feb 10, 2026

Times: 7:00 – 8:00 pm ET

Price: Bundle All Three Sessions: $60 OR Pay Per Individual Session: $25 each

Participants may register for individual sessions or the entire series at a bundled discount price.

Gain knowledge about how to effectively manage ADHD while seeking new employment and practical tools to help you succeed in the job market. In this webinar series, ADHD experts cover strategies for applying, networking, and interviewing. Sign up for one session or join us for the full series! Unable to join a session at the scheduled time? Register anyway, and at the conclusion of the series you will receive access to the recordings and handouts, complete with additional handouts and resources to supplement your new knowledge. 

Session #2: Simple Approaches to Building Connections:

Connecting with Others in Manageable Ways

Presenter: Cassie Colton

Date: Tuesday, January 27

Time: 7:00 - 8:00pm ET

This session focuses on practical networking and communication strategies tailored for adults with ADHD. Participants will learn how to strengthen their online presence, connect with others in a meaningful way, and talk confidently about their skills. The session also covers how to manage common challenges such as low self-esteem, imposter syndrome, rejection sensitivity, and difficulties with remembering names or details about new contacts. Participants will explore simple tools and routines that make networking easier and more sustainable. 

Participants will be able to: 

• apply ADHD-friendly networking and communication strategies to build and maintain professional connections. 
• identify their personal strengths and describe them clearly to others using a simple elevator pitch. 
• implement strategies to manage low self-esteem, imposter syndrome, and rejection sensitivity during networking interactions. 
• organize and track contacts in ways that support ADHD-related memory challenges. 
• recall key information about new contacts using memory supports and simple follow-up routines. 

Speaker Information: is an artificial intelligence for human resources and senior people science lead. She leads AI initiatives within HR, spearheads employee listening programs, and performs assessment and research projects across the organization. Her AI work involves developing AI adoption roadmaps, evaluating third-party AI solutions, and building AI communities of practice through bespoke builds, pilots, and training programs. In more traditional industrial-organizational psychology work, she has designed and implemented global engagement surveys, employee voice initiatives, and pre-hire and developmental assessments. Previously, she was a vice president in people science at Goldman Sachs, where she managed enterprise-wide employee assessment and listening efforts. She holds an MS in industrial-organizational psychology from Ohio University. She is currently ABD and expects to complete her PhD in industrial-organizational psychology from Ohio University in 2026.

Other sessions in this series:

Session #1: Strengthening Your Job Search

Session #3: Navigating Interviews

Language: English