Demystifying Networking

If the word "networking" gives you the heebie jeebies, this talk is for you! It's normal to hesitate with the concept of networking, but in this workshop, CEO & Career Coach Rachel Serwetz will ensure you can turn this concept into a practical strategy that you can be comfortable pursuing.

Networking is the #1 most critical tactic to one's job search, career clarity, and overall career advancement -- so let's find a way to make the process authentic and effective. We'll demystify common myths around networking and teach you approachable methods to ensure you can identify the right connections, send compelling outreach, run networking meetings strategically, make your ask and follow ups clear, share your value with others, and ultimately, uncover aligned professional opportunities.

Join us to ask any and all of your burning career questions!

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Meet Rachel

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Rachel Serwetz' early professional experience was at Goldman Sachs in Operations and at Bridgewater Associates in HR. From there, she was trained as a coach at NYU and became a certified coach through the International Coach Federation. After this, she worked in HR Research at Aon Hewitt and attained her Technology MBA at NYU Stern.

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Throughout her career, she has helped hundreds of professionals with career exploration and for the past 7.5 years she has been building her company, WOKEN, which is an online career exploration platform to coach professionals through the process of clarifying their ideal job and career path. She has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Binghamton University and as a Career Coach through the Flatiron School/WeWork, Columbia University, and Project Activate.

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