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Have you ever asked for a coffee chat? Also known as an informational interview, the coffee chat is one of the best tools you can use to collect career information and gain a referral, making it an extremely useful skill in both career exploration and the job search. Career coach and networking expert Connie Ma will guide you through the basics of how to ask for a coffee chat, how to conduct one, and how to follow up afterwards. We will also go through interactive exercises to help you identify prospects for a coffee chat, generate questions and a framework for the conversation, and consider how coffee chats can fit into your broader networking or job search strategy to help you accomplish your professional goals. Join us, and master the art of the coffee chat! Key Takeaways: - Understand how to ask for and arrange a coffee chat/ informational interview - Know how to prepare for and conduct a coffee chat with focused questions - Understand how to follow up after a coffee chat to accomplish your goals - Use coffee chats to complement your networking or job search strategy
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Student and Early Career Coach | UChicago & Duke Grad
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Associate
20+ people coached for Career Coaching
Career coach and entrepreneur passionate about helping students and early-career professionals learn how to navigate their own path in life with purpose and defining their own success and happiness. I have worked with high school students, college students, and recent college graduates to explore careers, develop their careers, and achieve success in the job search. on career exploration, career development, and the job search. I specialize in working with clients on soft skills including networking, relationship-building, and cross-cultural communication. I have built my career in education (both K-12 and higher ed) and non-profits in the US and Taiwan, with extensive background in non-profit fundraising and external relations, alumni relations, STEM education, and college and graduate school admissions. I earned my bachelor’s degree in sociology with honors from the University of Chicago and my master’s degree in public policy from Duke University. I have also received training in Cognitive Coaching and Adaptive Schools from the Thinking Collaborative. I am a Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) with training in Facilitating Career Development from the National Career Development Association (NCDA).
Saturday, Nov 15
from 2:00 AM – 3:00 AM UTC
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