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How to Make the Most of a Job Fair

Rachel Serwetz Career Exploration Coach
November 29, 2022 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET Virtual Free to attend
How to Make the Most of a Job Fair

About this session

Have you ever walked into a job fair only to feel immediate panic?

While there are tons of virtual and in person events that serve as job fairs or networking opportunities, for many they are simply overwhelming.

CEO & Career Coach Rachel Serwetz wants you to have confidence for your next big networking event.

In this talk, she will review how to find comfort and confidence by being strategic, targeted, and prepared.

In this chat we will review:

  • How to craft your professional pitch
  • How to outline clear career direction and goals
  • Staying focused in the moment
  • Asking the right questions to leave a strong impression

Meet the speaker

Rachel Serwetz

Rachel Serwetz

Career Exploration Coach

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.

Throughout her career, she has helped hundreds of professionals with career exploration and for the past 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 is also an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Binghamton University and has served as a Career Coach through the Flatiron School/WeWork, Columbia University, and Project Activate.

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