[IN-PERSON] Monday Job Seekers Connection: Building Relationship Capital

Start your week with a community of other job seekers who support, encourage, motivate, and learn from each other through their job searches. Job Seekers Connection energizes and inspires participants by sharing valuable strategies and techniques from professional career coaches, recruiters, and Human Resources representatives.

This week's presenter: Ingrid Goldbloom Bloch

Topic: Building Relationship Capital

Building a professional network is more than just asking people to connect on LinkedIn or trading business cards at an event. It is about building relationships over time that lead to mutual benefit. Learn how to build your “relationship capital” through a variety of active and passive strategies that ensure your name stays top of mind so opportunities flow your way.

• Learn 10 tips for building relationship capital at every stage of your career
• Learn how to stay "top of mind" within your network so opportunities flow your way
• Learn “give to get” strategies to strengthen any professional relationship
• Learn how to priorities your networking activities for maximum return

About the presenter:

Ingrid Goldbloom Bloch is a sought-after career and leadership coach, employee engagement consultant and speaker. Her unique experience working at the intersection of design thinking, cognitive psychology and creative thought has helped over 5,000 people transform their careers and businesses.

With over 20 years of experience, Ingrid has worked with a globally diverse population across a wide range of industries and sectors. She speaks regularly at businesses, educational institutions and professional organizations, including Harvard University. Whether addressing large audiences or working one-on-one, Ingrid is known for her engaging, practical, and deeply human approach to career and leadership development.

Ingrid is not a typical career counselor, trainer, and coach. In addition to her professional work, she is an internationally recognized artist known for transforming recycled and everyday objects into something entirely new. This creative process mirrors the way she coaches clients – helping them see new possibilities and reimagine what is possible in their careers and businesses.

Ingrid is the founder of Mosaic Careers and past Director of Career Development and Engagement at AAFCPA’s a public accounting and consulting firm. She holds a Master of Arts degree in counseling psychology from Lesley University and a dual Bachelor of Science degree in communication arts and psychology from the University of Wisconsin- Madison. She received advanced graduate training in career development from the John F. Kennedy School and is trained in Structural Consulting from Robert Fritz, Inc. Ingrid is MBTI- certified and holds a master level certification in TypeCoach.

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