[IN-PERSON] Monday Job Seekers Connection: The Power of Informational Interviews

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: Adesuwa Igbineweka

Topic: The Power of Informational Interviews

How do you build relationships? Networking is a great way to build professional relationships. As the workplace becomes increasingly diverse with talent and technology, there's so much to learn. Informational interviews gives us a time to effectively expand our social contacts and exchange insights. It is an opportunity to go beyond job inquiries and build relationships. Learn how to use the power of relationships to secure your next role.

About the presenter:

Adesuwa Igbineweka is an equity and access advocate in the workplace. She helps job seekers evaluate employers and job opportunities that align with their values and needs.

She's a proud first-generation college graduate who understands the power of building community and connections in the job search process.

She has 15 years of work experience in higher education and non-profit organizations. She's the founder of Ade’s Coaching & Consulting, and currently the Director of Career Equity and Access at Suffolk University.

She earned a joint BA/MA ‘08 in Sociology/Applied Sociology from the University of Massachusetts, Boston.

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