Monday Job Seekers Connection: Curiosity as a Career Strategy: Using LinkedIn to Explore What’s Next

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.

Topic: Curiosity as a Career Strategy: Using LinkedIn to Explore What’s Next

What if curiosity could help you discover new career possibilities? In this interactive workshop, you’ll explore how to use LinkedIn to learn from other people’s career paths, discover interesting roles and organizations, and build meaningful professional relationships. Through small-group conversations, a live LinkedIn demonstration, and guided reflection, you’ll identify what sparks your curiosity and develop a personalized roadmap for exploring what’s next.

No laptop or LinkedIn experience required.

Presenter:

Erica Mattison is an executive and career coach, facilitator, author, and founder of Erica Mattison Coaching & Consulting. For more than a decade, she has helped professionals navigate career transitions, clarify their priorities, build confidence, and pursue meaningful work.

Her background includes career coaching for MBA students at Boston University's Questrom School of Business and leadership roles in higher education and nonprofits. She holds certifications in a variety of coaching and facilitation methodologies, including CliftonStrengths, Everything DiSC, and LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®.

Erica is the author of Clarifying What Matters and host of the podcast Conversations with Erica. She brings a practical, engaging, and strengths-based approach to helping people explore possibilities, build relationships, and take intentional action.

Learn more at ericamattison.com.

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