Online workshop: Business Dating: Building & Nurturing Professional Relationships
N.B: This workshop will be held in English.
Are you looking to sharpen your communication skills and build trust
so you can turn connections into real opportunities?
During this workshop, we will delve into the world of networking and draw parallels with the concept of dating. Just like in personal relationships, the importance of building sustainable and professional connections cannot be overstated in the business world.
You will discover the art of business dating and unlock the power of authentic relationships in today's competitive landscape. You will also strengthen your ability to create meaningful professional connections and maintain a thriving network.
This workshop will teach effective communication skills, strategies for building trust, and ways to leverage relationships for mutual success.
This workshop will cover:
- Mindset: Having the right mindset and understand the difference between being transactional vs relationship focused.
- Profile: The importance of a strong but clear positioning. Developing trust and authenticity in networking.
- Finding the Right People: How to data mine and different networking strategies.
- Messaging: Techniques for effective, authentic messaging with real-life examples.
- Meeting: How to manage a meeting effectively, as well as the follow-up.
This workshop is for you if you are:
- An entrepreneur or startup founder looking to expand your network and build valuable business relationships.
- A professional in a client-facing role (consulting, sales, business development) who wants to strengthen trust-based connections.
- A researcher or technical expert transitioning into roles requiring networking and relationship-building.
- A job seeker or career switcher aiming to leverage networking for new opportunities and career growth.
- A recent graduate eager to develop networking skills and make meaningful professional connections.
Speakers:
Dominique is a certified ICF executive coach and career strategist with over 15 years of experience in helping people achieve their career goals. He specialises in personal branding, networking, and stakeholder mapping, and he believes that mindset and influence are essential for career success.
Dominique holds multiple pivotal roles, serving as the Senior Career Advisor for the University of St. Gallen's MBA program, as well as the Career Strategist for IMD's Executive MBA. Moreover, he acts as a Transition Coach for Randstad Risesmart, providing vital support to professionals in times of redundancy or career transition.
Dominique has a diverse background in IT, business development, marketing, communications, and project management. He has worked in a variety of industries, including non-profit, digital, FMCG, and education. This experience gives him a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities that people face in their careers. Dominique is ICF and Hogan certified, which means that he has met the highest standards of coaching excellence. He is also a member of the International Coaching Federation.
Dominique chose coaching as a career because he is passionate about helping people unlock their potential and achieve their dreams. He creates a supportive and trusting relationship with his clients, where they can explore their strengths, values, and passions. He is proud of the positive impact he has made on his clients’ lives, such as helping them land their dream jobs, increase their salaries, or launch their own businesses.
Catherine is on a mission to help women get paid what they deserve. She is a seasoned business development professional and sales leader with over 25 years of experience in various commercial roles. During her career Catherine has witnessed how women often shy away from negotiating for higher salaries, promotions, and other job opportunities due to people pleasing, perfectionism, and imposter syndrome. She believes that the time is long overdue for women to get what they want and what they are worth, in the most unapologetic way. Being a good negotiator is more critical now than ever in this increasingly connected and competitive world.
Catherine is the founder of NoGap.world, a salary negotiation practice that provides bespoke support to women so that they can confidently navigate the job offer negotiation process or get their long-deserved promotion without rocking the boat. She is also a coach, mentor, and trainer and a thought leader and advocate for female leadership.
Catherine helps women increase their confidence and self-belief and give them practical tools and techniques to embrace their career negotiations sitting in the driver’s seat. She also supports them in overcoming work-related challenges such as maternity penalty, casual sexism, and other forms of discrimination that may affect their career prospects.
Registration conditions:
Registration for this workshop is reserved for EPFL alumnae and alumni. It is nominative, non-exchangeable and non-refundable. The EPFL Alumni organises this workshop and reserves the right to cancel it for organisational reasons. In this case, registrants will be informed by email before the date of the workshop and refunded. This workshop will not be recorded or made available for replay.
Transmission of the Zoom link: The Zoom link and any relevant course materials will be sent to registered participants via email (please remember to check your spam/junk folder). In case you have not received any communication within 2 hours before the workshop, kindly reach out to us at career.alumni@epfl.ch up to 30 minutes before the workshop commencement. Unfortunately, beyond this point, we will not be able to provide you with the link. We appreciate your understanding.
Team EPFL Alumni
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29/04/25
12:00
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25,00 CHF
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29/04/25
12:00
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35,00 CHF
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29/04/25
12:00
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60,00 CHF
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