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WELCOME TO 2020!

Unexpected Life Changes Lead to Career Changes: How Kris Evans Bien Got
Back to Paid Work

Kris Evans Bien’s career spanned hundreds of television productions at ABC, NBC, Fox, Microsoft Interactive Television; working with celebrities including presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton and first lady Barbara Bush; and managing partnerships for Microsoft with showrunners ranging from major networks, public broadcasting, emerging cable networks. Kris stepped back to raise her family, pivoting her work to arts and education advocacy, keeping her hand in the technology and production world as a consultant...

Read her full Q&A here about how she navigated back to paid work

WORKSHOPS

Join us to talk interview preparation for your job search in
2020. Seattle Times columnist Rebecca Kraus, a storyteller
and career coach who helps others find their voice, will walk through
current interview trends based on her recent experiences. She'll touch upon
preparation techniques and lessons learned along the way.

Armoire's style team will then preview winter and spring 2020 business
dress trends, with an eye towards making the best impression as you work
through interviews. We'll end with a Q&A and networking cocktailer.

Be ready inside and out for 2020!

Wednesday, Jan 29th
5:30-7:00p
Armoire Eastside

Resume & LinkedIn Workshop

for your Career Transition

Join The Swing Shift and Blueprint Technology teams as they guide you through this detailed workshop focusing on LinkedIn & Resumes, and how they work together to help you during your job search. We always save time at the end for individual resume and profile feedback!

Wednesday, March 11th
5:30-7:00p
Blueprint Technologies

CAREER CATALYST

Spring 2020

April 22nd- June 3rd

Every Wednesday, 9:00am-12:30pm
Hosted at

Capitol Hill

The Riveter work space access and membership discounts
Expert industry speakers
Expand your professional network in safe, comfortable, productive environment

STAY IN TOUCH

Contemplating a career pivot ? Looking to get back to work? Come say hello
and see what we're up to from the comfort of your couch, desk or playground!

February 20th
How to Translate Your Lived Experience In to a Job

Presentation by Diya Khanna
Inclusion Content Manager @ Amazon Web Services

March 19th
Q&A with BeBold for Change Founder, Kate Isler

March is Women’s History Month! What better way to celebrate than talk with Kate Isler, the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Be Bold for Change. Kate will discuss best practices for women to engage in to achieve pay parity, with tips and lessons learned from her 20 year career in international business, technology, and healthcare marketing.

Virtual Call: 10am

In-Person: 9:30-10:30 @

Zoom link and in-person details will be provided upon RSVP.

RSVP

Join Our Private Facebook Group!

Looking for more support during your career transition? Join our Community & Connections Facebook Group! This is a place for our community to share questions, ideas, resources, networking opportunities, and occasional job postings.

LOCAL EVENTS

WISE Seattle February Event - Speed Mentoring with Sports Leaders

Join the inaugural "Speed Mentoring with Sports Leaders" to officially kick off our WISE Within mentorship program

Info + Register
Feb 11th @ 6:00pm
T-Mobile Park

Transitioning to Product Management by Facebook Product Manager

Being a Product Manager requires structured and organized thinking. Frameworks and toolkits are a handy and effective way to approach problems. Product Managers will learn about many and develop their own throughout their product careers.

Info + Register
Feb 19th @ 6:30
Product School Seattle

Lean In Seattle | Women and Money: Financial Strategies

Come learn the strategies to become financially independent and ensure your families’ financial needs are met!

Info + Register
Feb 23rd @ 1:30pm
Seattle Public Library Capitol Hill location

Unexpected Life Changes Lead to Career Changes: How Kris Evans Bien Got Back to Paid Work

Resume & LinkedIn Workshop

Spring 2020

Unexpected Life Changes Lead to Career Changes: How Kris Evans Bien Got
Back to Paid Work