Coffee Connectors is an initiative that helps ambitious first-generation college students and commercial real estate first-timers (Connectees) to overcome gaps in their career networks. Connectees learn the protocols and unwritten rules of building a network, including how to present their professional profiles, write an email introduction, and prepare themselves for a live meeting with a real estate industry veteran (Connector). Connectors agree to meet with Connectees for one thirty-minute coffee, make one referral to another professional, and continue to mentor the Connectee through their first job search and career launch.
In Coffee Connectors’ How I Got My Job podcast, hosts Bea Thevenot and Dean Atkins hold a lively Q&A with a commercial real estate leader. Listeners will hear stories of failure, triumph, and basic survival. The reveal of hard-won wisdom and tips make How I Got My Job a can’t-miss for both first-gen students and commercial real estate first-timers alike.
From an immigrant parent and dyslexia to collegiate soccer and an MBA, Christina Scarlato dishes on life, careers, and getting your foot in the door. Hear how it doesn't matter what your major is, personal connection is everything, and mistakes are the best way to learn.
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“I have learned a lot of things
about the commercial real estate industry. I’m considering getting my first job after college in real estate. I appreciate meeting the whole team at NorthBridge; everyone I’ve met has been very supportive.”
– Christine Njeri, MIT