Coffee Chats: How to Network, Build Relationships, and Advance Your Career Without Asking for Anything

One of the best pieces of career advice I ever received came from a fellow engineer early in my career. Learn your job first. Then start having short 30 minute conversations with people around you to learn about their world.I have been doing coffee chats my entire career and in this episode I am telling you everything I know about how to do them right.Coffee chats are not just for job seekers. Engineers, employees, and business owners at every stage should be doing them. They are one of the most powerful and underrated tools for building a career and a network that actually works for you.What we cover:What a coffee chat actually is and why most people do them wrongHow to find and reach out to people for virtual and in person chatsWhat to say and what never to say when you ask for a meetingHow to show up, what questions to ask, and how to make a real impressionWhy you should never ask for a job in a coffee chatThe one question to ask before every chat ends that opens doorsHow to follow up in a way people actually rememberThe best coffee chat I ever had and how it turned into a lasting friendshipThe weirdest one I ever had including the person who asked for my address to send a Christmas card and sent a love letter insteadLinkedIn: ⁠@engineerherpath⁠ Sign up for my ⁠email newsletter⁠Visit my ⁠website⁠⁠Interested in coaching with Sandra?⁠⭐ Love the show? Share it with a friend and please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It helps more women in STEM find this message.