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Herizon Impact Newsletter 05/2023

Herizon is a non-profit with a mission of improving immigrant women's employment in tech.

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Herizon Impact Newsletter 05/2023

Herizon is a non-profit with a mission of improving immigrant women's employment in tech. We've trained over 100 individuals with an excellent employment rate of over 90%.

Impact

  • 170 individuals impacted
  • +45 new members added to the community
  • +6 new internships
  • taking us to 170 individuals impacted
  • 112 trained individuals with a 95% employment rate

Our founder Mari nominated as a Diversity Role Model in Startup Awards

Nordic Startup Awards at Global Startup Awards is held in Iceland Innovation Week 24.5.


Introducing recurring LinkedIn Bootcamp

Looking to optimize your LinkedIn profile and make the most of the professional networking platform? Introducing recurring interactive LinkedIn workshops.

Our expert facilitators will guide you through hands-on exercises and practical tips, giving you the tools you need to succeed.

Sneak peek at a couple of active members of our LinkedIn workshops and their posts:

Sooyeon Choi on LinkedIn: #branding #writing #inspiration
It often makes me feel uneasy. To post on LinkedIn and write on LinkedIn. Today I had the chance to attend a LinkedIn BootCamp with Sophie Michaud, an…
Khanh Bui on LinkedIn: #womenintech #growthhacking
If you are looking for a community that can help you find new career opportunities and connect with like-minded individuals, I highly recommend checking out…

Whether you're just starting out or looking to take your profile to the next level, our workshops will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed!

Last but not least, must share feedback from the earlier sessions:

OMG I finally do it, I have postponed posting for a long time. Thanks everyone for motivating and inspiring me in this journey 😭 feel like crying

Introducing recurring F2F co-working events

Welcome to work together and network with other members of the Herizon community.

We kicked off co-working sessions last week with a coffee&bun&co-working at Icebreaker.vc with over 10 community members networking and working together.

Co-working is a recurring weekly-based event from now on, check the location for the next co-working from Mightynetworks and join us!


Herizon Spring Events

Upcoming events during the spring:

  • Weekly co-working sessions (offline and online)
  • LinkedIn coaching (recurring event)
  • Work In Tech Career Day 17.6. in collaboration with International Working Women of Finland

You'll find events-related news from Mightynetworks' community locations.

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