Growbie #NB 31 Networking Bootcamp Reflection by Growbie https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh en-us 2024-08-29 20:25:03 UTC 2025-11-03 15:14:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/png/1f496.png Before Growbie Networking Bootcamp, here are my pain points in networking... yangl20322032 https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3504845844 2025-06-28 23:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3504845844 After Growbie Networking Bootcamp, I... yangl20322032 https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3504845906 2025-06-28 23:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3504845906 In the past 60 days, here are my networking wins... yangl20322032 https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3504845926 2025-06-28 23:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3504845926 Yang yangl20322032 https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3504846492 Before #NB 31, I often struggled with self-doubt and overthinking — I was scared to reach out to others.

]]> 2025-06-28 23:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3504846492 Yang yangl20322032 https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3504846615 After #NB 31, I started having coffee chats regularly — now I connect with 3 to 4 people every week.

]]> 2025-06-28 23:19:59 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3504846615 Yang yangl20322032 https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3504846671 In the past 60 days, I’ve grown my LinkedIn network by over 100 new connections and had 10 coffee chats.

]]> 2025-06-28 23:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3504846671 I can help XYZ by [doing something] to co-create the next generation of global Chinese leaders and amplify their influence. yangl20322032 https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3504853560 2025-06-29 00:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3504853560 Yang yangl20322032 https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3504854009 I can connect Growbie to my school’s career center to host a workshop.

]]> 2025-06-29 00:04:41 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3504854009 Lily https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583122864

  • Afraid to reach out to target people

  • Not confident enough to pitch myself

  • Not sure about the people I network with would like me

    • ]]>     2025-09-13 14:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583122864     https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583124024 A little intimidated with reaching out; don't know what to talk about during networking

    ]]>     2025-09-13 14:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583124024     Lily https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583124119

  • Reach out to target people with cold messages via LI

  • Catch up with old/ close connections proactively

    • ]]>     2025-09-13 14:09:41 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583124119     Yuan https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583124227 Scared to bother people and over thinking a lot. Scared to reach out and make other people annoyed.

    ]]>     2025-09-13 14:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583124227     Iris https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583124822 I always felt embarrassed to reach out. I knew networking was important, but I didn’t know how to start the first step. I often overthought what to say and worried about bothering people.”

    ]]>     2025-09-13 14:10:44 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583124822     https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583125172 Before #NB 31, I usually doubted myself when not getting response from people I reached out to - I was not sure if I was annoying or just not well prepared.

    ]]>     2025-09-13 14:11:12 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583125172     Iris https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583125494 After Growbie, I’m not scared anymore. I started to enjoy reaching out and talking with new people. Networking feels more natural and less stressful now.

    ]]>     2025-09-13 14:11:37 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583125494     https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583125526 keep reaching out; be more careful of using a lot of "kind of" during conversation and avoid looking down/up when thinking about something.

    ]]>     2025-09-13 14:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583125526     Yuan https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583125937 I think in general people are very friendly, and I am ok with reach out and chat with people

    ]]>     2025-09-13 14:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583125937     Yao https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583126369 I was not sure how to find target people to connect and what to talk about during coffee chat.

    ]]>     2025-09-13 14:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583126369     Lily https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583126577

  • Have one-on-one coffee chat with people in my target companies

  • Have more organized conversations with my old/new connections

  • Have a rough plan in my mind about how I can networking when I come back to NYC

    • ]]>     2025-09-13 14:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583126577     Iris https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583126884 Even though it’s not 60 days yet, I already see big wins. I know myself better and built the right mindset for networking. I started real conversations, learned about different industries, and got new perspectives from how others think.

    ]]>     2025-09-13 14:13:32 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583126884     Yuan https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583127244 I have been talked with someone get some guidance with career development, and work on it to make it happen.

    ]]>     2025-09-13 14:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583127244     Lily https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583127887 I can introduce more peers who seek a break-through in networking to join Growbie!

    ]]>     2025-09-13 14:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583127887     https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583128243 I opened up more possibilities for networking, it is no longer a transactional action of connecting people on LI and having robotic conversations, but a truly valuable mutual reflection journey. Also it can take place on your way to a restaurant, or in a happy hour at workplace...

    ]]>     2025-09-13 14:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583128243     Yao https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583128451 feel free to reach out others, try my best to be well-prepared before coffee chat. Keep following up.

    ]]>     2025-09-13 14:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583128451     https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583129719 Gradually trained my networking muscle, and started feeling natural when doing coffeechat or reaching out to people on a day-to-day basis.

    ]]>     2025-09-13 14:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583129719     https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583130111 I've had 5 coffee chats and had great conversation with pros in career fair and company events.

    ]]>     2025-09-13 14:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583130111     https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583130299 I think during the past 60 days, instead of me reaching out to people, many people reached out to me because currently it is the recruiting season. It is interesting to see their ways of networking and the things we have mentioned in class. So more reflection and learning

    ]]>     2025-09-13 14:18:18 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583130299     Iris https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583130567 I can share my experience of starting a career in North America, and how I overcame my fear of networking and learned to enjoy it. I can also connect people to finance, real estate, and international trade insights, and bring cross-industry perspectives to our community.

    ]]>     2025-09-13 14:18:42 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583130567     https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583132654 I can introduce my friends to Growbie and share my experience in accounting in the futrue.

    ]]>     2025-09-13 14:21:16 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583132654     https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583133952 I can help build up a network-based expat community in MENA region, for young professionals to connect and share their career insights. Growbie's networking courses can potentially help empower these people!

    ]]>     2025-09-13 14:23:05 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583133952     Yuan https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583133991 I am good at analyzing pros & cons . So welcome anyone to talk to me if you feel something frustrated. And I know someone also interested in career change, if you are thinking to learn fullstack, we can discuss and learn together !

    ]]>     2025-09-13 14:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/yangl20322032/zzu1wzumzjhvnchh/wish/3583133991