- How Does It Work?
1. Weekly Live Zoom Interactive Training
One Zoom training per week.
Each Live Zoom training is 60 minutes: 30 minutes for sharing innovative career building models, tools, strategies and practical tactics; and 30 minutes for Q&A and discussions.All for the price of less than one professional development course or career coaching session. The price will increase post pilot.
2. Community and Support Building on Circle
Each week, we'll share one to two prompts on Circle (similar to Slack) for you to work on following our Zoom live training.
You can share your work and questions with us and other students. We can all share feedback, solutions, or suggestions. Your goal is to have both clarity and progress. Working on the right things matters.
If you're not familiar with Circle, no worries. We'll show you and you'll be on the platform with ease in no time.
(Fun fact: Slack was just bought by SalesForce for US$27 billion but Circle is better for our pilot project. So we'll use Circle for building our Pilot)
3. What You'll Get From This Pilot Training
- Know-how on building your careers in uncertain times.
- Know-how on exploring your future career paths using career modeling. The future is fast changing, the same goes for your careers.
- A future-oriented, dynamic résumé, ready for the careers you want.
- Mock interview practice to prepare you for both video and in-person interviews.
- Salary negotiation training.
- No-brainer pilot price with high-touch live trainings.
- Full, no-risk refund within 7 days, if you've attended the training and are not satisfied for whatever reason.
Space is limited. Apply Now.
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So Who Are We?
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What is a Pilot Workshop?
A pilot workshop is a test-run workshop before it is released to the general public. We select a small group of participants for the workshop to help us refine it through the exchange of feedback and questions.
At Wifa, we want to build workshops & training models that support smart & ambitious women in their careers, businesses and investments.
Everyone in the pilot workshop will become our founding members and will have exclusive access to:
- Founder rate for all future workshops/programs
- Live online workshops led by Wifa co-founders, Kristi & Mina
- Active & supportive learning and practicing environment in our Circle channels
Unlike other online courses where you are one of thousands of students who are put in front of video after video with little to no accountability, at Wifa, you are one of the few selected participants who will receive help, attention and support directly from the co-founders. Note, in the market, only 3% ever finish those "video" online courses.On our pilot workshop we'll hold you accountable and support you through the successful completion of your workshop. Most importantly, you'll be in a fun and productive environment.Your success means everything to us because our mandate is advancing women for financial growth and social impact.
Mina Fung, CA, CPA, CPA (Washington)
Former Corporate Department Head, Mentor, Podcaster, Advisor, Trainer, former mentor at the Minerva Foundation helping women returning to work.
Kristi Klassen, CPA
CPA Practitioner, Entrepreneur, Trainer
Bridget Chin, Wifa's Writer & Lead Contributor, Resume Review & Proofreading
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We'll be in touch within 48 hours.
What to Expect with the Application?
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Apply today with just
your name & email address and
we'll contact you within two business days.
A Quick Zoom Chat (15 minutes)
We'll have a quick Zoom chat with you to ensure you're the right fit for this workshop. We don't want you to waste your investment in both time & money if this training is not for you.
By saying thank you for your interest in this workshop, we'll give you quick feedback on your interview skills right after this 15-minute chat.
Your ROI (return on investment) with each Wifa interaction is always net positive. That's our promise.
Once You're Admitted
You can start communicating with us via Circle to prepare ahead, before we start on Feb 22, 2021.
Common Mistakes & Ways to Improve
When Preparing for Your Careers, Resumes and Interviews
5 Common Mistakes
- Use the same tools everyone else is using, like the #opentowork banner on LinkedIn. We haven't heard any anyone who uses this banner for hiring. Also, this banner may have a hidden signal ("being passive") for some hiring managers or business owners. They prefer to hire people who are proactive.
- Ask friends and families to proof-read your resume. Most may hate the request but reluctantly do it.
- Apply for jobs that you are fully qualified for and hope for the best. Hope is never a strategy.
- Update your resume with outdated advice.
- Internalize rejections (very common for women).
5 Simple Ways to Improve
- Use an updated profile photo showcasing your face on LinkedIn. It doesn't need to be super formal. Your profile is your identify. Show who you are.
- Ask people in your work community to proof-read your resume(s). Or, pay for an affordable service. Some platforms are free.
- Apply for jobs you want to do with 60 to 70% required qualifications. Update your skillset along the way.
- Update your resumes each year.
- Take rejections as a learning experience, if any, and move on quickly to invest your time in better planning, preparation & execution.
- Use the same tools everyone else is using, like the #opentowork banner on LinkedIn. We haven't heard any anyone who uses this banner for hiring. Also, this banner may have a hidden signal ("being passive") for some hiring managers or business owners. They prefer to hire people who are proactive.
