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Strategic Networking Beyond Your Next Role
Thursday, October 30, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
Category: National Webinars

Networking is one of the most powerful ways to strengthen your career in STEM. When approached with purpose, it can expand your visibility, spark collaborations, and connect you with the community that sustains your career long term.

Join career coach Cynthia Estalilla for a practical session on how to make networking feel more approachable, intentional, and effective. She shares strategies to find the right opportunities and keep connections strong, so networking becomes a regular and rewarding part of your professional journey.

Walk away with:

  • Practical ways to build authentic connections in STEM
  • Tools to track and measure your networking efforts
  • Script and template ideas to make connecting easier
Whether you’re preparing for a career transition or simply looking to grow your network, this session equips you with approachable strategies to build the relationships that move your science—and your career—forward.


WATCH THE RECORDING (You must be an AWIS member. Join today or contact [email protected] for group screening information.)



Speaker:

Cynthia Maria Estalilla is the founder and owner of CME Beyond Career Success, LLC with more than 30 years’ experience working in small, mid to global, brand-name organizations to include financial services, apparel, hospitality, and technology and talent consulting with roles in human resources, client service management and career services.

Cynthia holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. She is a Certified Professional Career Coach, Digital Branding Strategist, Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®, and a Certified DISCstyles™ Communications Consultant. Cynthia has earned the distinction of being recognized as a global Career Industry Authority by Career Thought Leaders/Resume Writing Academy.

A career service provider and entrepreneur, Cynthia has a relentless focus on delivering life-changing client experiences to mid-career professionals providing coaching for clarity and career transition, consulting on creating personally-branded career marketing materials and designing career search strategies.

Cynthia is a career coach to the Project Management Institute San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (PMISFBAC) and PMI-Arizona Chapter, conducting résumé writing, LinkedIn, and interview clinics through their mentorship and professional development programs. She has been a panelist, conference and podcast guest speaker, and facilitator on various career topics through global organizations, professional associations and her alma mater.

On a personal note, she loves cooking, watching sports, reading, boating, traveling with her significant other on cruises and loves the challenge of completing 1000-piece puzzles.