About this episode

Nuwan Samaraweera shares tips on negotiating for your first job and the importance of networking.

Did you know you can negotiate for your first job? Nuwan Samaraweera, the Chief Operating Officer at P33, shares some intriguing tips on advocating for ourselves through our professional careers. He discusses everything from his realization of the value of building social capital to his journey of securing a work visa to stay in the United States. He also dives deeper into his key message of the importance of connecting with others and how to courteously leverage your network for everyone’s b...

People in this episode

Guest: Nuwan Samaraweera

Topics covered

• job negotiation
• social capital
• networking
• career advocacy
• work visa

Keywords

• job negotiation
• social capital
• networking
• career tips
• work visa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: P33

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