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The Coffee Code: How a Simple Meeting Over Coffee Can Introduce You to a World of Career Opportunities
The Coffee Code is the essential career guide for college seniors, grad students, and recent graduates--and it's now available to help you relieve the stress of beginning your career after college. In The Coffee Code, author Marc Reede has taken business tips from his own 30+ career as a "lecture agent to the stars" and built a template for Career Readiness that is future-proof. Combining advice from his iconic sports and business clients as well as Marc's own philosophies on Professional Development and Mentorship, college seniors and recent grads will learn actionable ways to set themselves apart and reduce the worry created by the competitive world of life after college. Key chapters include Creating Your Own Brand, Finding a Mentor, Building Your Network of Connections and Relationships, and Accepting Rejection and Failure.
Podcaster and TED Talk phenom Mel Robbins says this about The Coffee Code: "If you're in the market for a new job, The Coffee Code is your career playbook. It's jam-packed with real world wisdom I wish I'd had decades ago."
LinkedIn's Founding Chief People Officer Steve Cadigan says "The Coffee Code is a must-read for anyone who feels lost or paralyzed by the myriad of career challenges and decisions we all face today. Marc Reede is a world-class career maker, and he's created a phenomenal template to help you build your confidence and have a career that is future-proof."
Global Fashion CEO and Shark Tank star Daymond John says "My story is proof that you're not limited to what you can do personally if you know how to create, build, and maintain relationships. The Coffee Code is a solid investment in learning this essential life skill."
College seniors are raving about The Coffee Code as well. Megan M. is a senior at The University of Wisconsin at "With all the pressure of post-grad life, my roommates and I have been anxious about finding ways to navigate it. The Coffee Code has been my go-to guide for turning my worries into action steps. It's a must-read for any grad!"
Why call this book The Coffee Code? Marc Reede's firm belief that he shares with college seniors and grad students is the value of a Coffee Meeting versus a simple Interview. In a coffee meeting, you've identified (via LinkedIn or another source) a contact at a company of interest to you. That company may not have a job opening presently, but after that contact agrees to meet you for a 10 minute cup of coffee so that you can learn more about that person's career with some hopeful advice for yourself, they may realize that YOU are perfect for their team. Let's compare that to an interview, where you're stuck in a 5-minute box--and just outside that door behind you is the next interviewee just waiting for you to fail. Oh and don't Since some of the coolest jobs NEVER even get posted, the need to be proactive and grab as many Coffee Meetings as you can is imperative.
Here's a sample Gem from The Coffee Code:
HOW'D YOU GET THAT JOB?
If you were to research 10 new hires at any large company, you'd likely hear 10 different stories of how they ended up getting that job. It's not all about those Job Fairs at your school, and you don't necessarily have to have been an intern there first. Some got there through connections at that company, some by coffee meetings, some went through the interview process, and some may have been a combination of everything. But trust me, they didn't all get on a bus and get dropped off at that company.
Podcaster and TED Talk phenom Mel Robbins says this about The Coffee Code: "If you're in the market for a new job, The Coffee Code is your career playbook. It's jam-packed with real world wisdom I wish I'd had decades ago."
LinkedIn's Founding Chief People Officer Steve Cadigan says "The Coffee Code is a must-read for anyone who feels lost or paralyzed by the myriad of career challenges and decisions we all face today. Marc Reede is a world-class career maker, and he's created a phenomenal template to help you build your confidence and have a career that is future-proof."
Global Fashion CEO and Shark Tank star Daymond John says "My story is proof that you're not limited to what you can do personally if you know how to create, build, and maintain relationships. The Coffee Code is a solid investment in learning this essential life skill."
College seniors are raving about The Coffee Code as well. Megan M. is a senior at The University of Wisconsin at "With all the pressure of post-grad life, my roommates and I have been anxious about finding ways to navigate it. The Coffee Code has been my go-to guide for turning my worries into action steps. It's a must-read for any grad!"
Why call this book The Coffee Code? Marc Reede's firm belief that he shares with college seniors and grad students is the value of a Coffee Meeting versus a simple Interview. In a coffee meeting, you've identified (via LinkedIn or another source) a contact at a company of interest to you. That company may not have a job opening presently, but after that contact agrees to meet you for a 10 minute cup of coffee so that you can learn more about that person's career with some hopeful advice for yourself, they may realize that YOU are perfect for their team. Let's compare that to an interview, where you're stuck in a 5-minute box--and just outside that door behind you is the next interviewee just waiting for you to fail. Oh and don't Since some of the coolest jobs NEVER even get posted, the need to be proactive and grab as many Coffee Meetings as you can is imperative.
Here's a sample Gem from The Coffee Code:
HOW'D YOU GET THAT JOB?
If you were to research 10 new hires at any large company, you'd likely hear 10 different stories of how they ended up getting that job. It's not all about those Job Fairs at your school, and you don't necessarily have to have been an intern there first. Some got there through connections at that company, some by coffee meetings, some went through the interview process, and some may have been a combination of everything. But trust me, they didn't all get on a bus and get dropped off at that company.
242 pages, Hardcover
Published April 16, 2025
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May 16, 2025
The Coffee Code by Marc Reede is a self help book that can help you find a new job if you are in the market for one. There are several chapters in this book and each has their usefulness with finding a job or a career. Chapter 3 Help and Chapter 4 Meet, where you meet your network of contacts were the best chapters in the book in my opinion. I also really liked the action items where you as the reader must do things in regards to your career/job path. This is a great journaling book where you can buy a journal and fill in each action item in your journal as you are reading;) I love an interactive book for myself and I know y'all love it too! The writing in this book is well written and researched about career paths and how you can find something you want to do and also how to deal with rejection, which inevitably happens. The author wrote a interactive, interesting, and real way on how to start your career when you leave college or even as a older person looking for a career path. There are some great tips in this book!
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