Adevinta (Leboncoin) recommends KOZ club

I found the organisation to be very straightforward and smooth, the concept appealing and affordable – perfect for meeting new people and expanding my network. I’m naturally curious, very interested in people and love meeting new folk, so I think the format is brilliant. The all-female lunch was lovely, and the conversation flowed easily. I found the other three participants to be open-minded, attentive and kind in their approach, and I left feeling happy with the time we’d spent together. As for areas for improvement: for my part, the aim is still to expand my professional network and discuss professional topics. However, during this lunch we chatted a bit about the weather (how long we’ve lived in Marseille, whether we like it, etc.) and I got the feeling that as soon as I asked professional questions, the participants weren’t too keen to go down that route (e.g. they didn’t give the name of their company, current or former, and didn’t talk much about their jobs...). And in fact, we parted ways saying “well, that was nice, see you soon”, but so what? I took the initiative to send them a connection request on LinkedIn, but I don’t think they would have done so themselves. Furthermore, I would have liked to see more gender balance at the lunch and perhaps more professional synergies. So I’m a bit disappointed, but I’m not going to dwell on this experience and I’m going to give it another go! :-))