Career Café - Coffee and Connections

Name: Career Café - Coffee and Connections
Start: 2026-01-16T09:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-16T12:00:00+00:00
Location: The Comet Hotel

Fri Jan 16 2026 at 09:30 am to 12:00 pm UTC+00:00

The Comet Hotel | Hatfield

Publisher/HostCIPD Hertfordshire Branch

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Join us for informal networking, CIPD tool demos & conversations with fellow people professionals over a coffee!
About this Event

Join us for a relaxed morning of informal networking. Connect with fellow people professionals, at all levels of their careers, in a friendly and supportive setting.

Your Herts CIPD branch team will be there to showcase some of the CIPD’s latest resources, including the AI Buddy, Wellbeing Benefit, and 360 CV Tool; designed to support your professional growth and wellbeing.

Our upgrading corner will also be back – if you have been thinking about upgrading and would like to know more about the process, our assessors are available for a friendly and supportive chat. Mike McAndrew and Tamasin Sutton who are our branch upgrading specialists will be present.

About the host

Sophie Haylock, Chartered MCIPD, has been a dedicated Independent HR Consultant for the past eight years. She recently joined the CIPD Branch in Hertfordshire as a valued committee member.

Join Sophie and fellow branch members for a relaxed morning of informal networking and an insightful showcase of CIPD tools and resources. She’ll be joined by fellow committee members Mike Bates and Sarah Luke to support the session and connect with attendees.

Please note:

Reminder emails will be sent to you the day before, with a further reminder on the day of the event.
Photography and video production may be taking place at the event, and these images may be used in the CIPD newsletters.
By attending the event, you are giving consent for your image to be used on any CIPD promotional materials.
As we are supplying refreshments, if you can no longer attend, please cancel your place either on Eventbrite, or by responding to the confirmation email.
This event may include an external speaker who has prepared their own presentation. Any views or opinions expressed by the speaker are their own and do not reflect those of the CIPD.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to enhance your experience, please get in contact with us by responding to this email and we will do our best to accommodate.