“𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄.”

This is how Gwladys Costant addressed the 40 women decision-makers from Luxembourg’s financial industry, at our women’s networking event on 28 October at Arendt House.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻, 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲.

The roundtable, moderated by our CEO Gwladys Costant, brought together Chèvremont-Lorenzini Marie-Jeanne, Independent Director, Corinne Prinz, Partner at Arendt & Medernach, and Pauline Duburquoy, Head of Recruitment at CACEIS.

As head-hunters, we often meet senior professionals who have spent their careers developing strong technical expertise without necessarily knowing how to “market” it.

“𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿, 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲.”
As Pauline highlighted, this is particularly common in large organisations, and even more relevant in today’s challenging job market.
But as Corinne sharply pointed out:
“𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀.”
Moving from visibility to recognition is not about knowing more people, but about building deeper relationships.

𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆. Neither develops overnight. Both require time, consistency, and genuine commitment.
This was also Marie-Jeanne’s advice: make time for your network, just as you would for physical activity. And who better to share this perspective than someone whose own career illustrates its value?

“𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿.”
Coming from the former Managing Partner of PwC Luxembourg, these words are a powerful reminder that a strong network can open new doors, even when we believe our career has already taken shape.

Ultimately, this event was not just about sharing knowledge and best practices. It was about bringing women together, encouraging genuine connections and reminding ourselves that 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄.