Forget the manners you learned as a girl.
Gain the confidence, networking and negotiation skills needed today.
The Finishing School (TFS) disrupts decades of behavior that have held women back. Inspired by the need to unlearn the manners we were taught as young girls, TFS classes teach women how to fight imposter syndrome, articulate their worth, and stop leaving money on the table.
The Finishing School prepares women with the scripts, strategies and confidence needed to level up at a current job or land a new role with a bigger paycheck. TFS leverages innovative frameworks and strategic, outside the box career advice to help you position yourself as a business decision worth investing in (and have fun doing it).
Since launching in 2014, The Finishing School has helped women negotiate over 1.5 million dollars in raises through group workshops and one-on-one coaching. On average, students receive a $10,000 raise when negotiating a new job with the help of The Finishing School.
What I Do
Curated cirriculum focused on confidence, networking, negotiation, AI and more.
CLASSES + WORKSHOPS
Customized coaching for students based on their goals and challenges
INDIVIDUAL COACHING
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EVENTS & PARTNERSHIP
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Meet the Founder Alison Taffel Rabinowitz
Alison Taffel Rabinowitz is a career coach, negotiation expert and Founder of The Finishing School where she teaches top performing women who want to learn how to earn a competitive salary and gain the confidence to command their worth. She has taught for networking organizations, co-working spaces and educational institutions such as CUNY Tech Prep, WeWork, Tech Ladies, The Startup Institute, Miami Ad School, General Assembly, Reboot, Out in Tech, WIN, The New York City Mayor’s Office, Ladies Get Paid, VaynerMedia, Code and Theory and notable companies such as Pandora, Robinhood and Cole Haan. Alison has been featured in The New York Times, Fast Company, NBC, BBC, Business Insider and Glamour and contributed editorial writing in Bust Magazine and Bustle.com.
I’ve created custom learning and development programs for
General Assembly
Bust Magazine
Cole Haan
Out in Tech
Robinhood
Ladies Get Paid
Tech Ladies
VaynerMedia
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Alison is a delight to work with—very patient and understanding, one part therapy, one part career guidance, one part expert negotiator. She was able to get me everything I was asking for and help calm my anxieties. Absolutely would work with her again.
Lauren Finney Harden
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I met Alison through a friend shortly after listening to a podcast where she guest starred as a negotiation expert. I was incredibly impressed by the way she changed my way of thinking in as little as 40 minutes!
It was thereafter that I consulted Alison to help me in my career at the time. Not exactly knowing what was in wait for me, I met and counseled with Alison in light of a particularly attractive opportunity. In our time together we discussed clutch materials that she meticulously recited with me to help me feel more confident and at ease during the interview. The exercises we did and the language we practiced instilled within me the confidence I needed to make this attractive opportunity into my dream job. It was the single most important investment I have ever made for my career.
Working with Alison honestly succeeded itself in value 10 fold by outcome, easy. I seriously could not have crafted the most ideal job and role, and then go on to receive it, without the knowledge and help that she gives. Super success!
Ash Coleman
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Alison is the exact coach you want in your corner if you're thinking about your next career move. Alison's advice is grounded in her deep expertise of the job market and what hiring managers are looking for.
She is equal parts candid and compassionate, and brings a great sense of humor and joy to her work. Alison is the burst of confidence you need when embarking on the often-grueling job hunt. She's generous with her time, always willing to answer last-minute questions or do a quick gut check when you need it most.
If you're on the fence about hiring a career coach, hire Alison and you won't regret it!
Megan Malloy