Forget the manners you learned as a girl.
Gain the confidence, networking and negotiation skills needed today.
The Finishing School disrupts decades of behavior that have held women back. The school’s educational philosophy is inspired by the need to unlearn the manners we were taught as young girls, overcome insecurities and rewrite history for our granddaughters by closing the gender pay gap one raise at a time.
The Finishing School provides you with the scripts, strategies and confidence boosters you’ll need to level up at your current job or land a new job with a higher paycheck. We work with you step-by-step to help you negotiate your new offer or increase your total compensation in your current role. We provide simple frameworks and customized coaching to help you navigate the challenging salary negotiation process and earn the pay and benefits you deserve.
Since launching in 2014, The Finishing School has helped women negotiate over 1 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 We Do
We curate classes focused on confidence, networking, and negotiation.
CLASSES
We customize learning opportunities for our students based on their needs.
INDIVIDUAL COACHING
We love partnering with like-minded organizations and brands.
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 own 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 and Cole Haan. Alison has been published by BUST and Bustle.com and interviewed by The New York Times, NBC, BBC, and Glamour.
We’ve created custom learning and development programs for
General Assembly
Bust Magazine
Cole Haan + Flavorpill
Out in Tech
The Startup Institute
Ladies Get Paid
NYC Mayor’s Office
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