​Your professional network shouldn’t only grow when you need something. 🍸

​Building your network early in your career can feel weird.

​You want to meet people outside your immediate circle, learn how other industries actually work, find mentors or potential opportunities, and build relationships that last beyond a LinkedIn connection.

​But not every networking event makes that easy.

​Yappie Hour is our take on networking that actually feels natural.

​Think less “So, what do you do?”
and more “Okay, tell me how you ended up there.”

​Join The New Hire for an after-work evening designed to help you meet people across different industries and career paths, have real conversations, and build relationships without the pressure to “network.”

​Whether you're:

• ​Exploring a career pivot and want to hear how other people made theirs

• ​Trying to grow your professional network outside your immediate workplace

• ​Looking for mentors, peers, collaborators, or future coworkers

• ​Curious about what people in other industries actually do

• ​Navigating the early years of your career and looking for people who get it

• ​Or simply looking for good people to grab a drink with after work

​Yappie Hour is a space to have the conversations you don't always get to have at work.

​No forced elevator pitches.
No awkward networking games.
No collecting 30 LinkedIn connections you'll never talk to again.

​Just good people, good drinks, and conversations that feel more like a friend catch-up than a networking event.

​📍 Event Details

​Location
Lobster Burger Bar
Toronto, ON

​Date
Wednesday, October 28

​Time
4:30 PM – 8:00 PM

​This is a free community event, but we strongly encourage attendees to support the venue by purchasing food and drinks during the evening.

​⭐ The TNH Happy Hour Scorecard

​Every Yappie Hour gets the official TNH Happy Hour Scorecard.

​And yes, we're taking this very seriously.

​You'll help us rate:

​✨ Vibes
💬 Yap Factor
💸 Happy Hour Worth It?
🤝 Networking Without the Cringe

​We'll share the final score after the event and see how Lobster Burger Bar stacks up against our previous Yappie Hour stops.

​🎟️ Limited Spots

​We're keeping the group intentionally small so there's actually a chance to meet people and have real conversations.

​The event is free, but RSVP is required.

​If your plans change, please update your RSVP to "Not Attending" so we can open your spot to someone else in the community.

​Come for the happy hour.
Stay for the yap.

​See you after office hours. 🍸

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About The New Hire:
The New Hire is a modern social networking club for rising professionals and new grads navigating the first years of their careers.

We exist for people who want more than transactional networking. The ones looking for real connection, career clarity, and confidence as they grow into their professional lives.

We’re here for the people navigating their first years of work… the ones asking:

“𝘈𝘮 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵?”
“𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦?”
“𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵?”

Instead of defining our community by job titles or graduation years, we build around how people feel at work:

•You’ve just started a role and want to build influence early •You want to walk into rooms and conversations with confidence
•You’re craving a professional community where you can be honest
•You’re ambitious, curious, and intentional about your career growth

We create spaces where relationships actually form, conversations go deeper than small talk, and members support each other through real career moments like first jobs and pivots to promotions, interviews, and confidence wins.

​Keep up to date with upcoming event drops through our socials LinkedIn, Instagram and Tik Tok!