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Sun Dec 9, 2012 10:57 am (PST) . Posted by:
"Thomas Donohue" donohue83
Ramsey JSWT Members:
Listed below are thisweek's Upcoming Networking Events. All meetings are open to the public, plusyou are welcome and strongly encouraged to attend. Try attending at least one or two meetings aweek. Many of these groups convene in the evening, so it will not take timeaway from your daily job search activities.
If anyone is aware of anupcoming meeting not mentioned, please let me know by next Friday and I willgladly include it with my weekly updates.
With the holiday seasonupon us, I would like to wish everyone a Happy Hanukkah, a Merry Christmas, andmost importantly, a Healthy New Year.
Thank you,
Tom Donohue
1-201-934-9078
a83td@aol.com
http://www.linkedin
ThisWeek's Upcoming Networking Events
Monday, December 10th from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon:Northern NJ Professionals in Transition will host: Tony Calabrese, a professional life coach, who willfacilitate the Structured SpeedNetworking portion of the meeting, with the balance devoted to celebratingthe holidays with your fellow professionals in transition. So, whether you haveattended one of our events before, or are a first timer, please-tell otherpeople, and-come. Themeeting is at the Maplewood Public Library, 51 Baker St, Maplewood, NJ 07040.
Monday, December 10thfrom 10:30 am - 1:00 pm:Professional Service Group of Central NJ will host Terrence Seamon, author of To Your Success and Lead the Way, whowill give a presentation titled: On YourMarks. Get Set. Go. Tips for Planning, Preparing and Getting Ready for theRenewed Search in 2013. Themeeting will be at First United Methodist Church of Somerville, 48 West HighStreet, Somerville, NJ 08876.
Monday, December 10thfrom 12:00 noon - 2:30 pm:RocklandJob Network (RJN) willhost Philip Fanara, who will give a presentation titled: Becoming MobilTech Savvy. Keepingup in an ever changing technological world can be daunting. Tweets andLinkedIn. IPods and Droids. Apps and your attitude. Are you Pinterest-ed inthat too? Not being tech savvy can impact your job search and possibleemployment. Become a bit more knowledgeable of the mobile tech uses with smartphones. Be mobile smart when it comes to meeting people or the interview process.Come and get some basic smarts in using your Smart Phone. Get a head ups sothat you don't become extinct. Themeeting will be at the Finkelstein Memorial Library, 24 Chestnut Street, SpringValley, New York, 10977.
Monday, December 10thfrom 6:30 - 8:30 pm:FENG will host AlexFreund, a career coach, who will give a presentation titled: Penetrating the Hidden Job Market. Unemployment is 100 percent if you don't work. Large companies lay offen masse as the result of, say, a merger, while at the same time, smallcompanies are hiring because the true job market is localized. The audience will learn about:1) Contingent jobs—meaning,they're part-time with temporary workers or contractors, 2) Whytwo-thirds of all job openings are filledbefore they're even published, and 3) Some practical advice about how to search forthose hidden job opening. This presentation is full of such valuablefacts and more. It sets forth a rigorous plan to follow for discovering andpenetrating vast and yet invisible opportunities to get reemployed. The meeting will be at the Morris County Library, 30 East Hanover Ave, Morristown, NJ07960
Tuesday,December 11h from 12:00 – 1:30 pm: The New YorkScience, Industry and Business Library will host John Crant, who will give a presentation titled: InterviewInterventi
Thursday, December 11th from 5:30 – 8:00 pm:The Northern Fairfield Professionals (NFP) will host a special PersonalPitch - Ask a Recruiter meeting. Get your message and target companies acrossto the group and make networking more profitable! Please join us for our usual networkingsession at the beginning of the meeting. We will then take the time to giveeveryone the opportunity to work on their elevator speech and briefly share: 1)Who they are, 2) What they do, 3) What they are looking for, and 4) Theirtarget companies. The goal is to allow members to receive constructivecritici
Tuesday,December 11th from 7:30 - 9:30 pm: The Career Forum will host aspecial AlumniSession. Alumni will discuss the stepsthey took to land their current positions. The meeting is at the Somerset HillsYMCA, 140 Mt. Airy Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920.
Wednesday, December 12thfrom 1:00 - 3:00 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will offer a programtitled: WorkSearch Orientation. Are you a 40+ job seeker? WorkSearch is an online system which provideslinks to job openings, skills assessment tools, and training programs at no costto individuals. After taking theorientation, WorkSearch isaccessible to registrants through the Internet, or through Librarycomputers. Attendees will be shown howto download the information to a USB flash drive (Bring your own USB drive). The meeting is at the New York Science,Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY10016.
Wednesday, December 12h from 6:00 – 7:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host DavidLees, whowill give a presentation titled: Interview With Confidence. David will discuss the job interviewing process and focuses on ways toeffectively stand out from other candidates. The meeting is at the New York Science, Industry andBusiness Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.
Wednesday,December 12h from 7:30 - 9:30 pm: St. John'sCareer Resource Ministry will host Marty Latman, Chairman, Bergen Chapter ofFinancial Executive Network Group, who will give a presentation titled: In Transition – Now What Do I Do? Attendees will learn about the obstacles theyneed to overcome during this period to succeed, the methods they need to use tochange their situation, and ways to make being in-transition a productive,meaningf
Thursday,December 13th from 6:00 - 7:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry andBusiness Library will host Robin Neiman, a Vocational Counselor, and Sherry Natkow, a Career Coach, who willlead a program titled: Drop-InJob Club for College Graduates in Their Twenties. Participants learn how to market themselves, how to conduct a strategicjob search, meet other twenty-something job-seekers in a supportiveenvironme
Thursday, December 13thfrom 7:00 – 9:00 pm:NNJ ASTD will host Linda Trignano, acareer coach, who will give a presentation titled: Job SearchTips for Networking Through The Holidays. Do you think that the holidays are the WORST timeto find a job? Well...don't believe it.While many people write off the holidays as a time to stop looking for theirnew job, the truth is the holidays offer a lot of opportunities. This timeperiod is a great time to connect with different people, in different settingthat may just move your job search along in a very positive way. You'll besocializing anyway, so why not make the most of each and every casual meetingyou may attend?
Don't miss an eveningwhere you can expand your network, make new friends, share knowledge with yourpeers, and hear highly relevant and beneficial insights and perspectives fromexperts in the marketplace. The meeting is at the Cedar HillChristian Reformed Church, 422 Cedar Hill Ave, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Pleaseregister at: http://astd1213.
Thursday, December 13thfrom 7:30 – 9:30 pm: ImmaculateConceptio
Friday, December 14thfrom 10:00 am – 12:00 noon:The Princeton Public Library willhost Alex Freund, a career coach,who will give a presentation titled: BasicTools for People in Transition. The emotional aspect of being in transitionis a subject that is extremely important yet usually overlooked. The audiencewill learn about: Some practical advice for those in transition, Who are thepeople who one can really on for help, Are your expectations aligned withreality, How to dramatically increase the chances for an interview, How toprepare for that coveted interview, and What resources should one use to checkout the potential future boss? The meeting is at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street Princeton, NJ08542.
Saturday, December 15thfrom 8:15 - 10:30 am:The Saint Gregory the Great Networking Group (SGGNG) will host John Muka, who will give a presentationtitled: Six Sigma for Those inTransition. The meeting is at Saint Gregory the Great' Church, 4680Nottingham Way, Trenton, NJ 08690
Saturday,December 15th from 8:30 - 11:00 am: Careers inTransition (CIT) meeting. Individuals give a 15 second elevator speech aboutthemselves -- who you are, what you are looking for, target companies (2-3),how the group can help you, and how you can help the group. This is followed bya short period for networking with people you would like to introduce yourselfto and exchange business cards. The group then divides into smaller teams for:1) Resume Assistance, (Please bring15 copies of your resume if you want it reviewed.) or 2) Support in Overcoming Job Search Obstacles. This includes: A) Small group advice for individualswho have hit the wall and need help to reinvigorate their job search, or B)Large group discussion on various job search related topics. The meeting is inthe Winston School Gym at Christ Church, 30 East Lane, Short Hills, NJ 07078.
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