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Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:39 pm (PST) . Posted by:
"Thomas Donohue" donohue83
RamseyJSWT Members:
Listedbelow are this week's Upcoming Networking Events. All meetings are open to thepublic, plus you are welcome and strongly encouraged to attend. Try attendingat least one or two meetings a week, what you learn there will definitely helpshorten your time in transition. Also, manyof these groups convene in the evening, so it will not take time away from yourdaily job search activities.
Ifanyone is aware of an upcoming meeting that you would like to share with your colleagues,please let me know by next Friday and I will gladly include it with my weeklyupdates.
Thanksagain,
Tom Donohue
1-201-934-9078
a83td@aol.com
http://www.linkedin
ThisWeek's Upcoming Networking Events
Monday, January 14thfrom 10:00 am – 12:00 noon:Northern NJ Professionals in Transition will host: Dr. Diana Galer, who will give a presentation entitled: Transform Your Career from Misery to Happiness.Diana will share many of the secrets that she has learned in making her owncareer transition, such as: 1) Identifying your values, drivers and strengths, 2) Exploring what motivates you and what frustrates you in yourcareer,and 3) Creating a plan of action for Career Happiness. Themeeting is at the Maplewood Public Library, 51 Baker St, Maplewood, NJ 07040.
Monday, January 14thfrom 10:30 am - 1:00 pm:Professional Service Group of Central NJ will host Stan Robinson, of SHR Marketing, who will give a presentationtitled: Using Social Media Channels In Job Search. The meeting will be at First UnitedMethodist Church of Somerville, 48 West High Street, Somerville, NJ 08876.
Tuesday, January 15thfrom 1:00 - 4:00 pm: TrinityChurch will host Alex Freund,a career coach, whoas a community service will offer a free ResumeTune-up and LinkedIn Workshop. Participants will walk away with knowledge about subjects such as; theresume appearance, how to avoid common resume mistakes, what constitutes aneffective resume, the effective way of using keywords in addition to manypertinent tips for resume improvements. For the first time we will discuss whatconstitutes an effective LinkedIn profile. This workshop is mostly recommendedfor people who are currently in transition or others who are consideringchanging jobs. Thechurch is limiting attendance to a maximum of 80 people, and is on first comefirst served basis. Please register at http://tinyurl.
Tuesday, January 15thfrom 7:30 - 9:30 pm:The Career Forum will host LloydFeinstein, a Career Coach, who will give a presentation titled: Getting the Job You Should Want. The meeting is at the Somerset Hills YMCA, 140 Mt. AiryRd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920.
Wednesday,January 16th from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon:The Westport Public Library's Business Librarian, Sylvia Schulman, will give a presentation titled: Energize Your Job Search. Gain anadvantage by using valuable online tools such as Reference USA, LexisNexis andBusiness Company Resource Center. Ms. Schulman will show you how to identifyyour key companies, spot industry trends, and get in-depth backgroundinformati
Wednesday, January 16thfrom 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 nocost to 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 USBdrive). The meeting is at the New YorkScience, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York,NY 10016.
Wednesday, January 16th from1:30 - 4:30 pm: TheNJ Chapter of the ChemPharma Association will host Bill Suits, an ACS CareerConsultant, who will givea presentation titled: Tuning Your Resume to the Job Requirements. Fit to the job rather than your life historyis challenging but not impossible. Bringing key skills and accomplishmentsforw
Thursday, January 17thfrom 6:00 – 7:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host Diane DiResta, who will give apresentation titled: Speak with Powerand Confidence. Diane will teach youthe skills of confident speaking to be more successful in job interviews,meetings or presenting your business. The meeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library,188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.
Friday, January 18thfrom 1:00 – 2:30 pm: The Passaic County One Stop Career Center willhost Ken Lang, who willgive a presentation titled: UsingLinkedIn As a JobSearch and Networking Tool. Themeeting is at the Passaic County One Stop Career Center, 200 Memorial Drive,Paterson, NJ 07505.
Saturday, January 19th from8:15 - 10:30 am: TheSaint Gregory the Great Networking Group (SGGNG) will host Alex Freund, a career coach, who will give a presentation titled: Elements of theJob Search Process. Thisis a presentation with the objective to embrace the entire job-search processand break it down to its elements aligned in a plain and straight forwardlogical fashion. This presentation isnot only for those who just became unemployed but also for those who have beenin transition for a while and feel lost and just hovering over the surface andwithout focus. The audience will learn about: 1) The four consecutivesteps to attaining a job,2) How to create a marketing plan,3) What are and how to learn the tools of the trade, 4) How should one bestmarket himself, and 5) How tocontinuously improve onthe job search process. The meeting isat Saint Gregory the Great' Church, 4680 Nottingham Way, Trenton, NJ 08690
Saturday,January 19th 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.
Saturday, January 19thfrom 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry andBusiness Library will host Win Sheffield, a career coach, who will give apresentation titled: Managing Your Careerfrom Your Current Job. With the pressure of work leaving you no free time andthe worry about having your colleagues or boss finding out about what you aredoing, looking for a job while you are working is filled with stress. At thesame time, many people find themselves in jobs that appear to be going nowhere.Join coach Win Sheffield to learn how to rekindle the spark in your career andto learn valuable step-by-step techniques to manage your career and, ifdesired, get a new job. In this workshop you will learn: 1) Small regular steps you can take to keep your career vital, 2)Effective ways to deliver your message internally and externally to convey yourvalue as an employee or a candidate, and 3) Setting and achieving manageablecareer goals and objectives. Themeeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 MadisonAvenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.
New Job Club Forming in White Plains,NY
Tuesdays, from 10:30 - 11:30am: Beginning January22nd, Career Counselors GinnyRuder and Rose Macom will lead aWeekly Job Club Every Tuesday.Discussion topics may include writing resumes, cover letters, preparing forinterviews, using the Internet and Social Media, and the Library'
GROUP FOOTER MESSAGE
Put your Career Networking Group network to work ...
Join the CNG LinkedIn Group.
[Link is on the CNG Yahoo! Group home page.]
Join the CNG LinkedIn Group.
[Link is on the CNG Yahoo! Group home page.]
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