Sunday, June 30, 2013

[CNG] Digest Number 2867

Career Networking Group Group

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Digest #2867

July 2013 Networking Events by "Thomas Donohue" donohue83

PSGMC 7/3 No Meeting by "Michael McSharry" gmikem206

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RamseyJSWT Members:

Listedbelow are the upcoming July 2013 Networking Events. All meetings are open tothe public, plus you are welcome and strongly encouraged to attend.

Manyof the organizations listed below offer networking meetings that convene monthly,semi-monthly, or weekly. Try to attend at least one or two meetings a week.Many of these groups meet in the evening, so it will not take time away fromyour daily job search activities. Plus, they have interesting speakers whooffer valuable tips on: 1) Resume preparation, 2) Effective job searchtechniques, 3) Interviewing, 4) Post Interview Follow-up, 5) LinkedIn, 6)Branding, 7) Time Management, and various other helpful job search relatedtopics.

Think of these meetings as opportunities, sort of like going toschool, to learn something that can reduce your time in transition by gainingknowledge in job search and interviewing skills needed to excel and standoutfrom your competition.

Also,in order to maximize your network, try to attend meetings in differentgeographical areas, but especially in towns where you are targeting companiesthat you would like to work for. Not only will you learn valuable job searchskills, but greatly expand your circle of friends. Who knows, the person youmeet at one of these networking events may be able to introduce you to a hiringmanager at one of your target companies.

Intraveling to these events, consider car pooling. Not only will it reduce the cost of drivingthere, but the friendly conversation will make the ride seem to go much faster.

Fora list of networking groups in your target areas, check out Alex Freund's The Landing Expert List at www.landingexpert.com. Thisoutstanding compilation of both Small Job Search Work Teams and LargeNetworking Groups contains 77 pages of information, listing hundreds oftransition support organizations in the surrounding five states. Make it apoint to join a few groups in your area; what you learn at these meetings willdefinitely help shorten your time in transition.

Ifanyone is aware of an upcoming meeting that you would like to share with thegroup, please let me know and I will gladly include it with my weekly updates. Also, if any transition support group wouldlike to receive this list of upcoming networking events to share with yourmembers, please let me know and it would be my pleasure to add your group to mydistribution list.

Thankyou and I hope that everyone has a relaxing and enjoyable 4th ofJuly Holiday,

Tom Donohue
a83td@aol.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/tcdonohue

July 2013 NetworkingEvents

Monday, July 1stfrom 10:30 am - 1:00 pm:Professional Service Group of Central NJ will host Sarah Dubinsky, who will give a presentation titled: When Working Is Not Working Out: SocialSecurity Benefits For The Unemployed and Underemployed. Additional information is available at: www.psgcnj.org. The meeting will be at First United MethodistChurch of Somerville, 48 West High Street, Somerville, NJ 08876.

Monday, July 1stfrom 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host Eileen Sharaga, who will give apresentation titled: Matching YourPersonality With A Career You Love. Eileen will discuss how to explore and examine your interests, values,skills and temperament in order to create a work environment or career thatexpresses your best self. The meeting isat the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @34th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Monday, July 1stfrom 5:00 – 8:00 pm:The Bergen Career Networking Community (BCNC) will host an evening of Informal Networking. Employed orseeking career opportunities; become involved in a dynamic professionalnetworking community, essential in today's economy for career development andprofessional success. Build relationships; expand your career and network byinteracting with valuable and trusted contacts, sharing ideas, best practices,insights and perspectives in the marketplace. Registration required at: http://bcnc48.eventbrite.com. The meeting is at the Sheraton Mahwah Hotel,1 International Boulevard, Mahwah, NJ 07430.

Monday, July 1stfrom 7:00 – 8:00 pm:The A.C.T.S Job Support Group will host Abby Kohut, known on the web as Absolutely Abby and President ofStaffing Symphony, who will give a presentation titled: Why Recruiters Are NOT Finding You AND What You Can Actually Do AboutIt. The meeting is at the WashingtonCrossing United Methodist Church, 1895 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing,PA 18977.

Tuesday, July 2ndfrom 1:15 –2:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry and Business Library willhost a special meeting for JobSeekers titled: Download a CustomizedCompany List for Contacts. FindCompanies and Executive contacts for your next job. Search by industry as wellas location, size, and sales. Themeeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 MadisonAvenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Tuesday, July 2ndfrom 6:00 – 7:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host Bruce A. Hurwitz, Ph.D, President andCEO of Hurwitz Strategic Staffing, who will give a presentation titled: How to Conduct an Effective Job Search. Bruce will discuss strategies and tactics forsecuring a job. The meeting is at theNew York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34thStreet, New York, NY 10016.

Tuesday, July 2ndfrom 7:30 - 9:30 pm:The Career Forum will host JoeHimelfarb, who will give a presentation titled: Your Attitude Is Like A Flat Tire … Unless You Change It, You Won't GetVery Far. Attitude is a collectionof your beliefs, feelings, and thoughts about your inner self and the outerworld. Consequently, your attitude is inconstant flux as a result of the daily changes occurring in and around you. Andso, sometimes you're up, sometimes you're down. Regardless of the circumstances though, when it comes to your attitude,positive beats negative every day. There's no guarantee that a positive attitude will get you want youwant, but a negative attitude probably won't. Join us for a thought provoking, highly interactive, and entertainingprogram that will address why and how your attitude does affect your ability tosell yourself in your job search, your business, or your daily activities. With a blank flip chart, two differentcolored markers, and an audience thirsting for knowledge, you will: 1) Learnwhy taking responsibility for your attitude is, well, your responsibility. 2)Discover how self-fulfilling prophecies hold you down or set you free. Hint:you become what you think about and 3) Tap into ways you can modify yourattitude to favor your efforts and get what you want! The meeting is at the Somerset Hills YMCA,140 Mt. Airy Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920.

Wednesday, July 3rdfrom 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 USB drive). The meeting is at the New York Science,Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY10016.

Wednesday, July 3rdfrom 6:00 – 7:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host Bruce A. Hurwitz, Ph.D, President andCEO of Hurwitz Strategic Staffing, who will give a presentation titled: Using Social Media to Find Your Next Job. Bruce will discuss using LinkedIn, Facebookand Twitter as components of a successful job search. The meeting is at the New York Science,Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY10016.

Monday, July 8thfrom 10:30 am - 1:00 pm:Professional Service Group of Central NJ will host Brenda Fisher, who will give a presentation titled: Over 40? Come Learn About Two WorkforceDevelopment Programs Just For You. Additional information is available at: www.psgcnj.org. The meeting will be at First United MethodistChurch of Somerville, 48 West High Street, Somerville, NJ 08876.

Monday, July 8th from6:30 – 8:00 pm: The Sayreville Public Library will host willhost Debra Wheatman, globallyrecognized as an expert in advanced career search techniques, who will give apresentation titled: Building Brand Youwith Social Media. Debra willdiscuss using relevant social media to grow and leverage contacts to facilitateyour job search. Your network is a very important part of helping to uncoveropportunities that might otherwise not be found. What are the current tools andtechniques that today's job seeker should be using? This informative sessionwill tell you. You will also learn somevaluable information to best utilize these available tools to your advantage.For more information or to register, contact Alaina at 1-732-727-0212 ex. 25,email her at alainad@lmxac.org, or registeronline. The meeting is at theSayreville Public Library, 1050 Washington Road, Parlin, NJ 08859.

Monday, July 8th from 7:00– 8:00 pm: TheA.C.T.S Job Support Group will host Alex Freund, a career coach, who will give a presentation titled: The Art of Interviewing. All the networking, working with recruitersand answering job ads is worthless unless one is called in for an interview.That is the pen-ultimate goal but how many people understand the interviewprocess and what is important for the interviewer. The audience will walk away with answers tomany questions and with lots of practical information. This one hour long presentation revealsissues such as: 1) Why learn the art of interviewing, 2) Who might interviewyou, 3) The screening and selection interview, 4) Preparing for the interview,5) What is important for the interviewer, 6) Dealing with references, 7) Whatquestions to ask, and 8) Salary negotiations. The meeting is at the Washington Crossing United Methodist Church, 1895Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA 18977.

Tuesday, July 9th from10:00 am – 12:00 noon:The Westport Public Library's Business Librarian, Sylvia Schulman, who 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 backgroundinformation for greater success in networking and interviewing. The meeting isat the Westport Public Library, 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT 06880.

Tuesday, July 9th from9:30 – 11:30 am: TheHamilton Public Library will host Abby Kohut, known on the web as Absolutely Abby and President ofStaffing Symphony, who will give a presentation titled: Success for the Seasoned Search – the Benefit of Being Overqualified. The meeting is at the Hamilton PublicLibrary, 1 Municipal Drive, Hamilton, NJ 08619.

Tuesday, July 9th from5:30 – 8:00 pm: TheNorthern Fairfield Professionals (NFP) will host David Fischer, founder of Solutions for Growth, who will give a presentation titled: The Powerof Email Marketing in the Job Search. This information-packed seminar will demonstrate how email marketing canreally help drive business success and a job search. Participants will learnhow to start and build a strong permission-based targeted list, get theiraudience to open, read and act on their email, and use their past results tosharpen their email marketing program as they go along. This practical seminarwill provide a concise, but comprehensive overview of how easy it is to createand send professional-looking email along with other documents. Attendees willlearn the latest best practices and proven strategies, and leave withreal-world insights and knowledge that can be put to work immediately to helpachieve success. Themeeting is in the St.Rose Knights of Columbus Building, 46 Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT 06470. Behind Saint Rose church to the far left. The Knights building has 3garage doors on the first floor, the meeting room is on the second floor. Theentrance is the first door in the front of the building.

Tuesday, July 9th from7:30 - 9:30 pm: TheCareer Forum will hostLloyd Feinstein, aCareer Coach, who will give a presentation titled: Mechanics of the Job Search. The meeting is at the Somerset Hills YMCA, 140 Mt. Airy Rd, BaskingRidge, NJ 07920.

Wednesday, July 10thfrom 9:30 am - 12:00 noon:The Professional Support Group of Morris County (PSGMC) will host Alex Freund, a career coach, who willgive a presentation titled: Topic To BeDetermined. Additional informationis available at: www.psgmc.org. The meeting will be at the Parsippany Troy Hills Library, 449Halsey Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054.

Wednesday, July 10thfrom 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 how todownload 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, July 10thfrom 6:00 – 7:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host John Crant, who will give apresentation titled: Self-Recruiter® TheParadigm Shift in Job Search: Marketing Yourself To The Decision-Maker. John will discuss techniques for getting theattention of hiring managers. Themeeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 MadisonAvenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Wednesday, July 10thfrom 6:00 – 7:30 pm: JewishFamily Service of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties will host Neil Cooper, a career coach, who will give a presentation titled: The Defining theKey Elements of the Job Search. To register, please contact Elise Prezant at1-908-725-7799 or eprezant@JewishFamilySvc.org. The meetingis at Jewish Family Service, 150-A West High Street,Somerville, NJ 08876.

Wednesday, July 10thfrom 6:45 - 9:30 pm:The Hillsdale Career Resource Ministry Network Group will host an all-starpanel of experts in career coaching, networking and personal development, whichwill include: Ed Partenope, our moderator, EliAmdur, columnist for the Bergen Record, Marty Latman, chairman of the Bergen County Financial ExecutiveNetworking Group, John Sampson,facilitator of MIS Networking Associates, and Barbara Toscano, career consultant and founder of Evolution. Our guest panelists will field your questionson any and all topics related to the job transition process. Please come with all of your toughestquestions and prepare for a lively and informative evening. This is an event that you will not want tomiss. The meeting is at St. John TheBaptist Church, in the Sheen Room of the Parish Center, at 69 Valley Road,Hillsdale NJ 07642.

Thursday, July 11thfrom 6:00 – 7:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host Hal Eskenazi, who will give apresentation titled: Interview Coach24-7. Hal will discuss theinterviewing process and offers tips for a successful interview. The meeting is at the New York Science,Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY10016.

Thursday, July 11th from 6:00 - 7:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host RobinNeiman, a VocationalCounselor, and Sherry Natkow, aCareer Coach, who will lead a program titled: Drop-In Job Club for College Graduatesin Their Twenties. Participants learn how to market themselves,how to conduct a strategic job search, meet other twenty-something job-seekersin a supportive environment. Handoutsand resources will be provided. The meeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library,188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Thursday, July 11th from7:00 – 9:00 pm: NNJASTD will host Neil Cooper, a careercoach, who will give a presentation titled: The Key Elements to an EffectiveJob Search. Neil has developed thekey elements you can use in your job search to achieve a high level ofengagement, visibility, and organization, implement confidently, and create acommon sense marketing plan that you can feel comfortable with. In this presentation you will discover: 1)The specific ways to think about your career transition to create a steadystream of confidence, motivation, and sustained momentum, 2) A specific way toorganize your marketing strategies and activities to get exceptional results,and 3) A live demonstration applying specific marketing/networking activitiesinto your schedule that will improve your results. If you are interested in organizing andaccelerating your career search, learning how to apply the best practices formarketing yourself, and working with confidence and certainty, the quickest wayto jumpstart your effort is to join us. Foradditional information, contact Alicja Lisnow at a_lisnow@yahoo.com.

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. Please register at: http://astd711.eventbrite.com. The meeting is at the Cedar Hill ChristianReformed Church, 422 Cedar Hill Ave, Wyckoff, NJ 07481.

Thursday, July 11th from7:00 – 9:00 pm: Livesin Transition (LIT) will host BillCusano, who will give a presentation titled: How to Tell Your Story. Wouldyou like to discover how easy it is to take command of the interview ornetworking situation? Join us for an interactive storytelling event, where yousee how easy it is to talk about yourself and make a great impression. For additional information visit the LITwebsite at: www.info@livesintransition.com. For planning purposes, we appreciatean early RSVP at: livesintransition@gmail.com. The meeting is in Rye Presbyterian Church'sAssembly Room, 882 Boston Post Road, Rye, NY 10580.

Friday, July 12th from10:00 am - 12:00 noon:The Princeton Public Library will host EdAndriessen and Kevin Lewis, Business Marketing experts, who will give apresentation titled: Interviewing: BeingAccountable in Creating Tasks and a Schedule. A job search is a marketing campaign. Andwith any marketing campaign, the right things need to be done using the righttools, consistently. There is a big difference between being busy and beingproductive. Busy is a trap. Too many people get caught up in a job searchstaying busy doing the wrong things with the wrong tools and doing themerratically. Not only is this ineffective, it leads to frustration and anunnecessarily lengthy job search. Ed andKevin will show you what how to plan and prepare a marketing plan for your jobsearch that schedules the right things consistently for success. This presentation will cover: 1) Why peopledon't manage their time and tasks effectively, 2) What are the tasks thatprovide the biggest bang for the buck and what tasks are busy work, 3) What jobsearch strategies work best for you, 4) How many hours a day and how many daysa week should I be spending on my job search, and 5) How do I keep track of myplan. Join us for this informativesession that will show you how to keep track of your job search activities andget the most return on time investment for your job search. The meeting is at the Princeton PublicLibrary, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542.

Friday, July 12thfrom 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host David Lees, a career coach, who willgive a presentation titled: Network YourWay Into a Job. David will show youhow to develop a new way of networking that will enable you to interact withothers more confidently. The meeting isat the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @34th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Monday, July 15thfrom 6:00 – 9:00 pm:The Westchester Networking Organization (WNO) will host Ginny Ruder, who willgive a presentation titled: Understanding Your Personality Index. Additionalinformation is available on WNO's website at: http://wno.weebly.com. Pleaseregister in advance at http://wno20130715.eventbrite.com. The meeting will be at the CrotonLibrary, 171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520.

Monday, July 15th, 6:30– 8:00 pm, The CareerNetworking Group will host Lynn Favreau,Director of Mountainside Library, who will give the second part of a two part workshoptitled: Design your Professional Portfolio: Harness your Persuasive Power. In this two-part workshop, you will learnstep-by-step how to construct a dynamic, outstanding portfolio that positionsyou heads above other job candidates. Lynn will share what she has learnedduring her employment journey. In her experience, this personal andprofessional diary can serve not only as a vehicle by which a potentialemployer can explore your experience and qualifications in greater detail, butalso as both a dynamic interview preparation tool and an empowering exercise inself-discovery

Inpart two, you will draft your portfolio outline, using the sample structuresprovided in part one. You have theoption to join a Mastermind group to guide and support your portfolio creation. Part Two of the workshop will include reviewsand presentations of attendees' portfolios and a discussion of how to developonline portfolios.

Themeeting will be at Mountainside Library, 2 Constitution Plaza, Mountainside, NJ07092.

Tuesday, July 16th from7:30 - 9:30 pm: TheCareer Forum will hostJohn West Hadley, a career coach, who will give apresentation titled: Using Storytelling To Get Hired. The meeting is at the Somerset Hills YMCA,140 Mt. Airy Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920.

Wednesday, July 17thfrom 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 USB drive). The meeting is at the New York Science,Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY10016.

Wednesday, July 17thfrom 6:00 - 7:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry andBusiness Library will hostBarry Cohen, CUNY EmploymentCoordinator, who will give a presentation titled: Powerful First Impressions: How to Find and Get the Job You ReallyWant. Barry will discusses thehidden techniques and strategies you need to ace that next job interview. The meeting is at the New YorkScience, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, NewYork, NY 10016.

Thursday, July 18th from1:30 - 3:00 pm: The CamdenJobClub will hostAlex Freund, a careercoach, who will give a presentation titled: The Interviewer's Hidden Agenda. Job candidates can prepare for interviews,but if they don't understand what's hiding behind the interviewer's questionsor what they're being tested on, chances are that at times they'll miss theirtargets. The audience will learn about:1) What's behind interviewers' subtle and often hidden agendas, 2) How to thinklike an interviewer, 3) What are typical interview questions and what is theirpurpose, and 4) What are good interview answers to common questions. This is a highly interactive presentation withthe audience. Attendees will gain a significant amount of knowledge regardinghow to answer well certain common interview questions. The meeting is at 2600 Mt. Ephraim Avenue,Camden, NJ 08104

Thursday, July 18thfrom 6:00 - 7:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry andBusiness Library will host Charles Moldenhauer,who will give apresentation titled: Is it Time to OwnYour Future? Charles will discusshow to develop an action plan to build your professional stature. Themeeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 MadisonAvenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Friday, July 19th from10:00 am - 12:00 noon:The Princeton Public Library will host Hilary Morris, a social mediaspecialist, who will givea presentation titled: LinkedIn Basics. Get the basics on using LinkedIn for professional purposes. Hilary willdiscuss the elements needed in your profile and how to use groups, discussions,and searches to achieve your desired results for business networking or jobsearching. LinkedIn account should be established prior to the class. The meeting is at the Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,Princeton, NJ 08542.

Friday, July 19th from12:00 noon - 1:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host Chip Conlin who will give apresentation titled: Handling the SalaryQuestion: Everyone's Nightmare. Chipwill discuss the four steps of salary negotiations used by The Five O'clockClub that can turn your negotiations into successful job offers. The meeting is at the New York Science,Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY10016.

Saturday, July 20th from8:15 - 10:30 am: TheSaint Gregory the Great Networking Group (SGGNG) will host George Pace, who will give a presentation titled: Using Twitter in the Job Search Process. The meeting is at Saint Gregory the Great'Church, 4680 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, NJ 08690.

Saturday, July 20th from8:30 - 11:00 am:Careers in Transition (CIT) meeting. Individuals give a 15 second elevatorspeech about themselves -- who you are, what you are looking for, targetcompanies (2-3), how the group can help you, and how you can help the group.This is followed by a short period for networking with people you would like tointroduce yourself to and exchange business cards. The group then divides intosmaller teams for: 1) Resume Assistance, (Please bring 15 copies of your resumeif you want it reviewed.) or 2) Support in Overcoming Job Search Obstacles.This includes: A) Small group advice for individuals who have hit the wall andneed help to reinvigorate their job search, or B) Large group discussion on variousjob search related topics. The meeting is in the Winston School Gym at ChristChurch, 30 East Lane, Short Hills, NJ 07078.

Monday, July 22ndfrom 10:30 am - 1:00 pm:Professional Service Group of Central NJ will host David Chapman, who will give a presentation titled: Toastmasters - The Best Investment You CanMake For Improving Your Job Search Efforts. Additional information is available at: www.psgcnj.org. The meeting will be at First United MethodistChurch of Somerville, 48 West High Street, Somerville, NJ 08876.

Wednesday, July 22ndfrom 7:00 – 9:00 pm:Temple Community Network (TCN) will host Maureen Kinsey, an HR OrganizationalDevelopment Consultant/Advisor, who will give a presentation titled: Topic To Be Determined. The meeting is at Barnert Temple, 747 Route208 South, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417.

Tuesday, July 23rd from7:30 - 9:30 pm: TheCareer Forum will hostDonna Sotolongo, Managing Member, SF Staffing Solutions, whowill give a presentation titled: Job Hunting Strategies For 2013. The meeting is at theSomerset Hills YMCA, 140 Mt. Airy Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920.

Wednesday, July 24thfrom 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, NewYork, NY 10016.

Wednesday, July 24thfrom 6:00 - 7:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host Merry Nachemin, who will give apresentation titled: DifferentiateYourself by Fitting In: Dress for Interview Success in Your Specific Industry. Merry will discuss the industry norms for jobinterviews in various fields. Themeeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 MadisonAvenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Thursday, July 25th from6:00 - 7:30 pm: TheNew York Science, Industry and Business Library will host Win Sheffield, a career coach, who will give a presentation titled:Networking Conversations: How To Talk ToThe People You Meet With. By hardwork or luck you book a meeting with someone who could potentially help you inyour job campaign. Now all you need to know is what to say to maximize thepotential of the meeting and not feel like you are wasting their time. Joincoach Win Sheffield and learn to: 1) Approach contacts with confidence and aclear idea how to talk to them even without being sure where you are heading.2) Develop an agenda to make the most of your meeting, and 3) Conduct a meetingwhere you get answers to your questions and open your contact to futuremeetings. Themeeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 MadisonAvenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Thursday, July 25th from 6:00 - 7:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host RobinNeiman, a VocationalCounselor, and Sherry Natkow, aCareer Coach, who will lead a program titled: Drop-In Job Club for College Graduatesin Their Twenties. Participants learn how to market themselves,how to conduct a strategic job search, meet other twenty-something job-seekersin a supportive environment. Handoutsand resources will be provided. The meeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library,188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.
Friday, July 26thfrom 10:00 am - 12:00 noon: The Princeton Public Library will host Debra Wheatman, globally recognized asan expert in advanced career search techniques, who will give a presentationtitled: Leveraging Social Media toEnhance your Networking Power. Debrawill discuss using relevant social media to grow and leverage contacts tofacilitate job search. Your network is avery important part of helping to uncover opportunities that might otherwisenot be found. What are the current toolsand techniques that today's job seeker should be using? This informative session will tell you. Plus you will learn some valuable informationto best utilize the available tools to your advantage. The meeting is at the Princeton Public Library,65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542.
Friday, July 26th from12:00 noon – 1:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host David Lees, a career coach, who willgive a presentation titled: MarketingYourself with Confidence. David willdiscuss the tools necessary to better position and package yourself to moveforward. The meeting is at the New YorkScience, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, NewYork, NY 10016.

Monday, July 29thfrom 10:30 am - 1:00 pm:Professional Service Group of Central NJ will host Vincent Gagliano, who will give a presentation titled: A Recruiter's Perspective. Additional information is available at: www.psgcnj.org. The meeting will be at First United MethodistChurch of Somerville, 48 West High Street, Somerville, NJ 08876.

Monday, July 29th from6:00 – 8:00 pm: TheNew Jersey North Chapter of the Greater Philadelphia Senior Executive Group GPSEG (formerly NJENG) invites you to an After Hours Social. Come for an eveningof intelligent conversation, business networking, reconnecting with goodfriends, or making new ones. This is a great way for working members to keep intouch and meet the many new members. We invite other executive level networkinggroups such as: ChemPharma,FENG, IERG,MENG, NJ-SENG,and TENG.No RSVP or registration is needed, and there is no cost to attend. The meetingis at the Hamilton Park Hotel, 175 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932.

Tuesday, July 30th from6:00 - 7:30 pm: TheNew York Science, Industry and Business Library will host a program titled: A Business Of Your Own? Is It Right For You. A representative from the Workshop inBusiness Opportunities (WIBO) will discuss the misconceptions of owning abusiness and what it really takes to be a business owner. Learn if you have what it takes to start abusiness through an interactive presentation that will cover the essentialcomponents of a business plan, how to develop a mission statement, and thejourney it takes to own a business. Registrationrequired - sign up at www.WIBO.org underEVENTS. The meeting is at the New YorkScience, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, NewYork, NY 10016.

Tuesday, July 30th from7:30 - 9:30 pm: TheCareer Forum will hostLloyd Feinstein, aCareer Coach, who will give a presentation titled: Transferable Skills. The meeting is at the Somerset Hills YMCA, 140 Mt. Airy Rd, BaskingRidge, NJ 07920.

Wednesday, July 31stfrom 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, NewYork, NY 10016.

Wednesday, July 31stfrom 6:00 – 7:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host John Crant, who will give apresentation titled: Self-RecruiterResume Renovation. John will discusshow making the cuts necessary to be seen as a stand-out during your job searchactually increases the value of the items on your resume. The meeting is at the New York Science,Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY10016.

Sundays, from 8:00 –9:00 am. Every SundayMorning career-climbers can tune into 107.7 (FM) or listen live online at: http://www.rider.edu/offices-services/1077-wrrc-fm-bronc/listen-live,to the on-campus radio station at Rider University, for a new and interactivecall-in program entitled: Your Career is Calling: Your Weekly Appointment forCareer Choices, Decisions and Success. The one-hour show, with co-hosts RodColon and Frank Kovacs, has a different topic each week related to your careersearch and how to "climb the corporate ladder" of success. Listeners can reachthe studio at 1-877-900-1077.

Weekdays, starting at 11:00 am. JobTalkAmerica,a daily Internet radio program, is designed to help you reinvent, repositionand reinvigorate your job search and work life. As advocates for theunemployed, hosts Ted Canova and SamZeff have created a nationwide community that gives voice back to thejobless. The show welcomes you into the conversation and provides job searchadvice that's easy to understand and use everyday. Listen live online at: http://www.JobTalkAmerica.comJobTalkAmerica archives are available anytime.

The New York Science,Industry and Business Library, located at 188 Madison Avenue @ 34thStreet, New York, NY 10016-4314, offers an extensive series of weekly programspertaining to job search, training, and career advice. Click on their link at: http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/65/calendarfor a detailed list of upcoming classes. Inquiriesabout programs may be made by calling 917-275-6975, Monday to Saturday from 9am to 6 pm.

The Westport Public Library,located at 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT 06880 offers an interesting series ofweekly programs pertaining to job search, training, and career advice. Click ontheir link at: http://www.westportlibrary.org/eventsfor a detailed list of upcoming events. In addition, many of these informativepresentations are recorded and the podcasts can be viewed 24/7, when timeallows, at: http://www.westportlibrary.org/digital/podcasts/search-results?podcast_terms=jobseeker. This is a time saving and cost effective way of seeing agreat presentation, from the comfort and convenience of your home. Isn'ttechnology great!

Wednesdays, from 7:30 –9:15 pm. Job Seekers of Montclair,located at St. Luke's Church Hall, 73 South Fullerton Avenue (corner of UnionStreet), Montclair, NJ 07042. A nonsectarian job-search, career-change andsupport group meets; various speakers deliver on topics such as: recognizingyour accomplishments, resumes, and networking. For a schedule of upcomingpresentations, click on their link at: http://www.jobseekersofmontclair.org/, or call (973) 783-3442 for additionalinformation.

TheProfessional Service Group of Central New Jersey (PSGCNJ) offers a Free 2 1/2Day Accelerated Career Training Workshops, as described below:

· Monday1:30 - 4:45 pm, Employment Orientation and Self-Assessment: The Emotional Sideof Job Loss, Employment Search Techniques and Tools, Goals That Drive Business,Introduction to C.A.R. Stories.

· Tuesday9:30am - 12:45pm, Communications: 30 Second Commercials and Development,Telephone Communications, E-Mail Basics, Salary Negotiation, Contracting andRecruiters.

· Tuesday1:30 - 4:45 pm, Networking: 30 Second Commercials, CAR Stories, Development,Introduction to Networking, Types of Networking, Networking Tips, GettingOrganized – A Marketing Plan, Networking Groups and Web Sites.

· Wednesday9:30 am - 12:45 pm, Resumes and Cover Letters: Transferable Skills, C.A.R.Story Examples, Cover Letters - Rationale, Formats and Types, Cardinal Rulesand Common Mistakes, Resumes: Key Concepts, Types and Formats, TechnicalAspects of Resume Writing, Resume Resources.

· Wednesday1:30 - 4:45 pm, Interviewing: 30 Second Commercials, Preparing For the Interview,Interview Types, Interview Stages, Compensation Negotiation and Counter-Offers,Appropriate vs. Inappropriate Questions.

Pleasecall 1-908-445-5730 or click on http://psgcnj.org/training_curriculum.html foravailability, upcoming training dates, or additional information on these freeworkshops.

New Job Clubs:

Tuesdays, from 9:30 - 11:30am: The Willow GrovePresbyterian Church's Job Search Work Team meet weekly to support each other intheir job search. Using a concept that has been proven to be effective over thepast 20 years, participants share with each other the steps they have taken intheir job search during the past week, indicate what steps they plan to take inthe coming week, and hold each other accountable for taking those actions. Theparticipants share techniques that have worked for them, and suggest approachesto their fellow searchers. This group is for those who are serious about theirsearch, committed to both receiving and giving support to fellow job searchers,and realize that accountability for doing what you say is a large part of yoursearch. The group meets in the church hall each Tuesday. For more informationplease contact Tony Calabrese at tony@absolutetransitions.com or at 973-762-1350. The meeting is at the Willow GrovePresbyterian Church, 1961 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076.

The 4th Thursday ofEvery Month from 7:00 to 8:15 pm: Are you sick and tired of the constantdisappointments you experience while trying to find a job? Share your personalexperiences and frustrations with fellow job seekers in this job search supportgroup designed to help people cope with the ups and downs one faces whiletrying to navigate through a challenging job market. Group members areencouraged to trade job search and interview tips with one another, in additionto establishing a network among their peers to keep one another aware ofpotential job opportunities. This group is led by career coaches and experts whoprovide essential tips and tricks for trying to land a job in a market that canbe overwhelming. We meet at SayrevillePublic Library, 1050 Washington Road, Parlin, NJ 08859. For more information about this group or toregister, contact Alaina at 732-727-0212 ex. 25, e-mail her at alainad@lmxac.org, or register online.

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2 PSGMC 7/3 No Meeting

Sun Jun 30, 2013 6:07 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Michael McSharry" gmikem206

There will be no General Meeting on 7/3 due to the Fourth of July holiday.
Meetings will resume again on July 10th. Hope you enjoy your holiday,
family, and friends.

*Michael McSharry
****g.m.mcsharry@gmail.com

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