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Next Week's Upcoming Networking Events by "Thomas Donohue" donohue83

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1.1 Next Week's Upcoming Networking Events

Sat Jan 9, 2016 8:33 am (PST) . Posted by:

"Thomas Donohue" donohue83

Ramsey JSWT Members:

Listed below are Next Week's Upcoming Networking Events. Allmeetings are open to the public, plus you are welcome and strongly encouragedto attend.

Try not to miss an opportunity where you canexpand your network, make new friends, share knowledge with your peers, andhear highly relevant and beneficial insights and perspectives from experts inthe marketplace. Make it a goal to attend at least one or twomeetings a week.

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

I created a Yahoo group for anyone to join and receive mylist of Upcoming Networking Events. It is free and easy to join. Just logon to Yahoo, search for a Group titled: Upcoming_Networking_Events,or click on the link below.

· Subscribe: upcoming_networking_events-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

· Unsubscribe: upcoming_networking_events-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

Individuals, as well as other transition support networkinggroups, are welcome and encouraged to join.

If anyone is aware of an upcoming meeting that you would like toshare with your colleagues, please let me know and I will gladly include itwith my weekly updates.

Thank you,

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

Next Week'sUpcoming Networking Events

Sundays, from 8:00 – 9:00 am. Every Sunday morning tune into Your Career is Calling on 107.7 FM, TheBronc, an on-campus radio station at Rider University. Host WandaEllet brings you the best career advice, no matter what stage your careeris in. Whether you are in transition, looking for a better opportunity, or evena college student, Your Career is Calling has you covered. Nearly every single week, they are joined bya special guest to cover a unique topic. Don't forget to tune into 107.7 FM The Bronc, http://www.1077thebronc.com/ or 107.7The Bronc's free Android and IPhone Apps. Listeners can reach the studio with their questions at 1-877-900-1077. In addition, interesting previous episodes are available at: http://comm.rider.edu/thebronc/?page_id=356.

Mondays, from 9:00 – 10:00 pm. Callin your job search questions every Monday night to a liveRadio Show titled: Own Your Careerhosted by Rod Colon, on Blogtalk Radio - http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ownyourcareer. Dial 1-347-857-3320 withyour questions to get proven guidance from the # 1 career coach in the UnitedStates, specialized in the 7 Step JobSearch and author of the book Win The Race For 21st Century Jobs. Getfree coaching with challenges you encounter steering your career in the roughseas of the 21st century job market.

In addition tothe great meetings listed below, check out the Neighbors-helping-Neighbors(NhN) website at: http://neighbors-helping-neighbors.com or www.nhnusa.org for additional meetings.

Monday, January 11thfrom 10:00 am - 12:00 noon: Northern NJ Professionals in Transition willhost Tony Calabrese, a Five O'ClockClub Certified Career Coach, who will give a presentation titled: Developing Your Pitches. Just like an excellent baseball pitcherdevelops multiple pitches to get batters out, a good professional develops anumber of pitches to get their message across. At this session, Tony willprovide guidelines to consider when developing your basic pitch, and then theprocess one may want to go through to develop the complimentary pitches tosupport your main message. For additionalinformation, please contact NNJ_PIT-owner@yahoogroups.com. Aschedule of upcoming meeting dates is available at: www.bit.ly/NNJ_PIT1. The group meets the first and third Monday of themonth, except holidays. A schedule of upcoming meeting dates is available at: www.bit.ly/NNJ_PIT1 . The group meets on generally alternatingMondays, except on library holidays. The companion online discussion forum/informationarchive/bulletin board/event calendar is available at: www.bit.ly/NNJ_PIT2. For additional information, please contact NNJ_PIT-owner@yahoogroups.com . The meetings are at Maplewood Public Library, 51 Baker St,Maplewood, NJ 07040.

Monday, January 11thfrom 10:30 am - 1:00 pm: Professional Service Group of Central NJ will hostJoey Himmelfarb, who will give apresentation titled: Selling Yourself. When you go on a job interview, remember thatyou are selling yourself. Therefore, assume the role of a salesperson and treatyour interviewer like a customer. Accordingly, the conversation should focus onthem, not you. The issues addressed and discussed should be theirs not yours. If you remain focused on better understandingwhere they are today and where they wish to be tomorrow, you may just be theanswer to their prayers. That can happen if you ask questions that demonstrateyour concern for them, their issues, and the problems they are trying to solve.It is here where you can be their knight in shining armor by sharing some ofyour successes that show how you can help them. Additional information isavailable at: www.psgcnj.biz. PSGCNG meets every Monday,except holidays. The meeting will be atFirst United Methodist Church of Somerville, 48 West High Street, Somerville,NJ 08876.

Monday, January 11thfrom 6:30 - 8:30 pm: The Career Networking Group will host Lisa Chenofsky Singer, anexecutive coach and founder of Chenofsky Singer and Associates, who willgive a presentation titled: The Art ofLearning and Reinvention for Today's Careers. The work world requires continualreinvention. How do you catch up and keep pace with expectations? Learn how tomarket yourself by staying current in your learning and understanding whatemployers are asking for in today's job market. This session will beinformative and interactive. Pleaseregister online at www.scotlib.org; call 1-908-322-5007 ext. 204, or e-mail library@scotlib.org. The meeting will be at the Scotch PlainsPublic Library, 1927 Bartle Ave., Scotch Plains, NJ 07076.

Tuesday, January12th, from 5:30 - 8:00 pm: The Northern Fairfield Professionals(NFP) will host Chris Russell, aformer Recruiter, who will give a presentation titled: Job Search Stories and Cool Tools. Chris will share his recent job search stories and show you some coolfree tools to aid in your job hunt. Please bring a friend who can benefit fromthis meeting. For additional informationcall John Barry at 1-203-270-0051 or john@itechcp.com. NFPmeetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of each month. The meeting is in the St. Rose Knights ofColumbus 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, January12th, from 5:30 - 6:45 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will offer a specialprogram titled: Are You Fluent in LinkedIn. Learn strategies and tips on how to utilize your LinkedIn account inyour job search, including customizing your LinkedIn profile, strategies fordetermining LinkedIn groups to join, performing basic and advanced job searchusing LinkedIn, and more. The meeting isat the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @34th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Tuesday, January12th from 6:00 – 7:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry andBusiness Library will host a workshop on: BusinessPlanning Research and Resources. This is the first training workshop forthe New York StartUP! 2016 BusinessPlan Competition. Learnwhat a business plan requires and how to do the necessary research. This sessionwill be offered three times in January. The meeting is at the New York Science,Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY10016.

Tuesday, January 12th from 7:30 -9:30 pm: The Career Forumwill hostLloyd Feinstein, acareer coach, who will give a presentation titled: How to Introduce Yourself. For more informationcontact Sylvia Velez at 1-908-630-3530 or email svelez@somersethillsymca.org. Themeeting is at the Somerset Hills YMCA, 140 Mt. Airy Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ07920.

Wednesday, January 13th from 12:30- 2:30 pm: The New York Public Library - Grand Central Library will host Tom Powner of Career Thinker Inc. whowill give a presentation titled: JobSearching Skills Workshop. The internet hasdefinitely added many options when it comes to searching for a job, but youshould never depend on only one method. Use the internet as a tool not as theend all. This seminar is filled with guidance, tips and advice to increaseyour results of finding your next dream job and understanding the un-tapped jobmarket. Tom will discuss the followingtopics: 1) How has searching for a job changed, 2) Tapping into the hidden jobmarket, 3) Traditional methods are still alive, 4) Job searching online, 5)Targeting companies, 6) The Importance of Networking, 7) Job and career fairs,and 8) Recruiters and Headhunters. Advanced registration is required at: http://events-careerthinker-.eventbrite.com/. The meeting is at the New YorkPublic Library - Grand Central Library, 135East 46th Street, 2nd floor community room, NewYork, NY 10017.

Wednesday, January 13th, from 1:00 - 3:00 pm: The New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary will offer a program titled: AARPBack To Work 50+ Virtual Career Network. Explore job strategies for 50+ workers. The Virtual CareerNetwork can help you prepare and qualify for a well-paying job and arewarding career in Healthcare, Green Economy or Transit by connecting you tothe education and training you need. The meeting is at the New York Science,Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY10016.

Wednesday, January 13th from 6:00 - 7:30pm: The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host Win Sheffield, a career Coach, who willgive a presentation titled: The ABC's of Changing Careers. As fast as organization needs arechanging, so are the ways which employers seek talent. As we continue to movefurther and further away from 30 years with the same employer, we are alsomoving away from predictable positions with stable requirements. Start the NewYear by doing things in new ways. Learnhow to adapt to this new market and achieve success in your career. Coach Win Sheffield will discuss: 1) Change asthe new normal, 2) The compromises you won't have to make, 3) What stays thesame and what changes, 4) How to enlist support so the change process is not asolo activity, and 5) Learning about options you had not known about. Themeeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 MadisonAvenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Wednesday, January 13th from 6:45- 9:30 pm: The HillsdaleCareer Resource Ministry Network Group will host: Marty Latman, chairman of the Bergen Chapter of Financial ExecutiveNetwork Group (FENG), who will give a presentation titled: Working the Room. If youdiligently follow job-hunting advice, you know that networking is one of themost successful employment search strategies. It is far more likely to land youa job than chasing job postings through the Web or sending a resume to arecruiter. Since networking is one of the most successful methods of jobsearching, you should definitely include business meetings, recruitment fairs,and other networking events as part of your landing strategy. However, when youattend networking events or business meetings, are you successful in promotingyourself? Are you unsure of the best ways to make a connection? Would you liketo improve your networking technique? Do you want to leave networking eventsfeeling that you really accomplished something? If you would like to get betterat working the room, come hear Marty talk as he presents the basic tools youneed to use to be productive at networking events. Foradditional information, contact: John Carvelli at 1-201-995-7895, john.carvelli@pimco.com, or Janelle Razzino at 1-201-722-3111, janelle@razzinoassociates.com. The meeting is at St. John TheBaptist Church, in the Sheen Room of the Parish Center, at 69 Valley Road,Hillsdale NJ 07642.

Wednesday, January 13th from 7:30- 9:15 pm. Job Seekers ofMontclair, will host a program titled: HandlingYour Finances. Learn to 1) Prepare a budget, 2) Deal with banks andcreditors, 3) Bankruptcy and other alternatives, and 4) Unemployment benefitsand subsidies. Additional information is available at: http://www.jobseekersofmontclair.org/, or by calling 1-973-783-3442. Themeeting is at St. Luke's Church Hall, 73 South Fullerton Avenue (corner ofUnion Street), Montclair, NJ 07042.

Thursday, January 14th,from 2:00 - 4:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host SherryNatkow, who will give a presentation titled: Critique Your Resume. Are your resumes getting you interviews? Areyou submitting the same resume for each job posting? Successful job-seekerscustomize their resume for each position in order to let hiring managers knowimmediately that they are a good fit. Learn how to incorporate the language from a job posting into a Keyword-richSummary. Participantsmust bring a current resume and 2 job postings.Pre-registration is required. Interested participants must email Sherry Natkowat snatkow@job-prep.com to enroll and receive additional information. The meeting is at the New York Science,Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY10016.

Thursday, January 14thfrom 6:00 - 7:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry and Business Librarywill host Helena Escalante, who will give a presentation titled: Promoting Your Business: How to CreateIdeas and Messages That Stick. Basedon the concepts of the bestselling book Made to Stick, this program willexplain how you can apply to your business the 6 principles that make ideas andmessages resonate and be memorable vs. those that are easily forgotten. Learn why some stories went viral even beforethe Internet existed, and how you can make your business ideas, messages, andstories stand out from the rest. Onceyour messages follow the 6 principles, you will ensure that your business willstay in your customers mind for a long time. The meeting is at the New YorkScience, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, NewYork, NY 10016.

Thursday, January 14th from 6:00 - 7:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary will offer a program titled: CareerResources. Explore job/careerresources available at the Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) andother public sites; Find industry and career advice, resume guides andmore. The meeting is at the New YorkScience, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, NewYork, NY 10016.

Thursday, January 14thfrom 7:00 - 8:30 pm: Saint Catherine's of Seina Church will host Win Sheffield, a career Coach, who willgive a presentation titled: New Resolutions for Your Career: Establishing andMaintaining Career Momentum in 2016. With the New Year comeresolutions and recommitment to goals of all kinds. Join Win Sheffield to learnways to spark and sustain your career actions throughout the year. In this talk you will learn to: 1) Assesswhich of the key components of a job campaign you need to focus on, 2) Setattainable objectives, 3) Find support to keep you moving and restarting whenyou are distracted, and 4) Develop support to sustain your efforts. The meetingis at: Saint Catherine's Church, 4 Riverside Ave., Riverside, CT 06878.

Friday, January 15thfrom 9:45 am - 12:00 Noon:The Princeton Public Library and the Professional Service Group of MercerCounty will co-host Alex Freund,a career and interviewing 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 awaywith answers to many questions and with lots of practical information. This onehour long presentation reveals issues such as: 1) Why learn the art ofinterviewing, 2) Who might interview you, 3) The screening and selectioninterview, 4) Preparing for the interview, 5) What is important for theinterviewer, 6) Dealing with references, 7) What questions to ask, and 8)Salary negotiations. Visit the PSG of Mercer County websiteto learn about the numerous resources available there. The meeting is at thePrinceton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542.

Saturday, January 16th 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 bring 15 copies of your resume if you want itreviewed.) or 2) Support in Overcoming Job Search Obstacles. This includes: A)Small group advice for individuals who have hit the wall and need help toreinvigorate their job search, or B) Large group discussion on various jobsearch related topics. CIT meets the first and third Saturday of each monthexcept holidays. The meeting is in theWinston School Gym at Christ Church, 30 East Lane, Short Hills, NJ 07078.

Saturday, January 16th from 8:30 -10:30 am: The Career SupportGroup at St. Gregory the Great will host a panel discussiontitled: Secrets of the Recently Landed. Four guest panelists, who have recently landed new positions, will share their recent area job searchexperiences and the edge that got them the job. Youwill have the opportunity to hear from the panelists as to thestrategies that worked and did not work for them leading up to landingtheir recent position. And, you will be able to ask questions of them that youwant answered. Learn about theinterviewing process of area companies and why these candidates succeeded inlanding a job. Perhaps there are new techniques and company insights that couldhelp you in your job search. The group meets the 3rdSaturday of the month. Additional informationis available at: http://stgregorythegreatchurch.org/career-support. The meeting is at Saint Gregorythe Great' Church, in the Parish Center, O'Connor Hall, at 4680 Nottingham Way,Hamilton Square, NJ 08690.

Monday, January 18thfrom 10:30 am - 1:00 pm: Professional Service Group of Central NJ will hostJennifer Davis, who will give apresentation titled: The Power of You. Additionalinformation is available at: www.psgcnj.biz. PSGCNG meets every Monday, except holidays. The meeting will be at First United MethodistChurch of Somerville, 48 West High Street, Somerville, NJ 08876.

Monday, January 18th from 1:00 -4:00 pm: Trinity Church willhost Alex Freund, a career andinterviewing coach, who is offering a FREE semi-annual community service with apresentation titled: Résumé Tune-up andLinkedIn Profile Workshop. This will be the 13th time Alex isgiving this workshop; which has always received raved reviews. Participants will walk away with knowledgeabout such things as the résumé read by humans versus the résumé scanned bysoftware, how to avoid common résumé mistakes that put yours into theproverbial black hole, the elements that constitute an effective résumé, andwhere to look for the right keywords for your job search. In addition, you willlearn many pertinent tips for résumé improvements. And we will discuss whatconstitutes an effective LinkedIn profile. This workshop is recommended mostly for those currently in transitionand those considering changing jobs. To register, clickon this URL: http://goo.gl/forms/Vm8a1zdL0L to provide your contact information and clickon submit to receive an automatic confirmation. Twodays before the workshop, you will receive detailed instructions about parkingand so on. The meeting is at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street,Princeton, NJ 08540.

The New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary, located at 188Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016-4314, offers an extensiveseries of weekly programs pertaining to job search, training, and careeradvice. Inquiries about programs may bemade by calling 917-275-6975, Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm. Click on their link at: http://www.nypl.org/events/calendar?location=65 for a detailed list of upcomingclasses. In addition to these greatin-person classes, the library also recorded some of the presentations and theyare available 24/7 on-line at: http://www.nypl.org/node/90324. Check them out, I am sure you will be pleasantly surprised by the amountof helpful information awaiting you.

Free Pro Bono Career Coaching. Career Coaching is a PRO BONO / FREE service available to job seekerswho wish to focus an existing job search strategy and/or gain insight on how tocraft an effective self-marketing plan. Each session is comprised of a 50minute meeting with a volunteer Job Coach at SIBL's Madison Avenue location. To make an appointment for a PRO BONO / FREEcoaching session, please visit:

http://www.genbook.com/bookings/slot/reservation/30075466

Please provideyour name, phone number, e-mail address, and specific goals. If you do not havean e-mail address, please input noemail@email.com when prompted. Once booked, an e-mailconfirmation and follow-up reminder will be sent to the e-mail addressprovided. In addition, you may also receive a courtesy telephone callconfirming your appointment. If you haveany questions, please contact the Job Search Central Manager at jscnypl@nypl.orgor call 1-212-592-7006.

The UnitedWay of Northern New Jersey offers Free CareerCoaching. The program providesprofessionals with an opportunity to learn techniques for success in theworkplace and shares local resources for job training. Obtain help with topics such as: Tools to brand yourself, Updating your resumeand cover letter, Career networking tips, Techniques to ace your nextinterview, Strategies for resume distribution, Counseling on alternative careerpaths, Advice on dressing for success, and Help setting and achieving short andlong-term career goals. These one-on-onesessions are by appointment only. Additional information is available at: http://www.unitedwaynnj.org/newsevents/uwevents_template0.php?event_id=1170&frm= To make an appointment,email Durelle McPherson orcall 1.973.993.1160, x210. The meetingsare at United Way of Northern New Jersey, Suite 205, 60 South Fullerton Ave,Montclair, NJ 07042.

The Westport Public Library, located at 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT06880 offers an interesting series of weekly programs pertaining to job search,training, and career advice. Click on their link at: http://www.westportlibrary.org/events for a detailed list of upcoming events. Inaddition, many of these informative presentations are recorded and the podcastscan be viewed 24/7, when time allows, at: http://www.westportlibrary.org/digital/podcasts/search-results?podcast_terms=jobseeker. This is a time saving and cost effective way of seeing a greatpresentation, from the comfort and convenience of your home. Isn't technologygreat!

Wednesdays, from 7:30 - 9:15 pm. Job Seekersof Montclair, located at St.Luke's Church Hall, 73 South Fullerton Avenue (corner of Union Street),Montclair, NJ 07042. A nonsectarian job-search, career-change and support groupmeets; various speakers deliver on topics such as: recognizing youraccomplishments, resumes, and networking. For a schedule of upcomingpresentations, click on their link at: http://www.jobseekersofmontclair.org/, or call (973) 783-3442 for additional information.