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- Meeting Reminder:How to gain the extra inches at each step and outp From: Brian Mecca
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- Meeting: JOBSEEKERS' LINKEDIN PROFILE MAKEOVER - MONDAY, MAY 16, 7:0 From: Brian Mecca
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Meeting Reminder:How to gain the extra inches at each step and outp
Posted by: "Brian Mecca" Brian.Mecca@yahoo.com bd_mecca
Fri May 13, 2011 1:47 pm (PDT)
[Attachment(s) from Brian Mecca included below]
This meeting announcement is attached as Word and PDF documents. Please pass
onto any other group you may belong to and anyone you may know who is currently
in transition, or may be soon and just don't know about it yet.
Meeting Announcement:
The Breakfast Club NJ Presents: Frank Kovacs founder of The Breakfast Club NJ –
Job Search - How to gain the extra inches at each step and outpace the
competition
Welcome to May and some beautiful weather. It is time to plant your networking
garden so that it may grow and you can harvest the fruits of your labor as you
nurture and care for your network.
This Month's Topic: Job Search - How to gain the extra inches at each step and
outpace the competition
Hear Frank tell you how to get ahead of the others in your job search at each
step along the way, letting you get to the goal before others do. Learn the job
search "Secrets" that will help you land that position you are working on.
Inches add up to feet, which add up to yards, which turn into miles, so put
yourself miles ahead of your completion on the road to your next job.
About the Speaker and founder of The Breakfast Club NJ :
Frank Kovacs founded The Breakfast Club NJ almost 10 years ago this November
following 9/11 to help people in one of the worst job markets in history with
job search guidance and to fulfill their transition objectives. TBCNJ began with
only 20 members and has grown today to number nearly 3,400+ members and is
recognized as a group whose members readily help others in need and Frank
through TBCNJ and fellow members has helped over 5 thousand people land
positions. Frank co-hosts a radio show called "Your Career is Calling" with Rod
Colon partnered at Rider Universities Radio Station 107.7 the Bronc. Frank also
sits on the Board of Directors the Society of Information Management (SIM) and
is founder of a Cloud Computing Consortium SC3in partnership with Stevens
Institute of Technology.
Frank is an accomplished senior technology executive - currently with Ernst and
Young in their Information Technology Advisory Practice (ITA) working across the
CIO Agenda as well as Cloud Computing. Frank has 25+ years of experience mostly
at VP level at some of the worlds largest firms such as AT&T/Bell Laboratories,
AIG, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bowne, Medco, GSI Commerce, Guardian, and McGraw
Hill running Technology Infrastructure, the industries largest public then
private data & internet networks, largest E-Commerce implementation, large scale
application development organizations comprised of as much as 1700 developers &
system engineers, has established then run PMO's at 5 different Fortune 500's,
and has extensive process management experience as a Six Sigma Master Black Belt
versed in ISO, ITIL, CMMI, CoBIT, Togaf, SOX, and was part of a team that
brought the Malcolm Baldridge Quality Award back to the United States after a 20
year hiatus, and has run Strategic Sourcing agreements as large as $800MM.
Frank is a highly sought after speaker for his technology views by Gartner,
Forrester, the Corporate Executive Board's CIO Advisory Council, CIO
Roundtables, WPO & Strategic Sourcing forum, and was keynote speaker of the IT
World Congress.
Frank's honors include having won the Gartner Group CIO Choice Award, the
Ovation Award at Comnet, the Vision Award for Excellence at Internet World, and
the Technology Manager Forum Award. He has been recognized by the US Congress
for his outstanding community service related work as well as the AT&T Vail
Award for Community Service, Red Cross Life Saving Award, and by NJ Governor &
President of Rutgers for saving 13 students and a janitor in a fire. He has long
been a member of Diversity & Inclusiveness councils, member of the Historically
Black College & University (HBCU) team, and was chair of the AT&T Community
Involvement Council and is a member of the Board of the American Hungarian
Foundation.
Frank enjoys spending his free time with his wife Laurie, 11year old daughter
Julianna, and their 2 year old German Shepherd Minnie.
Networking begins at 7:30 am, meeting starts promptly at 8:00 am.
Be sure to tell your friends and bring them along. Be a part of our growing
network of Job Seekers, Hiring Managers, Recruiters, Career Coaches, and people
who want to be able to help themselves and each other.
Event Location:
DaysHotel Conference Center
195 Rt. 18 South, East Brunswick , NJ 08816
732-828-6900
Information on The Breakfast Club NJ : (www.thebreakfastclubnj.com)
There is information below on the location, other information, etc. There is a
meeting fee of $10 to help us cover the cost of the hotel conference room for
the meeting.
Go to http://www.thebreakfastclubnj. for more information and how to join thecom
Yahoo group. You can join the yahoo group at anytime; you do not need to have
attended a meeting. You can also attend meetings at anytime without having
joined the yahoo group.
If you have any questions, please let me know (brian.mecca@yahoo.com ) or send an
email to Info@thebreakfastclubnj.com
We look forward to seeing everyone let's make this a great meeting for our
members that are in transition and welcome those that have landed
Meeting Format:
7:30 to 8:00 - Open Networking
8:00 to 8:15 - Welcome and housekeeping
8:15 to 9:30 – Presentation by the guest speaker
9:30 to 11:00 - Elevator Pitch - 30 Seconds about yourself, who you are, what
you are looking for, target companies (3-4), how we can help you, how you can
help others.
11:00 until you choose to leave - Open Networking, follow up with people you
are interested in meeting following their elevator pitch, exchange business
cards, peruse the library, arrange follow up meetings, etc.
1 - Make sure you come with the 30 second elevator pitch - honed - including
your targeted companies, your value proposition, etc.
2 - If you are not already a member of our linked in and Facebook groups please
join
3 - Once linked to our groups - link to each other - a strong network is a vital
component to a successful job search
4 - If you are a member and new to transition send a brief message to the group
(from the email you joined the breakfast club from)
thebreakfastclubnj@yahoogroups. introducing yourself - and what companiescom
you are targeting - we have 2500+ members that will respond with help where they
can
Brian Mecca
The Breakfast Club NJ
Director Member Services
Senior Manager, Infrastructure and Technology
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmec ca/
Keep the faith, keep networking, never give up, never say die.
That position you are looking for may be just around the corner, but you have to
go look for it, it is not going to come to you.Attachment(s) from Brian Mecca
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Meeting: JOBSEEKERS' LINKEDIN PROFILE MAKEOVER - MONDAY, MAY 16, 7:0
Posted by: "Brian Mecca" Brian.Mecca@yahoo.com bd_mecca
Fri May 13, 2011 2:08 pm (PDT)
JOBSEEKERS' LINKEDIN PROFILE MAKEOVER - MONDAY, MAY 16, 7:00 P.M.
It's brief, an outline, just a representation of who you are, yet your
professional profile can be essential to getting noticed. What makes a good
profile? Should it be part of a resume, or is it something better used for
Linkedin? What words should you choose to show your best side?
Career Coach DonnaGerhauser answers these questions and
demonstrateshow to transform profiles from good to great. Bring
your professionalprofiles with you for a hands- on makeover.
Donna Gerhauserhas spent the last decade helping people ease
through career change. She offers workshops and seminars that teach both young
adults and seasoned professionals how to find a good career match and navigate
inevitable career passages. Donna draws on her experience in marketing
communications to help job seekers become confident candidates.
RSVP ON THE LIBRARY WEBSITE events page : www.scotlib.org or by email or phone:
library@scotlib.org , or 908-322-5007, ext. 204. This program is free and open to
the public.
Best regards,
Brian Mecca
Senior Manager of Infrastructure and Technology
Email: Brian.Mecca@yahoo.com
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmec ca
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