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Final Notice - WNO to Present Uco Wiersma - Interviewing From The In by "John Rechenberg" john_rechenberg
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Sat Jul 19, 2014 9:34 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Thomas Donohue" donohue83
RamseyJSWT Members:
Listedbelow are next week's upcoming networking events. All meetings are open to thepublic, plus you are welcome and strongly encouraged to attend. Try going to atleast one or two meetings a week, what you learn there will definitely helpshorten your time in transition. Also, many of these groups convene in theevening, so it will not take time away from your daily job search activities.
Thinkof these meetings as opportunities, sort of like going to school, to learnsomething that can reduce your time in transition by gaining knowledge in jobsearch and interviewing skills needed to excel and standout from yourcompetition.
Intraveling to these events, consider car pooling. Not only will it reduce thecost of driving there, but the friendly conversation will make the ride seem togo much faster.
If anyone is aware of a meetingthat you would like to share with the group, please let me know and I willgladly include it. Also, if any transition support group would like to receivethis list to share with your members, please let me know and it would be mypleasure to add your group's e-mail address to my distribution list.
Concerning the meeting listedbelow, I would like some feedback if you found these events informative and helpful. Please send me a short note and let me knowyou thoughts on them?
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. Hosts FrankKovacs and Wanda Ellet bring youthe best career advice, no matter what stage your career is in. Whether you arein transition, looking for a better opportunity, or even a college student,Your Career is Calling has you covered. Nearly every single week, they are joined by a special guest to cover aunique topic. Don't forget to tune into107.7 FM The Bronc, http://www.1077thebronc.com/ or 107.7 The Bronc's free Android and IPhone Apps. Listeners can reach the studio with theirquestions at 1-877-900-1077. Inaddition, interesting previous episodes are availableat: 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 WinThe Race For 21st Century Jobs. Get free coaching with challenges you encountersteering your career in the rough seas 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, July 21st from 10:00 am -12:00 noon: PSG: BioPharm Accountability Group. This group's meeting is a small work groupformat meant for anyone who wants to work within the BioPharm industry in anyjob function: R&D, Sales, IT, Accounting, etc. The purpose of the group isto enable people who want to work in the BioPharm industry to have a forum toreceive and offer guidance to each other, address challenges specific to theindustry, set and report on weekly job seeking goals, and to network. Themeeting is at the Princeton Public Library, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 65Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542.
Monday, July 21stfrom 10:30 am - 1:00 pm: Professional Service Group of Central NJ will hostTrish Callahan, who will give apresentation titled: The View From Here. 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 21st from 12:00 noon- 1:30 pm: The New YorkScience, Industry and Business Library will host John Crant, who will give a presentation titled: Building Your Professional Network withLinkedIn and How To Use It In Your Job Search. John will discuss how to start networkingwith LinkedIn.com's networking personal profiles and then use your expanded networkin your search for your next career challenge. The discussion includes: 1) YourLinkedIn Profile, and Creating Your Own Personal Network, 2) NetworkingStrategies to Expand Your Network, 3) Whom should I link with on LinkedIn, 4)Joining Groups will Benefit You in ways that You May Not Realize, 5) Why YourBlog should be Linked to Your LinkedIn Profile, 6) Expert Questions, Answers,Job Listings and More, Right on LinkedIn, and 6) Why Giving and ReceivingRecommendations for Your Profile on LinkedIn is More Important than itSeems. The meeting is at the New YorkScience, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, NewYork, NY 10016.
Monday, July 21st from 6:00 - 8:45pm: The WestchesterNetworking Organization (WNO) will host: Dr.Uco Wiersma, Author and Organizational Psychologist, who will give apresentation titled: How to InterviewFrom The Interviewer's Perspective. There is only one opportunity in an interview to project your value to acompany, so it is important to know the techniques that work and those that donot. The best techniques are evidence-based, supported by research. But most ofthe research on the employment interview is designed to help employers. Hearhow to move forward in a career by translating pearls of wisdom from highquality research into practical interview advice. Additional information isavailable on WNO's website at: http://wno.weebly.com. Pleaseregister in advance at http://WNO20140721.eventbrite.com. The meeting will be atthe CrotonFree Library, 171 Cleveland Drive,Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520.
Tuesday, July 22nd from 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary will host Hal Eskenazi, whowill give a presentation titled: InterviewCoach 24-7. Do you think theinterview is about hiring you? It is not. In today's economy, companies areresistant to hiring except when absolutely necessary. You will learn how toshow that you are absolutely necessary. Once you understand today's interviewprocess, and the land mines getting through it, you will understand how to showan organization your value add, substantially increasing your chance of gettingthe job offer you want. You need to make the interview about hiring you. The meeting is at the New York Science,Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY10016.
Tuesday, July 22nd from 7:30 -9:30 pm: The Career Forumwill hostLloyd Feinstein, acareer coach, who will give a presentation titled: TransferableSkills. For more information contact SylviaVelez 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, July 23rd from 10:00 -11:30 am: The WestportPublic Library's Business Librarian, SylviaSchulman, who will give a presentation titled: Energize Your Job Search. Gainan advantage by using valuable online tools such as Reference USA, LexisNexis and Plunkett Research. Learnhow to identify your key companies, spot industry trends, and get in-depth backgroundinformation for greater success in networking and interviewing. Additional information is available on thelibrary's website at: www.westportlibrary.org. The meeting is at the Westport PublicLibrary, 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT 06880.
Wednesday, July 23rd from 1:00 - 3:00 pm: The New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary will offer a program titled: WorkSearchOrientation. Are you a 40+ jobseeker? 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, July 23rd from 6:00 -7:30 pm: The New YorkScience, Industry and Business Library will host David Lees, a career coach, who will give a presentation titled: Interview with Confidence. David will discuss the job interview processand the tools needed to effectively stand out from other candidates. Learn: 1) The big secret to communicating andmanaging interviews, 2) How best to be prepared prior to your interview, 3) Howto answer those troubling questions before you begin interviewing, and 4) Thethree steps to score points while interviewing. The meeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library,188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.
Wednesday, July 23rd from 7:30 -9:15 pm. Job Seekersof Montclair, will host a program titled: RecognizingYour Accomplishments. Identifying your accomplishments - really getting to know your strengths- can be an important and rewarding task. Accomplishments summarize what you have done successfully in the pastand are a good indicator of what you are capable of doing in the future.Sometimes we take our accomplishments for granted. By expecting them to bedramatic achievements, we overlook some of the simple accomplishments that havemade us effective in our work and in our lives. Consistently completingassignments on time, finding more efficient ways to do something, researchskills and creativity are all accomplishments, even though we might notrecognize them as such. At this meeting, learn to: 1) Know and understandyourself, 2) How to make a personal assessment inventory, 3) Am I who I think Iam, and 4) Identify your assets and liabilities. Additional information is available at: http://www.jobseekersofmontclair.org/, or by calling 1-973-783-3442. The meeting is at St. Luke's Church Hall, 73 South Fullerton Avenue (corner of UnionStreet), Montclair, NJ 07042.
Thursday, July 24thfrom 9:30 - 11:30 am: Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) of New Jerseywill host Alex Freund, a career andinterviewing coach, who will give a presentation titled: WhyCan't I get that Job. Thispresentation deals with various details focusing on the interview, for example,the importance of the fit factor. Theaudience will learn about: 1) What exactly are recruiters looking for inrésumés, 2) What about the issue of discrimination, 3) What are companies'unwritten little secrets about hiring, 4) What are the various interview types,and 5) What other tricks and traps do job seekers encounter. Toregister, e-mail Beverly Feldmanat bfeldman@jvsnj.org or call:1-973-674-0871 by noon, 7/23/2014. Themeeting is at the Aidekman Family Campus, 901 Route 10 East, Whippany, NJ07981. Turn right at the sign for Golds'gym.
Thursday, July 24th from 9:30 -10:30 am: Free LiveOnline Webinar, Lisa Rangel, of Chameleon Resumes, will give a presentation titled:How to Double, And Even Triple, YourJob Leads Using LinkedIn. In today'seconomy, it is the proverbial kiss of death to sit and wait for job leads tocome to you. Just being on LinkedIn is like casting a hook with no bait intothe ocean and hoping you will catch a fish. During this Webinar you will learn: 1) Why the profile you currentlyhave is costing you thousands, if not tens of thousands of dollars, in incomeand what you need to do to fix it, 2) Four little known and often misunderstoodways to find leads and opportunity using LinkedIn, 3) Nine proven techniquesfor making your LinkedIn profile attract the exact type of job you want, 4)Seven actions you must take if you want to be found by your targetaudience/hiring manager, 5) How to create your own custom target list of the exactpeople you want to hire you, and 6) The one feature of LinkedIn everyone shoulduse to manage their career, but hardly anyone knows about. Thisis an interactive Webinar and questions will be encouraged. Click here to register now!
Friday, July 25th from 9:45 am - 12:00 Noon: The Princeton Public Library and theProfessional Service Group of Mercer County will co-host Rich Pawlak, a publicist and journalist, who will give apresentation titled: Twitter forJobseekers. Twitter is fast. Twitteris immediate. Twitter is entertaining. Twitter can be fun. But, Twitter canalso help you in your job search, in ways you cannot even imagine. Rich willdiscuss all the ways Twitter can help you search for your next greatopportunity. The meeting is at the Princeton Public Library, 65 WitherspoonStreet, Princeton, NJ 08542.
Friday, July 25th from 12:00 noon- 1:30 pm: The New YorkScience, Industry and Business Library will host Celia Currin, a careercoach, who will give a presentation titled: Job Interviews: How To Get Them And How To Make The Most Of Them. Success in interviewing is 90% preparationand 10% presentation. Interviews are the key event in your job search. You wantto be sure you have thought that interview through before you walk in the door.10 minutes early of course. Celia willexplore the four strategic ways to land an interview: 1) Networking, 2) Direct Mail, 3) Answering Ads and 4) Working withRecruiters. In addition, learn how toprepare for the interview so you will put your best foot forward. The meetingis at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @34th Street, New York, NY 10016.
Tuesdays, from 8:00 – 9:30 am. A new Neighbors-helping-Neighborsgroup just formed in Harrington Park, NJ. Thegroup meets Wednesday mornings. To attend,please register with John Fugazzie, at john@nhnusa.org. The meetings are at Career TransitionsResources LLC, 88 SemmensRod, Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Wednesdays, from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. A New Career Transition Support Group, theSuffern Professional Networking Team, just formed in Suffern, NY. The group meets Wednesday nights. Foradditional information, please contact: Jeff Getz at: 1-845-893-7265 or www.uconnsmiles@gmail.com. Themeetings are at Christ Episcopal Church, 65 Washington Avenue, Suffern, NY 10901.
Thursdays, from 6:00 - 7:30 pm. ANew Career Transition Support Group just formed in Lambertville, NJ. The groupmeets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. For additional information, contact: Larry Finkelstein, President ofTransition Management Associates, Office 1-609-397-3383 or LFinkelstein@transitionmanagementassociates.com. Themeetings are at Transition Management Associates Office, 120 Swan Street,Lambertville
Sat Jul 19, 2014 10:19 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"John Barry" itechjohn
Overview
Our client is seeking a Senior Integration Project Engineer who will lead
design sessions with other teams and then create functional/technical
designs and test plans for proposed solutions; lead a team to build, test,
implement and deliver new integration and IAM solutions among systems to
enable seamless access provisioning, sharing of data, and participation in
common business processes. This hands-on role will also provide maintenance
and level 3 support for new and existing integrations.
This is a fulltime employee position in New Haven, CT
Qualifications and Experience:
* Bachelor's degree and six years of related work experience.
* Solid hands-on experience with end-to-end SDLC in a Programmer /
Analyst role
* Experience developing lightweight technical solutions (macros,
stored procedures, scripts, etc.) and ability to quickly learn new scripting
and configuration tools and languages;
* Ability to lead and coordinate work with business analysts, project
managers and subject matter experts
* Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work
with different groups and network with the right people to overcome
obstacles and successfully deliver integration solutions.
* Knowledge of Business Analysis/Project Management principles, Agile
and Waterfall methodologies
* Knowledge and/or exposure to much of the following: Restful
Interfaces, Webmethods, Layer 7, SOA, Oracle, SQL Server, Identity IQ,
LDAP;; IAM, EAI, ActiveMQ, Liaison Contivo, WebMethods, Axway MFT, Talend is
desired
* Knowledge of Java sufficient to write and deploy simple POJOs is
highly desirable.
Best regards,
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ITech Consulting Partners
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Sat Jul 19, 2014 6:00 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"John Rechenberg" john_rechenberg
WNO
Westchester Networking Organization July Presentation
The Westchester Networking Organization (WNO) invites you to our monthly
meeting on Monday, July 21, 2014 at the Croton On Hudson Free Library, 171
Cleveland Drive, Croton On Hudson, NY 10520. The following is planned:
* This month, Dr. Uco Wiersma, Ph.D. will present, "How to interview
from the interviewer's perspective".
* As always, the WNO Career Doctor is in. Plan to visit with
independent career coach Linsey Levine, who will offer brief, professional
one-on-one advisory sessions.
* At the end of the presentation, a door prize will be drawn
* Lew Tischler will offer brief Small Business advisory sessions.
* Light refreshments, courtesy of Chu, Phillips & Associates,
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.
If you plan on coming, our meetings are free, but you must register at
<http://wno20140721.eventbrite.com/> http://wno20140721.eventbrite.com/.
Should you discover you will be unable to attend, extend your apologies by
sending us an email at <mailto:wno1635@gmail.com> wno1635@gmail.com so that
we can find someone else one of our limited seats.
Get the most from WNO meetings:
* Bring your business cards and have them ready when you register.
* You are always making an impression. Business casual is expected.
* If you are not already a member, join our
<http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Westchester_Networking_Organization>
WNO Yahoo Group. Follow all instructions carefully.
* After the meeting, new members will receive an invitation to join
our LinkedIn group.
July 21, 2014 - Agenda:
6:00 pm -7:00 pm: Registration & Open networking
7:00 pm -7:10 pm: Greetings and general announcements
7:10 pm -8:25 pm: Uco Wiersma, "How to interview from the interviewer's
perspective"
8:26 pm -8:45 pm: Open networking
8:45 pm - Meeting ends
SESSION: How to interview from the interviewer's perspective
PRESENTER: Dr. Uco Wiersma, Ph.D.
There is only one opportunity in an interview to project your value to a
company, so it's important to know the techniques that work and those that
don't. The best techniques are evidence-based, supported by research. But
most of the research on the employment interview is designed to help
employers. Hear how to move forward in a career by translating pearls of
wisdom from high quality research into practical interview advice.
Dr .Uco Wiersma received his B.A. In Psychology from UCONN and his Ph.D. in
Industrial/Organizational Psychology from New York University. He developed
human resource management policies, including how managers should interview
job candidates, for the New York Stock Exchange. He spent another 20 years
teaching human resource management topics in Holland, Singapore, Hong Kong
and Dubai. He is currently a professor in the School of Economics and
Management at Tongji University in Shanghai, China. When not traveling, he
resides in Norwalk, Connecticut. You can reach Uco at uco@ucomail.com.
Secure your seat. Register at <http://wno20140721.eventbrite.com/>
http://wno20140721.eventbrite.com/. Walk-ins are welcome on a non-guaranteed
first-come, first-served basis and must fill in a registration form at the
front desk as well as present a business card. We have a very limited number
of available seats, remember to register early.
The Free Croton Library parking lot is limited in space, please park in the
back of the lot or on the street. Remember, the wise networker carpools.
We have a new website, please take a moment and sneak a peek at
<http://wno.weebly.com/> http://wno.weebly.com. There's a wealth of
information here for you to peruse.
Westchester Networking Organization July Presentation
The Westchester Networking Organization (WNO) invites you to our monthly
meeting on Monday, July 21, 2014 at the Croton On Hudson Free Library, 171
Cleveland Drive, Croton On Hudson, NY 10520. The following is planned:
* This month, Dr. Uco Wiersma, Ph.D. will present, "How to interview
from the interviewer's perspective".
* As always, the WNO Career Doctor is in. Plan to visit with
independent career coach Linsey Levine, who will offer brief, professional
one-on-one advisory sessions.
* At the end of the presentation, a door prize will be drawn
* Lew Tischler will offer brief Small Business advisory sessions.
* Light refreshments, courtesy of Chu, Phillips & Associates,
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.
If you plan on coming, our meetings are free, but you must register at
<http://wno20140721.eventbrite.com/> http://wno20140721.eventbrite.com/.
Should you discover you will be unable to attend, extend your apologies by
sending us an email at <mailto:wno1635@gmail.com> wno1635@gmail.com so that
we can find someone else one of our limited seats.
Get the most from WNO meetings:
* Bring your business cards and have them ready when you register.
* You are always making an impression. Business casual is expected.
* If you are not already a member, join our
<http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Westchester_Networking_Organization>
WNO Yahoo Group. Follow all instructions carefully.
* After the meeting, new members will receive an invitation to join
our LinkedIn group.
July 21, 2014 - Agenda:
6:00 pm -7:00 pm: Registration & Open networking
7:00 pm -7:10 pm: Greetings and general announcements
7:10 pm -8:25 pm: Uco Wiersma, "How to interview from the interviewer's
perspective"
8:26 pm -8:45 pm: Open networking
8:45 pm - Meeting ends
SESSION: How to interview from the interviewer's perspective
PRESENTER: Dr. Uco Wiersma, Ph.D.
There is only one opportunity in an interview to project your value to a
company, so it's important to know the techniques that work and those that
don't. The best techniques are evidence-based, supported by research. But
most of the research on the employment interview is designed to help
employers. Hear how to move forward in a career by translating pearls of
wisdom from high quality research into practical interview advice.
Dr .Uco Wiersma received his B.A. In Psychology from UCONN and his Ph.D. in
Industrial/Organizational Psychology from New York University. He developed
human resource management policies, including how managers should interview
job candidates, for the New York Stock Exchange. He spent another 20 years
teaching human resource management topics in Holland, Singapore, Hong Kong
and Dubai. He is currently a professor in the School of Economics and
Management at Tongji University in Shanghai, China. When not traveling, he
resides in Norwalk, Connecticut. You can reach Uco at uco@ucomail.com.
Secure your seat. Register at <http://wno20140721.eventbrite.com/>
http://wno20140721.eventbrite.com/. Walk-ins are welcome on a non-guaranteed
first-come, first-served basis and must fill in a registration form at the
front desk as well as present a business card. We have a very limited number
of available seats, remember to register early.
The Free Croton Library parking lot is limited in space, please park in the
back of the lot or on the street. Remember, the wise networker carpools.
We have a new website, please take a moment and sneak a peek at
<http://wno.weebly.com/> http://wno.weebly.com. There's a wealth of
information here for you to peruse.
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