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Sat Sep 20, 2014 10:12 am (PDT) . 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 going to at least one or two meetings a week, what you learnthere will definitely help shorten your time in transition. Also, many of thesegroups convene in the evening, so it will not take time away from your dailyjob search activities.

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.

In traveling to these events, consider car pooling. Not only willit reduce the cost of driving there, but the friendly conversation will makethe ride seem to go 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.

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 IPhoneApps. Listeners can reach the studiowith their questions at 1-877-900-1077. In addition, interesting previous episodes areavailable 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 RodColon, on Blogtalk Radio - http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ownyourcareer. Dial1-347-857-3320 with your questions to get proven guidance from the # 1career coach in the United States, specialized in the 7 Step Job Search and author of the book Win The Race For 21stCentury Jobs. Get free coaching with challenges you encounter steering yourcareer 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.comor www.nhnusa.orgfor additional meetings.

Monday, September22nd from 7:00 am -9:30 am: TheMondays @ 7 Group will host Dr. PaulMahoney, who will give a presentation titled: Dealing with Interview Stress. For further information, contact Ed Thomas at 203-981-4648 or ejjthomasjr@gmail.com, or the group's website at http://www.mondaysat7.org/ Themeeting is at the Westport United Methodist Church, 49 Weston Road, Westport,CT 06880 (Exit 42 offthe Merritt Parkway).

Monday, September 22nd from 10:00am - 12:00 noon: Northern NJProfessionals in Transition will host MaryAnne Kochut, Managing Director at Champions for Success, who will give apresentation titled: Power vs.Perception: Ten Characteristics for Self-Empowerment for Job Seekers. When in job transition, you may find yourselffacing challenges in your job search that are unique to being in transition.However, it can be frustrating experiencing the roller coaster ride of the jobsearch experience. Mary Anne will talkabout the attributes that are critical for a people experiencing or desiringchanges in today's turbulent job market, and discuss tools to aid in theirdevelopment. For additional information,please contact NNJ_PIT@yahoogroups.com. Aschedule of upcoming meeting dates is available at: www.bit.ly/prof-in-trans_2014. The meeting is at the Maplewood PublicLibrary, 51 Baker St, Maplewood, NJ 07040.

Monday, September 22nd from 10:30am - 1:00 pm: ProfessionalService Group of Central NJ will host ChristineNast, who will give a presentation titled: DiSC: The Universal Language. 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, September 22nd from 12:00noon - 1:30 pm: The New YorkScience, Industry and Business Library will host Hal Eskenazi, who will give a presentation titled: 15 Second Resume. Do you want to unlock the secrets the expertswould not share with you about how to get an interview? Get a job? Learn aboutthe interview process from the perspective of recruiters and hiringmanagers. Hal will share tips from theexperts on how to get an interview. Themeeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 MadisonAvenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Monday, September 22nd from 6:30 – 8:00 pm: The Sayreville Public Library will host Dr. Colleen Georges,a career and life coach, who will give a presentation titled: Your Job Search Using Social Media. Colleen will share strategies for using socialmedia such as LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook to uncover potential jobopportunities, brand yourself as an expert in your field, and get found byrecruiters and hiring managers. Toregister, contact Alaina at alainad@lmxac.orgor call 1-732-727-0212 ex. 25. You will be assigned a 15-minute time slot. Youneed only bring a copy of your résumé and a pen. The meeting is at theSayreville Public Library, 1050 Washington Road, Parlin, NJ 08859.

Tuesday, September 23rd from 10:00am - 12:30 pm: The ProfessionalService Group of New Brunswick (PSGNB) will give a presentation titled: Networking. Additional information is available at: http://www.piscatawaylibrary.org/. To register for this meeting, call the KennedyLibrary at 1-732-463-1633x6. The meetingis at the J. F. Kennedy Library, 500 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854.

Tuesday, September 23rd from 1:15- 2:30 pm: The New YorkScience, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) will offer a program titled: Career Resources. Explore job and career resources available atthe SIBL Library and other public sites; Find industry and career advice,resume guides and more. The meeting isat the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @34th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Tuesday, September 23rd from 6:30– 8:30 pm: Rockland JobNetwork (RJN) will host a special meeting on: Topic to be Determined. Ifyou have any questions or need more information please call Philip Fanara at1-845-352-0504. The meeting will be atthe New City Library, 220 North Main Street, New City, NY 10956.

Tuesday, September 23rd from 6:00- 10:00 pm: Combined DinnerMeeting. The Recruiter Night Outwill include a dialogue with a panel of five recruiters, responding topre-published questions and ad hoc inquiries from the attendees. The panel willbe moderated by Mike Szot, GlobalAcct Relationship Director, KPMG. Panelmembers will include: Sam Velu of Amzur, StevePincus of TTI, Judy Onystok ofQPharma, Beth Firgau of Hepco, and Laurie J. Murphy from PeopleAreKey. Thecost is $45 if forwarded to John Sampson by September 22nd at 2 Blackfoot Cir,Wayne NJ 07470. Checks should be madeout to John Sampson, who can be reached at 1-973-248-3251 or via email at jcsspike@yahoo.com.The meeting is at the Holiday Inn, One Route 46 West, Totowa, NJ, 07512.

Tuesday, September 23rd from 7:30- 9:30 pm: The Career Forumwill hostLloyd Feinstein, acareer coach, who will give a presentation titled: P-A-R THEORY and WORKSHOP. For more information contact Sylvia Velez at1-908-630-3530 or email svelez@somersethillsymca.org. The meeting is at the Somerset Hills YMCA,140 Mt. Airy Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920.

Wednesday, September 24th from9:30 am - 12:00 noon: The Professional Service Group of MorrisCounty (PSGMC) will host John Hadley,a Career Search Counselor, who will give a presentation titled: How Do You Measure Your Job Search Success. The biggest mistake job seekers make is notpaying enough attention to ways of measuring their success. Many focus simplyon a generic metric aimed at the end game, like how many interviews am Igetting, which sets them up for frustration. John will discuss why it is important to have targeted, interim metrics youcan use to track your progress, create focus, accountability, and unearth waysto increase your success. Additionalinformation is available at: www.psgmc.org. The meeting will be at the Parsippany Troy Hills Library, 449 HalseyRoad, Parsippany, NJ 07054.

Wednesday, September 24th 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, NewYork, NY 10016.

Wednesday, September 24th from 6:00 - 7:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary will host David Lees, acareer coach, who will give a presentation titled: Marketing Yourself with Confidence. Learn how to stand out from your competition to land a job. Connect towho you are and what makes you unique. This workshop offers you tools to betterposition and package yourself to move forward. Learn: 1) How your Personal Core BrandSM can help you gain a competitiveedge, 2) How to identify what's unique about yourself to gain further insightsto your specific strengths and distinctive qualities, 3) How to use yourPersonal Core BrandSM on your resume, in an elevator pitch, in social media,and when interviewing, and 4) Tools to succinctly showcase yourself whencommunicating your success stories with others. The meeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library,188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Wednesday, September 24th from 7:30 - 9:15 pm. Job Seekers of Montclair, will host aprogram titled: Dealing With Road Blocks and Setting Goals. Learn how to: 1) Recognizecommon blocks, 2) How to move beyond the blocks or avoid them, 3) Where to findmotivation and support, and 4) Long and short term goal setting. Additional information is available at: http://www.jobseekersofmontclair.org/, or by calling 1-973-783-3442. Themeeting is at St. Luke's ChurchHall, 73 South Fullerton Avenue (corner of Union Street), Montclair, NJ 07042.

Thursday, September 25th from 2:00 - 4:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary will host Sherry Natkow, whowill give a presentation titled: CritiqueYour Resume. Are your resumesgetting you interviews? Are you submitting the same resume for each jobposting? Successful job-seekers customize their resume for each position inorder to let hiring managers know immediately that they are a good fit. Learn how to incorporate the language from ajob posting into a Keyword-rich Summary. Participants must bring a current resume and 2 jobpostings. Pre-registration is required. Interestedparticipants must email Sherry Natkow at snatkow@job-prep.com to enroll andreceive additional information. The meetingis at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @34th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Thursday, September 25th from 6:00 - 7:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary will host Kristina Leonardi, whowill give a presentation titled: Who AreYou and What Are You Supposed to Be Doing with Your Life. Kristina will discuss re-assessing who youare and what you should be doing with your life so you can achieve fulfillmenton all levels, and at the same time enable you to serve others. Kristina shareswith you how she came to form The Women's Mosaic, and how the tools and lessonsshe has learned can help you create a more gratifying career and life path foryourself. The meeting is at the New YorkScience, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, NewYork, NY 10016.

Sat Sep 20, 2014 10:12 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"john sampson" jcsspike

COMBINED DINNER MTG
– TUESDAY, Sept 23rd
Recruiter Night Out

Raffle Donated by Razzino Associates,
INC.

On Tuesday evening, September
23rd, MIS Network Associates (MNA), IT-Networking, the ETPNetwork, TENG, The Breakfast Club of NJ, Monmouth Networking, and Careers In
Transition (CIT) will host a combined
Recruiter Night Out dinner meeting for members, alumni, friends, and guests at The
Holiday Inn in Totowa, NJ. The Recruiter
Night Out will include a dialogue with a panel of five recruiters from the
venues listed below responding to pre-published questions and ad hoc inquiries
from the dinner meeting attendees:

- Consulting: Sam Velu - Amzur
- Contingency: Steve Pincus - TTI
- Corporate: Judy
Onystok - QPharma
- Consulting: Beth Firgau - Hepco
- Contingency: Laurie J. Murphy - PeopleAreKey

The panel will be moderated by
Mike Szot, Global Acct Relationship Director, KPMG.

Mike brings almost three decades
of experience providing IT advisory and business services to the life sciences
industry. He has developed and led successful technology services organizations
throughout his career. Prior to joining KPMG, Michael was the co-founder of a
successful information technology advisory services firm that he managed for
over 25 years. His firm specialized in providing information technology
consulting and systems integration services to clients across the life sciences
industry and employed over 150 professionals.
Michael is responsible for directing
KPMG's global relationships within the Life Sciences industry with specific
concentration in areas such as:

• Tax & Accounting services
• Information Technology services
• Business Effectiveness
• Transaction services
• Governance, Risk & Compliance services
• Forensic services
Mike is on the Board of Trustees for the Cancer
Support Community (CSC). CSC's mission to change the
lives of people effected by cancer. They provide at no charge to any
individual, professional support focused on reducing the emotional and social
burden of the disease. There are no limits on access to their programs, it is
based on need. CSC partners with major hospitals, cancer centers and
oncology physician practices. CSC also maintains a Professional Advisory
Board comprised of oncology professionals throughout Central NJ.
Mike serves as the Past-President of The NJ SIM
Foundation which supports the needs of not-for-profit organizations throughout
the state of New Jersey. Michael is also a Board Member of the NJ
Chapter of the Society for Information Management (SIM). For more than 20
years, the SIM New Jersey Chapter with over 325 members, has been the
organization of choice for IT executives in the New Jersey metropolitan area.
Unedited questions for the panel are
included below. These questions are subject to editing until Friday, September
19th, when the final list will be published electronically to the previous
recipients. Please return your comments
on the questions to John Sampson at jcsspike@yahoo.comASAP. The final questions will be
available in hard copy at the registration desk the evening of the dinner
meeting on September 23rd. Again, ad hoc
questions will be accepted by the Moderator during the discussion with the
panelists and Mike Szot may have a few questions for the panelists himself.

The schedule for the dinner
meeting on September 23rd will be:

- 6:00 to 6:45 pm– Registration, "speed dating", and cash bar
- 6:45 to 7:15 pm- Introductions
- 7:15 pm - Buffet Dinner
- 8:00 pm - Panel discussion moderated by Mike
Szot

- 9:30 Approx - Raffle – You Must Be There To Win

The informal groups are so
helpful in networking that we will do the "speed dating" on the 23rd before we
sit down for dinner and the general introductions. Briefly, these informal "dates" consist of up
to 4 people and last for 5 to 10 minutes. At the end of the 10 minutes, the groups break up and new ones are formed
with different participants. Suggested dialogues for your "speed dating" encounters
will be provided at the registration desk in case you are at a loss for what to
say during these conversations.

There will be an opportunity to
circulate up to 50 copies of your resume, personal bio, leads, or other
appropriate material in a handout for each participant from the dinner.

The cost will be $45 for everyone
if forwarded by mail or other to John Sampson by COBMonday, September 22nd at 2 Blackfoot Cir, Wayne NJ 07470. Checks should be made out to John Sampson who
can be reached by phone at 973-248-3251 or via email at jcsspike@yahoo.com. Reservations can also be made by contacting
Lizanne Fiorentino at lizanne@ignitetheflame.com but checks must be sent directly to John.

An initial list of attendees will
be emailed to all the RSVPs, members of MNA, the ETPNetwork, TENG, The Breakfast Club of NJ, Monmouth Ntwkg, IT-Net, CIT, and other
interested parties the weekend of September 19th/20th for initial
review and correction. The RSVP list
will facilitate networking at the September 23rd meeting and can be used to
communicate with attendees in advance or after the dinner meeting. For those
attendees who are working, current work affiliation, email address, three

previous companies you've worked for/consulted at, professional job interest or
position availability must be included in your RSVP.

For those attendees who are in
transition your previous company, three target companies should be included in
your RSVP as well as the type of position you seek.

A "final" numbered RSVP list of
attendees will be available along with the pre-published questions and an ID
badge at the registration desk on the 23rd. Your number on the final RSVP list should be part of your
introduction: "I'm number x on the RSVP
list …". All attendees should have their sharp, crisp, 30 second elevator
speech at the ready. Too many "ahs, dees
and doeses" will be cut off unceremoniously. Remember, you and your
introduction will be between the rest of the attendees and dinner!

A final RSVP list of the actual
attendees will be emailed to everyone who participated by September 28th.

We will accept a LIMITED number
of walk-ins on the 23rd. Anyone who
attends on the 23rd and whose check has not been received by COBon the 22nd will be charged $60 WITHOUT EXCEPTION. There will be NO refunds and no
shows WILL be billed.

Again, bring 50 copies of your
bio/resume, leads, or materials you wish to be included in the handout the
evening of September23rd.
Directions to the Holiday Inn at One Rt 46 Westbound in Totowa can be
found at www.holiday-inn.com/totowanj.
Dues are due for MNA Members.

If you would like to help out at
the meeting on the 23rd, volunteer to be a "Meeting Marshall". Call John Sampson at 973-248-3251 for
details. We may be able to use your
help!!!

Please join us for what always is
a well attended evening of lively discussion, expert opinion, great networking
opportunities, and a chance to just catch up.


Draft Questions for
Recruiters Night Out 9/23/14 (Pls edit
these questions appropriately and return the results to John Sampson)
Industry Related
1. What is your
perception of the current job market in general such as demand for IT,
HR, Fin Svcs, and Eng skills for both contract and permanent senior positions?
2. Are there any key industries to target?
a. Growth industries?
b. specific companies?
3. Do you see or anticipate any impact on hiring –
in financial services or other - as a result of the slow market improvement we
are experiencing?
Client Related
4. What are the top issues or problems that your
clients are trying to solve?
a. most
sought after skills?
5. When a client specifies "hands on"
a. do you ask for a clarification / definition?
b. what is your interpretation?
6. What is your/your client's policy regarding
references and Social Security numbers up front? Are they required, what should
a candidate do when asked for them?
Personal
7. What makes a resume click with you? Can you relate any examples?
8. What can a person do to differentiate
themselves?
9. How important is networking in getting a new
position?
10. How and how often should candidates stay in
touch with you?
11. Do you use LinkedIn as part of your search
process in looking for candidates? How
often do pictures and a complete profile
figure your evaluation of candidates?
Final
12. Considering
the audience tonight, and the current status of the market as you see it is
there a final piece of advice you would like to offer them about dealing with
Recruiters like yourselves?

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