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Wed Mar 18, 2015 3:16 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"john sampson" jcsspike
COMBINEDDINNER MEETING Tuesday,March 31, 2015 RecruiterNight Out RaffleDonated by Razzino AssociatesOnTuesday evening, March 31st, there will be a combined dinner meeting forcurrent members, alumni, and guests of IT-Networking, MIS Network Associates(MNA), Monmouth Networking, The Breakfast Club NJ (TBCNJ), ETP Network, andCareers in Transition (CIT) at the Holiday Inn, Totowa, NJ. Thedinner meeting will include a discussion with a panel of recruiters moderatedby Bill Belknap responding to both pre-published – see draft below - and ad hocquestions regarding current issues in employment in the NY metro area. The panel will include:
- Corporate Padmaja Ayyagari ISHI Systems
- Contract Angela Cicitta Randstad Technologies
- Contingency Nick Pasquale Starpoint Solutions
- Contingency Britt Harris Stratus Tech Svcs
Theschedule for the dinner meeting on March 31st will be: - 6:00 pm – Registration, cash bar, and "speed dating" - 6:45 to 7:15 -- Individual introductions with RSVP listreference – see below - 7:15 pm – Buffet Dinner - 8:00 pm – Panel discussion moderated by Bill Belknap- 9:30 Approx – Raffle – You must be present to winIn the last 12 years Bill Belknap hascoached over 1000 managers and executives. His clients are made up of managersand executives who are working as well as those in job transition. Over 130 of Bill's job transitionclients have landed new jobs over the last 4 years. He has over thirty years of seniormanagement and human resources experience in a variety of industries including:high tech, medical cost containment and financial services.Bill is the co-author of ForExecutives Only……Applying Business Techniques to Your Job Search, now inits fourth printing. He regularly speaks to networking groupsabout the "ins and outs" of conducting an effective job search. Bill isconsidered an expert on networking and has taught networking to over a thousandexecutives through ExecuNet's Webinar Series. On the personal side Bill is an amateurmagician and fitness enthusiast; he has completed over 30 Triathlons. He is agraduate of Denison University and is a 25 year resident of Ridgewood, NJ. Followingour usual meeting format, after you have registered and added your resumes,etc. to the handouts, everyone will participate in a series of informalnetworking groups i.e. "speed dating", before we sit down for dinner and thegeneral introductions. Briefly, these informal groups last for approximately10 minutes. At the end of the 10 minutes, the groups disperse, and newones are formed with different participants. Suggested dialogues for thegroupings will be provided at the registration desk. Therewill be an opportunity to circulate up to 40 copies of your resume, personalbio, leads, or other appropriate material in a handout from the dinner. Thecost will be $30 for everyone if forwarded by mail or other to John Sampson byCOB on March20th at 2 Blackfoot Cir, Wayne NJ 07470. Checks should be made out toJohn. He can be reached at 973-248-3251. John's email is jcsspike@yahoo.com.Reservations can also be made through Lizanne Fiorentino at adminedg@optonline.net. AnRSVP list of attendees will be created and used to facilitate your networkingactivity. Current or last work affiliation, email address, and membershiporganization should be included in your RSVP. If you are in transition, pleaseinclude the names of three target companies and the kind of position(s) you areseeking. If you are currently employed, you should provide the name of yourlast three employers. The preliminary RSVP will be distributed to therecipients of the initial mailing of this announcement and to all those on thelist the week end before the dinner meeting for editing and informationalpurposes. A "final" numbered RSVP list will be available at the registrationdesk on the 1st and can be used as part of your general introduction …"I'm # xon the RSVP list". Your number will also appear on your name badge which willbe available at the registration desk on the 31st. Sincethere will be walk-ins on the 31st, the final RSVP list will be emailed to theattendees as quickly as possible after April 7th.Thecost for the dinner will be $45 after March 20th and before March 31st.Wewill accept a LIMITED number of walk-ins on March 31st. Their cost willbe $60 without exception as well as for RSVP's whose checks have not beenreceived by COB on the February 9th. There will be NO refunds and no shows WILLbe billed. Again,attendees should bring 40 copies of their bio/resume, leads or materials theywish to be included in the handout for the evening of March 31st. Ifyou would like to help out at the meeting on the 31st, volunteer to be a"Meeting Marshall". Call John Sampson at 973-248-3251 for details. We canuse your help!!! Directionsto the Holiday Inn at One Rt. 46 Westbound in Totowa Park can be found at www.holiday-inn.com/totowanj Traffic congestion at rush hour issubstantial on Rt 46, so you should allow an extra half hour to get tothe Holiday Inn on the 10th. Please joinus for an evening of improving your attempts to deal with your personal career,great networking opportunities, and/or a chance to just catch up. Finally, letus know about changes or additions to the draft questions for the panelattached below. We appreciate yourinput. Draft Questions forRecruiters Night Out 3/31/15 (Pls editthese questions appropriately and return the results to John Sampson)Industry Related
- What is your perceptionof the current job market in general such as demand for IT,HR, Fin Svcs, and Eng skills for both contract and permanent senior positions?
- Are there any key industries to target?
- Growth industries?
- specific companies?
- Do you see or anticipate any impact on hiring –as the market improves?
Client Related
- What are the top issues or problems that yourclients are trying to solve?
- mostsought after skills or new technologies?
- When a client specifies "hands on"
- do you ask for a clarification / definition?
- what is your interpretation?
- What is your/your client's policy regardingreferences and Social Security numbers up front? Are they required, what shoulda candidate do when asked for them?
Personal
- What makes a resume click with you? Can you relate any examples?
- What can a person do to differentiatethemselves?
- How important is networking in getting a newposition?
- How and how often should candidates stay intouch with you?
- Do you use LinkedIn as part of your searchprocess in looking for candidates? Howoften do pictures and a complete profilefigure your evaluation of candidates?
Final
- Consideringthe audience tonight, and the current status of the market as you see it isthere a final piece of advice you would like to offer them about dealing withRecruiters like yourselves?
- Corporate Padmaja Ayyagari ISHI Systems
- Contract Angela Cicitta Randstad Technologies
- Contingency Nick Pasquale Starpoint Solutions
- Contingency Britt Harris Stratus Tech Svcs
Theschedule for the dinner meeting on March 31st will be: - 6:00 pm – Registration, cash bar, and "speed dating" - 6:45 to 7:15 -- Individual introductions with RSVP listreference – see below - 7:15 pm – Buffet Dinner - 8:00 pm – Panel discussion moderated by Bill Belknap- 9:30 Approx – Raffle – You must be present to winIn the last 12 years Bill Belknap hascoached over 1000 managers and executives. His clients are made up of managersand executives who are working as well as those in job transition. Over 130 of Bill's job transitionclients have landed new jobs over the last 4 years. He has over thirty years of seniormanagement and human resources experience in a variety of industries including:high tech, medical cost containment and financial services.Bill is the co-author of ForExecutives Only……Applying Business Techniques to Your Job Search, now inits fourth printing. He regularly speaks to networking groupsabout the "ins and outs" of conducting an effective job search. Bill isconsidered an expert on networking and has taught networking to over a thousandexecutives through ExecuNet's Webinar Series. On the personal side Bill is an amateurmagician and fitness enthusiast; he has completed over 30 Triathlons. He is agraduate of Denison University and is a 25 year resident of Ridgewood, NJ. Followingour usual meeting format, after you have registered and added your resumes,etc. to the handouts, everyone will participate in a series of informalnetworking groups i.e. "speed dating", before we sit down for dinner and thegeneral introductions. Briefly, these informal groups last for approximately10 minutes. At the end of the 10 minutes, the groups disperse, and newones are formed with different participants. Suggested dialogues for thegroupings will be provided at the registration desk. Therewill be an opportunity to circulate up to 40 copies of your resume, personalbio, leads, or other appropriate material in a handout from the dinner. Thecost will be $30 for everyone if forwarded by mail or other to John Sampson byCOB on March20th at 2 Blackfoot Cir, Wayne NJ 07470. Checks should be made out toJohn. He can be reached at 973-248-3251. John's email is jcsspike@yahoo.com.Reservations can also be made through Lizanne Fiorentino at adminedg@optonline.net. AnRSVP list of attendees will be created and used to facilitate your networkingactivity. Current or last work affiliation, email address, and membershiporganizat
- What is your perceptionof the current job market in general such as demand for IT,HR, Fin Svcs, and Eng skills for both contract and permanent senior positions?
- Are there any key industries to target?
- Growth industries?
- specific companies?
- Do you see or anticipate any impact on hiring –as the market improves?
Client Related
- What are the top issues or problems that yourclients are trying to solve?
- mostsought after skills or new technologies?
- When a client specifies "hands on"
- do you ask for a clarification / definition?
- what is your interpretation?
- What is your/your client's policy regardingreferences and Social Security numbers up front? Are they required, what shoulda candidate do when asked for them?
Personal
- What makes a resume click with you? Can you relate any examples?
- What can a person do to differentiatethemse
- How important is networking in getting a newposition?
- How and how often should candidates stay intouch with you?
- Do you use LinkedIn as part of your searchprocess in looking for candidates? Howoften do pictures and a complete profilefigure your evaluation of candidates?
Final
- Consideringthe audience tonight, and the current status of the market as you see it isthere a final piece of advice you would like to offer them about dealing withRecruiters like yourselves?
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