Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:44 pm (PST) . Posted by:
Ramsey JSWT Members:
Listed below are next week'supcoming networking events. All meetings are open to the public, plus you arewelcome and strongly encouraged to attend. Try going to at least one or twomeetings a week, what you learn there will definitely help shorten your time intransition. Also, many of these groups convene in the evening, so it will nottake time away from your daily job search activities.
Think of these meetings asopportunities, sort of like going to school, to learn something that can reduceyour time in transition by gaining knowledge in job search and interviewingskills needed to excel and standout from your competition.
In traveling to these meetings,consider car pooling. Not only will it reduce the cost of driving there, butthe friendly conversation will make the ride seem to go much faster.
If anyone is aware of an upcoming meeting that you would like toshare with the group, please let me know and I will gladly include it. Also, ifany transition support group would like to start receiving this list to sharewith your members, please let me know and it would be my pleasure to add yourgroup to the distribution list.
In the event of snow or inclement weather, please check with themeeting organizer if the presentation will be canceled or postponed beforetraveling there.
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, The Bronc, an on-campus radiostation at Rider University. Hosts Frank Kovacs and Wanda Ellet bring you the best career advice, no matter what stageyour career is in. Whether you are in transition, looking for a betteropportunity, or even a college student, Your Career is Calling has youcovered. Nearly every single week, theyare joined by a special guest to cover a unique topic. Don't forget to tune into 107.7 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.
Mondays, from 9:00 – 10:00 pm. Call in yourjob search questions every Mondaynight to a live Radio Showtitled: Own Your Career hosted by Rod Colon, on Blogtalk Radio - http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ownyourcareer. Dial 1-347-857-3320 with yourquestions 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.
Monday, February 17thfrom 10:30 am - 1:00 pm: Professional Service Group of Central NJ will hostPaul Babicki, who will give apresentation titled: Netiquette IQ: AComprehensive Guide To Improve, Enhance and Add Power to Your E-Mail.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.
Tuesday, February18th from 6:00 - 7:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary will host Win Sheffield, acareer coach, who will give a presentation titled: The Essentials of a Good Resume. If we took the time to follow all the advice we hear about resumes ourcareer would be over before we were done. Coach Win Sheffield believes inconcentrating on the essentials so you can get on with your career. Your resumeshould be accurate and sell you. Learnhow to: 1) Convey what you can do and give the reader reasons to pick up thephone and call you, 2) Deal with age, employment gaps, changing fields andother common stumbling blocks, and 3) Bring your resume to the point where itis as good as it needs to be. Themeeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 MadisonAvenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.
Tuesday, February18th from 6:00 - 7:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary will host a special meeting titled: StartUP! 2014 Business Plan Competition Workshop 2: Developing YourMarketing Plan. This is the secondtraining workshop for the New York StartUP 2014 Business Plan Competition.Learn how to develop a marketing plan for your business. This session will beoffered three times in February. Themeeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 MadisonAvenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.
Tuesday, February18th from 6:30 – 8:30 pm: Rockland Job Network (RJN) will host a specialmeeting on: Networking -Who…What…When…Where…Why…You Want to Network. Being a great networker may get you a jobfaster than almost anything else you can do. About 76 percent of all jobs arefound through a network connection. Who can you connect to? What do you want tosay to them? When do you make a genuine connection? Where are connections made?Why do you want to put your efforts into connecting? Knowing these things willmake it easier to connect at your next networking opportunity. The more youpractice, the easier it becomes and the better your new connections will be. Sothis meeting we will be trying a little Speed Networking. Please bring your business cards, have yourelevator speech outlined and bring a pen to take notes during the exercise.Let's make networking fun and an opportunity. If you have any questions or need more information please call PhilipFanara at 1-845-352-0504. The meetingwill be at the New City Library, 220 North Main Street, New City, NY 10956.
Tuesday, February18th from 7:30 - 9:30 pm: The Career Forum will host Lloyd Feinstein, a career coach, whowill give a presentation titled: Mechanicsof the Job Search. For moreinformation contact Sylvia Velez at 1-908-630-3530 or email svelez@somersethillsymca.org. The meeting is at the Somerset Hills YMCA,140 Mt. Airy Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920.
Tuesday, February 18thfrom 7:30 - 9:00 pm: Our Lady ofMt. Carmel Church, in Doylestown, PA, will offer the 2ndclass of a 7 part workshop titled: Resume Review, Edit, and Cover Letters. Bringyour draft resume for review and receive tips on refining and strengtheningit. For additional information orto register, please contact: Norman Baseman at norman.baseman@gmail.comor Trish Jordan at trish5503@verizon.net. The meeting is at Our Lady of Mt. CarmelChruch, in Saint Mary's Hall across the street from the church, at 235 EastState Street, Doylestown, PA 18901.
Wednesday, February19th from 1:00 - 3:00 pm: The New York Science, Industry andBusiness Library will offer a program titled: WorkSearch Orientation. Areyou a 40+ job seeker? WorkSearch is anonline system which provides links to job openings, skills assessment tools,and training programs at no cost to individuals. After taking the orientation, WorkSearch is accessible toregistrants through the Internet, or through Library computers. Attendees will be shown how to download theinformation to a USB flash drive (Bring your own USB drive). The meeting is at the New York Science,Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY10016.
Wednesday,February 19th from 1:30 - 4:30 pm: The NJ Chapter of the ChemPharmaAssociation will host Alex Freund, acareer and interviewing coach, who will give a presentation titled: Networking Leading to Interviews. Sixty to eighty percent of people get theirjob via networking. Yet, for some networking is very challenging. Others do it, somewhat reluctantly and not very effectively. The audience will learn about: 1) How toimprove one's networking skills, 2) What conditions should one create that lendthemselves to bonding and sharing, 3) How to communicate in order to getreferrals, 4) How to use a simple script which one can start using immediately,and 5) About five easy steps to follow in order to get high-level contacts. Byunderstanding the divergent vantage points of the candidate vis-à-vis thehiring manager one can better prepare for this demanding interaction calledinterview. For additionalinformation, contact George Haddad at georgejh2007@hotmail.com. Pleaseregister at: at www.chempharma.net. The meeting is at Morris County Library, 30East Hanover Ave, Whippany, NJ 07981.
Wednesday, February19th from 4:30 - 6:30 pm: RaritanValley Community College will host RodColón, a Career Coach and Author, who will give a presentation titled: LeadYour Career. For additional information or to RSVP,please contact Rod Colón at www.RodColon.com. The meeting is at Raritan Valley Community College, in the LectureHall near the Planetarium, at 118 Lamington Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876.
Wednesday,February 19th from 6:00 - 7:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry andBusiness Library will host John Crant,who will give a presentation titled: InterviewIntervention: The Self-Recruiter Interview Checklist. John will show how to research a jobopportunity that you are about to interview for, to fully prepare for interviewsuccess, and the right way to follow-up after your interview. The discussion includes: 1) Success is AboutPreparation, 2) Researching the Company, Job and More... before the Interview,3) Be Ready to Impress: The Self-Recruiter® INTERVIEW CHECKLIST, and 4) ThankYou Notes that Solve Your Problems in Advance. The meeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library,188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.
Wednesday,February 19th from 7:30 - 9:15 pm. Job Seekers of Montclair,will host a program titled: Developing Your Resume. Learn about: 1) The message:What do I want to communicate, 2) Resume Styles: functional, chronological,etc. and 3) Summarizing PAR's (Problem, Action, Result). Additional informationis 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 (cornerof Union Street), Montclair, NJ 07042.
Thursday, February20th from 9:30 - 11:30 am: Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) of New Jerseywill host Beverly Feldman, aJob Developer at JVS, who will give a presentation titled: TheReality of the Job Search in 2014: Learning and ApplyingSelf-Marketing Techniques. To register, e-mail Beverly Feldman at bfeldman@jvsnj.org by noon, 2/19/2014. Incase of inclement weather, please call 973-674-6330 after 7:30 am in order toinsure that JVS is open. The meeting isat the Aidekman Family Campus, 901 Route 10 East, Whippany, NJ 07981.
Thursday, February20th from 3:15 - 4:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary will host a special presentation titled: Job Search Fundamentals. Conducting an effective job search is a difficult and sometimesfrustrating process. This seminar will cover ways to build a better personalbrand, where to find opportunity, network, and even interview better in orderto make your job search easier and more effective. The meeting is at the New York Science,Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY10016.
Thursday,February 20th from 6:00 - 7:30 pm: The New York Science,Industry and Business Library will host Karen Palevsky, Employment Counselor and Career Coach, who willlead a program titled: Drop-In Job Club for College Graduates inTheir Twenties. Participants learnhow to market themselves, how to conduct a strategic job search, meet othertwenty-something job-seekers in a supportive environment. Handouts andresources will be provided. The meeting is at the NewYork Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street,New York, NY 10016.
Friday, February 21stfrom 10:00 am - 12:00 Noon: The Princeton Public Library and theProfessional Service Group of Mercer will co-host Sherri Waryasz, also known as The Queen of Laughter, whowill give a presentation titled: TheAmazing Benefits of Laughter. Sherri will present a funprogram that will show us the amazing benefits that Laughter provides for ourMind, Body and Spirit. Themeeting is at the Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton,NJ 08542.
Friday, February21st from 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary will host Charles Moldenhauer,who will give a presentation titled: StartBuilding Your Professional Stature. Charles will discuss how best to position yourself for careeradvancement. The meeting is at the NewYork Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street,New York, NY 10016.
Sunday,February 23rd from 1:00 - 4:00 pm, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church inNJ will host Ed McCabe, a Lee,Hecht, Harrison career coach, and RichKritzer who will present the first segment of a four part workshop titled: Create Your Communication Strategy andResume. A good communication strategy assures that the key qualificationsand assets you possess will support your objective. Written and Verbal ways to achievethis will be discussed. Strategies will include written qualificationstatements, exit statements, accomplishments statements and resume writing.Professionals will also help with questions following the presentation. Pleasebring along your most recent resume or job summary information. All are welcome! For additional information,please call Carol Shea at 1-201-447-4215 or Tom Lewis at 1-201-445-1864. The workshop is at Our Lady of Mount CarmelChurch, One Passaic Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450, in the lower church meetingroom.
