Sun Dec 13, 2015 7:09 am (PST) . Posted by:
WNO 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 not to miss an opportunity where you canexpand your network, make new friends, share knowledge with your peers, andhear highly relevant and beneficial insights and perspectives from experts inthe marketplace. Make it a goal to attend at least one or twomeetings a week.
In traveling to these events, consider carpooling. Not only will it reduce the cost of drivingthere, but the friendly conversation will make the ride seem to go much faster.
I created a Yahoo group for anyone to join and receive mylist of Upcoming Networking Events. It is free and easy to join. Just logon to Yahoo, search for a Group titled: Upcoming_Networking_Events,or click on the link below.
· Subscribe: upcoming_networking_events-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
· Unsubscribe: upcoming_networking_events-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
Individuals, as well as other transition support networkinggroups, are welcome and encouraged to join.
If anyone is aware of an upcoming meeting that you would like toshare with your colleagues, please let me know and I will gladly include itwith my weekly updates.
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. Host WandaEllet brings you the best career advice, no matter what stage your careeris in. Whether you are in transition, looking for a better opportunity, or evena college student, Your Career is Calling has you covered. Nearly every single week, they are joined bya special guest to cover a unique topic. Don't forget to tune into 107.7 FM The Bronc, http://www.1077thebronc.com/ or 107.7The Bronc's free Android and IPhone Apps. Listeners can reach the studio with their questions at 1-877-900-1077. In addition, interesting previous episodes are available 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 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 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.
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, December 14th from 10:00 am - 12:00noon: Northern NJProfessionals in Transition will host Tony Calabrese, a career coach, who will moderate: An Open Discussion By Attendees. Allare welcome to bring the challenges they are facing in their search, andparticipants will assist each other in developing strategies to approach thosechallenges. For additional information, pleasecontact NNJ_PIT-owner@yahoogroups.com. Aschedule of upcoming meeting dates is available at: www.bit.ly/NNJ_PIT1. The group meets the first and third Monday of themonth, except holidays. A schedule of upcoming meeting dates is available at: www.bit.ly/NNJ_PIT1 . The group meets on generally alternatingMondays, except on library holidays. The companion online discussionforum/information archive/bulletin board/event calendar is available at: www.bit.ly/NNJ_PIT2. For additional information, please contact NNJ_PIT-owner@yahoogroups.com . The meetings are at Maplewood Public Library, 51 Baker St,Maplewood, NJ 07040.
Monday, December 14th from 10:30am - 1:00 pm: ProfessionalService Group of Central NJ will host their Holiday Potluck Brunch and Networking Event. Additionalinformation is available at: www.psgcnj.biz. PSGCNG meets every Monday, except holidays. The meeting will be at First United MethodistChurch of Somerville, 48 West High Street, Somerville, NJ 08876.
Tuesday, December 15th from 12:00noon - 1:30 pm: The New YorkScience, Industry and Business Library will host Win Sheffield, a career Coach, who will give a presentation titled:How to Handle Difficult Interview Questions. Questions such as: 1) What will you be doing in five years, 2) Tellme about your worst boss, 3) What is your biggest weakness, 4) What would yourcolleagues say about your leadership, 5) What sets you apart from others, and6) Behavioral interview questions. Theseand other queries strike terror in the hearts of interviewees everywhere. Butthey do not need to. Career coach Win Sheffield believes that by being wellgrounded in your accomplishments and with a bit of good technique, any questionan interviewer asks can be turned to your advantage. The meeting is at the New York Science,Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY10016.
Tuesday, December 15th from 7:00 -8:30 pm: The Newtown CareerNetworking Group will offer a presentation titled: Panel Discussion: How to Network. You will hear severalpanelists discuss the goals, tips, and tricks for how to network tosuccessfully advance your career. This will be an open discussion and you willhave the opportunity to ask questions of the panelists. Please RSVP at: newtownnetworking@gmail.com. For moreinformation, contact the church at 1-215-968-3861 or www.newtownnetworking.org. The meeting is at The NewtownPresbyterian Church, Reception Hall, 25 North Chancellor Street, Newtown, PA18940.
Tuesday, December 15th from 7:30 - 9:30 pm: The Career Forum will host Karen Vaias, Head Reference Librarianat the Bernards Township Library, who will give a presentation titled: Resources for Job Hunters. For more information, contact Sylvia Velezemail her at svelez@somersethillsymca.org or call her at 1-908-630-3530. This special meeting will be held at theBernards Township Library, 32 South Maple Avenue, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920.
Tuesday, December 15th from 7:30 pm: The Scotch Plains and MountainsidePublic Libraries Career Networking Group will host their Annual Career Networking Group Holiday Social. The road to new employment can be a long andtiring one. At this time of year it can be helpful to take a short break tore-energize one's batteries. Even job seekers in transition need an officeparty. So, let's kick back, relax andget to know each other better. Light snacks will be provided and beverages areavailable for purchase. Our agenda is simply to make great connections and havefun. Please feel free to bring friendsand colleagues. We will meet at Vienna 60, a 1960's themed bar located at 375Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076, locateddirectly across the parking lot of the Scotch Plains Public Library.
Wednesday, December 16th from 12:30 - 2:30 pm: The New York Public Library- Grand Central Library will host TomPowner of Career Thinker Inc. who will give a presentation titled: Preparing for JobInterviews, The More You Prepare The Less Intimidating They Become. Increase your chances of hearing thewords You are Hired by knowing how to prepare for an interview. Too many jobseekers do not place enough importance and time in preparing for an interview;a sure way to outshine the other candidates is by being more prepared than theyare. Tom will discuss the following: Your attire and why it is important, Howbody language and posture can kill an interview, Types of Interviews you can befaced with, The job application, Do you have CAR Stories ready to share, Canyou answer the W questions, How well do you know your resume, What you shouldknow about the company, and What should you ask at the end of theinterview. Advanced registration isrequired. The meeting is at the New York Public Library - Grand Central Library, 135 East 46th Street, 2nd floor community room, New York, NY 10017.
Wednesday, December 16th from 1:00 - 3:00 pm: The New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary will offer a program titled: AARPBack To Work 50+ Virtual Career Network. Explore job strategies for 50+ workers. The Virtual CareerNetwork can help you prepare and qualify for a well-paying job and arewarding career in Healthcare, Green Economy or Transit by connecting you tothe education and training you need. The meeting is at the New York Science,Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY10016.
Wednesday, December 16th from 6:00 - 7:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary will host Maria Guida, anexecutive speaking coach, who will give a presentation titled: From Broadway to Business: Lessons from theStage for Leadership Success. Mariawill discuss "info-tainment" savvy for business professionals: lessonsfrom the Broadway stage that you can apply to your business. Learn how togenerate and conduct business with authenticity and approachability. With her experience on stage, TV and film(working with Paul Newman, James Earl Jones, and Kevin Kline), she helps savvyexecutives in all industries enhance their credibility and generate business byspeaking with the poise, passion, and persuasive power of a Broadway actor. The meeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.
Wednesday, December16th from 7:00 - 9:00 pm: The Bronxville Career Network (BCN) will host David Volkman a Financial Advisor at Wealth Partners Advisors, whowill give a presentation titled: Million Dollar Networking. Networking seems to be a mystery for many butit is simple and effective if you know what to do. Everyone is under the impression that theyneed to recruit referrals by asking for them. In fact that is the exact opposite thing to do. In the spirit of the season, David leads usin his philosophy of giving, being a blessing or mitzvah to others and reapingthe rewards. He also defines a purposeful action plan for job hunters, whichwill assist in the implementation of a revolutionary concept that will become arenaissance to your networking efforts. Key points that will be discussed include: 1) Networking Philosophy, 2)Strategies, Tactics and Tools, and 3) Return on Your Investment of Time. For further information, email Rich Antash at rantash@gmail.com or check out BCN's website at: http://www.sites.google.com/site/bcnrcb/home. Fora Google map of the location, click on the following link: http://bit.ly/BCNatRCB. The meeting is at The ReformedChurch of Bronxville, in the Edwards room, 180 Pondfield Road, at the corner ofMidland Ave, Bronxville, NY 10708.
Wednesday, December 16th, from7:00 - 9:00 pm: GenYNetworking Group will host their Fifth Annual End-of-Year Holiday Gathering. To conclude 2015, we willgather at Arminio's Italian Corner, a popular local Chatham eatery, to relax,kick back a bit, and share each other's company and the spirit of the holidayseason. The past year has been one of a search for leadership (USPresidential debates), persistent world-wide concerns (terrorism), continuedjob opportunity and challenge (in November, the U.S. added 211,000 jobs to theeconomy, and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5 %), ongoing change(there is always going to be change), and increasing successes, both small andlarge. Consider joining us to reconvene with the members of thisdemographic-centric networking group and to make some new connections. Regularmeetings will resume in the New Year. For additional information or to register,please contact Joe Finazzo at joseph.finazzo@yahoo.com. TheHoliday Gathering will be at: Arminio's Italian Corner, 236 Main Street,Chatham, NJ 07928.
Wednesday, December 16th from 7:30- 9:15 pm. Job Seekers ofMontclair, will host their Annual Holiday Pot-Luck Party. Everyone is invited to this festiveevent. Let us know what you would like tobring, an entrée or dessert. Please RSVPto Rosanna Conti at www.rcoont2@aol.com. Also, invite others who might be interestedin our group and tell them to get in contact Rosanna Conti for moreinformation. Additional information isavailable 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, December 17th, from 9:30- 11:30 am: JewishVocational Service (JVS) of New Jersey will host Lauren Markon, an Executive Resume Writer, LinkedIn ProfileDeveloper, and Career Counselor, who will give a presentation titled: Perfecting Your LinkedIn Profile. Do you know the first thing someone does whenthey hear your name, they Google you. Formany professionals, the first link that shows up in the Google search is theirLinkedIn profile. Whether you are in the job market or not, you cannotafford to be without a LinkedIn profile. A professionally written LinkedInprofile serves as your branding statement and introduction to the professionalworld. With over 400 million subscribers, LinkedIn is the social networkwhere professionals converge. If you are in the market for a job, having aprofessionally crafted LinkedIn profile is a must. Lauren will discuss what should a LinkedInProfile should consist of and how it differs from a resume, including: 1) ProfessionalSummary and Specialties, 2) Photos and Professional Headlines and why we shouldbother with them, and 3) Asking for Recommendations. To register, e-mail LynneRobbins at lrobbins@jvsnj.orgby noon, 12/16/2015. In case of inclementweather, please call (973) 674-6330 after 7:30 am. Themeeting is at the Aidekman Family Campus, 901 Route 10 East, Whippany, NJ07981. Turn right at the sign for Golds'gym.
Thursday, December 17th from 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary will host RobertHellmann, a career coach at www.hellmannconsulting.com, who will give apresentation titled: Become the PerfectCandidate: Tap into the Hidden Job Market. Frustrated by a lack of response from job ads, or feel like you arehaving trouble competing with your fellow job-seekers to getinterviews? Many people rely too much on ads or recruiting firms toget interviews, and do not put enough time into networking and contactingpeople directly. In today's economy most jobs are landed using latter twoapproaches. Your network becomes even more important when you are lessthan the perfect candidate for highly competitive jobs. Robert willdiscuss: 1) Build and use your network effectively, 2) Get meetings bycontacting people directly who you do not know, 3) Increase your response ratewith ads and recruiting firms, 4) Structure a networking meeting, and 5)Diagnose and jump-start a stalled job search. You will learn about a strategyand specific techniques that you can apply immediately to improve results inyour search. The meeting is at the New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.
Thursday, December 17th from 2:00- 4:30 pm: The New YorkScience, Industry and Business Library 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 mustbring a current resume and 2 job postings. Pre-registration isrequired. Interested participants must email Sherry Natkow at snatkow@job-prep.com to enroll and receive additional information. The meeting is at the New York Science,Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY10016.
Friday, December 18th from 9:45 am - 12:00 Noon: The PrincetonPublic Library and the Professional Service Group of Mercer County will holdour Annual Networking BYO HolidayParty. We will have food and conversation with Members, Old friendsand new acquaintances, PSG of Mercer County Leadership, RecentPresenters, and PPL Staff. Feel free to bring a treat to share. Visit the PSG of Mercer County websiteto learn about the numerous resources available there. The meeting is at thePrinceton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542.
Saturday, December 19th from 8:30- 10:30 am: The Career Support Group at St. Gregorythe Great will host a PotluckNetworking Meeting this month. Thismonth's meeting will be a festive, open networking event celebrating all yoursuccesses, big and small. At our Potluck Networking we especially open ourdoors for all our members – past, present, and new. Come tell us what you havebeen up to and perhaps you can pay it forward. You might just bethe inspiration to someone currently in a transition to step out of theircomfort zone or try something new. The group meetsthe 3rd Saturday of the month. Additional information is available at: http://stgregorythegreatchurch.org/career-support. The meeting is at Saint Gregorythe Great' Church, in the Parish Center, O'Connor Hall, at 4680 Nottingham Way,Hamilton Square, NJ 08690.
Saturday, December 19th from 8:30- 11:00 am: Careers inTransition (CIT) meeting. Individuals give a 15 second elevator speech aboutthemselves -- who you are, what you are looking for, target companies (2-3),how the group can help you, and how you can help the group. This is followed bya short period for networking with people you would like to introduce yourselfto and exchange business cards. The group then divides into smaller teams for:1) Resume Assistance, (Please bring 15 copies of your resume if you want itreviewed.) or 2) Support in Overcoming Job Search Obstacles. This includes: A)Small group advice for individuals who have hit the wall and need help toreinvigorate their job search, or B) Large group discussion on various jobsearch related topics. CIT meets the first and third Saturday of each monthexcept holidays. The meeting is in theWinston School Gym at Christ Church, 30 East Lane, Short Hills, NJ 07078.
The New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary, located at 188Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016-4314, offers an extensiveseries of weekly programs pertaining to job search, training, and careeradvice. Inquiries about programs may bemade by calling 917-275-6975, Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm. Click on their link at: http://www.nypl.org/events/calendar?location=65 for a detailed list of upcomingclasses. In addition to these greatin-person classes, the library also recorded some of the presentations and theyare available 24/7 on-line at: http://www.nypl.org/node/90324. Check them out, I am sure you will be pleasantly surprised by the amountof helpful information awaiting you.
Free Pro Bono Career Coaching. CareerCoaching is a PRO BONO / FREE service available to job seekers who wish tofocus an existing job search strategy and/or gain insight on how to craft aneffective self-marketing plan. Each session is comprised of a 50 minute meetingwith a volunteer Job Coach at SIBL's Madison Avenue location. To make an appointment for a PRO BONO / FREEcoaching session, please visit:
http://www.genbook.com/bookings/slot/reservation/30075466
Please provideyour name, phone number, e-mail address, and specific goals. If you do not havean e-mail address, please input noemail@email.com when prompted. Once booked, an e-mailconfirmation and follow-up reminder will be sent to the e-mail addressprovided. In addition, you may also receive a courtesy telephone callconfirming your appointment. If you haveany questions, please contact the Job Search Central Manager at jscnypl@nypl.orgor call 1-212-592-7006.
The UnitedWay of Northern New Jersey offers Free CareerCoaching. The program providesprofessionals with an opportunity to learn techniques for success in theworkplace and shares local resources for job training. Obtain help with topics such as: Tools to brand yourself, Updating your resumeand cover letter, Career networking tips, Techniques to ace your nextinterview, Strategies for resume distribution, Counseling on alternative careerpaths, Advice on dressing for success, and Help setting and achieving short andlong-term career goals. These one-on-onesessions are by appointment only. Additional information is available at: http://www.unitedwaynnj.org/newsevents/uwevents_template0.php?event_id=1170&frm= To make an appointment,email Durelle McPherson orcall 1.973.993.1160, x210. The meetingsare at United Way of Northern New Jersey, Suite 205, 60 South Fullerton Ave,Montclair, NJ 07042.
The Westport Public Library, located at 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT06880 offers an interesting series of weekly programs pertaining to job search,training, and career advice. Click on their link at: http://www.westportlibrary.org/events for a detailed list of upcoming events. Inaddition, many of these informative presentations are recorded and the podcastscan be viewed 24/7, when time allows, at: http://www.westportlibrary.org/digital/podcasts/search-results?podcast_terms=jobseeker. This is a time saving and cost effective way of seeing a greatpresentation, from the comfort and convenience of your home. Isn't technologygreat!
Wednesdays, from 7:30 - 9:15 pm. Job Seekersof Montclair, located at St.Luke's Church Hall, 73 South Fullerton Avenue (corner of Union Street),Montclair, NJ 07042. A nonsectarian job-search, career-change and support groupmeets; various speakers deliver on topics such as: recognizing youraccomplishments, resumes, and networking. For a schedule of upcomingpresentations, click on their link at: http://www.jobseekersofmontclair.org/, or call (973) 783-3442 for additional information.
