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Get Fired Up!!!
If you are down on your job search and you need new energy, then you must see Christopher Coleman. We guarantee that you will feel like you can walk through a brick wall and that nothing is impossible after hearing this young man.
What: JobSeekers Event featuring Christopher Coleman
On that same evening you will get a double benefit by discovering how to tap into the government jobs market from Leigh Moore. Ms Moore is a Certified Federal Job Search trainer and she was featured on WGST Radio 640 Atlanta in March, 2003 and July, 2004 and in the Atlanta Journal Constitution in June, 2003 and January 2011, regarding the federal job search process.
When: Monday evening, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Where: Piedmont Church Conference Center, 570 Piedmont Road.
Why: Because you deserve the best
Chick Fil A Leadercast limited free tickets
We have a very limited number of free tickets to the Chick Fil A Leadercast at Piedmont, 8 - 4 PM, Friday May 4. These tickets are a $50.00 value and I can provide to the first 5 responses to this blog. Send an e-mail to stroud_r@bellsouth.net put "free tickets" in the subject line. This is a great networking opportunity for job seekers, but I need serious inquiries only.
Also, plan to attend our next JobSeeker meeting Monday evening, May 7, 2012 at Piedmont Church. The topic is
Revealing the 5 Self-Restricting Job Search Approaches
Also you will hear the dynamic testimony of author of "The Shattered Pearl" - Sara Armstrong.
How to Overcome 5 Self Resticting Job Approaches
How to Overcome 5 Self Resticting Job Approaches
Nothing could be further from the truth – there are jobs out there, and people who are able to keep themselves from restricting their search, find them. It’s a matter of becoming aware of what these self-restricting approaches are and avoiding them. Unfortunately much of what the “common wisdom” is about how to approach a job search has self-restricting elements built right into it.
Come and learn what the 5 approaches are that may be restricting you from finding your next career position and get empowered to avoid them!
Don't miss this topic presentation by Greg Dillon, Director of Business Development - Georgia Institute of Technology.
Also, as a double treat, you will hear the testimony of Sara Armstrong, who is the author of "Shattered Pearl", but who is also a recent job seeker. She will inspire all seekers with her story.
What: JobSeekers of Cobb County
When: Monday, May 7th, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Where: Piedmont Church Conference Center, 570 Piedmont Road, Marietta, GA
Website: www.jobseekers.org
E-Mail: stroud_r@bellsouth.net
Networking, Make it Fun and Make it Personal
Networking – Make it Fun & Make it Personal
Statistics tell us repeatedly that 80% of people find their jobs through other people – whether they are looking for a job or not.
BUT, so many people are turned off and uncomfortable with the entire concept of networking.
What is networking? Networking is nothing more than meeting new people – hearing their story, telling your story, sharing of ideas or information or contacts, and the best part is that perhaps it can lead to a new friendship.
Come have some fun meeting other people at our next meeting and learn techniques where you can easily and more effectively build a larger network of good contacts.
Jeanette Matern is a Career Coach at BrightPath Career Coaching and she also provides consulting services to Right Management, the leading Career Management and Talent Management HR Consulting Company. Jeanette will share ideas on how to meet new people COMFORTABLY; where to go to meet others; how to have fun “working a room” at a networking event, and how to easily start conversations with people you don’t know.
Plus - here from the CEO of Thompson Enterprises, David Thompson, as he tells his amazing story!
When: Monday, April 16, 5:30 PM
Where: Piedmont Church, 570 Piedmont Road, Marietta GA - Conference Center at back of lot
Website: www.jobseekers.org
Networking, Make it Personal and Fun
Jeanette Matern, Career Coach and HR Leader - specializing in leveraging individual talents for career growth and organizational effectiveness, will make a dynamic presentation called “Networking – Make it Personal and Fun”. Over 60% of jobs still come from good old fashioned networking and Ms. Matern will provide hints and tips guaranteed to get results. Bring a fellow seeker and come to learn the true tricks of the trade.
When: Monday, April 16th, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Where: Piedmont Church Conference Center, 570 Piedmont Road, Marietta, GA
Website: www.jobseekers.org
E-Mail: stroud_r@bellsouth.net
How to Overcome 5 Self Resticting Job Approaches
When it comes to your approach in searching for a job, you want to restrict yourself as little as possible. However, most people end up (unknowingly) restricting themselves and put themselves into an ever tightening loop of activity that chokes the life out of their search. This is why so many people have given up in their job search and resigned themselves to the “reality that there are just no jobs out there”!
Nothing could be further from the truth – there are jobs out there, and people who are able to keep themselves from restricting their search, find them. It’s a matter of becoming aware of what these self-restricting approaches are and avoiding them. Unfortunately much of what the “common wisdom” is about how to approach a job search has self-restricting elements built right into it.
Come and learn what the 5 approaches are that may be restricting you from finding your next career position and get empowered to avoid them!
Don't miss this topic presentation by Greg Dillon, Director of Business Development - Georgia Institute of Technology.
What: JobSeekers of Cobb County
When: Monday, May 7th, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Where: Piedmont Church Conference Center, 570 Piedmont Road, Marietta, GA
Website: www.jobseekers.org
E-Mail: stroud_r@bellsouth.net
Congratulations to Wayne Crosse, for landing a position with the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN! We are proud of you and we will miss you at JobSeekers.
HOW to WOW and ACE your next Interview
If you only make one job seeker event this year, this is the one you must attend... Studies show that job seekers who are prepared with the WOW Interview have a 46% success rate of getting a job offer. Compared to the national average of 12%! You have to love those odds, so make sure you don't miss one of Atlanta's premier experts, Jay Litton explain the art of interviewing at 5:30 PM, Monday, April 2, 2012 at Piedmont Church, 527 Piedmont Road, Marietta. Please pass this on to other job seeker networks.
Get more details at our website www.jobseekers.org
The WOW INTERVIEW with Jay Litton
Which of the following two responses would you like to hear from the hiring manager at your next face-to-face interview?
“As you know, we are interviewing other candidates so we’ll have to get back to you.” or "WOW that was impressive!"
According to national outplacement and staffing company surveys you are competing against seven other candidates when you are in front of the Hiring Manager. This only gives you a 12% chance of success. What system do you have in place to differentiate yourself?
Our studies show that job seekers who are prepared with the WOW Interview have a 46% success rate* of getting a job offer. Compared to the national average of 12%! This is a substantial difference.
Helping you become the top candidate at your next interview is our goal.
Come see Jay Litton present this powerful formula for successful interviewing.
Where: Piedmont Church, 527 Piedmont Road, Marietta, Ga
When: Monday, April 2 - 5:30 PM Sharp
Website: www.jobseekers.org
Refocusing Your Job Search in 2012
Dave O'Farrell
President, O'Farrell Career Management
Executive Director, JobSeekers of Peachtree City
Refocusing Your Job Search
O'Farrell will share the five keys that form the foundation of every successful campaign:
§ How to deliver a clear, concise and powerful message that helps others help you.
§ How to evaluate the effectiveness of your résumé and LinkedIn page.
§ How to attack the job market using a strategic and balanced approach.
§ How to differentiate yourself from other equally qualified candidates.
§ How to leverage the most important 20 seconds in an interview.
O'Farrell knows what works (and why) and what doesn't (and why not). Whether you are new to HR or a grizzled veteran, this session will give you the keys to evaluate your effectiveness, adjust your game plan, and achieve success.
Are you ready to leave your comfort zone? Accept the challenge and join us!
When: Monday, March 19, 5:30 PM
Where: Piedmont Church Conference Center - 570 Piedmont Road, Marietta
Details www.jobseekers.org
Hints and Tips from Dave OFarrell to Get That Job In 2012
WHO: Dave O'Farrell is the President of O'Farrell Career Management company where he runs one of the most effective job search programs in the Atlanta area
WHAT: Dave, will help you refocus your job search. Bring a networking friend and be prepared to learn more in one hour than you have in months of job seeking.
WHEN: Monday, 5:30 PM, March 19th
WHERE: JobSeekers - Piedmont Church, 527 Piedmont Road, Marietta, GA
MORE INFO: www.jobseekers.org
