Northern New Jersey Chapter of Learning and Performance Professionals

Career Transition Special Interest Group

Program Agenda:
6:30-7:00 Registration/Check-in

7:00-7:15 NNJ ASTD Organization

7:15-7:30 Introductions
7:30–8:45 Program Presentation
8:45–9:00 Networking

Thursday, May 13, 2010

7-9 p.m.
Register at: http://astd513.eventbrite.com

Informal Networking at 5:30, http://www.thebarnnj.com/
10% discount if you are attending NNJ ASTD SIG

MANAGING YOUR JOB SEARCH

Registration is required:

http://astd513.eventbrite.com

This meeting is free.

Location
Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church

422 Cedar Hill Ave, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-2219, (201) 652-3245
Get directions

Park in the back, entrance on the right.

Contact:
Alicja Lisnow (SIG Chair): a_lisnow@yahoo.com
201-519-0545

As we all know, job hunting can be a very frustrating process.  People do not return your calls as quickly as you hope, emails go unanswered.  Opportunities seem hidden from view.  Time is crucial and you want results NOW.  So how do you keep up your spirit, energy and commitment for as long as it takes?  How can you work “smarter”, not just “harder”?

This workshop will provide concrete, practical advice and suggestions and give attendees the opportunity to ask questions.

Don't miss an evening where you can expand your network, make new friends, share knowledge with your peers, and hear highly relevant and beneficial insights and perspectives from experts in the marketplace.

Door Prize: One-hour free in-person or telephone consultation. 

Career Transition SIG:

Speaker: Belinda Plutz

Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Northern NJ ASTD Career Transition SIG provides a professional forum for participants seeking new career opportunities in various professions.  Many members of the SIG group are professionals in Training and Development.

The SIG’s goal is to provide space for networking, exchange of resources, contacts, information, mutual support and learning, and job leads for those seeking new career opportunities.

Membership information and benefits about NNJ ASTD is posted on www.nnjastd.org.

Resume Review or Mock Interviews:
Time permitting Workshop may include Peer Resume Reviews, or Mock Interview Questions.

30 Second Introduction:
My name is xxx, I am a xxx professional - looking for xxx, my target companies are xxx, or my target industry or location is xxx

Belinda Plutz is a full-time Career Mentor who has been involved in helping others for more than twenty-five years, twenty years as a principal of Career Mentors, Inc.  She is a successful career-changer -- from hospital administrator to professional executive recruiter to corporate sales manager to entrepreneur.  She understands from personal and professional experience how difficult and exciting the career transition / job search process can be.  Belinda has helped many hundreds of people help themselves, find career satisfaction and reach their professional and business goals.

Career Mentors, Inc. is a career development consulting firm founded in 1989 that helps people in the for-profit and not-for-profit world take control of their careers by providing professional career guidance, coaching and mentoring.  We teach career, on-the-job and entrepreneurial strategies; practical and proven networking, job hunting, interviewing and negotiating techniques, as well as résumé preparation, to enhance career confidence and self-marketing success.