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Monday, 1/27, 10:30 a.m., Professional Services Group of Central New Jersey hosts Success Stories Are the Backbone of Your Job Search. In this presentation, our presenter, Paul Cecala, offers an interactive session on effectively incorporating accomplishment stories into your resume, cover letter, networking conversations, and interview answers to help you stand out. Paul Cecala is a certified global career development facilitator, work search author, and founder of Cecala Career Consultants. Since 1999, he has assisted over 3,000 job seekers ranging from C-Suite executives to college students. He currently facilitates job seeker networking groups for four different organizations. He has helmed two colleges’ adult professional education programs and a New Jersey Dept. of Labor One-Stop Career Center. Before career coaching, he spent 15 years in corporate aviation sales. He has published a book and numerous articles on career coaching in various publications.
PSGCNJ has established a pre-registration system for Zoom meetings. Please click Zoom Registration and register by our 11 p.m. Friday deadline prior to the Monday morning meeting.
Please make sure to save the link you are emailed so you have it for Monday’s meeting.
Please join us on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month from noon to 12:30 p.m. for our ‘Ask Maya’ segment with Maya Ollson, career consultant and founder of Kokopella High Touch Outplacement. Maya will facilitate the 30-minute Q&A session to answer your job search questions.
Please join us on the third Monday of the month from 11:30 a.m. until noon for a segment on the importance of meditation in your job search. The segment is hosted by Victoria Squazzo, a certified Reiki master/teacher, holistic practitioner of Ayurveda and emotion code practitioner.
Victoria has been in private practice since 2014 and completed a Yoga certification in 2022.
Monday, 27 Jan 2025, Westchester Networking Organization (WNO) The January WNO meeting is the fourth Monday of January – Monday, 27 Jan 2025 – as Monday this week is Martin Luther King, Jr. day.
This month Jenn Maher, who last spoke to us in August 2023, will be presenting “5 Steps to Build Habits that Align Your Life with Soulful Prosperity”.
In this session, Jenn will lead us in exploring how to cultivate daily habits that not only improve your productivity and well-being, but also align with your deepest purpose. Through awareness and intentional action, you’ll learn practical steps to break free from patterns that hold you back, and how to create habits that lead to clarity, freedom, and soulful prosperity.
Register here and join us on the 27th!
Westchester Networking Organization (WNO)
A volunteer-run community supportive of those who are in career transition and looking for career opportunities
Email: WNO1635@gmail.com
Blog: http://wno.weebly.com/blog
Website:http://wno.weebly.com/
LinkedIn: Westchester Networking Organization (must have a profile on LinkedIn; access by request)
Groups.io: https://groups.io/g/WNO
January 27 – 6-9 p.m., St. Hubert Ministry.
Join Us For “Professional Critique” and “Most Popular Questions Asked In An Interview: Job Motivation and Fit” – 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.: “Professional Critique” (In Person):
Receive a personalized evaluation of your professional goals, and develop a customized strategy to expedite your transition into your next professional opportunity:
St. Hubert Ministry Center
729 Grand Canyon
Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60169
7 – 9 p.m.: “Most Popular Questions Asked In An Interview: Job Motivation and Fit”:
This meeting will be In Person.
This meeting will also be via Zoom.
Why are you interested in working for [our company]?
Why should we hire you?
Why are you looking for a new job?
What can you offer us that someone else cannot?
How did you hear about this opportunity?
Learn strategies on how to answer some of the most popular questions asked in an interview, job motivation and fit. Learn how to convey to an employer that you are the best candidate for an opportunity.
In Person:
St. Hubert Ministry Center
729 Grand Canyon
Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60169
Via Zoom:
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Tuesday, January 28, 2025 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM (EDT)
The Tuesday evening NJ JobSeekers group, normally at Trinity Church in Princeton, is moving online for the time being. We will meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays, each month.
Web site: https://sites.google.com/site/njjobseekers/home
Tuesday meeting permalink: https://sites.google.com/site/njjobseekers/hot-link-to-this-weeks-online-meeting
Wednesday, January 29 at 5:30-6:60 PM EST, The New York City and Chicago chapters of The Financial Executives Networking Group (FENG) present: What to do after the answer is “No”. How to move from “NO” to “NOT NOW.” Charlotte A. Lee Presents: How to Move from No to Not Now
When it comes to job search, Charlotte A. Lee (www.linkedin.com/in/charlottealee; www.leeworkwise.net) best knows how you can rebuild your confidence after you get a NO. And remember you may get a lot of Nos, but you only need ONE YES!!!!
Charlotte will give intelligent, strategic next steps to stay in the game after receiving a “no”. Often the hiring person who said “no” – really means “Not now.” You want to build your case with confidence that you are the right person for the role and when you follow Charlotte’s critical, ‘must do’ strategies that she will reveal – you could possibly convince the one that said no to hire you – at some point. It is about doing what you can control and having the confidence to do so.
REGISTER HERE: https://www.thefeng.org/meeting/how-to-move-from-no-to-not-now/52377
All are welcome.
The session will be on Zoom but will not be recorded.
Wednesday, January 29, 7:15 – 9:00 pm, Job Seekers of Montclair presents an online workshop with Carol McCullagh, The topic: Developing Your Resume. All are invited. No charge.
Topics to be covered:
- The message: What do I want to communicate
- Styles: functional, chronological, etc.
- Summarizing PAR’s
Meeting ID: 869 6416 8449
Passcode: 005505
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Additional information about Job Seekers is available on the website, https://jobseekersofmontclair.org
Tuesday 2/4 at 10am ET Please join us for our next Career Conversations with Tony webinar. Tony is pleased to present: “From Challenges to Opportunities”. Register now at: https://challenges2opportunities.eventbrite.com. All are welcome. Q & A will follow. Meetings are held on Zoom on alternate Tuesdays at 10am ET, with rare exceptions, and will remain virtual for the foreseeable future. We are booked through March. Be sure to check our 2025 calendar for a list of webinar dates, topics, descriptions, and the registration link, at: bit.ly/careerconversationswithtony2025.
Sharing is caring, so encourage folks in your network to join us and subscribe to our listserv for occasional announcements and reminders. If you’d like to volunteer or recommend a thought-leader or topic for April or beyond, or if you have any questions, simply email Tony at: tony@absolutetransitions.com.
Saturday 2/8 at 9:30 am, The Breakfast Club NJ VIRTUAL
ATTENTION – TBCNJ Members – please remember this February meeting instance is ONLY meeting in 2025 that will be VIRTUAL via GoToMeeting then back to in person meetings at East Brunswick Public Library for remainder of 2025. Details on meetup as well as https://www.thebreakfastclubnj.com. Also please remember to still RSVP for this mtg as well as 3/8/25 meeting when we return to in person meetings on meetup.
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Heather Kay
Interviewing from Strengths
Virtual Meeting
The Breakfast Club NJ Presents: Interviewing from Strengths by Heather Kay (Virtual Meeting)
Saturday February 8th, at 9:30 AM
Please share this with other groups you may be in. Join us on Meetup.com at: https://www.meetup.com/The-Breakfast-Club-NJ/ to RSVP for the meeting.
Presentation: The Strengths-based philosophy focuses on what you naturally do well so that you can continue to perform at your best. Who doesn’t want to do their best work?
When you are In-Transition, it can be hard to showcase your strengths. For one, you may not be aware of them, or you may not be able to describe them in a way that fully demonstrates how you have utilized them. Typically, it is simply hard to find a way to work them into conversation.
This 30-45 minute Overview provides the background on why Strengths-based development is a key component to being successful and how you can begin to think about describing your Strengths during an interview.
The program covers these topics:
- What drives performance
- Strength’s statistics and philosophy
- Definition of Strengths
- Activities involving Strengths (exercise)
- Examples of Themes
- Example of how to answer interview questions with the HOW of your strengths.
The 3 Key Leading Take Aways are: - Understanding that we all have behaviors that we naturally do well
- These behaviors differentiate us from others
- Viewing ways to answer interview questions based on one’s strengths
If interested, coaching opportunities will be offered at a discounted rate for those in the session.
About the Speaker: Heather Kay has been an HR professional for over 20 years focusing on how to elevate others as they achieve success with others through learning & development and talent management programs. She has worked in numerous industries such as security, healthcare, insurance, and education. Heather is a Gallup certified Strengths-based Coach which is where she spends most of her time coaching and facilitating workshops for teams and organizations. Her official title is the “Wonder Woman of Strengths.” She is also certified in Ken Blanchard’s SL2 program, A Situational Approach to Leadership, administers and delivers the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and facilitates a Team Effectiveness Survey and Action Planning session. Heather received her BA from Lehigh University, an M.Ed. from the University of South Carolina and a certificate in Training and Organizational Dynamics from Temple University. She lives outside of Philadelphia with her husband and two children. She is also a huge University of Wisconsin fan as her husband graduated from there, her daughter and son are both attending as well.
About the Meeting: - Meeting Date & Time: February 8, 2025, 9:30 – 11:30 AM (America/New York)
Presentation: 9:30 -10:30am
Facilitated Networking: 10:30 – 11:30am
Location: This is a Virtual Meeting
The Breakfast Club NJ – 02/08/2025, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM (America/New_York)
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When: Weekly, Sundays from 9:00 – 9:30 am
What: Keeppace with George Pace – What you should know about the latest IT and AI
Where: Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/keeppace
More Information: Leading Technology speaker, Researcher / IT strategist /Enterprise Architecture / Cloud / Open Source / Kubernetes / Microservices / Docker / DevOps / Video / Social Networking / Application Rationalization
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keeppace
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keeppace
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@keeppace
Do you find it hard to “Keep Pace” with the never-ending stream of AI articles you encounter daily? Wouldn’t it be nice to get professional insight into those topics, so you can be prepared for how AI will impact YOU and YOUR CAREER?
That is the driver behind my weekly LIVE Webinar (30 Minutes EVERY Sunday at 9AM EST), where George provides his insights to interesting AI advances AND the changes it will drive.
When: Weekly, Mondays from 9:00 – 10:30 am
What: The Ramsey Job Search
Where: Please contact Beth Berkenfeld at bberk2@optonline.net or 201-797-4342 if interested in joining the group.
More Information: Work Team meets every Monday morning. Networking starts from 9 to 9:30am and the meeting starts at 9:30 to 10:30 while virtual. Members hold each other accountable at weekly (virtual) meetings for conducting a job search in earnest. Historically, the team has enjoyed a very high rate of “landings” by those conducting an active and vigorous job search.
Based on the Lee-Hecht-Harrison model, it’s more of a project management team made up of people committed to helping each other in the job search. By attending regularly and staying focused on key tasks, meetings serve as an advisory panel that knows you and your search and can offer answers to the questions that come up in job hunting.
Help others to help you (especially for the first few meetings) by having a prepared “elevator pitch” to introduce yourself. Jobs open up because there’s a problem to solve or a need to fill.
When: 2nd Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.
What: Northern Fairfield Professionals (NFP)
Where: Knights of Columbus building at Saint Rose Church (hybrid)
46 Church Hill Road
Newtown, CT 06470
The Northern Fairfield Professionals (NFP) is a free networking group that gathers monthly to foster connections and provide valuable resources for career growth. Open to professionals from all industries and career stages, our meetings are designed to help attendees expand their networks and gain the tools they need to advance in their careers. We focus on creating mutually beneficial relationships, where members can share ideas, exchange job leads and strengthen their networking abilities.
More Information: Join virtually on the. via Zoom for an informative and strategic approach to landing the job you want. We are pleased to launch a series of career workshops to help support you in your career search. Whether you’re in a current job search, considering a career transition or looking to take your career to the next level, these sessions are for you! Over the next 5 months, you’ll have an opportunity to learn the key elements of a job search strategy and a step-by-step approach to landing the job you want. We’ll take the guesswork out of the job search, so you will always know what to do next.
When: 4th Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m.
What: William Paterson University Alumni Association
Where: Contact Linda Kavan Senior Associate Director of Alumni Relations973.720.3625
EMAIL: kavanl@wpunj.edu
More Information: Join virtually on the. via Zoom for an informative and strategic approach to landing the job you want. We are pleased to launch a series of career workshops to help support you in your career search. Whether you’re in a current job search, considering a career transition or looking to take your career to the next level, these sessions are for you! Over the next 5 months, you’ll have an opportunity to learn the key elements of a job search strategy and a step-by-step approach to landing the job you want. We’ll take the guesswork out of the job search, so you will always know what to do next.
When:Every Wednesday at 9:30 am
What: PSGMC (Professional Services Group Morris County) Via Zoom Online
Where: email Dale at dfavia@optonline.net for Zoom Meeting ID and Password.
More Information: PSGMC presents a virtual meeting each week. They provide relevant speakers to help with your job search, as well as provide a forum to networks. If you would like to attend our meetings, please email Dale at dfavia@optonline.net for Zoom Meeting ID and Password.
When: Wednesdays at 7:30 PM
What: Job Seekers of Montclair is a free, job search training and support group open to all.
Where: We meet at the Assembly Hall of St. Luke‘s Church on 73 S. Fullerton Ave., Montclair, NJ and online.
More Information: We have professional speakers on a variety of job search topics including recognizing your accomplishments, developing your resume, networking, interview preparation, and dealing with road blocks.
Meetings and workshops are in person and on Zoom at 7:30 pm. Information about the upcoming meeting can be found on our website, https://jobseekersofmontclair.org. While you are there, you can join our weekly e-mail list where we send announcements of upcoming meetings or helpful information. Just click on Subscribe on the home page. You may also view our schedule and you have access to lots of resources. Our self-help group has been helping people in New Jersey and elsewhere get through the job search process and find new careers for the last forty years.
When:Every Friday morning at 10:00 am
What: Professional Service Group (PSG) of Mercer County
Where: Princeton Public Library
More Information: The Professional Service Group (PSG) of Mercer County is a community program providing enrichment seminars for professionals in transition who are seeking new employment opportunities or exploring new career paths. Meetings are always free, open to all, and do NOT require you to register in advance. Please check the PSG of Mercer County website Event Calendar for upcoming programs: https://www.psgofmercercounty.org/p/event-calendar.html.
All PSG of Mercer County meetings are in-person only without streaming or recording.
No Signup or Registration Required
When:meets virtually the first and third Saturday of each month at 8:30 AM EST
What: Careers in Transition
Where: Virtual
More Information: Each meeting offers: (1) various speakers and topics related to job search and career development (2) Resume Review.
Read more about us: https://www.christchurchshorthills.org/careers-in-transition/
M EST Friday before each meeting.
When:2nd Saturday of the month, except we skip December and August
What: Penn State Great Valley Presents My Career Transitions My Career Transitions
Where: Penn State Great Valley campus in Malvern, PA
More Information:2nd Saturday of the month, except we skip December and August. Penn State Great Valley Presents My Career Transitions My Career Transitions has returned to in-person meetings at the Penn State Great Valley campus in Malvern, PA. Attending in-person allows you to get the most from the meeting by interacting with the speaker My Career Transitions is presented by Penn State Great Valley and our events are sponsored by the Penn State Great Valley Alumni Society. You do not need to have any affiliation with Penn State to attend and benefit from our meetings and speaker. We welcome everyone. * For those outside the greater Philadelphia region or otherwise not able to attend in-person, you will be able to join by Zoom, starting with virtual networking before joining the classroom live. We do not record the meetings for viewing later.All events now start promptly at 10:00 AM and end by 12:15 PM. Please arrive by 10:00 when doors open. We start with the MCT networking session – a fun way to meet people and grow your network by 2-3 people – even before the speaker starts.Note: Registration for all events closes at 12 noon the day prior to the event.
Dress Code: We suggest dressy casual. No one wears suits or ties. The norm is slacks and a collared shirt for men and the equivalent for women.
When: 2nd Saturday of each month
What: The Breakfast Club NJ. In Person Meetings
Where: Conference Center of the East Brunswick Public Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive, East Brunswick, NJ
Fee: $10 cash only will be collected at the door to pay for the cost of the room
Why: Join one of the premier and longest running networking groups in New Jersey, founded in 2001 to help you with your career search
Website: https://thebreakfastclubnj.com/
Register at: https://www.meetup.com/the-breakfast-club-nj/events/297707709/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events
More Information:Please share this with other groups you may be in. Join us on Meetup.com at: https://www.meetup.com/The-Breakfast-Club-NJ/ to RSVP for the meeting.
Join The Breakfast Club NJ where people of all disciplines: IT, Finance & Accounting, Communications, Human Resources get together with a common focus to assist each other in pursuing new employment opportunities, tackling the challenges of their current positions, and providing a support network to and networking with the volunteers and other attendees that may be able to help you.
The Breakfast Club NJ (TBCNJ) has returned to in person meetings!!! Our meetings will now begin promptly at 9:30am & end 11:30am (The Library doors open 9am please come early to enjoy some extra networking time and get settled in). The presentation will be 930-1030am then facilitated networking 1030-1130am then meeting will conclude but you can follow up on leads in room until noon. The new location is the Conference Center of the East Brunswick Public Library – address is 2 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive, East Brunswick, NJ and Directions can be found at https://ilove.ebpl.org at bottom of home page under hours & directions: https://maps.app.goo.gl/JAudegdMQJX1ktbh8
There is ample parking both in primary lot directly in front of library’s main entrance and a second lot to the side of the library facility, but you must enter through libraries front doors to gain access to the conference center which is to the left rear of the facility after entering
Please help us by extending invites to anyone you know who is in transition. We will be collecting $10 Cash per attendee at door as we must pay to rent the room and are required to have insurance to use the facility. Looking forward to seeing everyone and welcoming you and the new members. No food or drink is allowed in the library as per library rules.
RSVP via Meetup – https://www.meetup.com/home/ By RSVPing on Meetup, we can plan to have appropriate seating, and you will be able to contact other meeting attendees, and they will be able to contact you, as well. Additionally, any meeting changes will be sent out to members who register on Meetup. To receive our job listings, and timely job search and career updates, JOIN our pay it forward group at www.thebreakfastclubnj.com.
When: On Demand – see below
What: Neighbors-helping-Neighbors (NhN)
Where: Go to: www.nhnusa.org
More Information: The has now changed its operating model from virtual meetings, face-to-face meeting to a one-on-one mentor/coach model. Our leaders and others who volunteer and are vetted by founder will offer one on one sessions with our membership information and a large amount of resources for NhNUSA may be found at www.nhnusa.org. There is both a registration for members needing help, along with a registration for applying to be a coach/mentor. Please feel free to use the free career resources on this site and join their Linked-In group.