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Monday, 02/05, 10:30 am, Professional Services Group of Central New Jersey hosts, Pivot and Progress: How to Take Two Steps Forward Instead of Three Steps Backwards.
Feeling stagnant in your career, but you’re not ready to retire or just settle? Then it’s time for a career pivot. Change can be scary, but it’s also exhilarating and freeing especially when armed with the knowledge on how to pivot with ease. In this talk, Vakassia “VJ” Niles will help you discover four steps to pivot with ease that will boost your confidence. Learn how to identify your transferable skills, brand yourself, tell your story, and strategize to job hunt. VJ” Niles is the founder of The Niles Group and a strategist who helps mid-career professionals develop their careers with essential tools and strategies. She’s a contributing author in " Just Me: The Business Woman’s Personal Branding Guide.;
PSGCNJ has established a pre-registration system for Zoom meetings. Please visit https://psgcnj.biz/need-to-know and register by our 11 pm Friday deadline before 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-12:30 pm for our ‘Ask Maya’, segment with Maya Ollson, career consultant, founder of Kokopella High Touch Outplacement, and a frequent speaker for PSGCNJ. Maya facilitates the 30-minute Q&A session to answer your job search questions. Please join us on the third Monday of the month (beginning in March) from 11:30 am until noon for a new 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, February 5, VJ Niles,” Pivot and Progress: How to Take Two Steps Forward Instead of Three Steps Backwards.”, PSGCNJ
Tuesday 2/6 at 10am ET. Tony will present: “Steps to Take When Changing Careers”. Register now at: careerchangesteps.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 webpage for a list of webinar dates, topics, descriptions, presenters, their contact info, and the registration link once it’s available, at: bit.ly/careerconversationswithtony2024.
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 7:30 to 9:00 PM, Job Seekers meets via Zoom. Lynne Williams presents Tips to Optimize Your Resume.
Learn to build a resume for:
- Future-forward job titles, keywords, and accomplishments
- A succinct value proposition.
- Readers with short attention spans
- Positive color psychology karma
- Learn some useful features, tips, tricks, and best practices along with the research to support the why
Lynne is the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group, which provides online career development.
Meeting ID: 869 6416 8449
Passcode: 005505
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For phone only dial 929 436 2866 and enter ID + passcode.
Also, if you would like to give back to the community and add experience to your resume, volunteer for Job Seekers of Montclair. Reply to Rachael@jobseekersofmontclair.org for details.
Thursday, February 8, 2024, 10:00 am to 11:30 am EST, JVS Job-seekers Virtual Workshop, Using AI to Improve Your Resume and Cover Letters – A Deep Dive
Have you dabbled in using Artificial Intelligence like ChatGPT in your job search or do you shy away from new technology?
Don’t let new technology intimidate you.
During this webinar, we are going to make ChatGPT your new best friend. We will take a deep dive into using AI to not only improve your resume, but also make writing cover letters easier and less time consuming.
Topics we will cover include:
*Which Artificial Intelligence application should you use?
*Suggestions to improve your resume using AI.
*Tips for writing a cover letter template and how to customize it for each job application.
*Security of AI – What are the risks?
You will leave with AI prompts and tips as well as a one-page resource document to refer to throughout your job search.
There will be 20 minutes of open networking
with fellow job seekers after the presentation.
GUEST SPEAKER
Holly Adams
TO REGISTER TO ATTEND, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
February 8, 2024 at 6:30pm via Zoom. Our next NJSENG meeting. Our speaker will be David Schuchman. David will discuss “Communicate Your Professional Skills”. Please reserve your seat by emailing me at MartyLatman@…. Include in the email Subject Line – “Reserve My Seat for 2-8-24 NJSENG Meeting”. Below is further information on the presentation.
Communicate Your Professional Skills
Would you like to know how to identify careers that match the skills and passions that you have? Then, would you like to know ways to communicate your skills to hiring managers? This presentation discusses just that. You’ll learn how to identify your hard and soft skills and discover effective techniques for assessing, valuing, and promoting your professional skills.
Our speaker, David Schuchman, is an Information Technology professional with a true passion for technology implementation, as well as applications design, development, and IT operations. He is a seasoned Informational Technology professional with over 30 years of experience. He spent his corporate career as an Information Technology leader in the financial services, transportation, and healthcare industries. Since 2014, David is an Information Technology services, training, and management consultant with his own company, Princeton Technology Advisors, LLC.
David is an active leader in the job seeker support community. This passion began in 2012 with his first of 2 job losses. He is the current Executive Chair of the Professional Service Group (PSG) of Mercer County in Princeton, NJ. In addition, David is a co-facilitator for New Jersey Job Seekers in Princeton, NJ. And he is on the boards of The Career Support Group at St. Gregory the Great in Hamilton, NJ and The Breakfast Club of New Jersey in East Brunswick, NJ.
Additionally, David is often requested to present topical programs and Information Technology training classes to business groups, adult schools, job seeker support groups and public libraries.
Friday, February 9, 2024⋅9:45am – 12:00pm
Janice Coleman – Touchdown in the Game of Goals: Stay In It to Win It
Location: The Princeton Public Library. 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton NJ 08542
Description: Staying in the game with your goals is crucial. It might be tempting to punt on your aspirations during your job search. But remember, you’re in it to win it. Keep your eye on the end zone.
February 10, 2924,, 8:00 -10:00 AM join The Breakfast Club NJ Monthly Meeting with a presentation by Sharon Bussey – “TBD”. Sign on instructions at www.thebreakfastclubnj.com. Please share this with other groups you may be in. Join us on Meetup.com at: https://www.meetup.com/the-breakfast-club-nj/events/297707691/ to RSVP for the meeting.
February 10, 2024, Upcoming MCT meeting, Topic: “Tools for Staying Organized in Job Search” Speaker: JB Briganti
Location: In-Person at Penn State Great Valley in Malvern, PA and via Zoom
Sponsor: Penn State Great Valley Alumni Society
Registration link coming soon
Monday, 02/12, 10:30 am, Professional Services Group of Central New Jersey hosts, Navigating The Dynamic Job Market Landscape. Please join as Chui Senanayake helps us navigate the ever-changing landscape of the job market. The past year has taught us resilience, adaptability, and the importance of being proactive in career planning. With these valuable lessons in mind, it’s crucial to equip ourselves for what lies ahead. Chui Senanayake is professional career coach and the CEO/founder of The Job Helpers. Sixteen years ago he was 19 and homeless and today he is an MBA graduate heading a successful business. He has been helping job seekers optimize their resumes for over 15 years. PSGCNJ has established a pre-registration system for Zoom meetings. Please visit https://psgcnj.biz/need-to-know/ and register by our 11 pm 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-12:30 pm for our ;Ask Maya’ segment with Maya Ollson, career consultant, founder of Kokopella High Touch Outplacement and a frequent speaker for PSGCNJ. Maya facilitates the 30-minute Q&A session to answer your job search questions.
Please join us on the third Monday of the month (beginning in March) from 11:30 am until noon for a new segment on the importance of meditation in your job search.
Friday, February 16⋅9:45am – 12:00pm
Sam Velu – AI for Job Seekers
The Princeton Public Library. 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton NJ 08542
Description: Please check back for program description.
Organizer: Mercer County PSG Events
Mercer County PSG Events
Creator: Created by: psgofmercercounty.cc@gmail.comCreated by: psgofmercercounty.cc@gmail.com
Monday, February 12th, 2024 at 7:30pm., Our Next Session is “Actionable Advice for Enhancing your Career – Whether you are Working or Looking for Work”
The Career Management Group at Church of the Presentation is for those who are unemployed, under-employed, looking to enhance their career or just considering a career change.
We meet monthly in a welcoming, low-pressure setting.
This session will have something for everyone – whether you are working and hoping to advance, thinking about a career move or actively searching for a job. Our volunteers will be covering a number of topics – all focused on your career growth. We hope you’ll join us.
This hybrid session will be:
In Person:
Church of the Presentation (in the Jerusalem Room)
271 W. Saddle River Rd.
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
We will also be on-line:
Zoom Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85401823225
All are welcome to come to these sessions and we hope to see you there!
If you have concerns or questions at any time about your job, a search for a job, networking, assistance with interviews, etc. simply email presentation.cmm@gmail.com with your name, email address and a brief introduction and we will be happy to assist.
Thur Feb 15th from 6:00-9:00 Central time on my “WHAT THE HELL APPROACH TO JOB SEARCH”®. $56.00, NSENG Marty Gilbert Offer expires Mar 1st. You also get a free 40-min recording on “How to Build a Target Company List”.
Click HERE to register for the Feb 15th live workshop. I will record this live event so even if you cannot attend, you still get access to both recordings.
Friday, February 23⋅9:45am – 12:00pm
Ed Samuel – Networking Gone Wrong
The Princeton Public Library. 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton NJ 08542
Organizer: Mercer County PSG Events
Mercer County PSG Events
Creator: Created by: psgofmercercounty.cc@gmail.comCreated by: psgofmercercounty.cc@gmail.com
Monday, 02/26 10:30 am, Professional Services Group of Central New Jersey hosts,Having a Disability and Looking for Employment. Please join us as Erich Butler and Myles Wallace discuss this important topic. Erich and Myles are disability inclusion partners with Peak Performers Staffing Agency based out of Austin, Tex. They specialize in assisting individuals with disabilities in finding meaningful employment, connecting employers with exceptional talent, all while promoting the normalization of professional life for individuals with disabilities. PSGCNJ has established a pre-registration system for Zoom meetings. Please visit https://psgcnj.biz/need-to-know/ and register by our 11 pm Friday deadline prior to the Monday morning meeting.
Please join us on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month from noon-12:30 pm for our ‘Ask Maya’; segment with Maya Ollson, career consultant, founder of Kokopella High Touch Outplacement and a frequent speaker for PSGCNJ. Maya facilitates the 30-minute Q&A session to answer your job-search questions.
Please join us on the third Monday of the month (beginning in March) from 11:30 am until noon for a new 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, February 26 · 6 – 8:15pm EST, WNO February Meeting: Strengths In Transition, Location, Online 2 hours 15 minutes, This will be a virtual (on-line) meeting. Log-in information for the meeting will be sent to the registrants on the afternoon of the meeting.
Agenda:
- 6:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Attendees sign in to the meeting
- 6:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Networking
- 6:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Announcements
- 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Presentation – Strengths In Transition Program, Heather Kay
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Final Announcements, Networking
Abstract: Strengths In Transition Program
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.
A preliminary attendance sheet will be e-mailed to all registered attendees the weekend prior to the meeting. Please do not share or distribute the list out of respect for the privacy of the other attendees. We hope that the list is helpful both for you and for you to help others.
- Make your evening a success – come prepared!
- Please ensure you’re attending from a quiet location.
- Please keep your microphone muted except when speaking.
- See other best practices.
Friday, March 1⋅9:45am – 12:00pm
Bart Jackson – Getting a Grip on Your Career — Wiser Choices
The Princeton Public Library. 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton NJ 08542
Description: In truth, most folks hit what they aim at. How do you lift your head out of that narrow rut that defines your career as a series of jobs and list of skills? What practical tactics will rip off the blinders, reveal opportunities, and set your precious energies on the road to fulfillment – and fun? With great good humor, we will look at the examples of some amazing individuals, showing how their career choices (good & blunderful) made all the difference. Then, we’ll attack your individual needs, and lay out some solid some solid strategies. No slides – no PowerPoint – bring notebook.
Organizer: Mercer County PSG Events
Mercer County PSG Events
Creator: Created by: psgofmercercounty.cc@gmail.comCreated by: psgofmercercounty.cc@gmail.com
Pre-Recorded Podcasts
In this article, IDC’s Wayne Kurtzman shares survey results on how to increase engagement in virtual meetings
.https://blogs.idc.com/2020/07/06/what-virtual-conferences-still-miss/
This video podcast explores the preferences, experiences, attitudes and behaviors of organizers and attendees of virtual events that have been held in the wake of COVID-19. It also delves into the priorities that organizers, sponsors, and vendors should address to ensure a positive experience for event attendees and how to capitalize of virtual event opportunities.https://www.nypl.org/locations/snfl/yoseloff-business
The New York Science, Industry and Business Library, located at 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016. The library also recorded some of the presentations and they are available 24/7 on-line at: http://www.nypl.org/node/90324.
PSG of Mercer County website has now grown to 35 eLearning sites. Many are free, but not all. Check out some of these eLearning sites at:
https://www` .psgofmercercounty.org/p/e-learning-resources.html
General Resources
CareerUSA.org
The mission of CareerUSA.org is to provide ONE website where anyone who is unemployed or under-employed, can find everything they need to help with his or her career search that will result in employment.
Any formed group that assists members in educating, coaching, career testing, job lead, networking connections, mentoring, counseling, or support, while providing a safe place for the job seeker, is welcome to be listed on the or CareerUSA.org website. For more information and a schedule of events go to
Recurring Meetings
Sundays from 9:00 – 9:30 am: George Pace, an IT Technology Leader, in Partnership with TBCNJ, hosts a weekly LIVE Webinar every Sunday to discuss:
- The latest Federal / State news as it relates to the Job Market
are un/underemployed, in/considering a career transition. Sessions are facilitated primarily by longtime group facilitator and Career Coach, Tony Calabrese, of Absolute Transitions, LLC, or an esteemed guest presenter. Login info will be emailed the day
Every Tuesday 1-2:00pm, Join Ken Lang for his weekly LinkedIn Live! event. Register here at https://www.meetup.com/Weekly-LinkedIn-Lunch-and-Learn/ or you can watch the broadcast live from Ken’s LinkedIn profile – https://www.linkedin.com/in/langk
prior to the webinar, but registration officially closes at 8am the morning of each webinar. All are welcome. Q & A will follow. Be sure to check our webpage for: dates, topics, presenters, webinar descriptions, and the registration link at: bit.ly/careerconversationswithtony2024. To receive an invite to join our listserv for occasional announcements and reminders, volunteer or recommend a thought-leader or topic, or if you have any questions, please email Tony at: tony@absolutetransitions.com.
The Neighbors-helping-Neighbors (NhN) 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 amounts 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.
Neighbors-helping Neighbors USA ) www.nhnusa.org) founded on January 27,2011, is supported by an award winning web portal site, LinkedIn group, https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3892534/ Facebook group and a large network of members and volunteer leaders built over the past 12 years.
Join William Paterson University Alumni Association virtually on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. 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.
Every Wednesday at 9:30, psgmc (Professional Services Group Morris County) presents a virtual meeting. 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.
Wednesdays – Job Seekers of Montclair is a free, job search training and support group open to all. 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.
Job Seekers of Montclair meets every Wednesday in person and on Zoom at 7:30 pm. All meetings are free and open to the public.
Information about the upcoming meeting can be found on our website.
While you are there, you can join our low volume e-mail list where we send announcements of upcoming meetings or helpful information. Just click on Subscribe on the home page.
You may also link to an Internet-friendly version of our schedule from our website.
There is no meeting of Job Seekers this week. The next meeting is in person (with additional Zoom access) on January 3. Join Dr. Mark Arnowitz, adjunct professor at Caldwell University and counselor for life changing events, who will conduct a workshop on Coping with Change.
1st and 3rd Thursday of the month The Northwest New Jersey Career Club (NWNJCC) led by Nancy Mackowiak, will conduct an ONLINE ZOOM Meeting regarding current job search issues and challenges. This group previously met at the Mount Olive Public Library. To join the meeting, join the Facebook group ‘Northwest New Jersey Career Club’ and a Zoom invitation will be sent to you, a day before the meeting.
Free Computer Classes at Neptune Public Library. Registration required:
Thursday, June 29 5:30p-7:30p [PowerPoint]
The basics class is discontinued and being done on an individual basis through diagnostic testing modules.
To register, contact:
Laura Myers
Neptune Public Library
732.775.8241
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. PSG of Mercer County meets each Friday morning at 10:00am. 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.
Careers in Transition meets virtually the first and third Saturday of each month at 8:30 AM EST except for July 6, 2024. 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/
To ensure the security of our virtual meetings, invitations will be emailed directly only to members who register for the meeting. Registration will be open until 5PM EST Friday before each meeting.
Link to sign up: : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3muBCmK-py-OMQH9RI8ne-TTlng6uwhJBHy-qtFCxGM0PgA/viewform
