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Monday, 07/01, 10:30 am, Professional Services Group of Central New Jersey hosts, Can Recruiters Find You? When recruiters search for candidates with YOUR JOB TITLE (on LinkedIn or job boards), who do they find…you or someone else? Our speaker Al Smith, dubbed ‘The Hired Guy’, will share how recruiters search for candidates, the importance of page-1 positioning, an example of a good vs. a typical LinkedIn profile…then conduct searches exactly how recruiters do of workshop volunteers to see if you can be found. If the person isn't found, Al will make suggestions for profile improvement.
Al Smith has been an executive for seven companies in five industries with more than 35 years of management, sales, marketing, training, and coaching experience. A national trainer for three companies in two industries, Al has adapted techniques learned from the American Management Association, Kimberly-Clark, Xerox, Miller-Heiman, and Systema into career counseling. Those methods include all clients reaching LinkedIn page 1.
PSGCNJ has established a pre-registration system for Zoom meetings. Please click Zoom Registration 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. Maya facilitates 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 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.
July 5, PSG Mercer County
No Meeting due to the July 4th Holiday.
https://www.psgofmercercounty.org/p/event-calendar.html
Monday, 07/08, 10:30 am, Professional Services Group of Central New Jersey hosts, Getting Unstuck in the Job Search It's not unusual for a job search to stall out. You can get stuck and feel like you are not getting any traction. In this fast-paced and idea-packed session, career coach Terry Seamon will provide attendees with a package of strategies and tactics they can choose from and adapt to their personal situations to get unstuck and get moving again.
Participants will learn about adjusting your mindset to find (and celebrate) the small wins; getting feedback to get unstuck; pinpointing your super powers and channeling them to your search; taking a breather to clear your head; generating options and mapping next steps; getting out of your comfort zone and taking small risks, and pushing yourself further out there than ever before and much more!
Terry Seaman is an executive career transition consultant with The Ayers Group where he coaches executives and professionals that are in career transitions. He previously had a long career in the corporate world as a HR training manager in such industries as energy, telecom, and pharma-chem. The author of three books, Terry is also active as a leadership development consultant. Terry moderates the St. Matthias Employment Ministry, founded in 2007.
PSGCNJ has established a pre-registration system for Zoom meetings. Please click Zoom Registration 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. Maya facilitates 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 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, July 8, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (ET), FREE
How to Organize Your Business for Sanity and Sustainability, NY Public Library, Thomas Yoseloff Business Center, This event will be online only**
This event is part of the series How to Create a Tiny Business That Makes Big Money.
Elaine Pofeldt, journalist and bestselling author of The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business and Tiny Business, Big Money, will interview some of the entrepreneurs featured in her books and/or her Forbes’ profiles to share how everyday Americans are nearing or breaking $1 million in revenue in businesses with no employees besides the owners or with a very small team.
Join Elaine in conversation with:
- Jamie Jay, Bottleneck Distant Assistants
- Sol Orwell, Examine.com
- Angie Raja, RIM Sports
Sign up for this program and get an inside scoop on how these top entrepreneurs handle challenges, adapt to market trends, create innovative products and services, develop their brands, increase their sales, and run their businesses so lean, so successfully, and so profitably.
Don’t miss the opportunity to ask them your questions!
Moderator: Elaine Pofeldt Get my tickets
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Thursday, July 11, 2024
10:00 am to 11:30 am EST The JVS Job-Seekers Workshop
Conquer Your Next Interview: Master the Most Common Interview Questions!
Feeling lost in a sea of interview questions? This webinar dives into the most common questions you’ll encounter at every interview stage: introduction, core, and closing.
Learn powerful answering techniques with clear do’s and don’ts, plus sample responses to help you write your own. At the end of this webinar, you’ll be equipped to formulate confident and compelling answers, leaving you feeling prepared and stress-free for your next interview!
There will be 20 minutes of open networking
with fellow job seekers after the presentation.
GUEST SPEAKER
Kathy Vincelette
THIS PROGRAM IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A VIRTUAL EVENT.
ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
TO REGISTER TO ATTEND, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
Saturday July 13, 2024,, 9:30 -10:30 AM join The Breakfast Club NJ Monthly Meeting with a presentation by Janelle Razzino – “How I Jouneyed to Present Day”. 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/301668486/ to RSVP for the meeting. We will be meeting in person.
LET THE TRUMPETS SOUND AND ALL TAKE NOTICE !!!
We are pleased to announce that The Breakfast Club NJ (TBCNJ) will be returning to in person meetings effective our Saturday, July 13, 2024 meeting.
Note: Time & Location Change – our meetings will now begin promptly at 9:30am (doors open 9am please come early to enjoy some extra networking time and get settled in. 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 librarie’s front doors to gain access to the conference center which is to the left rear of the facility after entering.
Looking forward to seeing everyone in person after this hiatus due to Covid and to welcoming many new members as well! Please help us celebrate by extending invites to any one you know who is in transition.
We will be collecting $10/per attendee at door as we must pay to rent the room and also are required to have insurance to use the facility.
Looking forward to seeing everyone and welcoming you and new members
As always, HELP US HELP YOU! Frank Kovacs, Founder
Monday, 07/15, 10:30 am, Professional Services Group of Central New Jersey hosts, What Questions Annoy the Interviewer and the Interviewee? Our speaker Janelle Razzino is president of Razzino Associates, Inc. and is an entrepreneur who speaks, teaches and consults on the growing role of emerging technology in recruitment strategies, placement, executive search and career planning. She has also been a guest on the talk radio show “Your Career is Calling” broadcast live on The Bronc Sunday mornings from Rutgers University. She has been featured in Bob Herbert’s New York Times column on “Workers Who Feel Discarded” and has appeared on CBS World’s News segment “The Under-employed.”
PSGCNJ has established a pre-registration system for Zoom meetings. Please click Zoom Registration 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.
Maya facilitates 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 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.
Tues July 17th, 12:00-12:30 Central time (a LinkedIn Live broadcast), NSENG, Here are a few of my LinkedIn posts that you may find helpful:
“Key metrics for your job search”
“How do you know when it’s time to update your LinkedIn profile?”
Free Job Search Webinar: “MARKETING YOURSELF TO YOUR NEXT JOB” on Tues July 17th, 12:00-12:30 Central time (a LinkedIn Live broadcast)
Over 90% of the job search is Marketing. A job search is just like a new product launch & YOU are now that product. It’s all about positioning, packaging, messaging, defining your audience & launching a target marketing campaign to create greater visibility & engagement for your background. Learn how to market yourself by registering here or on the graphic below to register– and feel free to share with others.
Click here to register. This webinar will get recorded so even if you can’t attend the live event, you will be able to view the recording at any future date as long as you register.
Monday, 07/22, 10:30 am, Professional Services Group of Central New Jersey hosts, How to Analyze Your Headlines for LinkedIn, Employment Blogs. Do you want to learn about an analyzer to improve your overall LinkedIn headline score, engagement score, and impression score? Do you need tips to improve your email open rates based on the subject line? Do you want some tools to improve your blog titles to make them more appealing? Join us to learn more. We will do live demos and provide resources. We will allow time for Q&A. Our speaker, Lynne Williams, Ed.D. candidate, is the executive director of the Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group, which provides online career development and networking for career transition (job seekers) and career management (employed and self-employed). Lynne writes resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and LinkedIn company pages, and focuses on keywords. She is currently working on her doctoral dissertation on the topic of LinkedIn.
PSGCNJ has established a pre-registration system for Zoom meetings. Please click Zoom Registration 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.
Maya facilitates 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 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.
Tues June 25, 12:00-12:30 Central time (a LinkedIn Live broadcast), NSENG, “FREE JOB SEARCH Q&A SESSION” on Tues June 25, 12:00-12:30 Central time (a LinkedIn Live broadcast)
This free session is available to anyone. You can email me your questions in advance… chat them during the event… or just listen in and learn. Click here or on the graphic below to register and feel free to share with your network. LinkedIn will record this live event so if you cannot attend this webinar, use the link to watch the recording later.
Wednesday, July 26, at 7:15 – 8:45 PM, Job Seekers of Montclair invites you to an online meeting on Coping with Change.
- Understanding your feelings
- Coping with stress
- Gain control
- Opportunities for growth
We meet at the Assembly Hall of St. Luke’s Church on 73 S. Fullerton Ave., Montclair. It is AIR CONDITIONED. Check our website, https://jobseekersofmontclair.org, for directions and additional information. The entrance faces S. Fullerton Ave. You are invited to join us.
The event will also be available online. Click here to Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 869 6416 8449
Passcode: 005505
One tap mobile +13052241968,,86964168449#,,,,
*005505
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.
Monday, 07/29, 10:30 am, Professional Services Group of Central New Jersey hosts, Networking Gone Wrong. We all love networking when it comes to a job search. We know it’s mission-critical, and we work really hard at it. But mistakes in networking can slow the job search process down and, in some cases, it can make be the difference in landing a job and/or making the job search far more efficient. In this presentation, our speaker Ed Samuel will discuss the four Tiers of Networking: Learn who you should and should not include in your network using the 90% Rule; Revisit win-win versus win-lose and the downside of bait and switch; Learn the two things you should always have handy while in a job search; Learn one key thing that can truly damage a networking opportunity out of the gate; and Learn how to salvage a lost opportunity using networking.
Ed Samuel is a career, life and executive coach, author, public speaker, certified career assessment and DiSC team leader and leads a non-profit stewardship ministry. His firm, SamNova, Inc. is based in Kennett Square, Pa. SamNova supports clients who are working, in job or life transition with emphasis on mid to C-level executives (65%), but also works with early graduates up to mid-level individuals. He leads the Career Professionals Networking Forum (CPENG) for greater Wilmington, De, Believers in Business (BIB) small business forum for greater Kennett Square, Pa., and hosts a “Optimize Your Career” program on Philly radio, 1180 am WFYL on Saturday mornings. He has 30 years of experience in operations, human resources, and finance at multi-billion-dollar global firms to leading edge technology start-ups.
PSGCNJ has established a pre-registration system for Zoom meetings. Please click Zoom
Registration 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.
Maya facilitates 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 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.
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, host a weekly LIVE Webinar every Sunday to discuss:
- The latest Federal / State news as it relates to the Job Market
Monday mornings – The Ramsey Job Search 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 are expected to 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.
Please contact Beth Berkenfeld at bberk2@optonline.net or 201-797-4342 if interested in joining the group.
Alternate Tuesdays, 10 am – Career Conversations with Tony are free webinars for those who 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 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: career-conversations-with-tony@groups.io
Every Tuesday 1-2:00pm, before 4/30, 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
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
The Breakfast Club NJ meets on the 2nd Saturday of the month.
LET THE TRUMPETS SOUND AND ALL TAKE NOTICE !!!
We are pleased to announce that The Breakfast Club NJ (TBCNJ) will be returning to in person meetings effective our Saturday, July 13, 2024 meeting.
Note: Time & Location Change – our meetings will now begin promptly at 9:30am (doors open 9am please come early to enjoy some extra networking time and get settled in. 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 librarie’s front doors to gain access to the conference center which is to the left rear of the facility after entering.
Looking forward to seeing everyone in person after this hiatus due to Covid and to welcoming many new members as well! Please help us celebrate by extending invites to any one you know who is in transition.
We will be collecting $10/per attendee at door as we must pay to rent the room and also are required to have insurance to use the facility.
Looking forward to seeing everyone and welcoming you and new members
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 and networking with the volunteers and other attendees that may be able to help you. * 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 at 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.
Monthly schedule: 2nd Saturday of the month, except we skip December and August. See below.
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.
