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Members of the Tri State Transition Community:
I would like to ask your help in the Recurring Meetings Section. I would like groups to review their information, for accuracy. And if you know that a group is no longer meeting, I would like to delete that information. Additionally, if any new groups have formed, whose main goals pertain to job search/networking, please send me their contact info, so I can include their scheduled meetings in the future. TIA.
Feel free to share this Networking Meetings email with anyone, or any group, that can benefit from the information. If your group’s updates are not included in this email, please have one of the organizers reach out to me (transitiongroups@gmail.com) and add me to their distribution list for your upcoming events. This publication does not get sent out to individuals, only groups. So you must join one of the groups that sends this publication out, to become a subscriber.
Upcoming meetings for 4 weeks will be included in the email, and event information received by midnight on Saturday will be included in the upcoming week’s email.
Announcements should include: date, time, group name/host, speaker, topic, registration information, and a short description. I will shorten descriptions if they are too long. Specify if there are any fees or special registration requirements.
Stay safe and have a great week!
Adrienne Roman
Recurring Meetings
Sundays from 9:00 – 9:30 am: George Pace, Keeppace with George Pace – Leading Technology speaker, Researcher / IT strategist /Enterprise Architecture / Cloud / Open Source / Kubernetes / Microservices / Docker / DevOps / Video / Social Networking / Application Rationalization
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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?
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But don’t take his word for it. The following link is the complete playlist of over 87 AI episodes (with many more to come). YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@keeppace
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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/
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 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.
2nd Saturday of each month – join The Breakfast Club NJ Where executives 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 each other.
The Breakfast Club NJ (TBCNJ) has returned to in person meetings !!! Note: Time & Location Change – our meetings will now begin promptly at 9:30am & end 11:30am (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 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 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. 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 joib search and career updates, JOIN our pay it forward group at www.thebreakfastclubnj.com.
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Monday, 10/14, 10:30 am, Professional Services Group of Central New Jersey hosts, Recruiters Unwrapped Encore. Be sure to bring your questions for executive recruiter Janelle Razzino on for what promises to be a lively discussion on career transition and job search from a recruiter’s perspective. Janelle is president of Razzino Associates, Inc., which specializes in executive-level placement for the Global 2000 with disciplines in finance, accounting and information technology across every industry. She is a frequent guest on the talk radio show, “Your Career is Calling,” broadcast live on The Bronc Sunday mornings from Rutgers University.
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.
October 14 – 6-9 p.m. – Join Us For “Professional Critique” and “How To Generate Alternative Sources of Income” –
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.: “How To Generate Alternative Sources of Income”:
What avenues do you pursue when the job hunt is taking longer than expected?
What do you do when you are approaching a financial bind?
How do you generate income as you continue your job search?
Mark Lyons, an experienced “alternative income generator”, will provide strategies to earn extra income, including temporary and contract opportunities, substitute teaching, side businesses, and teaching continuing education classes.
During a career transition in 2010, Mark decided to explore options to reinvent his career. Mark, also known as “The Garden Troubadour”, is a master gardener, consultant, and educator, with experience in alternative forms of income generation.
Today, Mark runs a successful business called “Green Thumb at Your Service”, dedicated to inspiring to and coaching people on how to grow their own food. He also works as an independent contractor and a substitute teacher.
In Person:
St. Hubert Ministry Center
729 Grand Canyon
Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60169
Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88359760676?pwd=Y2t4a2dVbjhqSlBmaDFFSEVaTTVaUT09
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Saturday, October 19, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Jump Start Your Job Search Workshop
Christ Church • 501 Swedesford Road • Wayne PA
Cost $10
An interactive day of information, ideas and networking to provide help and hope in your job transition and for your career
A Key to Your Job Search – Tools & Organization – Amy Dinning, Talent Development Leader, will share important tools, tips and organization that is critical for you in your job search. You need more than a resume and cover letter to be successful and if you aren’t organized it makes it impossible to follow up.
Knock Out Networking – Michael Goldberg, founder of Knock Out Networking will share how job seekers MUST have a “knock-out” approach to making great connections otherwise they will fail. Simple as that! It’s important to have a strategy for networking events, business meetings, holiday parties, LinkedIn, and even time spent with friends and family. You will learn to confidently meet and greet new people in professional settings and how to deliver a knockout elevator speech.
Networking Time to meet new connections
Networking over lunch with fellow participants and speakers
How to Nail Your Next Interview – Ken Sher, owner of Sher Coaching, will help you prepare for a variety of interviewing situations. You’ll learn: effective ways to handle phone interviews, tips for virtual interviews, how to handle the most difficult interview questions or challenges, and what not to say in an interview. To be successful with your interviews, you need to prepare, practice, and have a process to answer questions.
Unlock Your Earning Potential: Mastering Salary Negotiations – Corey Crapella will lead us in an empowering session on mastering the art of salary negotiations. You will learn how to shift your perspective on salary negotiations to reduce stress and increase confidence; tactical approaches to ensure you’re prepared and comfortable discussing your worth; and the key elements of effective salary negotiation, including when and how to negotiate, what to say (and not say), and how to handle tough questions.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the workshop begins at 9 a.m. The formal part of the workshop will end at 4:00 p.m. Snacks and sandwiches will be provided; if you have special food needs, please bring your lunch.
Please register online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jump-start-your-job-search-workshop-tickets-993818226067 and pay with a credit card. We are unable to take walk-ins. Please note that online registration will close on Thursday, October 17 at 12 pm.
For more information or questions, contact Amy Dinning at amydinning@juno.com.
Monday, October 21, 2024 from 7pm-9pm ET. The 2-hour session will include 1.5 hours of content and 30 minutes of networking.
Backpack to Briefcase
“Program was a 5-Star!” – College participant
To our Friends in the HR Community,
Back by popular demand! After a very successful session in August, and a 4.9/5.0 star rating from our participants, we are offering our 2nd Backpack to Briefcase session for college-aged students looking for help with approaching the job/internship search.
Since our students are all back at school, this program will be held VIRTUALLY and will run on Topics to be covered include:
- Informational Interviews
- Networking
- LinkedIn Profiles
- Effective Interview Questions
- …..and more!
This session is a $750 value, but as a trusted colleague and friend, we are offering it to you/your child for free. You may also pass it along to a friend or colleague that could benefit!
As a team, we feel passionately about helping our community, colleagues and friends’ children, develop the confidence and knowledge needed for a successful start to their careers.
We will be keeping this group small, intimate, and impactful so don’t delay! The class will fill up fast.
Ready to register? Click here
For additional detail about the program click here
https://readyaimimpact.com/backpack-to-briefcase/
Sincerely,
Backpack to Briefcase Team
Eddie Stewart – ES Talent Solutions
Toni Thomas – Challenger, Gray & Christmas
Heather Kay – Ready Aim à Impact
Beth Sinkus – The Leaders Edge
Monday, 10/21, 10:30 am, Professional Services Group of Central New Jersey hosts, Money Saving Strategies During a Career Transition for 2025. In this presentation Bill LaChance, an independent financial advisor, will cover a number of strategies to consider to help with cash flow during a career transition. The focus will be on those strategies that may not be well known or understood. Topics will include medical Insurance through the Affordable Care Act, strategies to take advantage of shifting marginal tax rates during a transition, the impact of the SECURE Retirement Act, and advantages/disadvantages of 401k/403b rollovers. Bill spent22 years in corporate finance in the retail industry and before that was a CPA with a largeaccounting firm. Bill has a B.S. in Accounting from Bryant University, an MBA in Finance fromIndiana University, and is a certified financial Planner.
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. Victoria’s next PSGCNJ meditation session will be on Monday, November 18.
Monday, 21 Oct 2024, 6pm-8:15pm, October WNO Meeting: Paul Cecala on 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. Sign in
- 6:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Networking (Breakout Rooms)
- 6:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Announcements
- 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Presentation – Simple Steps to Maximize Networking Opportunities
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Final Announcements, Networking
Abstract:
Simple Steps to Maximize Networking Opportunities
Intimidated by Networking? Not sure what to do or how to start?
This workshop will provide simple actionable things you can do to get started with networking or boost your existing networking for added results. We will look at simple ways to effectively network on LinkedIn and social media, in person, and via other means. Leave with LOTS of ideas to put into action today!
When you register, please be sure to answer the questions that appear AFTER Eventbrite says “Order Successful”!
If you have registered for a previous WNO meeting, when you register this time, you can fill in fields where the information has not changed with “Same”!
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.
Monday, October 21st at 7:30pm, “How to Tap into the Hidden Job Market”, will be presented by John Corcoran, founder of Corcoran Career Coaching
The Church of the Presentation Career Management Group meets once a month.
It is a welcoming, low-pressure setting for those who may be unemployed, under-employed, looking to enhance their career or considering a career change.
This will at the Church of the Presentation, in Upper Saddle River, NJ in the Jerusalem Room, presentation.cmm@gmail.com
This is very popular session for us and worthwhile for anyone in the job market!
All are welcome and we hope to see you there!
(For those who cannot attend in person, we will also be doing this via Zoom). If you already receive Presentation Career Management emails, you will receive the link before the meeting, otherwise contact us at the email address below.
Tues Oct 29th from 12:00-12:30 pm Central time “FREE Job Search Q&A Session”
Click here to register for this free webinar, which is free to anyone and feel free to share with your network. You can email me your questions in advance… chat them during the event… or just listen in and learn. LinkedIn will record this live event, so if you cannot attend the webinar, use the registration link to watch the recording later.
Saturday November 9, 2024,, 9:30 -11:30 AM – doors open at 9 am for networking. $10 cash fee at the door for room rental and required insurance premium. Join The Breakfast Club NJ Monthly Meeting with a presentation by “The CEO of Me: Own Your Own Career” by Rod Colon. 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/302252175 to RSVP for the meeting. We will be meeting in person. No food or drink allowed, as per library rules.
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
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