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Monday, 11/18, 10:30 a.m., Professional Services Group of Central New Jersey hosts, Are You Ready for A Career Change? Are you bored with your current career but unsure how to switch to something new? Are you worried about taking a hit financially or stability-wise, if you go in the direction of something you really enjoy? Or are you not sure what job would make you happy? In this presentation, Sara Madera will present the process of discovering which career works best for you base on your strengths and lifestyle, and how to make the shift without starting from the bottom.
Sara Madera started Plan Creatively in 2019 where as a career coach for working moms she helps them find their passion for careers while managing their families and work. Sara has worked in theatre, events, ran an arts education non-profit, managed internal communications for a large multinational company, and has led teams, associations, as well as hospitality and media groups. She is a coach with certifications in facilitation and strategic planning.
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-12:30 p.m. 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 a.m. 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.
Monday, November 18, 2024 at 7:30pm is: Career Q&A and Discussion about Networking
We will meet in the Jerusalem Room in the Ministry Center at the Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River, NJ.
All are welcome! Relax and spend some time with our experienced volunteers and others in our network.
It’s a low-pressure, open Q&A session for Job Searchers to network with others and get advice / support.
Whether you are actively searching, looking to advance in your current job or simply thinking about a new opportunity, feel free to join us.
Our experienced volunteers are there to provide support. Depending on your needs:
– Support with networking and making important connections.
– One-on-one follow-up time for assistance – this includes mock interviews – just ask!!
– Bring your resume (Job Searchers) if you wish to get some feedback/suggestions.
You need not have specific questions to attend this session!! …you will be hearing a lot of great tips and meeting others too.
Any questions or need assistance from us in between meetings? – we are here!
Just email us any time at: presentation.cmm@gmail.com
Nov. 20, 7:30 – 9:00 PM, Job Seekers’ next meeting is Wednesday,. Maya Ollson presents a helpful workshop on Cover Letters, Thank-You Letters and References. This is a topic that makes a job search successful. Maya runs an award winning top outplacement service provider. She is the author of The Road to Job Search Success. Those who come in person you will receive a copy of her excellent workbook.
The Handout for last night’s workshop is here.
We meet at the Assembly Hall of St. Luke’s Church on 73 S. Fullerton Ave., Montclair. Light refreshments will be served. Check our website, https://jobseekersofmontclair.org, for directions and additional information.
The workshop covers:
- Designing effective cover letters
- Telephone etiquette and effective use
- Thank you letters and their place
The event is also online. Join Zoom Meeting
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Also, volunteer for Job Seekers of Montclair if you would like to give back to the community and add experience to your resume. Reply to Rachael@jobseekersofmontclair.org for details.
Monday, 11/25, 10:30 a.m., Professional Services Group of Central New Jersey hosts,
Effective Holiday Networking Tips. People are prone to share a sense of well-wishing this time of year and many companies gear up their hiring strategies for the beginning of the New Year.
Our speaker Rod Williams will tell us how to take advantage of these opportunities. Rod is the managing principal of B.E.S.T. Talent Management Solutions LLC, which he founded in 2010.
His expertise includes over 25 years in career development and employment marketplace specialization. Prior to founding B.E.S.T. he was a job market consultant for Lee Hecht Harrison’s New York City office. Rod also connects individuals with employment challenges to job search strategies for the Employment Networking Ministry at Fountain Baptist Church in Summit, NJ.
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 join us on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month from noon-12:30 p.m. 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 a.m. 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, the holistic practitioner of Ayurveda, and emotion code practitioner.
Saturday, December 14th, at 9:30 AM, in person, The Breakfast Club NJ, Bill LaChance – Key Financial Planning Considerations for those in a Career Transition
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 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/ to RSVP for the meeting.
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 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
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.
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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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.
Every Wednesday at 9:30, psgmc (Professional Support 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.
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 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.
Monthly schedule: 2nd Saturday of the month, except we skip December and August.
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 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 !!! 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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