CAREER & NETWORKING EVENTS

 

Event Title:	Attend the U.S. Department of State Online IT Career Event (Thursday, April 26, 2012 • Noon-3pm EDT)
Organization:	U.S. Department of State
Category:	Career/Job-Related	Geographical Area:	Atlanta
Start Date:	4/26/2012	End Date:	4/26/2012
Start Time:	3:00 PM	End Time:	6:00 PM ET
Event Info:	IT PROFESSIONALS Find out how you can apply your IT certifications, education, digital/telephone/radio technical expertise and resourcefulness in a global public service career that makes a difference. U.S. Department of State Online Career Event Information Management Technical Specialists Thursday, April 26, 2012 • Noon-3pm EDT As a Foreign Service Information Management Technical Specialist, you will install, repair and maintain a wide range of digital, telephone, and radio equipment while living and working in one of 31 overseas locations, as well as the Washington, DC metro area and Ft. Lauderdale, FL, from which you travel extensively to over 265 Embassies, consulates or missions abroad. You’ll be a vital part of history in the making as you experience the challenge and excitement of a career at the forefront of international affairs. Plus, you’ll have an unprecedented opportunity to travel the world and experience different cultures. You can represent the United States and contribute your diverse background and unique perspectives to this challenging career. This is an opportunity unlike any other: the chance to help protect and to represent your country to the world. Applications will be accepted from April 25 through May 9, 2012. To receive notification, visit careers.state.gov and click on “Sign Up to Receive Email Updates”.
Location:	ONLINE - *** Register to Attend ***	Room:
Address:		Phone:
City:	ONLINE	State/Province:	DC
Zip:		Country:	United States
Web Site:	www.mpnsite.com/dos/oce.html	Email:	CLICK HERE
Contact:	U.S. Department of State	Role:

Cinco De Mayo -2012 BUSINESS EXPO
Organization:	Black & Latino Council of America
Category:	Networking	Geographical Area:	Business Event Calendar
Start Date:	5/3/2012	End Date:	5/3/2012
Start Time:	5:30pm	End Time:	9pm
Event Info:	Cinco De Mayo - BUSINESS EXPO Black & Latino Council 2012 Small Business Expo Live Music, Latin American Fashion Show, Mexican Art Exhibit, Tapa's Featuring Hispanic, Latino's, & African American's Corporate Professionals, Entrepreneurs,& Small Business Owners. Uniting the Black & Brown Business Community & Consumers Cinco De Mayo Hispanic Business 2 Business 2 Consumer Market Thursday, May 3,2012 Business Expo & International Mixer 5pm-8pm World Trade Center 303 Peachtree St Atlanta, Ga. 30308 $20.00 Black & Latino Council uniting professional Hispanic's. Latino's & African American's to do BUSINESS. Hugo Hernandez Pres. Lance Robertson Dir. Latinmarketingagency@gmail.com 404 919 1246 Contact us today become a exhibitor/vendor for $199.00 All vendors will receive 4 all complimentary tickets, copy of list of attendees,1 minute introductory speech at event, logo advertising on all collateral marketing material. plus one free social media Hispanic marketing consultation on Building Brands Online in Hispanic Communities with Hugo Hernandez CEO of El Club Comenciante

 

Event Title:	Over The Edge for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central & South Texas
Organization:	Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central & South Texas
Category:	Non-Profit Org	Geographical Area:	Business Event Calendar
Start Date:	5/5/2012	End Date:	5/6/2012
Start Time:	9:00 AM	End Time:	5:00 PM
Event Info:	The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Central & South Texas helps grant wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions that depend on courage to overcome obstacles every day. Now they challenge you to face your fears, step to the edge, maybe check an item off your bucket list or just try your hand at a new adventure... It's time to catch your breath and go Over The Edge for the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Central & South Texas. The first 300 individuals or teams to raise a minimum of $1,500 will have the opportunity to go Over The Edge! Reach your fundraising goal by recruiting friends, family and co-workers to support your leap for the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Central & South Texas! Companies and organizations can also band together and raise the minimum of $1,500 to "Toss Your Boss" and have them rappel down 32 stories of the One American Center in downtown Austin To sign up, visit www.AustinOverTheEdge.com If you're not able to rappel, come out May 5th & 6th to support those who will take the 32-story challenge or to make a donation to Make-A-Wish. We will have a live radio DJ, food and drinks.
Location:	One American Center	Room:
Address:	600 Congress Avenue	Phone:	512-329-9474
City:	Austin	State/Province:	TX
Zip:	78701	Country:	United States
Web Site:	www.AustinOverTheEdge.com	Email:	CLICK HERE
Contact:	Chad Wicks	Role:	Event Director

 

Event Title:	McCants Communications Group presents BLACK EXPO TOUR
Organization:	BLACK EXPO TOUR
Category:	Exhibit	Geographical Area:	Business Event Calendar
Start Date:	5/26/2012	End Date:	5/27/2012
Start Time:	11 am	End Time:	6pm
Event Info:	The BLACK EXPO TOUR is the largest touring consumer trade show that targets the African American community and small African American business owners. We will make our stop in Atlanta, GA May 25-27, 2012. This event is free to the public with a canned donation. If interested in booth space, advertisement, and/or sponsorship opportunities please contact me via email egraves@blackexpotour.net or call 336-274-1709 for more information.
Location:	Georgia International Convention Center	Room:
Address:	2000 Convention Center Concourse	Phone:	336-274-1709
City:	College Park	State/Province:	GA
Zip:	30337	Country:	United States
Web Site:	www.blackexpotour.net	Email:	CLICK HERE
Contact:	Erika Graves	Role:

Networking- Have you made it part of your job?

An interesting point was made during my networking group’s recent discussion about how to stay in touch with people in our network. As I was offering some techniques I personally use to stay in touch with my network, someone blurted out: “But that’s your job!”. Her point was that as a coach, it was my job to keep in touch with people that could assist my clients, it was my job to stay in touch with people that could provide industry insight, and it was my job to stay connected. I think you can catch the drift here. Others in the room began to giggle a bit and someone else retorted: “Networking is a part of all of our jobs!”





To many, networking has been viewed as a mandatory activity for sales people but perhaps as an extracurricular option for others, or an activity only to be pursued when a person is in between jobs. Somewhere the paradigm has shifted and many people now recognize it has become a mandatory part of everyday life for anyone in the workplace. Others have jumped on the social media bandwagon believing that “exposure” is the answer to unemployment or career development. Exposure isn’t the entire answer. Networking for effective results is really not that simple.

Social networking has prompted the medium for getting connected, but there is still a need for coaching around the concepts of why we need to be connected and how to develop or nurture new or existing relationships. Using social media to build exposure is one approach. But simple exposure does not develop relationships and does not develop trust. Relationships develop over time, not with a click and a connection. Developing relationships requires an awareness of a purpose and having an objective, followed by thoughtful communications that will support that objective.

It seems many jobseekers are under the impression that having mass visibility will not only get them a job, but that they will also automatically be happy with it. My assessment is that much like the rush to use career databases to post resumes years ago, the mad rush to use social networking sites to build visibility with the assumption that a passive approach leads to “happy ever after”, is just as unrealistic. Vast exposure with no plan or strategy is no more effective in developing rewarding results than the popular method of shot-gunning 500 resumes to random businesses was in the ‘70’s and ‘80’s.

The belief that visibility is the answer is misguided, as it is only a piece of the puzzle. Visibility means others can find you. It doesn’t mean that you will be prepared for the conversation when it is initiated, or that you will have the faintest idea of what you might be getting into when invited to interview with a company you may not have heard of an hour before the contact. Social networking can be a recruiter’s dream; easy access to more and more candidates. Conversely, the candidates that are contacted are at the mercy of the person reaching them. They are more likely to be caught off guard, unaware, unprepared and put in a position to act on something they had not enough time or information about to consider a reasonable approach. Flattering? Perhaps. Productive? Not necessarily. Certainly not as much as one would hope for.

There is a connection between the “job” of staying in touch with your network and making yourself visible through social networks. It is important to ensure your visibility creates the kinds of opportunities that are consistent with your goals. And, that your visibility is supported by the strength of your trusted relationships. By staying in touch with people that are able to share insight about your areas of interest, you are much more likely to have some semblance of composure or clear context the next time you are randomly contacted by an unknown recruiter.


Posted by Sherri Edwards - Money Wise Women

Networking at Indoor Classic Car Review & Auction

Networking at Indoor Classic Car Review & Auction
3766 Boston Rd Bronx, NY 10469
Date: 31 July 2010, Saturday 02:00 PM

Sponsored by Savvy Intrapreneur and iPower Global Solutions, experience a different type of networking venue with excellent opportunities to meet liked minded business professionals. Travel back to yester year when life was simpler. An egg cream was 5 cents, a movie was 10 cents AND cars were built to last. CELEBRITY CLASSIC CARS INCLUDE REGGIE JACKSON'S's 1992 Ford Mustang 5.0 and 1969 Dodge Dart Swinger previously owned by Illusionist "CRISS ANGEL OF MIND FREAK".

Get more details and RSVP on LinkedIn at
http://events.linkedin.com/ Networking-Indoor-Classic-Car- Review/pub/379575





More information and online registration: Networking at Indoor Classic Car Review & Auction


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The Men of The Hour

On April 29, 2010... Charlotte ETP Network had the pleasure of having two Great Guest Speakers, Mr. Carl E. Reid Founder, CEO and President of a successful technology consulting firm NetTECH Systems. Mr. Reid is publisher of the Library of Congress recognized newsletter blog "Savvy Intrapreneur" and is engaged by companies as a professional blogger and social media consultant, as well as COO of ETP Network.

Our Guest Speaker for the evening was Mr. Rod Colon Empowering Today's Professionals (ETP) Network Founder and CEO Rod Colón, and Author of Win the Race for 21st Century Jobs: Put CEO Power Into Your Job Search and Your Career.

A good time was had by all as the ETP Charlotte networking meeting. It went off with great success the attendees were intrigue by both Carl and Rod’s backgrounds as well as their enthusiasm for leadership.

The group’s responses to both Carl and Rod were as if they were eating up their knowledge of valuable information. Their energetic speaking style not only motivated the group but provided them with the ability to feel apart of a wonderful team. Rod made the meeting feel as if it was just a regular family gathering. The group had many questions pertaining to the CEO of Me, Inc.

Rod's also pointed out the need to grasp, master and integrate four critical skills:

1. Exceptionally effective networking
2. Thinking and acting like the CEO of a large corporation
3. Developing a bulletproof value proposition to make you as attractive as possible to decision-makers
4. Expertise at following a precisely-targeted 7-step job search methodology that leads you directly to an interview

Rod and Carl both provided us with creativity, leadership, teamwork and knowledgeable information this held the group’s attention and kept us involved throughout the evenings event.

We had the wonderful opportunity to speak with Carl & Rod on a one on one bases. The training and the coaching that these two men of the hour provided us with was an experience that no one could have imagined unless they were in ear shot.

We had the opportunity to network after the meeting was over with the rest of the attendees. While Rod autographed his book Win The Race for 21st Century Jobs. We also had a drawing for Rod’s book and the winner was Ivy Sanchez.

I would like to thank all the attendees for coming out and spending the evening at this great networking event. Look forward to seeing everyone and out next monthly event.

I would especially like to thank Weeping Willow AME Church, for allowing Charlotte ETP Networking Group to be able to utilize the fellowship hall for our monthly meetings.

Jersey Shore Networking Group Meeting - November 20, 2008 at 7:00PM EST

The Charlotte Networking Group is part of a larger global network call Empowering Today's Professionals Network (ETP Network). Just because you may not be able to attend networking events outside of the Charlotte area, you can still expand your sphere of influence by sharing our events with people in your network. "Act local, but think global", as the ETP Network Chief Savvy Intrapreneur, Carl E. Reid, says.

The Jersey Shore Networking Group cordially invites you to attend our free monthly meeting open to both ETP Members and non-members. Our goal is to improve and further our networking skills and our grow our own networks with other business professionals using the ETP method as developed by Rod Colon. We are not a business leads network and no selling is permitted.

Space is limited to 30 attendees. Please RSVP by Monday November 17th as our last meeting was a capacity crowd. If you have any questions please contact me by email at: JerseyShoreNetworkingGroup@gmail.com use my name (Adele) in the subject line. If this Email has been forwarded to you by an invited guest please use the contact information below to assure you have a reserved seat and are added to the invitation list for future events.

Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008

Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30PM EST

Location: Manalapan Library - Manalapan, NJ

Agenda:

• Educational presentation on using linked in for maximum benefit
• Round table discussion on how the group can help each attendee
• Other topics of interest for the group
  

At the conclusion for the meeting, we can get social at a near by diner.

If you did not receive an invitation or wish to join the group email us at: JerseyShoreNetworkingGroup@gmail.com

If you are interested in mass transit options please visit the NJ Transit web site at http://www.njtransit.com/ for bus schedules along Route 9 which is a block way; or you can hire a taxi from the train station which is several miles away. If you wish to car pool, please tell me your home town and I can attempt to connect people that are near each other.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at this function.

"High Impact Career Management" Workshop - Produced by HPNG in Collaboration with ETP Network April 29th, 2008 @6:00PM EST

Rod Colon is the Tony Robbins of Career Management. Whether you're looking for a job or just keeping your options open, this is an excellent workshop Career Professionals don't want to miss. This workshop will definitely help up your networking game, if you're a business owner or entrepreneur. Sponsored by Starpoint Solutions,this workshop is being produced by Hispanic Professionals Networking Group.

The Hispanic Professionals Networking Group, in conjuction with the ETP Network, invite you to its workshop, High Impact Career Management.	Tuesday, April 29th 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. $25.00 per person * includes snacks and soft drinks American National Standards Inst. 25 W. 43rd Street, 4th Floor New York, NY CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
It's called 911 networking. You know the scenario, you've lost your job and you realize that you haven't met anyone outside your industry for the last eight years. So you frantically make calls to people you met at "networking events" where in fact, you didn't network, you just took their card. Career management is the ongoing process of evaluating your career plan, goals and you make adjustments as opportunities change. You may not be out of a job or looking looking one, but looking for a way to road map your career for the years ahead. HPNG and the ETP Network invite you to participate in an evening workshop that will provide the networking practices employed by successful professionals around the country. Whether a person is a business owner or a career professional, learning the correct approaches to networking and managing your career is crucial to success. Workshop Objectives Empower yourself with a unique, trademarked and proven approach to successfully developing a steady stream of job offers with "ABCs of the Job Search" Build a high impact Executive Summary that produces more interviews Better Leverage the Power and Value of your Network Develop Endless Referrals for "Career Insurance", despite Economic Conditions Heighten web presence with High Touch High Tech" tools Leverage your contact database to quickly expand your sphere of influence Increase placement hit rate by Orchestrating More Opportunities for Interviews Invoke reciprocity to achieve any Personal or Business Goal Develop a Warm Trusted Network that creates a Gold Mine of Opportunities Understand in Networking "Who Knows You" is more powerful than "who you know." You don't want to miss this career developing opportunity. These practical tools can be applied in developing new business relationships and to strengthen those you already have. About Your Workshop Leader: Rod Colon Rod Colon is the Founder and CEO of ETP Network, a successful career management service consisting of 5 million LinkedIn professionals, 10,000 associates and 1700 Yahoo Groups members. ETP Network provides professionals worldwide with an empowered career/business plan that leverages a powerful Trusted Network Rod is a graduate of Georgian Court University and a board member of the Georgian Court Alumni Association. He has been featured in Princeton Review, and has received numerous awards and citations in both print and online media. His innovations with the ETP Network have attracted a growing audience of business professionals who recognize and appreciate his gift for leadership, his command of both traditional and emerging business trends, and his unfailing desire to mentor, coach, train and advice in all matters related to career management and personal growth.