40Plus welcomes June 30 speaker Rouane Itani

June 27, 2008

40Plus of Greater Washington welcomes Rouane Itani to speak at our June 30 Monday Morning Meeting.  She will discuss Networking in the Information Age, with tips and anecdotes about networking and self-promoting in public and in the virtual work.

Founder of aflama, LLC, a video production company, Ms. Itani is a seasoned international media producer and consultant with experience in educational videos and documentaries for TV and multimedia.

Monday morning professional networking meetings are free and open to the public.


40Plus welcomes June 23 speaker Randy Schools

June 19, 2008

40Plus of Greater Washington welcomes NIH-NOAA Recreation and Welfare Association President Randy Schools to speak at our June 23 Monday Morning Meeting.  He will discuss employment opportunities at the National Institutes of Health.

Monday morning professional networking meetings are free and open to the public.


Arlington Job Fair June 20

June 16, 2008
Online Job Resource Monster is sponsoring a Job Fair Friday, June 20.

11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Doubletree Hotel Crystal City – National Airport
300 Army Navy Drive
Arlington, VA 22202

For more info, go to: http://www.nationalcareerfairs.com/monster/job_fairs/details/VA/Arlington/June/20/2008/

Meet Companies in the Following Industries

  • Accounting/Auditing
  • Administrative and Support Services
  • Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations
  • Banking
  • Consumer Products
  • Customer Service and Call Center
  • Finance/Economics
  • Financial Services
  • Healthcare
  • Hospitality/Tourism
  • Insurance
  • Real Estate/Mortgage
  • Restaurant and Food Service
  • Retail/Wholesale
  • Sales
  • and many more…

June 18 Career Fair in Arlington

June 12, 2008

40Plus members take note: In what’s billed as Washington DC Area’s Premiere Professional Career Fair, careers in accounting, engineering, finance, healthcare, information technology, retail, sales, and many other fields are awaiting.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008
11:30 am – 3:00 pm

Hyatt Regency Crystal City
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202

Employers include: 

Acquisition Solutions, Inc.
Advanced Management Tech. Inc. (AMTI)
American Chemical Society
American Health Care Association
Cox Communications
DCS Corporation

Defense Logistics Agency
District of Columbia Army National Guard
DTRI
Farm Credit Administration
Grant Thornton, LLP/ Global Public Sector
Henrico County Division of Police
IntelliDyne, LLC
Internal Revenue Service
Lockheed Martin
McClendon, LLC

Strayer University
Trusted Computer Solutions Inc.
Unisys Corporation Federal Systems Group
United Rentals
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

And more!

Free Admission • Dress for Business • Bring Plenty of Resumes • Four-Year College Degree Required • No One Under 21 Years of Age Will Be Admitted

Click here for more info.


40Plus welcomes June 16 speakers Patrick Wright and Dave Saunders

June 11, 2008

40Plus of Greater Washington welcomes Patrick Wright and Dave Saunders, with VisualCV, Inc., to speak at our June 16 Monday Morning Meeting.  They will discuss online resumes.

VisualCV.com allows professionals to create an online presence that replaces the traditional resume. But a VisualCV is not just for job searching. You can use it anytime you need to present your credentials. Think of it as the world’s greatest personal business card! Include a link to your VisualCV in your email signature, on your business card, or on your website.

Monday morning professional networking meetings are free and open to the public.


40Plus welcomes June 9 speaker Donna Brand

June 4, 2008

40Plus of Greater Washington welcomes Donna Brand to speak at our June 9 Monday Morning Meeting.  Ms. Brand is a Career Counselor at the Women’s Center, Vienna, VA.  She will present a workshop offering strategies to improve your negotiating skills.

Monday morning professional networking meetings are free and open to the public.


Links to WSJ.com job-search articles

June 4, 2008

40Plus Executive Director Joel Sarfati forwarded links to two recent job-search related articles published in the Wall Street Journal online, WSJ.com.  Both are available for free viewing for about a week.

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